I still prefer to call it hope* Archived Message Posted by Figs on March 16, 2017, 9:52:59, in reply to "Like I said, peak gullibility*" Previous Message Previous Message from what i hear, this rumor all started from a very questionable source. #muller2018 Message Thread: | This response ↓ I think our fanbase has reached maximum gullibility - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 9:45:52 Old news but just found out Keats is now at NCST - AceFrehley March 18, 2017, 15:28:51 You are so dumb and uninformed. No wonder you support Trump* - JeffFrank March 18, 2017, 19:01:01 I don't support trump - AceFrehley March 18, 2017, 19:02:03 Underwood is a much more proven coach.* - DouchieHowser March 18, 2017, 16:56:44 ITS UNDERWOOD* - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 15:06:19 Well done. He should've been the HC here this year. - CasinoCavalier March 18, 2017, 15:29:23 well?? I really don't know anything about him * - Pooter March 18, 2017, 15:22:52 53-1 in the Southland at SFA. Frank Martin asst for years. Had a low-major team in kenpom top 50 - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 15:23:57 Very turnover-reliant defense too* - gvibes March 18, 2017, 17:28:39 true, mike white made the transition at FL, shaka hasn't* - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 18:11:58 except he's a horrible, terrible middle-aged white guy * - Pooter March 18, 2017, 15:23:33 they're the WORST - Mismysteri March 18, 2017, 17:49:59 I'd like him a lot better if he was 43 instead of 53 - Sydney Carton March 18, 2017, 15:18:09 If we get 10 good years out of him, that's fine - jdl March 18, 2017, 15:20:23 The help or the "help"?* - Sydney Carton March 18, 2017, 15:46:34 220, 230....whatever it takes - jdl March 18, 2017, 15:47:11 Just awful. - Superman March 18, 2017, 15:16:49 Maybe next time for Scott Drew* - Sydney Carton March 18, 2017, 15:18:56 I am anti-Archie Miller.* - detlef March 18, 2017, 10:31:39 im not anti but meh - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 12:41:04 How do you feel about Underwood?* - Tactickle March 18, 2017, 13:16:00 ahead of archie - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 13:31:16 My main beef with Archie has always been that - Sydney Carton March 18, 2017, 13:51:58 yes, kaspar bolted because he had a ton of seniors leave - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 14:15:40 Nice of him to leave Walkup for Brad * - jdl March 18, 2017, 14:19:48 sure, but literally the only returning player worth a shit on kaspar's last team* - nerdstats March 18, 2017, 14:31:02 Not a disagreement * - jdl March 18, 2017, 14:44:40 Agree with all* - Tactickle March 18, 2017, 13:36:55 You have to be shitting my dick of steel off. - Superman March 18, 2017, 13:27:09 You are anti-wife. Lol. * - IlliniHimey March 18, 2017, 12:28:12 i don't think you need to worry* - Sydney Carton March 18, 2017, 11:49:43 BTW, if any of you reads a rumor along the lines of - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 17:12:18 Of course* - ab75 March 18, 2017, 8:46:16 Based on what? Your paranoia? - DouchieHowser March 17, 2017, 17:28:59 So you agree it's all BS. Fine. Thanks. - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 17:33:45 There could be, we have no way of knowing. - DouchieHowser March 17, 2017, 22:48:56 i respectfully don't agree - Throwsize March 17, 2017, 18:17:41 hey nerdstats!!! - Pooter March 17, 2017, 17:01:18 What TF Poot, you got Crean fired: what more do you want? - osklister March 18, 2017, 9:07:31 Stale but - nerdstats March 17, 2017, 17:46:34 Pooter, I have some important info for you - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 17:04:01 I should probably just ask GMAW. he seems to really care * - Pooter March 17, 2017, 17:05:53 #dustybannerz* - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 17:35:04 smh - Pooter March 17, 2017, 19:07:46 Much like Dante we were THAT close to paradise. - bpequalsdk March 18, 2017, 12:57:10 i heard mike davis is doing a good job in texas - NOBSTER March 17, 2017, 16:37:42 Keatts off the board, nc state* - nerdstats March 17, 2017, 16:16:48 My co-worker from NC State is ecstatic. - Lexillini March 17, 2017, 16:35:10 Great hire* - gig March 17, 2017, 22:32:23 Would a Scott Drew hire bring back djtex? * - jdl March 17, 2017, 15:50:18 WTF? dtrain says everybody in Dallas knows Scott Drew sucks* - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 16:25:44 djtex is dtrain? * - jdl March 18, 2017, 9:13:39 Lol no - Sydney Carton March 18, 2017, 10:25:16 DJ is already back.* - Lexillini March 17, 2017, 16:11:41 What's his name now? * - jdl March 18, 2017, 9:13:57 EAT AT ARBY'S HOT LIST - nerdstats March 17, 2017, 12:22:54 That's a really disappointing list. After Musselman, punt the others. * - IWOY March 17, 2017, 21:45:55 You forgot Crean, Prohm, UNDERWOOD, Dooley, and McCall - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 14:15:03 underwood just lost an ncaa tournament game by one possession. #nothanks #cantcoach - nerdstats March 17, 2017, 15:06:05 Those first two are fine by me.* - Lexillini March 17, 2017, 12:31:58 McDermott was terrible at Iowa St. - AceFrehley March 17, 2017, 12:45:04 It was Iowa State and it was a million years ago.* - Lexillini March 17, 2017, 12:47:04 He got his shot and blew it. He's mid-major all the way - AceFrehley March 17, 2017, 13:02:08 You should have pointed out how well Prohm has done at Iowa State.* - Lexillini March 17, 2017, 14:15:46 Once again, no on McDermott* - AceFrehley March 17, 2017, 19:52:54 Can we beat Ark St for Moton? * - jdl March 17, 2017, 12:31:38 Gross* - AceFrehley March 17, 2017, 12:30:24 My sources are telling me.... - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 12:08:51 We'r'e a strange lot, us Illini fans. perusing the various message boards, you find the following - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 11:15:42 MODS, PLEASE PIN: BRAD UNDERWOOD IS 53 - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 9:28:34 BLAIR UNDERWOOD IS 52.* - osklister March 17, 2017, 9:46:01 He's a man. He's 52* - ECEIllinois March 17, 2017, 10:37:54 He drives a Dodge Stratus!* - Lexillini March 17, 2017, 14:17:32 what about dooley? what's his ceiling?* - NOBSTER March 16, 2017, 21:48:53 Probably higher than Muller's, but in either case - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 7:59:54 i just asked because i was watching the FGSU game at the time. they were fun to watch in the first - NOBSTER March 17, 2017, 9:18:07 Ohio looked great in the tournament that one year - Sydney Carton March 17, 2017, 9:22:26 All the drama queens need to chill out. We just fired one of the worst coaches in P5. We can only - Victor's bananas March 16, 2017, 19:10:41 you're an IU fan, too? hi!! * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 20:05:24 Poot, what did it cost IU to send Crean away? Just the $3mm? - osklister March 17, 2017, 9:44:05 buyout was $4mil. but gets paid out quarterly(?) and gets offset by other income * - Pooter March 17, 2017, 16:49:30 Well, IU got off kinda easy in that case. - osklister March 18, 2017, 9:19:38 LOL. I'd still trade Groce for Crean* - Victor's bananas March 17, 2017, 6:29:37 bryce has shot up the rankings - nerdstats March 16, 2017, 18:15:03 He thinks people listen to his #lukewarmtakes* - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 19:04:55 Is Butler's coach too much like Groce in background?* - Potomac March 16, 2017, 14:02:04 Can we do strike through on here? - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 17:22:27 well, no chance on that guy* - Potomac March 16, 2017, 19:55:00 it's great that you still get to stereotype italians - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 12:34:05 GMAW is more engaged in the IU job than the UI job. why? * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 12:15:20 engaged or engorged?* - OskeeWowWowDig March 16, 2017, 13:33:53 both? * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 13:44:43 And he bills clients for such nonsense. * - IlliniHimey March 16, 2017, 13:16:32 congrats..you were the first one I forwarded that text to..of course:)* - Mismysteri March 16, 2017, 12:16:46 October 14: scUM at IU football game - detlef March 16, 2017, 12:14:13 Doug, yes, Archie's wife is a ccccccccccccc. * - IlliniHimey March 16, 2017, 13:16:02 Ace's big board - this will be in flux... - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 11:59:35 Underwood * - jdl March 18, 2017, 15:43:23 Yep...add LVG* - delgriffith March 16, 2017, 12:51:24 really? isn't that just a running joke?* - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 12:53:00 It was until you just butchered it with this question : )* - delgriffith March 16, 2017, 12:54:52 i'm sorry. - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 13:07:17 As Nirvana would say, No Apologies. The LVG thing was half humor/half outside the box when we were - delgriffith March 16, 2017, 14:39:27 ok cool. i always felt that is was being used to mock people who still to this day - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 14:43:49 Is Musselman off the board?* - Lexillini March 16, 2017, 12:36:30 i'm still curating* - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 12:52:05 Both Drews * - jdl March 16, 2017, 12:19:37 of course. i'll add.* - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 12:22:31 tom crean* - nerdstats March 16, 2017, 12:03:38 Sidejack...homerism aside...which is a more elite job? Illinois or Indiana or is it a wash? * - haighter March 16, 2017, 11:52:13 LOL* - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:55:34 I'd argue neither one is. But one has a dusty pedigree and the other is Illinois. * - haighter March 16, 2017, 11:57:09 Set aside the dusty pedigree for a moment and just look at the last two hires at each place - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 12:06:06 Right. * - haighter March 16, 2017, 12:06:40 And Crean is fired. Now watch the pendulum swing the other way* - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:33:17 I wonder if Miznoz wished they had waited a day? * - Blues March 16, 2017, 13:02:50 GMAW's sweating now. * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 11:48:55 Lol. So fukking true. Also, he bills his clients for this. * - IlliniHimey March 16, 2017, 12:08:05 dude really has little brother syndrome. he's probably 5'-6", too * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 12:02:34 didn't think Glass had the ballz * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 11:44:58 And if a frog had a glass azz.... - osklister March 16, 2017, 11:52:12 to the quad!!!! snoop-a-loop!! * - Pooter March 16, 2017, 11:53:36 Call WonderBoy and then hire Archie?* - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:48:04 Huh. Kind of thought he might survive one more year.* - Lexillini March 16, 2017, 11:39:44 we R f*cked* - nerdstats March 16, 2017, 11:38:50 Well, at least they can only hire one coach* - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:46:53 Ive stepped off the ledge (back in the room). - Deano March 16, 2017, 11:23:51 glad to have you back, Deano! - detlef March 16, 2017, 11:52:38 That's a solid analysis Deano - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:28:43 but they did not deserve to be in that play in game, that was a joke* - nerdstats March 16, 2017, 11:39:28 if the price on cuonzo martin is $3.5M, then Bennett is way more than $4.8M or whatever - nerdstats March 16, 2017, 9:33:24 The genesis of the rumor, as I understand it went something like this: - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 9:47:20 yeah with a 'connect the dots' person claiming 'insider' status - nerdstats March 16, 2017, 9:51:53 My favorite curent game on premium is this: - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:04:14 lol if that gains popularity* - Figs March 16, 2017, 9:53:45 Like I said, peak gullibility* - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 9:39:29 I still prefer to call it hope* - Figs March 16, 2017, 9:52:59 It can be easy to fool youself. - Lexillini March 16, 2017, 11:06:02 Was "Coach K buying land in Mahomet" hope.? - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 11:01:16 I get that. But, I'm willing to believe we're talking to agents - Figs March 16, 2017, 13:33:21 Who is responding for YoYo? His imposter is talking basketball. * - IlliniHimey March 16, 2017, 8:23:46 Some real drama queens out there, that much is for sure* - Victor's bananas March 15, 2017, 22:45:40 Read some of the boards. We have some legitimately crazy or mentally deficient fans. Holy crap.* - tacoshooter March 15, 2017, 21:50:58 Yes, we do.* - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 8:20:09 cannot believe all the talk about Tony Bennett of UVA - Potomac March 15, 2017, 19:44:57 That's not even the worst of it. You get one off-had comment ala - Sydney Carton March 16, 2017, 8:22:13 well, cuonzo told his team he won't be their coach anymore - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 14:57:09 and it's done, mizzou* - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 15:02:26 emails in. - boCool March 15, 2017, 16:57:47 was wondering how you'd react. Thoughts?* - Mismysteri March 15, 2017, 18:44:13 Conflicting reports now....7/$17.5M or 5/$17.5M - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 15:20:22 We worry more about villain or roughy?* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 15:10:37 cuonzo was properly our floor, but i didn't exactly want him at mizzou, either - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 15:12:21 50% chance Zo flips Michael Porter from U Dub (#2 player in the nation) and Tilmon to Methzoo. - villain March 15, 2017, 17:59:02 Well, Washington just sacked Romar, where Porter's dad is an assistant* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 18:07:02 you had better hope he was our floor. - Deano March 15, 2017, 15:21:21 the problem with martin being the floor hire - AceFrehley March 15, 2017, 15:48:38 I can cosign your subject line - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 15:15:51 call it rumor fatigue - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 15:24:46 Does Cal go immediately for Musselmann? Could take another name off the board* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 15:44:01 Me.* - Deano March 15, 2017, 15:11:37 You've survived worse* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 15:12:53 well, one down* - Mismysteri March 15, 2017, 15:06:37 So, if Mizzou offered Cuonzo $3.5M, surely they offered Crean that much as well - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 14:59:48 yeah, i heard $2.5M on crean - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 15:03:58 goodman reporting mizzou has offered the job to cuonzo - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 13:36:39 omfg per Mizzou rivals - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 14:05:37 that's the going rate? for him? - NOBSTER March 15, 2017, 14:24:36 $EC Network cash money* - detlef March 15, 2017, 14:45:25 Is he funny or something?* - Jackie March 15, 2017, 14:26:21 she gets it^^^* - NOBSTER March 15, 2017, 14:47:50 Two tournaments in 9 years as a HC gets you $3.5M/yr* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 14:31:52 always keep an eye on tubby smith* - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 14:57:56 Poor Villain* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 14:03:58 YoYo would make a fine coach. * - IlliniHimey March 15, 2017, 13:07:53 Okay, who's bought land in Mahomet ""this"" year?? * - osklister March 15, 2017, 12:36:53 The Fed Ex guy?* - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 12:44:09 a lot of spaghetti flying at the wall i think - nerdstats March 15, 2017, 11:00:17 I assume nothing, and that they are all on the table. - Figs March 15, 2017, 11:01:54 I prefer to think of it as hope Syd. - Figs March 15, 2017, 10:07:54 don't listen syd. he still could be rehired - NOBSTER March 15, 2017, 12:05:50 Hope is a fine thing, but when people are willing to believe - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 10:23:43 Can you tell me what is beyond belief? - Figs March 15, 2017, 11:00:34 Try this one - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 11:09:20 Why are you even reading that? - DouchieHowser March 15, 2017, 13:17:08 I thought that was already refuted - said coach was not at that HS game* - OskeeWowWowDig March 15, 2017, 11:17:56 I thought so as well* - Figs March 15, 2017, 11:23:40 Exactly. But didn't stop anyone from believing it - Sydney Carton March 15, 2017, 11:36:59 Hope is a dangerous thing - AceFrehley March 15, 2017, 10:39:57 Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things..* - Mismysteri March 15, 2017, 11:03:20 Hope Floats* - Figs March 15, 2017, 14:24:19 Hope Solo* - delgriffith March 16, 2017, 12:50:14 Han Solo* - AceFrehley March 16, 2017, 13:07:27   Searching