I wanted to start a new thread just to use that title. Actually, I come to bury him, not to praise him.

The last time I watched him on court, Brownsburg was playing a tournament nail-biter, hanging on to a five-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation, and the purple people passed to Catchings. Instead of moving the ball and running off time with no shot-clock to force the offense, he stood until he drew a double-team from 25 feet out and then jacked a three-point brick that clanged so far away it started an easy fastbreak the other way that cut the lead to three.

Brownsburg managed to survive, winning in spite of him rather than because of him, at least until the bitter end.

The following was taken from the Fan Nation / Sports Illustrated report on the 2023 IHSAA Class 4A Semi-State final when Ben Davis defeated Brownsburg 66-38 …

“Brownsburg, which edged No. 9 Jennings County 51-47 in the semis, was able to put up more of a fight against the (Ben Davis) Giants, albeit for a half. Forward Elhadj Diallo, the only senior regular, led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Junior Kanon Catchings had 12 but was benched after mouthing off to a referee and receiving a technical foul with 5:24 remaining. That was in the middle of a 10-0 Giants run.”

“Catchings made just three of 12 shots, including one of seven 3-pointers.”

“The nephew of Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings could be heard trash-talking throughout the game. That fired up the Giants.”

Next he moved on to a basketball factory. Gotta wonder about that report card.

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Nolan Buckman - Fr. (RS)
Indianapolis, IN (Brebeuf Jesuit)
5'11", 170 pounds
Wide REceiver
2024 Projection: Deep Reserve

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With direct payments on the table, it is reasonable to see Athletes as employees of the University. Here are some implications I see...

1. Signing Bonuses paid directly to HS Signees. I'd like to see those returnable to the school if they leave early, like an Early Termination clause in an employment contract. "You want to enter the portal? Sure. But you need to return the $1 million, including taxes, plus 7% interest per annum". It's a double edged sword.

2. Unions, CBA, Strikes. Are these on the table now? Could we see games played entirely by walkons?

3. Salary Caps for competitive balance and integrity? Bahahaha. Integrity.

4. Elimination of the 85 "scholarship" limit. If players are going to get paid, I'd like to see walkons who don't get NIL instead get scholarships.

5. Trades, Cuts, Waiver Wire?

6. Concession stand prices. $27.50 for Nacho Chips. Cheese is $10 extra.

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Current poling looking like Trump wins......so who do you think is his VP?

I say Senator Scott, because he polls well with Evangelical crowd. And that's why he had Pence around.

But the person he should pick is Gov. Kim Reynolds out of Iowa. Suburban moms would love her and her education platform.

Your thoughts.

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Note the quotations on NIL. I've heard rumblings that an ND football player need never worry about a job after they play there; will that now be an open offer in recruiting? Not just to say "Hey, we're going to run these ads with you for two years after you graduate for additional income" but to actually offer positions within the Universities or donors companies for 5-10 year contracts with guaranteed income?

I can see a Bama fan offering a job to a slightly less coveted recruit just for the bragging rights of saying they have a former player on their staff. Or maybe to remind them on a daily basis of how they lost the game against Georgia (Imagine "HOW could you have missed that chip-shot kick!" every day when you come in for work. Which I guess wouldn't be bad if you're making six figures.)

Today marks the start of the biggest official visit weekend of the year for Purdue, with 11 prospects headed for West Lafayette.

We wrote about the majority of those recruits during the week, but who is on high alert as potential commitments?

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Just saying , easy fix ..Just gotta remake video , the system has turned 5 stars into making these kids sell themselves to become millionaires ASAP, and it makes them do things for the love of money. There is nothing wrong with with taking care of your family and for yourself but learning how to manage yourself gracefully through that will protect you from the addiction s that often come with the over abundance .

It is a huge weekend for football visits, and Jace Jellison is breaking it all down for us. For this weekend only if you sign up as a new subscriber to BoilerUpload you can get all the insider info free until August 10.

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What do we know?

Hannity may need to be on suicide watch tonight.

EMERGENCY PODCAST SIREN.

Kanon Catchings is out at Purdue. Here is what Casey and Andrew Ledman had to say.

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Guess we know now why the oversign wasn't dealt with.

80 years ago…

Per ESPN, we have the #11 toughest schedule in all of football. Hard to see us matching last year’s win total…

Looks like it is down to Purdue, South Carolina, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.

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2025 three-star tight end Brian Kortovich is set for his Purdue official visit this weekend.

Where do the Boilermakers stand in his recruitment?

Spoke to four-star guard Braylon Mullins after the Indiana Junior-Senior All-Star Game tonight.

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Casey and Jace are at the Indiana All Stars event tonight at Kokomo. Here is a playlist of the highlights they have gathered.

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Forget all that nonsense about mail in voting.
Der Fuehrer, also known as Mr Consistency, has changed his mind. Adjust your positions accordingly but feel free to still complain about 2020.

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Any news on Luke Gaffney? Sure hope he sticks around, that kid has big league potential. They mentioned on tv today that over 800 kids are already in the Portal, hopefully Purdue hits it hard and keeps its best players.

Max Klare - So.
Guilford, IN (Louisville St. Xavier HS)
6'4", 245 pounds
Tight End
2024 Projection: Starter



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