cthomas

I know these are kids and it's a huge decision and immaturity plays a part, but at some point make a decision and take responsibility for it and commit to something for the long term.

Our developing three point game is going to be key the rest of the way. Getting Leal comfortable would help our depth tremendously. If we can get a decent start and defend from the beginning like we are ten points behind, I think we can come out of there with a win.

I have an impatient wife. She will honk the horn at a moments notice. I keep telling her that she is going to get shot doing that. She also thinks she is channeling Mario Andretti when she drives, hard on the accelerator and hard on the brakes. I've given up on trying to change her.

Beautiful bike. I rode for several years. My first was a Harley Davidson single cylinder 350. 1970. Evil motorcycle. I moved up to a 1972 Honda CB 750 Four. Loved that motorcycle and sold it to finance graduate school. My last bike was a 1985 Honda Shadow 500. That was probably my favorite. It was the perfect combination of power and agility for me. I've toyed with getting another bike for years but my wife says that I'm to irresponsible for motorcycles. I would have loved to ride a Blackbird just one time. Enjoy that beautiful bike.

I can't imagine how difficult that job is but I truly appreciate the way all of you do it. I have refrained from posting things just because I don't want to be "that guy".

On a side note, as tiring as it can be, I've developed great respect for those I've interacted with in this thread whether I agree with their position or not. Thank you.

I was on Twitter for about three years mostly just to follow people who I respected. I tried to block everything else, but eventually the replies and arguments seeped into those threads. I realized that I was reading stuff and getting mad about it. At that point my mental health became more important than anything I was getting from Twitter. So I deleted my account. I have a Masters Degree in counseling (from IU no less) so I should have been able to handle rationally whatever was being said but the constant onslaught of negatively was getting to me. Maybe I should ask for my money back. But the larger point is if it did that to me, what is it doing to people who are less self aware and lack the tools to see what is happening? I admire those who can handle social media and not get sucked into the beast.

I agree that we need to rediscover tolerance and the ability to see things from someone else's point of view. Social media has poured gasoline on the fire. The over the top hysterics that take place on those platforms are unbelievable. I quit Twitter altogether because of it. There is no reason to divide people into 'us and them' groups over differences of opinion. We need to see and hear ALL sides of an argument in order to make informed decisions. The degree of censorship that has been taking place on all of the information platforms is, to me, disturbing. It's not even what is being reported that bothers me. It's what is being left out.

If he is alive, he isn't doing the act anymore. His son, however, is doing appearances as Sammy Terry. I see him on the tube every year around Halloween.

I don't really mind kids transferring. A lot of good reasons to do that. I'm talking about kids on our team entering the portal, not finding anything better, and then wanting to return to the team. Kind of like the Sampson James situation. If a kid is not all in, I don't think I want him on the team.

I have mixed feelings about taking back guys who enter the portal. Do you really want guys in the locker room who were shopping for a better deal? Doesn't feel like the level of commitment that you want. Of course, I'm old and view things differently than people do these days.

Brutal! Hope the kids weren't completely demoralized.

I would like to see this message from doctors and elected officials because it is virus behavior 101. Killing the host at a high enough rate and the virus itself dies. The milder the symptoms, the greater the opportunity to spread. Honest messaging is always preferable to fear mongering. As you said, this doesn't mean that it is not dangerous to some at risk or compromised people. It just means that the majority can continue to live their lives in a relatively normal manner.

Agree. We don't seem to be the nurturing society that we once were. My son-in-law was stabbed in his apartment parking lot over a parking spot. My wife and I spent the spring and summer caring for four grandchildren. Fist fights of the past have turned into shootings. Kids are growing up with that as their reality and their solution when something doesn't go the way they want. I don't have any solutions and am mostly just sad for everyone involved.

Exactly my position. I had a conversation with my doctor about " quality of life versus quantity " and I told him that I come down on the quality side every time. It's why I was unwilling to sacrifice time with my grandchildren to protect myself from something that I thought I was overwhelmingly likely to survive. Once again, my personal decision and not a recommendation to others. Someone once said, not sure who, that we live life at our own risk. That's all I want to do.

I know it's an old school practice but I'm not sure that running is much of a deterrent to making turnovers during a game. The film study that is done probably does more good. I like what CMW is coming and as the guys get more comfortable with each other the turnovers will decrease. I can still see some indecisiveness on passes from time to time. Some guys, especially the newer ones, are doing more thinking than reacting. That, I believe, will improve over time as long as they stay engaged in the process.

I elected to not get vaccinated because I believed in my circumstances that I would be ok. Caught it from my wife who was vaccinated. We thought she just had a cold and so I didn't really try to stay away from her. It worked out fine for me and the symptoms were relatively mild and short in duration. But, I would never seek it out and try to get infected. That, and I'm sorry he died as a result, is some kind of special stupid.

Apparently every move made during the off season was wrong. Nothing really worked this year and I still think there were major problems in the locker room. Probably not just among the players.

You clearly started drinking way early.

Virus doing virus things.

The progress that this program has made in the last few years is nothing short of amazing. They are now a legitimate national power. So proud of what they have done and what is still possible.

That's a trap 10 out of 10 times. Been there. Trust me on this one.

The only thing I'm concerned about is how we shoot in that barn of a gym. I'm really starting to believe in the defensive effort that the entire team brings. I think we have enough pieces and enough coaching on the bench to excise those demons once and for all. And doing it in their house makes it that much sweeter.

Basketball aside, those were classic fights. Two true warriors going at it. About as brutal as it gets.

We have not changed anything that we have always done throughout this pandemic. I refused to miss time with my grandchildren or not celebrate their birthdays as usual. I finally caught covid a few weeks ago from my vaccinated wife. I should have, but didn't, see that coming. This was our personal choice. Everyone else should, in my opinion, be free to make theirs. If masks, isolation, and/or vaccination is that choice then I support them. Just don't impose your choices on me.