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Perhaps. But that example reads to me as a cautionary tale about the disposable way we treat that workforce. I certainly don't consider it to be a guideline for the empathy - or lack thereof - we should have for someone being dragged online.

Barstool accounts are trash. Unfortunately, Barstool is also a popular brand because a lot of sports fans don't have a problem with and even enjoy acting like trash on the internet. You can see some of that rationalization in this thread. On its face the image seems a harmless meme. When you're subjected to similar images day in and out, the impact compounds. Sure it'd be great if guys could stay off social media. Woody has said as much. But that's easier said for someone of his generation, and I'm guessing for most of you reading this board, than it is done by today's players. I'm 40, and was in college when Facebook was just kicking off. When I first met my wife we didn't exchange phone numbers, we traded friend requests. For someone in college today, social media has literally always been a part of how they interact with their peers. Yet whenever they log in, they see themselves tagged in any number of brutal comments from people they've never met, and who have no idea what goes in to being a Div I athlete. So let them be human. Let them have the same defensive reaction you or I would, especially at that age. I promise their time on Instagram isn't keeping them from practicing free throws, or any other nonsense complaint like that. If anything, I'm encouraged to see the team come together like this, and have each others' backs. Would that our fans could circle the wagons the same way.

Yes, and it's the same for rebounding. Malik stood out to me last night. He never had a chance at some of those balls, not because he wasn't trying, but because he wasn't in position and was trying to get around someone in a yellow jersey all night. In general, we use phrases like "out-toughed" too often. Usually it's not a matter of being tough, it's a failure to execute.

I just joined this thread with the Deadwood discussion, so I'll throw out a few binge shows that haven't been mentioned. Hilda on Netflix is a delight. Ostensibly a kids show, it's comfort food for just the two of us even at 40. It's similar to the joy I get from some Calvin & Hobbes or Hayao Miyazaki, that sense of wonder you had as a child that there's a great big magical world out there to be explored. I wish I could ride a water spirit, and my wife wishes she could keep knittens. Derry Girls is also a fun watch. The recently release third season is the final one, less than 20 episodes total, so it's a quick binge. Watch with subtitles on, at least the first time, because the Irish accents and slang are part of the fun but can be tricky to follow. On FX/Hulu, Welcome to Wrexham is an easy recommendation for any sports fan. Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are the stars driving this thing, but the show is about more than them. It focuses on the people involved with the team and the community that supports it. The show is a great look at what sports can mean to a community, a family, and the way it can bring people together. Last one for now is Midnight Mass. It's a slow burn, that boils over into profound moments I just had to tell someone about. Watching it the first time I was comparing it to the best Stephen King, where the supernatural and horror elements are just the catalyst for interpersonal conflicts already present in a small town. It made sense, then, when I learned Mike Flanagan is a huge King fan, and will be making his own adaptation of the Dark Tower.

Deadwood is amazing. Back in my mid 20s, my roommate and I watched through the series, when Netflix still came to you on discs. Good times. There's a movie, too, which is a nice send off for our characters since the show was prematurely cancelled by HBO after just three seasons.

First time being able to watch this team in a while, with the game being on ESPN. Tough day from the field for everyone not named MacKenzie Holmes. Seemed like the looks were there, but the shots were rushed or went in and out. That overtime sure was fun, though. Hoping we get Grace back soon, and more games broadcast.

Sports don't matter in the grand scheme of things. What matters is those memories made along the way. I'll always cherish that day early in 2007 when my roommate and I showed up at Buffalo Wild Wings at noon for a Super Bowl that didn't begin until 6:30. The bar was already packed, so we grabbed a table to wait for my sister and her friend to drive up from Bloomington. The whole day was a party. Each sports season brings with it the hopes of another experience as good as that one, and some others I've had along the way. It's the only worthwhile reason for getting sad when a season falls short, because that opportunity is lost for another year.

Indiana Basketball Indianapolis Colts Atlanta Braves I've never seen an IUBB National Championship - I was 5 years old and living in California in 1987 - so that pushes it easily to the top of my list. I was a freshman on campus for the 2002 run, the closest I've been to a banner. It won't be the same in my 40's as it would if I was still a student, but I'd love to experience it all the same. Atlanta Braves baseball was the first sports team I ever loved. I've been fortunate enough to see two titles since I became a fan, the most recent just a year ago, and the window is still wide open. That lack of urgency keeps them at third on my list. I'm not nearly as emotionally engaged in football as I was a few years ago. Andrew Luck's miracle comeback against Kansas City feels like a lifetime ago. And this current version of the Colts is Archie levels of excruciating to watch. That said, when the team was good the whole city celebrated. It's the team I share the most among my friends and family. I'd love to experience another Super Bowl, for the memories and moments it would create along the way. Pacers would be fourth, for many of the same reasons as the Colts. It's just not a thing that feels like it could ever happen. The NBA feels divided into the haves and have nots, every bit if not more than MLB. We have some good young stars, but without lucking into a superstar I don't know that I will ever expect more than just consistent playoff appearances.

The context around the Elon game, and the ensuing discussion, sure changed after last night. All the caveats being made for the level of competition we were playing, then Iowa loses to an even worse Eastern Illinois team. The Panthers are currently 349 out of 363 on KenPom. I don't know what they were ranked going into the game, but I'm guessing it was worse than 349. Iowa was without Connor McCaffery & Kris Murray, sure, just as we were without Trayce and Xavier. The Hawkeyes still lost by 9 as a 31.5 point favorite. Along with the obvious schadenfreude, it's a good reminder as fans to never take anything for granted. It sure changes how I read this thread.

Why? College athletics are a billion dollar industry. What should a $50K write off matter at all? In the resistance to NIL, I've always wondered: is there an argument for players not receiving money that isn't just some variation of "that's how it's always been"? If we were building it all from scratch, would anyone actually suggest Trayce Jackson-Davis play for a coach making several millions of dollars, at an organization that signed a media rights deal for over a billion dollars, and think it fair that he be compensated only in tuition, room and board? Anyone judging that structure would think it corrupt as hell. But because that's how we started it'll take change to get to something better, and change is hard for some. For myself, I truly don't understand the problem some have with Trayce Jackson-Davis receiving the money other people want to give him. If the NCAA had never made it a rule, would there be an issue at all? We all know the NCAA sucks, and post about it often, except for in this one area. The only reason for such support seems to be because it's the status quo, and the status quo is comfortable.

I'm with you. I've seen a real pessimistic streak come out since that Rutgers loss, and fair, we got punked. But everyone gets punked sometimes and a Top 30 loss on the road isn't the worst thing. Neither is a Top 10 loss on a neutral court. Arizona was just a better team, with the size to neutralize our strength in the front court. I actually thought we fought pretty well, we just dug too big a hole when our only available ballhandler wasn't on the court. Kansas is likely a better team too, especially at their place. If we lose I expect the pessimism will increase. It shouldn't, because every one of us if asked would have pegged this game as a loss to start the season. If we win, it's a huge boost. If we lose, oh well. Our goals of a Big Ten title, heck even a Final Four, will still be on the table.

The Eagle has six locations, only one of which is in Indiana, and the original was in Cincinnati. It's on my list of places to try, to be sure, but not something I would credit to Indiana. Here on the northeast side of Indy I would nominate the chicken sando from Four Day Ray. I get it Nashville every time. The Local Eatery & Pub also has a solid offering.

Appreciate that @IUFLA. It's something I haven't quite yet learned how to do on this site.

The discussion has moved on, but this Tweet is relevant to the title, at least: https://twitter.com/GreggDoyelStar/status/1600955215980761088

I'll try to grab a cart that someone left stranded in the lot on my way in, and just reuse it. Saves someone a trip to go fetch it.

If it helps: Rutgers is unranked in the AP, but they're also 31 on KenPom, 32 on Torvik. If you remove preseason inputs on Torvik, Rutgers moves to 22. I'd like it too if we were more competitive, but every team will have a road loss to a team of that caliber on their resume by season's end. Most already do.

Sounds like an extension of the shopping cart rule: “To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as correct, the appropriate thing to do. To return the shopping cart is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their cart. Simultaneously, it is not illegal to abandon your shopping cart. Therefore the shopping cart presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it.” If character is how we act when no one is watching, then this is a pretty decent test of character. And yeah, people who leave their shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot, instead of returning it to one of the designated areas, are definitely one of my pet peeves.

The one smart device I like having is our garage door opener. I replaced that myself a few years back, after the old one started ghost activating on us. It's comforting to have an app you can check to confirm the garage door was shut when you left the house, especially before long road trips and vacations.

The women are now up to 4 in the new AP rankings, behind only South Carolina, Stanford, and Ohio State. UConn's loss dropped them to 6, moving us up a spot. Yeah, that's right, we're ahead of UConn, and Notre Dame, and Tennessee, and just about every other legacy program in the country.

Gary Parrish updates daily, so the adjustment for Rutgers was made Sunday. We dropped five spots then, and moved up one today after Creighton lost. But we dropped only five spots because a true road loss to a top 30 team KenPom isn't a big deal. Look below us, and every team has a loss like that on their resume, some more than one. Baylor got drubbed by 26 at #38 Marquette. Arizona got beat by 15 at #51 Utah. Tennessee lost by 12 to #61 Colorado in Nashville. It's been almost 50 years since a team went undefeated. Every college basketball team loses games like @ Rutgers, even Final Four teams and national champions. The freakout when it happens is always overblown. By itself the game doesn't mean a whole lot. What matters is how we respond and how we play the rest of the season.

I want every team on our schedule to win every game they play, except when they play us. So much better to beat the best. Yes, even Purdue. The rivalry is better when both teams are good.

I have no issue with the ranking, but it was odd to read "first win of the season over a team ranked in the top 30 at KenPom.com" given as a reason to move us up, when we have a true road win against the team ranked 31. A distinction without a difference.

Late to the thread, but want to say that was a great game against UNC. Doing all that without Grace Berger against #6, looking like we're underrated even at 5. It's a shame the upcoming games will all be BTN+. These games are fun to watch!

Oh it's real good. Smooth creamy chocolate without being overly sweet or too thick. You get graham cracker next, and it finishes with a dry boozy kick. I'd put it right up there with Teddy Bear Kisses as a perfect beer for drinking by the fire on a winter night.

I tried the Italian chicken sandwich Burger King has been advertising recently. It's awful. Just a breaded chicken breast on a plain bun, with marinara and some mozzarella cheese slices. No embellishment whatsoever. You could make a whole bunch of your own with a quick trip to the grocery store.