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I like this picture. I know condition is super important to value. But as a collector for most of my life, I've always enjoyed coins I can handle, without worrying about their value. Instead of being sealed in plastic, never to be touched again. Maybe it goes back to my childhood, when I'd spend hours every week going through change, looking for treasures. The fun of finding Mercury dimes in rolls from the bank, and even occasional Indian Head pennies.

Visit update Aug 26 from TheDailyHoosier. Along with Queen, there are several Top 40 players on his Montverde Academy team for 2024 and 2025. Just those players would form a terrific college team. I hope we pay our assistant coaches whatever it takes to keep them at Indiana. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-2024-recruiting-target-derik-queen-continues-to-say-hell-visit-indiana/

This guy is great! He deserves his own comedy special. "What's my safe word?" when the cop mentioned his butt. That's talent, it really is. He could start his show with this video. I'd love to hear his commentary on it now.

By elimination: Wisconsin's Hepburn is out because of his 1:1 Assist / Turnover ratio. Gotta be around 2:1 or better. MSU's Hoggard is out because of 22% from three and 63% free throws. None of the remaining four players jump out as clearly the best. Chemistry, leadership, work ethic, making other players better. All those things factor in.

I dislike paying for channels I do watch.

Video. The comments are good, too. "Chet too skinny, Zion too fat."

I enjoyed the Charlie Hood series by T. Jefferson Parker. Mike Finnegan is an interesting bad guy. He survives getting hit full speed by a car on a highway in modern America . . . then they find pictures of him from the late 1800's. Looking just as he does today.

Good article. Thanks for posting. Notre Dame, Stanford, and Oregon would be awesome. I hope it happens.

He looks like a true guard, not a forward who calls himself a guard. He has 25 offers already. Nice article with three videos from TheDailyHoosier: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2024-guard-dink-pate/

Feel free to post links to these player profiles for any and all recruits. They're terrific.

More Maryland talk. I know we can't get them all. No one can. But I hope after every miss, no matter the reason, the IU staff discusses the player's recruitment, to see how they can continue to improve. It is not "just a numbers game" even though that phrase is used a lot. Recruiting is a skill, and can be analyzed just like any other skill. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/2023-guard-deshawn-harris-smith-trending-away-from-indiana/

Mullet Boy from Wisconsin won the national title. Some may consider this huge news a bit off topic, but I knew most of you couldn't sleep tonight without knowing.

Tamar Bates hit 19 three pointers in 45 seconds at the Fan Fest yesterday.

A balanced pro-con analysis of the upcoming season. From our hard-working HSN member TheDailyHoosier. What do you think? https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/big-ten-basketball-roster-overhauls-the-2022-23-outlook-for-indiana/

Every Wisconsin golf course in winter.

It's a good story only if Bronny is an NBA-level player, and deserves to be in the league based on his ability. If so, it's awesome. We'll see James-to-James passes for dunks and the crowds will go wild. Or, he will be the privileged child of a billionaire father, who is on the team only because of nepotism. He'll be a Kardashian.

10-foot sturgeon caught in Idaho. Story below pic. https://www.nbc15.com/2022/08/13/whoa-man-sets-state-record-with-catching-10-foot-white-sturgeon-officials-say/

We've got the best basketball jerseys in the conference, according to this. They give a nice shout out to the candy stripes, too. https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2020/11/25/21717749/ohio-state-news-big-ten-tip-off-best-in-the-b1g-ranking-basketball-jerseys

Indiana did not make 2023 guard Elmarko Jackson's top-11, per TheDailyHoosier.com I guess it's time to . . . write him off. Ha! See what I did there? I'll see myself out.

1. Oh, what could have been with Kelvin Sampson and Indiana. 2. Juwan Howard needs more proof. 3. For those who don't know, #22 Leonard Hamilton used to be one of the country's best recruiters, when he was as Kentucky. Long ago.

New highlights, with a visit to IU coming on Sept 23. https://www.insidethehall.com/2022/08/17/video-class-of-2024-forward-liam-mcneeley-summer-highlights/

Zion uses this story to promote his new Naruto shoe release (see link). To tap into video game character popularity so he can make more money. Nothing wrong with that. Marketing-wise, it's very smart. But it's not about inspiring people to overcome problems. Plus, Naruto didn't weight 300 pounds. https://sneakernews.com/2022/04/23/jordan-zion-williamson-naruto-release-info/

Wife: Now that we’re married, you can get rid of those golf clubs. Me: You’re starting to sound like my ex-wife. Wife: I didn’t know you were married before. Me: I wasn’t.

Even Zion Williamson is no longer Zion Williamson.

Elvis played in Madison, WI in June 1977. He died 7 weeks later. Here's a trivia story about how he broke up a gas station fight while he was here. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/25273