Parakeet Jones

1 minute ago, thirdgenhoosier said:

That second defense, or the cream, has some problems.

Other than not tackling and leaving guys wide open, they look fine. 

10-0 headed into 11/23 at Columbus, baby!

A lot of teams are losing a bunch of guys. There is a crack in the door for us to bust through and make some noise. I hope we find a way to kick that door wide open. 

Jackson looks good so far. 

It’s just about to start on BTN. Anyone else tuned in?  

Let’s land Carlyle and continue building our PAC 12 All Star team in Bloomington. 

29 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

I see Matt Cross is back in the transfer portal.  Ages ago, he was actually an IU target.

Matt Cross in the portal is a rite os spring. 

Nice pickup. 

I’m here and it cracks me up when they try to get the “defense” chant going. The Pacers look at each other like, “Defense?”  

Awesome. Great job, staff. Two down, five to go. 

4 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Not a good start down 35-26

Nope. This one will be tough. A win tonight or Sunday puts them in 6th. 

Big game for the Pacers tonight. With a win and a Philadelphia loss, they can move up to 4th. 

13 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

That sounds naughty  

It's illegal in 37 states. 

13 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

1. Rice, Galloway, Cupps

2. Carlyle, Hickman, Newton

3. Mgbako, Tucker

4. Reneau, TBD

5. Ballo, TBD

I would guess those TBD guys would be less heralded guys due to financial constraints if we land all those others.  

Time to land some dudes.  Get it done. 

I like him more every time I hear him. 

51 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

I'm surprised that I haven't heard the name Sean Miller yet...

That is who I figured they would end up with from the beginning.  

If they can't get Sean, maybe they could give his brother a call. 

8 minutes ago, Indykev said:

My family had an intervention. I was going off the deep end brother. You never know what someone is going through. Keep up the fight my friend.

Glad you are doing better. 

44 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

and Oumar Ballo (Arizona) 

This guy. 

1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

Kind of a mess out at IMS. They only opened limited number of gates and the lines are getting longer and longer. That's about as close as I'll get to criticizing IMS but this isn't good.

I hate to hear that.

Im supposed to get to 99.62% I’m my back yard. I’m already out in a chair watching it begin. 

40 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

I don't compare to any era in the past, just against my own expectations, which kind of mirrors the definition of modern "success":

1. Outside of major unplanned events, making the tournament every year.  If it's just mediocre performance, a pass is issued every 12-15 seasons. 

2. In a down year, at minimum a competitive first round game.  Below average: first round win, competitive 2nd round.  Average: Sweet 16 or major 2nd round upset.  Above average: Elite 8, major Sweet 16 upset.  Great: Final Four, or major Elite 8 upset. 

3. Maybe this is heresy, but conference championships really don't matter matter to me. It's all about the tournament.  If you're good, you'll win conference titles along the way. But....conference championship + early tournament exit = disappointment. No conference title + the same run....feels more successful.

 Although I would like to win one of those m******f****** B10 tournaments, just to say we have. 

With unbalanced conferences schedules, I don’t worry about the conference as much as I used to. 

1 minute ago, IUfaninIllinois said:

I feel like we just never recruit west coast ever. When’s the last time we got a kid from California?

Malik Story?  Max Hoetzel?  Story was here before Hoetzel. I feel like one of them if not both were from California. 

We had a tornado touch down a mile from our home this evening.  Thankfully we have no damage. I was one of those idiots who stands out in the driveway trying to see it. The most dangerous storm I faced though as Mrs. Keet yelling at me over the phone from the basement to get inside. 

Just now, RoadToZion said:

I’m the one who shared it. I was told he was going to enter after the NIT. Apparently Diebler was able to hang onto him. They will be good next year. 

Thank you. I meant no disrespect. I’ve always appreciated your info. I consider you one of the guys who hears things. 

31 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Well, Thornton back to OSU. Not good.

I ask this in all sincerity, was there ever anything other than message board speculation on him?  Did any of our posters who hear things even mention this?  I really can’t remember.