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I don't blame BM for wanting his own guys on his taff. I think most of us feel, I know I did, that Gatens was hoping to be the heir apparent to Fran as HC someday. I don't blame him. But BM didn't need that baggage hanging over his head. One holdover is good, and he got that with Kyle. A...

Kudos to Illinois, others should follow suit.

The real challenge for Fitz is how does one rehabilitate their reputation when you got fired for allowing hazing/bullying to take place under your watch. Esier said than done. I know it's not the same deal but how fast did Chris Doyle get let go from Jascksonville after Urban Meyer hired him...

I saw a pic last week with Ben, Jaidyn, his mom and sister, tell me that doesn't mean something!

Where is the name Jirak from, you might ask? Czech The surname Jirak is of Czech origin and is derived from the personal name Jiří, which is the Czech form of George Hey, my hometown, Diagonal, was founded by Bohemians, escaping being drafted into the Austro-Hungary army back in the day.........

I read this article and am not sure why the staff would pursue him. He did OK at Belmont but didn't really stand out, shooting stats weren't that great. Not sure how he ended up at NC but, shades of CJ Fredrich, he sat on the end of the bench pretty much the whole year. It appears he would have...

Well, at least the cupboard is not completely bare...........

I'm wondering about the status of Simm-Marten Saadi, the 6'9" Estonian, that like Tate Sage committed to Drake, decommitted and now to Iowa. But there is nothing I can find online about Saadi and what his status is.

https://basketballbuckets.com/plyometric-exercises-for-basketball/

https://www.hawkcentral.com/picture-gallery/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2025/04/30/see-iowa-basketball-signee-trevin-jirak-during-offseason-training-valley/83374656007/ Maybe he will contribute at the 5 as a true freshman!

https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2025/04/30/iowa-basketball-tate-sage-commit-drake-ben-mccollum-hawkeyes-big-ten/82995609007/ Reads like he's a winner. Seems to be similar to Jaidyn Coon, 6'6"-6'7" good shooting wing.

A Houston vs Iowa game would be fun. I'd like to see how e do. Texas Tech/Houston - those Texas Big 12 schools are all the same, probably very good D, shades of Barnwell. Maybe Barnwell is fated to play Texas Tech, just like them playing Drake this year.

My first thought when I looked at it was could the staff be looking at it and thinking 'what the' did we get ourselves into! Purdue home and away, Nebby home and away (welcome back to CHA Pryce). But then you think if I were BM, I wouldn't give a hoot what the schedules, they are all going to be...

The plot thickens. Found this with a little more research this morning. Saadi played last year as a post graduate at Sunrise Christian Academy outside Kansas City. I'm sure we all remember that new assistant coach Barnwell coached there two years ago before moving on to Texas Tech. So we can...

Read an article saying that Sage and this guy, Saadi, were both Drake commits under BM at Drake for this fall. Both have decommitted and looking for new homes. Saadi is 6'9" and from Estonia.

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u20-eurobasket-2024-division-b/teams/estonia/320037-simm-marten-saadi

I always predict 12-0 until somebody beats us. BUT, we better have it together or this schedule could turn into a real murderer's row......

If you see that Traore commits to Utah let us know! Maybe he'll still see the light.

I'm like you, the only two NCAA games I watched were the Drake games And, I would throw the Big 12 in there with the B1G and SEC in basketball. I believe they have it and will spend the money to be competitive at the top levels.