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It's wild to me that anyone is talking about cheerleaders or the band, but then I remember we're a bunch of 30-70 year old men ignoring work, so it all makes a bit more sense

Could this simply be distilled to Auburn is 90 minutes from Atlanta..?

I stopped reading half way through the pages here, but a request: if you're an optimist, please don't crap on the people who are pessimists. And vice versa. It does nothing to add to the discussion.

It’s the hope that kills you gents. Write this one off and enjoy the second half in some way

Refs need to swallow the whistle a bit.

This team just plays dumb too much. Cupps shows his inexperience fouling on a 3. The Malik turnover with the shot clock off almost made me go for a walk

on the bright side, we showed flashes of knowing how to shoot from distance

I think you can simplify this game down to press / aggressive ball pressure and no XJ. None of this is good but forget about this game after it’s over. Flush it.

Going through the motions? Have you watched these tournament games? Couldn’t be further from the truth.

In a sport based on bravado, machismo, and confidence, it’s wild to me that people are second guessing a new coach at a program exuding… all of those traits?? What else is he supposed to do, say we’re going to get our butts kicked until his contract runs out? Jesus Christ, I’m not sure what else we want from a coach we’ve had for not much longer than “a moderate bender.”

Still a small sample size and presumably TG gets a lot of tougher matchups

The portal was about leveling the field for the kids. If they can dip, so can the schools under a circumstance like this. I don’t like it but I also don’t like Sorsby transferring, but that’s just tough for all involved. It’s the new game.

Emphasis mine. I get the nuanced NET argument you're making, but at the end of the day, I just don't agree with the line here.

With the fact that commitments never meant anything in football anyway, I was already reluctant to get invested in HS recruits. Add the portal? Hell, I'm reluctant to get invested in the PLAYERS! On the other hand, it does create excitement, the players deserve the flexibility, and it certainly helps a program like IU in the long run.

I'm sorry, implying that playing vs Kansas, wherever we play them, isn't a good enough game for this team is sheer lunacy.

What a weird hypothetical. Of course if a tall player was shorter, they’d be worse. It would also follow logic that they might be… more athletic. Edey looks comparatively stiff because he’s so big. It’s a feature, not a bug.

I mean, Friday games can cut in either direction.

Point Galloway makes our offense just flow

Maryland looks horrible in fairness

Obviously a poor man’s version but Christ, he’s Durant 2.0

This made me tingle in places I’m not allowed to talk about

It’s hard to imagine how you can mismanage a talent like Ware. Thanks Oregon.

I am so proud of you, my son

It’s me. I am the coach.

Cuban gets to cash out while retaining control = win. He has big ambitions, political or otherwise. He has a lot of thoughts on AI and such and maybe he thinks he sees a winner and needs capital. Adelsons = easy investment. These teams only go up. They just want the passive appreciation