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Believe me, it's ridiculously frustrating.

Wow, Jackson has been slightly off all night on his drives to the basket. It sucks because he's absolutely leaving his defender in his dust.

I didn't get a good look at it, it looked like he grabbed the ball on the way down and he dropped it after he fell.

I can't even begin to figure out what the refs are thinking on some of these calls/non-calls. That either has to be a travel on Byrd or a foul against him.

I just wanted to mention that it was kinda cool to see some U of I'ers rooting for Purdue. I know it really means nothing more than Purdue is the lesser of two evils, but still kinda cool. It's better when we all get along.

Two Marios would be great.

I'll just do one for each. Good: Candelario is promoted extremely aggressively and will be considered for a taste of AA ball but will ultimately stay in A+ for their playoffs (Smokies are not going to make a promising post season run). He will fly up the prospect charts, will be a top 50 prospect, and assuming Jackson and Rizzo lose their prospect status due to major league service time, will be the Cubs number one prospect. Bad: Trey McNutt will struggle badly with his control and will leave major publications wanting more from the Cubs farm system in terms of starting pitching. There will be more and more talking heads describing McNutt as a live arm with back of the bullpen potential, but not much more than that. Rhee and Antigua will be considered the best pitching prospects but will be considered back of the rotation types. Some of the younger guys will be projected for higher ceilings, but will not be touted too highly quite yet. Go big, or go home.

Didn't Bennett get hurt during the Saints game this year? I wonder how much that payed out considering he missed multiple games.

I keep looking at an outdated scholarship grid that does not have Hammons on there yet.

Well played.

Barlow started it and Byrd was backing up a teammate. Byrd might be a 'bro', but Barlow is the problem. I think it's all but official now that Barlow is kicked off the team. Multiple people saying it, just nothing official from Painter. Byrd has no history of behavior problems. If Barlow is gone, at least one can give Painter credit for having the integrity to kick Barlow off the team for causing problems. A lot of schools would've looked the other way. Especially because Barlow wasn't even arrested. Eh... if it is indeed true and Barlow is dismissed, I don't think Painter should be getting brownie points for it. You think he should get another chance? He knew where he stood with the program and went out and got trashed on his birthday. I know he's a 21 year old kid but it's a pattern of behavior. Byrd on the other hand had a clean record. You can't be too rough on a kid when his first offense is a PI. It's not a DUI or battery or drugs, etc. No, I think it was the right move. I just don't think Painter should be given any kind of credit for making the decision he made. The Byrd public intox is a non-event to me. For some reason, the West Lafayette cops like to nab the Purdue athletes for this. I remember when Stu Schweigert got a public intox his senior year and it was a huge story on campus. The guy was walking home drunk... so what? If I had a nickle for every time I did that as a college student... I liked Barlow on the court. The guy was a personification of Purdue's tenacious defense. If he can't keep his off the court priorities in order though, especially after being given a second chance, then he shouldn't be put in a position to hurt the team again. Bring on a new commitment for next year. Can we get another year out of Hummell? :lol:

It's funny because it's a basketball player saying it to another basketball player. Also, Byrd had to look up to tell somebody they're soft. Mostly though, the way the report stated that he stared Leonard down while doing is a visual that I can't help but giggle about. It really had nothing to do with what Leonard did or didn't do.

Barlow started it and Byrd was backing up a teammate. Byrd might be a 'bro', but Barlow is the problem. I think it's all but official now that Barlow is kicked off the team. Multiple people saying it, just nothing official from Painter. Byrd has no history of behavior problems. If Barlow is gone, at least one can give Painter credit for having the integrity to kick Barlow off the team for causing problems. A lot of schools would've looked the other way. Especially because Barlow wasn't even arrested. Eh... if it is indeed true and Barlow is dismissed, I don't think Painter should be getting brownie points for it.

I understand he has that he-shouldn't-be-scoring-that-many-points-against-my-team-because-he's-not-that-good quality to him. I hate those types of players with a passion unless they play for a team I root for. I don't understand where how he comes across as a douchebag. Maybe I'm too close to the situation? The soft comment he made is kinda douchetastic I guess (although I find it pretty funny personally).

Got banners? :-" You're not doing a very good job of convincing me why IU should not be bombed into the ground.

Crap, this just turned into a rational discussion on how IU should be turned into a military explosives testing site didn't it? Without any IU fans to actively poke and prod about this, this is really going to slow my day down.

I can take a hint. I've moved on. We can talk about what the teams have done recently and their probability for future success. Yes? Please wait until we hire a new coach. lol. It's more fun when my team has a solid recruiter/great coach and your team is in limbo though...

I can take a hint. I've moved on. We can talk about what the teams have done recently and their probability for future success. Yes?

Ok, so 10 years is the magic cutoff point? Are you sure we can't make it 20 years? Sure. Hell do 25. Do 30. I'm sorry, 25 is just too long ago...

Ok, so 10 years is the magic cutoff point? Are you sure we can't make it 20 years?

I see. So when is the cut off for "it's recent enough to be relevant"? I'm going to guess right around the time Illinois went to the National Championship game? Anything before that doesn't matter, right? How long do you get to hang your hat on that exactly? This post is just embarrassing. I was told "almost every big ten team has been more successful [than Purdue]". I responded by stating that they have the most Big Ten Championships and a winning record against every Big Ten School. Than I'm told (paraphrasing) "that doesn't count". I'm just trying to get the rules right here. So you tell me, has almost every Big Ten team been more successful than Purdue? That has nothing to do with why your post was embarrassing...which makes this one even more embarrassing. And yes, in the NCAA Tournament era, which is plenty long enough now, almost every Big Ten team has been more successful than Purdue. Purdue easily clears Penn State, Nebraska and Northwestern, though, so keep that chin up! So, we're only judging teams by their NCAA tourney accomplishments? Just making sure I have this right now. So in the last five years, Purdue's 5 NCAA tourney bids and 7-5 record is better or worse than Illinois' 3 NCAA tourney bids and 1-3 record? Or does this not count either because Weber was the coach?

I see. So when is the cut off for "it's recent enough to be relevant"? I'm going to guess right around the time Illinois went to the National Championship game? Anything before that doesn't matter, right? How long do you get to hang your hat on that exactly? This post is just embarrassing. I was told "almost every big ten team has been more successful [than Purdue]". I responded by stating that they have the most Big Ten Championships and a winning record against every Big Ten School. Than I'm told (paraphrasing) "that doesn't count". I'm just trying to get the rules right here. So you tell me, has almost every Big Ten team been more successful than Purdue?

I see. So when is the cut off for "it's recent enough to be relevant"? I'm going to guess right around the time Illinois went to the National Championship game? Anything before that doesn't matter, right? How long do you get to hang your hat on that exactly?

You're still trying to convince yourself that the student section at Purdue is any different from Illinois or any other group of ridiculous, pastey-white, obnoxious, homers in student sections throughout the country? You need to come to terms with the fact that this is what you'll see at any college basketball game: http://www.motleycollegefootball.com/Images/IlliniOhNoes.jpg

Jay Simpson is one of them. Scout found them all to be 4 star recruits. You guys can feel free to take your shots at Simpson, but I'll trust a major publication over a bunch of UofI homers. http://purdue.scout.com/a.z?s=180&p=9&cfg=bb&c=4&yr=2012 All 4 are top 100 recruits according to Scout. http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2012