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What makes a running back better for one vs the other?

Bad business move. You should be maximizing your NIL in the open market.

I was going to make a post similar to this. Development simply means the players are better than they were when they got here, regardless of how long they spend here. There’s also different breakdowns of what better means. We improve specific skills of theirs, they get fletched, we use them...

With NIL does anything matter? Like even if you get scholarship restrictions just have your NIL people close the gaps. It’s still worth it to cheat.

First again!

First! Boom!

Will Wade is our new assistant?

Good then, right? That’s a potential issue removed. Yes the potential is obviously there but potential is never realized without the right mindset. For all the posts about Ty, people need to understand how basketball is played nowadays. You need to be able to create space on the court. Ty can...

I think our doom and gloomers are so blinded by the amount of new faces they don’t see that this IS actually a multi-year team development process. That lineup as is has enough to be a very good, competitive tournament team. You have a mix of young talented guys getting their first round of...

UConn is a really good team. Give them their props, be thankful that our program is back where it belongs, and look forward to more Elite 8 trips and eventual Final Fours in the near future.

I just want us to be absurdly tall with tremendous skill levels and a couple guys with elite athleticism again. Is that too much to ask?

UConn reminds me of a more talented Purdue. I think the game plan is going to be very similar to what we’ve seen against Purdue. Purdue, like UConn, pulls out intricate sets and counters when they need to. Painter has one of the deepest playbooks in the Big Ten. I think we’ve learned from our...

Things that jumped out to me from watching this 1. Plays at his own pace, looks under control 2. Has a feel for the game 3. Plays off 2 feet 4. Lefty Hate to be so basic, but he just looks like a straight hooper.

These games are why you recruit old guys in college basketball.

Yes that is for any point in the season.