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This is probably the first and last time ever that Vaihola gets compared to the Joker. I think we’ll win 8, which gives Niko the symbolic victory of improving over Ben

Bobby Jackson is the GGOAT

Miles had almost zero ball skills, but coming off the bench he made teams better. He played his ass off and knew his limitations. He was also the best quote in program history and would say more interesting things in one game than CBJ said in 4 years. I was a fan. As long as he didn’t shoot...

That’s gonna come down to Tarver, Konate, and the numerous enormous white Frankenstein cosplayers we had in the 70s and 80s.

I think if he was willing to put in the work to lose the weight, he would have by now. Basketball is a full workout. To remain out of shape while playing full time high-level basketball, you’ve really gotta be committed to the bit. Also, if I’m right, very few coaches will reward that sort of...

Texas Southern is actually in the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul, which is due south of downtown. I’ll feel better if today we get back to smashing plankton teams like we did in our first 2 game, instead of getting pushed hard by them.

Iowa St. Hadn’t been hapless for nearly as long, but in the immediate past they were way worse and had gone 0-18 in the B12. And while it’s the wrong sport, Indiana football is the best evidence that the right hire can make quick, major, enduring fixes happen in year 1. The fact that Niko...

For sure. But forget about Gopher Ben or the guy who is gonna fix everything in Chicago (checks score of recent MNF game and smirks). When I hear “Ben Johnson” my first thought is “gun go off, race be over”.

I participate in an online trivia competition called Learned League. 6 general knowledge questions each day and you are pitted against an opponent. Questions are tough and if you can get 50% right you’re competent at trivia and at 60% you’re pretty good. Sports is a fairly common category, and...

The entire Big 5 series should be slotted in at #2 or #3.

Bobby Jackson anyone? Show me the person who knew he was gonna be an all American and I’ll show you a liar. Honorable mention to David Grim. He was no better than usable, but he was one of those afterthought recruits that I assumed would do 4 years of mop up time at best. Most of my...

My friends and I still joke about what role Wade Lookingbill and James Moses will have this year, because it seemed like they were on Iowa’s roster for decades. With all these extra years that inside joke is becoming reality. This is a dumb timeline we live in. Send me elsewhere in the metaverse...

Holy shit, no wonder I didn’t buy 59%. I’m concerned about minority under-representation in the HC ranks too, but that’s some sloppy statistics-doing right there. Assume we averaged 5 assistants per year. If we had a black assistant on staff 23 times, all that tells is us that between 12 and 59%...

This analysis might make the mistake of treating all assistant positions equally. In some cases there is an Associate HC, and even when there’s not and everyone is called an Assistant, there’s no way they’re all equal on the hierarchy and equal in seniority. And those junior/less responsibility...

The Gopher networking protocol developed at the U was an answer last year, but most Gopher references on Jeopardy have been to the Love Boat. Honestly, if it’s Gopher from the Love Boat vs Badger from Breaking Bad….Bucky wins that one.

every 5 or 6 years, Buzz is good for a generally lateral move. In 2031 he’ll be announced at some Big 12 school, which will allow him to coach for the cycle and coach in all P5 conferences.

We just got done with 4 years of Ben, before that we had 8 years of Richard Pitino’s Behind the Wheel training, and somehow Izzo is meh? Can we please sign up for a never-ending supply of meh?

The idea that Indiana has hired Basketball Moses is just crazy. Devries is a good hire, but his profile is very similar to Archie Miller’s when he got hired, and Miller floundered. There’s just no sure things. And I maintain this is a sneaky tough job and rebuilding is not a slam dunk. Indiana...

MVC is too high for Ben. It was too high an entry point which makes his hiring here that much more egregious. P5 experience is of no value if you got slaughtered and it’s all you have. If he wants to rebound with an HC job he should be looking at low D1: NE conf, Horizon conf, HBCUs, etc. But if...

4 years ago I would have been happier with a Niko hire than when we hired Ben, but that’s not saying much at all. Even if he likely would have given us 4 way better years than we got, his profile to move up wasn’t that strong at that point. In 2021 Niko had a history of improving programs but...