Irishman

He is getting bad advice if he is a one and done. This season has proven he is not even close to ready for the pro ball. He very well could get stuck in the D league. He will lose a lot of fans if all of the sudden he has a break out rookie season; it would mean he just went through the motions this season with no real interest in the IU program. I did see a good picture of Landon Turner with him in the hallway with no one else around after the game. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall there.

Not at all satisfied with the "just competing". I said that merely from the standpoint of multiple games recently, including Saturday, where they simply showed no competitiveness at all. Had they played with the kind of hustle and competitiveness they did last night the entire season, They would have more wins and would definitely be in consideration for the tourney.

That was likely the final nail in the coffin on this season. Archie was spot on at his halftime interview. They were getting shots. They cannot miss so many from point blank range against a good shooting team like Purdue. Sure enough, continued missed shots inside hurt them. That said, at least they competed; which is something you cannot say about other recent games.

I just assumed you meant classes as in grades; freshmen, sophomore, etc.

I hope so. I get that he may be right in what he said; I just don't think it is something to be said in the media.

I thought Lydia talked about her dad abusing her mom.

There was a question last night on TTD. The host asked one of guests why there seems to be so much more focus on relationships starting now than in previous years. I think you just provided the answer.

That is a great story. Thank you for sharing. I hope you don’t mind, but I merged the two topics.

The parallels between Carol and Alpha are crazy. To have two women go through basically the exact same things and turn out the way they did.

Something tells me that Lydia told the truth with her second story. Alpha very well may be THE creepiest woman I have ever seen. The Talking Dead conversation discusses a Carol vs. Alpha showdown. I'm taking Carol if that happens.

Excuse me....I ordered this WITHOUT anchovies.

Congrats to the Greyhounds on the win. Still a great year for my alma mater, with just 2 losses. I was shocked to see Coach Beyers’ postgame comments about his team. There is a line you do not cross in coaching,; ripping your kids in public. And we are still talking about kids here, and again, kids with just two losses. It happens, kids have off nights. Rally your team for the next one and the road ahead. I am afraid these comments made publicly may have the opposite effect. I hope not. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/02/15/indiana-hs-basketball-carmel-tops-warren-central-mic-title/2857604002/ FTA: “There is no leadership on this team,” Beyers said. “There’s no one willing to take over and say, ‘This is what we need to do.’ There’s no leadership on the floor. We have eight seniors and they lead by example, but there is no vocal leadership on the team. Much different from last year. You don’t want to compare teams, but this team doesn’t have the fire.”

Just one question...is this how capitalism is supposed to work? https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/15/amazon-pays-no-2018-federal-income-tax-report-says/2886639002/

I cannot get passed this. To me this is a HUGE issue in the wall talk.

Their non con resume had just one win against a top 25, Marquette, when they entered conference play. Louisville and MSU are the only other ranked teams they have beaten this year. I don't think they have a chance of making the tournament; with a B1G tourney championship being the ONLY way they do. I see 3 more wins at most out of the remaining games. A 16 win team does not make the tourney.

Again, not pertinent to the discussion. You made a simple claim; That the clock provided no competitive advantage. I countered it; nothing more. You did not define in any detail what competitive advantage was. So, even if it is miniscule, or even not necessary to some, the fact is there is an advantage to having one.

I get it, but your original claim was there was no competitive edge. So, your reply does not address the fact that I had explained that there is an actual competitive edge to having one. Arguing about the necessity of it based on cost is a different point to the discussion.

There is a competitive side. If a QB and/or coaches can see the play clock, they can better manage the pace of the game they want to play at; which could mean hurrying the pace, or slowing it down to protect a lead or keep the other team's offense off the field.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/05/16/states-where-teachers-paid-most-and-least/34964975/ https://www.nwitimes.com/news/education/teacher-pay-in-indiana-continues-its-downward-slide/article_6adb505d-9e8c-5e9d-8100-6635c1ce4eec.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/12/national-debt-tops-22-trillion-first-time-ever/2849978002/

I even said in my post, you attack him and he attacks you...ok. But bringing family into is the issue. If you see an equivalence to you two attacking each other and you attacking his daughter, then you should take some time to rethink some things. You are an intelligent person, and attacking her goes beyond the point of cringing. It’s embarrassing.

Well put...And let this be the end of it.

I just read through this topic; in my mind attacking someone's family or daughter; especially when none of them even know you or have ever said a thing to you, should be off limits. As someone with no dog in the fight, you have gone WAY over the line of what is acceptable. Disagree with IO all day long; take shots at him, and let it go back and forth; but bringing his daughter into it and to continue attacking her is pretty low.

The Talking Dead brought up some stuff that I did not catch. The part where Negan was kneeling on the ground was the spot where he killed Glenn. Speaking of that, someone refresh my memory, is Maggie gone? I could not recall, and seeing the commercials for the new show on ABC with Lauren Cohan made me wonder. One other question about the girl that was captured. Was that Darryl's face on er mask? I agree SF; she was not telling the truth. The extended preview on TTD actually shows that her mom is one of the leaders of the whisperers.