IowaHoosierFan

Do you think if IU hired Nick Saban starting next year, we could become a Powerhouse in the BIG? I don't know. I honestly think we just can't. What are you guys thoughts?

how did we score in the first qtr. Try doing that again

honestly i didn't read this. Way to much for my brain at this time of the morning. Suffice to say, you know or care way more than i do about digging into how the tax system works so i will bow out of this discussion. Have a good day

Of course i am joking but there is some truth to what i say. Such as amazon only paying 9% tax rate instead of their 21% for corporates. There are always ways for the rich to offset taxes, whether its individual or corporate. https://itep.org/amazon-has-record-breaking-profits-in-2020-avoids-2-3-billion-in-federal-income-taxes/

Nah. Being rich has its advantages. Like paying high dollar consultants to ensure you never actually pay taxes or get audited. Its how the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor

Going back to what other have said, we have to win close games. That will push us up toward the top. Win those games where you need to defend the lead or push a close game to the end and hit the shot that's needed. Have the confidence to move down the floor and take the shot by someone. Hit or miss, the attitude and confidence to put it all on the floor and walk away win or lose ready to take the same shot again the next night. Kopp, X, or Rob. I do find it interesting that almost no one ever talk about Parker. Maybe it was his lackluster performance in the exhibition but i don't have a good feel on him.

Apparently 4 years and over 20 million dollars

I never ridiculed anyone. I stated my opinion on what i thought about blindly supporting anyone. Not once did i make fun of or ridicule a group or specific person. I stated how "I" can not do that myself. And yes i know you were in that group who supported him to the day he was fired. But i didn't call you out, like you have me, or anyone else in that group. I made a blanket statement about how I can't see how anyone can do that and can't do that "myself". If you're offended by that, then that is on you. You're the one who has made this personal toward me. You attacked me and called me a hypocrite and called me out. This seems to be your issue and not mine. I didn't make a 6 paragraph statement, while searching for a post by you, to use as my case against you. But i am done with this discussion with you. Please let it go. I plan to.

Wow, I wasn't targeting you with this comment. There were multiple posters on here who were die hard to the bitter supporters of whomever our coach is. I stated that i didn't understand how people can do that. I didn't point you out specifically and i didn't go back and find a specific post that called you out for what you think. I stated and i quote "Blindly supporting someone because of the position they hold is so foreign to me that I can't understand how people do it." This happens not only for coaches of team, but political leaders and many other instances. This is your issue, not mine. Not once in the comment did i mention anyone specific. If you immediately went to i was targeting you, well that isn't me, that's you.

He was bad for IU. 4 years of really bad. Historically bad. And the further away we get from him, the more evident it becomes. Looking back on people who were die hard to the very bitter end supporters of him still boggles my mind. Blindly supporting someone because of the position they hold is so foreign to me that I can't understand how people do it.

we just don't know anything yet. The exhibition didn't really give us anything. X and Stewart both didn't show much. Bates could be an X factor. TJD will be able the same i think. Race, well i am not sure there. And Kopp could or could not find his shot again. I like the team and the coach, something i haven't said in a long time. But i am not digging out my crimson glasses and putting them on any longer. Being a realist here. I don't think we're going to be terrible or fantastic this year. So 5 to 7 is an improvement year one over the last 5 years. I will take that this year

I would be surprised if we were top 3 this year. I would feel comfortable with 5-7 and consider it a good year. Disappointed with anything lower than that.

5-7 is about where i expect us to be with how much was lost across the conference.

I was on the Evansville team (as a freshman) the last year they had a football program. I made it to the first game before leaving the program. Only time in my whole I life I didn't finish a season. The coach was a giant d-bag and I was struggling in school. Wish I had finished though

Imagine if we had made them close games and actually scored more than 6 points. College football actually looks at how big the win/loss is.

Its not taboo, its just, i am not sure of the word. But a person can't do anything about their height. Being a bad coach, yeah he could do something about that, but not how tall he is.

Don't care. Move along

objectively to me, it looks like he leans his helmet down toward the QB. Not saying he didn't get pushed into him and he could avoid it, but maybe its the tipping of the crown to the facemask that got it called? I don't know. I hate targeting calls like this. I would have given the penalty, no ejection and moved on.

I agree completely and my post was aimed at no one at all. I just believe its a valid assessment of where were are this year. New Coach, new player and some returning player from a less than successful team the last couple years. 7th is right about where i expect us to be. I would love to be a top 4 team this year but i won't be surprised to be more around the 6-8 spot.

i mean, until we prove we're not a mid pack team, its a pretty easy pick to pick us top middle. Every year we look and say there is no reason we're not a top 4 and we just don't do it. I truly we are a top 4 team this year and prove it to everyone.

Went to school with a kids named Butts. Didn't have a funny first name. He was an ass. probably still is.

I like the mid range shots I saw taken here

The only venues rob has an issue shooting in, are the ones that have basketball hoops in them. I don't understand how this kid completely lost his ability/confidence or whatever to shoot the basketball.

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