It’s a well written article, but it’s painful to read. It’s like reminiscing about a girl that broke your heart — you’re better off now and you know it (she was a liar and a cheat and you hired — I mean dated — her knowing her past), but it’s still painful to read/think about.

The past is why we’re so interested in recruiting (the future). I’d rather have my teeth drilled than rehash the crap we’ve had to go through again and again. Talking about Yogi is much more interesting and enjoyable. Ron Patterson, Peter Jurkin…tell me more about them…our future. Tell me more about our new guys…Vic, Will, and Guy. Tell me more about Trey, James, or Hanner. I just can’t take more of Blue Shirt guy, Mike Davis, and all that crap.

Just wanted to share, but there are rumors that there’s pending news on Perea that is about to break. Peegs said it’s good news, but isn’t a commitment.

Thank God all of this is starting to move in the rearview mirror. Unlike some, I don’t mind occasionally peeling back layers of the onion that was the Kelvin Sampson era, but it’s definitely gotten easier the further the program has moved away from it.

I have some news. Apparently Oladipo has been VERY impressibe so far in practice. So much so, that he would most likely be starting right now. Interesting and is straight from a teammates mouth. Can’t wait to see that 40 inch vertical in action!

My copy arrived today. Very solid. Everything that is IU hoops in here. Very impressed.

I believe that you have to know where you stand before you can decide where you want to go. This simply means understanding the culture and history of an institution. Sampson never got that – and this article underscores that. Sampson knew he wanted a championship and went full steam ahead but forgot that vital first step. The program eroded and the events described are critical … Once you know where you stand then you can define where you want to go and how to get there. CTC got that. He understood IU tradition and culture. He embraced it and used it as his first building block. He then formulated his own vision and put his stamp on the program. CTC crisply articulated this. This process resulted in the pain of the last two years but clearly outlined the foundation that the program would develop from. The program took a step backward before it could move forward. Now we can let the healing begin and I predict a successful program not onlyover the next few years – one that should last. We should never forget how we got here.

I was just over on the Butler campus sporting an “Indiana” t-shirt thinking I may see Cody there with a Indiana shirt of his own…no such luck. I did see Matt Howard and one of the assistants as I was walking around Hinkle Fieldhouse. If the assistant could have set me on fire with a look I would have burst into flames. Butler and Hinkle are nice but small, if small is what Cody wants then Butler is the place. IU is Big Ten big, has a better business school, a better campus, Cook Hall, and tons of super hot women. This is Indiana and Indiana University is where Indiana’s best will come to play and win championships.

“we may not understand how great that is right now, but there will be a time, a day when we’ll look at it and know that our fan support was just beyond anything that anyone could have imagined”
–Tom Crean

It’s quotes like these that make me proud to be a Hoosier fan, we have the right man for the job. Won’t be too long before we see this rebuild become a return to NCAA prominence.

There is NO such thing as Good news that is NOT a commitment!

i remember going there my sophomore year at north harrison to watch us get beat by jasper when they had michael lewis and harris mujazinavich’s cousin.

Dangerdan, my thanks to you, as well. I can only imagine the look you received. Hilarious!