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1 day 22 hours ago	I'd be amazed if he read the	I'd be amazed if he read the whole thing. I don't think a guy as busy as Vestie is going to read some tome starting with "hey do you remember me, I'm that tall guy from Michigan and I really admire you..." type thing.
1 week 4 days ago	I'm just hoping everyone	I'm just hoping everyone starts a thread with their thoughts on the situation. Why clutter up the original thread?
2 weeks 5 days ago	They are the conference	They are the conference favorite, but they're basically this year's team less Nix. I don't get the national title contender talk.
3 weeks 6 days ago	Stop it with Penn State.	Stop it with Penn State. They're a couple of years from bottoming out with the sanctions. And they won't be fully out from under them for at least six years.
4 weeks 11 hours ago	You stop swinging the bats.	You stop swinging the bats. You may get walked, but you can do that much. No different than taking a knee or dribbling out the clock.
4 weeks 15 hours ago	Not sure why threads for	Not sure why threads for paywalled articles are allowed. If information is shared it's a violation, and if it isn't, what's the point?
4 weeks 1 day ago	Me too.	Me too.
4 weeks 5 days ago	And he'll never commit to U	And he'll never commit to U  of M, they said so.
5 weeks 18 sec ago	And every year you're in	And every year you're in college is a year you won't play in the NBA. Let's not be naive, most basketball  players consider the second to be the ultimate.
5 weeks 2 days ago	Eh. Cowens was smaller, a	Eh. Cowens was smaller, a better shooter, and a lot faster. He didn't rely much on the hook. I think the diving on the floor is what drove that comparison.
5 weeks 3 days ago	Though unlikely, I think	Though unlikely, I think there's a realistic chance he stays - maybe 20%. I'm not one who thinks it's a done deal.
5 weeks 3 days ago	Though unlikely, I think	Though unlikely, I think there's a realistic chance he stays - maybe 20%. I'm not one who thinks it's a done deal.
5 weeks 3 days ago	Sam Webb was saying the	Sam Webb was saying the post-game presence of those guys meant a lot to the current players, FWIW.
5 weeks 3 days ago	You think the outcome was	You think the outcome was predetermined, but I'm the idiot? What do you think happened? The NCAA thought Pitino and the HOF would go nicely with a national title, so they contacted the officials and told them to throw it to Lousiville? Seriously, paint me the scenario you're talking about. How might it go down, and who would be involved?
5 weeks 3 days ago	Someone tell me, in all	Someone tell me, in all honesty, you would be this outraged with the officiating if we had won. You can't. There's a difference between saying the officiating was poor and saying the officiating was poor in a manner that only impacted us. The amount of contact we put on Louisville players going up with the ball under their basket, without a foul, was jaw dropping at times. And it looked to me like we were getting calls going to the basket for far less contact, at least in some stretches. I just really think the whole officiating obcession is ruining sports at all levels, to some extent. The more we repeat the meme of awful officiating to one another, the more we believe it, and the more we come away with the empty feeling that the games aren't played on a platform of fair and reasonable (though imperfect) oversight. So many fans believe officiating is simultaneously deteriorating at multiple sports on multiple levels. College football, college basketball, the NBA, the NFL, MLB, all just seem to suffer from it. But no one has a rational explanation as to why all would deteriorate at once. That's because it's basically a myth, a myth that is tearing away at the very fabric of our sports, at least for the fans.
5 weeks 4 days ago	Obsession with officiating is	Obsession with officiating is ruining sports for a lot of fans, and this game is no exception. Officiating hasn't deteriorated, we just talk about it more. It can be questionable and certainly calls are blown. But this constant whine about my team losing because of the refs is beyond old. That goes for fans at all levels. We got hosed on a few, but I saw Louisville players getting hammered under the offensive glass with no foul. Believe me, it's better to just apprecaite a great season and accept you lost to an outstanding team. Blaming the refs for loses is disingenuous and really takes away from what these kids put out on the floor.
5 weeks 4 days ago	Obviously the program is in a	Obviously the program is in a better place, but there's a bit of lightning-in-a-bottle to this season. No one ever expected Burke to develop into the POY when he came here, including the staff. If he alone leaves, we'll still be very good, but not a favorite to win it all. It's nice to have two excellent freshmen coming in, but they don't replace Burke, and certainly not Burke plus. We'd have a shot at being top 20, but not elite.
5 weeks 4 days ago	It was not the refs. We	It was not the refs. We allowed way too many easy baskets and offensive rebounds.
5 weeks 4 days ago	It was not the refs. We	It was not the refs. We allowed way too many easy baskets and offensive rebounds.
5 weeks 4 days ago	McGary time.	McGary time.
5 weeks 4 days ago	Dammit dumb foul Mitch.	Dammit dumb foul Mitch.
5 weeks 4 days ago	Three on Hancock!	Three on Hancock!
5 weeks 4 days ago	I agree, I just don't think	I agree, I just don't think you'll ever get that call.
5 weeks 4 days ago	On the upside, Burke is well	On the upside, Burke is well rested and it's his time.
5 weeks 4 days ago	Sort of OT, but I noticed	Sort of OT, but I noticed Ohio has already setlled on four 3* recruits in 2014. They only had six 3* in their entire 2013 class.
5 weeks 4 days ago	I hope he's a major	I hope he's a major disappointment on the field, works hard in the classroom, gets his degree, and goes on to a very nice non-football career and successful private life. How's that?
6 weeks 3 days ago	I'll bet some really dim	I'll bet some really dim people thought you were talking about them actually playing it there.
6 weeks 3 days ago	Four years in the NBA makes	Four years in the NBA makes you a millionaire, probably numerous times over. It's not the school's fault if you blow it and go bankrupt. If Burke carves out even a nice career, it just doesn't make sense for him to put in the amount of time required for a degree he'll never use.
6 weeks 6 days ago	This officiating is a	This officiating is a travesty.
6 weeks 6 days ago	This officiating is a	This officiating is a travesty.

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