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Because mid majors place to shine has always been the NCAA tourney. They have NEVER had any shot in college football. Zero. It's fine but like all things, money has ruined college sports for the most part. I have paid attention to the NCAA tourney because I always do, but this season, I don't...

So minor leagues then... That is what people are talking about. Develop at a smaller schools, then go chase the bag to play for the evils...

Well... This IMO is a decent part of why they have trouble with sports at the U.

50% is what I picked. Anyone that is in demand at all has to think twice before taking this job as it's been a coach killer. Look what Pitino is doing now. That should say it all. I hope we get him, but my guess is he will have other offers. We will see...

Kids during the Covid period are eligible for 6 years in some cases. We had 2 - 6year players on my daughter's softball team last year.

Of course it was the right choice. The only mistake in this was not firing him last year after all the player defections. The program lost an entire year by not moving on sooner. I like Ben enough he seems like a good guy, but that week he had 3/4 of his players that got many minutes move on...

Also, fire, him, fine. But then you have to spend to hire a stud. The program doesn't attract players or fans anymore. They need the next hire to be able to do both right out of the gate. They really blew it last time when they could have had Mussleman or Dutcher .

I mean maybe, but it is plain to see that this team just doesn't have very much talent. Not sure if there is a single league in D1 basketball this team could win. Sucks, but it is what it is.

It's sad. Because if last years team stayed together, this year would have been one to look forward to. I don't even really fault Johnson as a coach/ X and O guy, etc. It is how he can't keep a roster together. I know the portal and all that, but after his coaching tenure started terribly, then...

What is a solid recruiting class? To me that means top 20 in the country and top 4 in the conference. Put it this way, if this kid turns out to be really good after this season he is GONE. Also don't get fooled into thinking a recruiting class is good just because they post fancy pictures on...

Who cares. Another fringe prospect. Beat out real power 5 teams then it's a good one. If you are beating out mid majors and other terrible power 5's then the kid is probably fine, but no one to get excited about. I won't get excited for a recruit until you are beating out Mich State, Ohio...

I agree and here is the kicker. The way to build it the old way was the same. Thus the reason the U never did anything. Every other power 5 school paid their players then and continue to do so now. You want to win at a high level in the revenue sports in Division 1 college athletics, you flat...

They can have PJ success. Ben had a team that would have had success this season had he kept last year's roster together. He should have been fired all those transfers left. If they don't have the bag to lure fresh studs every year, then then whatever coach you settle on, must keep the talent...

I mean, basically we are a mid major now. And will be for the foreseeable future. Mid-majors can have good years and do sometimes. I just wonder how long the Big Ten will allow us to stay in the conference. PJ is our best hope I guess. Our Bball program is a net negative to the conference for...

It's only Division 1 sports that are this crazy. And it has to do with the same thing that corrupts everything in society. $$$$$$$$ Greed is going to bring D1 college bball down and greed is well on it's way to bringing down the USA as well. D2 and 3 sports are still pretty pure. But D1 ball...

Ben wouldn't have a choice though to be honest. Yep, there might be some tension, but as of right now, you are starting a freshman point guard or Mike Mitchell at that spot.

Live in that past if you want to. We were one of a handful of teams then that allowed players that weren't white to play. I guess I should have said of recent past instead of all time.

Count those if you want to, but I don't really count them when we were the only team that used players that weren't white. I was also not alive yet.

This isn't just for sports, this is the world right now. Normal people are being squeezed for their last penny while those sitting on top count their hundred dollar bills and those on bottom laugh at all of us for going to work while they sit back and collect for watching TV

They compete in the Big Ten. Almost every year. They aren't an easy beat year in year out. PJ gets kids to stay and kids to come here. It's not even close comparing these 2 coaches. And he has done it with a program that can be argued as one of the worst power 5 football programs of all time.