northside100 said:

Another example, I listened to the first half of their Washington game recap from the Sleepers guys (I'm a glutton for punishment) and it was a prime example of how they use sensational and simplistic takes. It's not necessarily wrong, but less than what I'd consider intellectually honest.

Their takes include that TKR is a bad defender, evidenced by Osobor going for 28 on 8 of 9 shooting, and that MP came in with a bad game plan and was thoroughly outcoached in the first half. Exactly what I'd expect uneducated fanboys to say. I couldn't stomach to listen to the second half of their recap but I'm sure they were just as simplistically complementary of Purdue's performance in the second half.

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Does Lenny work for Sleepers?

BNIBoiler said:

Well, I hope y’all enjoy making America great again by removing DEI and continue to hire whites than hire unqualified sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters. Continue to help them cheat on exams and whatnot.

Getting rid of DEI will set civil rights back almost 60 years.

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I think you are wrong. We shall see. The country was not racist when many voted for Obama and that was before DEI

tjreese said:

No doubt there will continue to be some hired with inferior qualifications (try qualifying that though) as you state. However, in a capitalistic country you want to believe that most hires are with the desire of making money and getting the best people to do that. The women pay gap is another example destroyed by logic.

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Well, I hope y’all enjoy making America great again by removing DEI and continue to hire whites than hire unqualified sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters. Continue to help them cheat on exams and whatnot.

Getting rid of DEI will set civil rights back almost 60 years.

HUD628 said:

Kids dad played at Texas and is the GM of their program now. I haven't seen anything on him in a while, but in the past it was said that this kid was a perfect fit at Purdue and it was a legit possible destination for him.

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Well now it makes sense why his offer list isn’t that impressive for a top 100 kid.

Maybe Painter can get his dad to be out GM?!? Package deal!

BNIBoiler said:

What you just stated is racist. Qualified blacks and minorities are being hired through DEI. Now with DEI being taken, we are going back to the days of whites hiring other whites regardless of qualifications. Plus all the legacy hiring and giving answers to exams to sons and daughters.

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So, I've written this before, but will try again. This man that Jimmy Carter appointed to Algiers was ahead of HR at Cummins in Columbus Indiana. This is a picture more similar to when I would see him. Here is just a bit about him-Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. was an American diplomat, lawyer, and university professor. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Algeria from 1977 to 1981, and a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, Council of American Ambassadors and Council on Foreign Relations.

My brother-in-law worked for him and they were very good friends. Ric left 30K in a bank account so that my brother-in-law could take care of his horse while in Algiers. He took Jeff around a few countries while he was over there. As head of HR he told Jeff in the mid 70s when affirmative action was going on that they (Cummins) were not going to play that game on quotas. He said there were qualified blacks and they were going to search them out because it was NOT fair to those deserving to be hired to just have a black in its place. I do have to add that his wife was good looking and dated Sidney Poitier before Ric. Another brother-in-law had almost 100% of the public sector contracts in Ohio once collective bargaining in the public sector was a go. He made MLK a day in many schools calendar without anyone knowing it. He was disgusted seeing the unkept property where MLK was shot. Both are deceased, but based upon their history I don't think they would support DEI. I do believe they would want to address all those items where it might be shown that a demographic was not getting a fair shake.

You can be very much against DEI and see the marxist, racism buried inside and yet desire to help those that truly are oppressed.

Ihaveswag29 said:

Like what?

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Another example, I listened to the first half of their Washington game recap from the Sleepers guys (I'm a glutton for punishment) and it was a prime example of how they use sensational and simplistic takes. It's not necessarily wrong, but less than what I'd consider intellectually honest.

Their takes include that TKR is a bad defender, evidenced by Osobor going for 28 on 8 of 9 shooting, and that MP came in with a bad game plan and was thoroughly outcoached in the first half. Exactly what I'd expect uneducated fanboys to say. I couldn't stomach to listen to the second half of their recap but I'm sure they were just as simplistically complementary of Purdue's performance in the second half.

ghostoffatjack said:

Reading how ted money cannot be spread just to the programs that make it. Reminds me of when it first was implemented in the late 1970's when the Women's Basketball Teams got the right to use the main gym for practices and to have games on Friday Nights!

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Whichever flunkie wrote that might be out of a job real soon anyway… let’s see what Mrs McMahon says about it…

BNIBoiler said:

What you just stated is racist. Qualified blacks and minorities are being hired through DEI. Now with DEI being taken, we are going back to the days of whites hiring other whites regardless of qualifications. Plus all the legacy hiring and giving answers to exams to sons and daughters.

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No doubt there will continue to be some hired with inferior qualifications (try qualifying that though) as you state. However, in a capitalistic country you want to believe that most hires are with the desire of making money and getting the best people to do that. The women pay gap is another example destroyed by logic.

BNIBoiler said:

It’s not just the south. Malcolm X once said, “If you are south of the Canadian border, you are in the south”.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a march in Chicago and said that he experienced more racial resistance in Chicago than any of his marches in the south.

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He also said something of the white liberals being the absolute worst... Seems you don't care about that eh?

bonefish1 said:

My point went over some peoples heads I see.

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Your nonstop dreaming about NBA players who decide to enter the portal instead of the draft ?

No i think we all got that…yet again….

BNIBoiler said:

By you calling that "Winning", you sir are a racist. You and others that support that MAGA anti-DEI BS all want white men to control everything regardless of qualifications. You and other supporters of this crap should be ashamed.

That is one of the dumbest moves possible. This is why this MAGA cult is BS. Getting rid of Office of Chief Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity does not make America great. What makes America great is embracing diversity in the workplace and schools. Mike Braun is an idiot. Even though Holcomb was republican, he seemed to be a decent dude. Non-MAGA for the most part. He made quite a few trips up to the "Da Region" from time to time. I bet in four years, Braun won't make it up to my area once. Red states like FL and others have done the same but Holcomb never succumbed to that BS of getting rid of DEI programs in the state unless I missed something.

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Diversity by its very nature is neither good or bad. More often than not, having unity with all working towards a common goal achieves more. Do you want your ball team players working in diverse directions...or rules different due to skin color...or just fat people playing with thin people or each player getting certain shots. DEI is racist, stupid and something MLK didn't want. You are passionate about this, and I can respect your passion, but DEI isn't the answer. Advocate for all the things you are sure are wrong, but understand that equality of results is an illogical expectation inside every family, let alone race, sex and any other Intersectionality.

Now, if you want to advocate for blacks that you believe are not offered equality of opportunity due to their skin color...that is fine. Go for it...that is a noble thing to do. BTW, with the few DEI groups I'm aware or have been in...it really isn't diversity, it is black. Rarely is "diversity" that is sign neutral deal with Asians/Hispanics and such. They many times are not included inside the "I" part of DEI.

Smart man if he is getting three checks after buying his way out of PSU!

tjreese said:

Hopefully now minorities qualified will get reviewed instead of just meeting a DEI criteria cheating those that deserve the opportunity and remove many potential questions if this was a DEI hire!

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What you just stated is racist. Qualified blacks and minorities are being hired through DEI. Now with DEI being taken, we are going back to the days of whites hiring other whites regardless of qualifications. Plus all the legacy hiring and giving answers to exams to sons and daughters.

RossMackey said:

“Camera ready” and “on” sound pretty damn good to me!

I’d LOVE to be bitching about another 10-win season, another top 10 ranking, and a frustrating collapse in the CFP final four….

Other than the 2000 Rose Bowl ( and maybe the Tyler Trent OSU miracle) , I’m hard pressed to name any Purdue game in 50 years that has even approached the level of “hugeness” that Franklin has routinely gotten Penn State to.

As to the “cost” what are you referring to? I haven’t heard anything slimy attributed to Franklin, other than that he rubs certain people the wrong way.

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Not beating top 5 teams at Penn State = Not beating top 25 teams at Purdue

New Pal Boiler said:

FIRE PAINTER !!!

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My point went over some peoples heads I see.

BBG said:

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You realize I was giving Fletch a compliment, right?

Speaking of KenPom:

M51 said:

Quasimoto, where in Ohio do you live or have lived that is so miserable for you?

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I was born there, my dad's side is all there and my step dad's side is all there so I have been to every major city in Ohio and driven to most of the the state. I have no idea what the Quasimodo (no t) nonsense is.

PaBoiler78 said:

Will Heldt got a new DC

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Maybe they can teach him the courage to maintain outside leverage and properly seal the edge, instead of ineffectively shooting inside on every play, leaving the perimeter totally un-defended over and over again…

pboiler18 said:

I guess. From everything I hear he’s an OK guy but very “camera ready” and on at all times.

And considering he’s still never really won a huge game…

We’d no doubt be better. But how much better and at what cost?

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“Camera ready” and “on” sound pretty damn good to me!

I’d LOVE to be bitching about another 10-win season, another top 10 ranking, and a frustrating collapse in the CFP final four….

Other than the 2000 Rose Bowl ( and maybe the Tyler Trent OSU miracle) , I’m hard pressed to name any Purdue game in 50 years that has even approached the level of “hugeness” that Franklin has routinely gotten Penn State to.

As to the “cost” what are you referring to? I haven’t heard anything slimy attributed to Franklin, other than that he rubs certain people the wrong way.

Bank Shot Podcast said:

Mike Braun signs executive order eliminating DEI from the state government. Along with closing down the Office of Chief Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity.

Winning.

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Hopefully now minorities qualified will get reviewed instead of just meeting a DEI criteria cheating those that deserve the opportunity and remove many potential questions if this was a DEI hire!

Boiler Buck said:

Purdue road looks tough with those 4 tough away games. Not to mention Oregon today.
Comparitaviley, Oregon, Mich and Illinois looks like they caught a break.

Unbalanced schedules hard to figure, but certainly leave some with higher probabilities.

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Oregon tomorrow I believe, not today