Quote from: Scoop Snoop on Today at 10:11:25 AMOK. I'm not going to call Shaka a schmuck though.

My wife and I had a great time at the game, with seats fairly close to the MU bench and lots of MU fans around us. Next to and just in front of us was a contingent of people who knew Stevens from his Maryland HS. They were very vocal and very happy of course.

Edit: Hey, I met a couple who flew in from Milwaukee for the game. Was that you and your wife?

Unfortunately, no. We live in Blowing Rock, NC now. Glad you got to enjoy the game live and in person. 

Quote from: dgies9156 on Today at 10:48:54 AMThere is no circumstance short of the most improbable run of all time through the Big East tournament that we would be invited to any post-season tournament.

Given our record this year, an invitation to any post-season tournament would be an embarrassment to the sponsoring organization. It also would be a prima facia indication that there's too many post-season tournaments.

You should see who was invited last year.

Quote from: reinko on Today at 09:36:22 AMParadise on Hulu is so out there with the premise - but executed at a pretty high level.  Season 2 dropped a 3 episode premiere this week and the first two have been rock solid.

They need to end it before it gets into Lost territory

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 10:34:22 AMI doubt Cooley's seat is any hotter than Shaka's right now, much less very warm. Both will be warm next year if they have seasons similar to the ones they're having.

I know of a P4 coach who is campaigning for the PC job that will come with no buyout. Unless Matta walks away he's back at Butler next year after reading an interview with their AD. There could be a succession plan set up.

This was on ESPN.com yesterday from Borzello regarding Cooley.

In reality, Ed Cooley is arguably the safest name on this list. He's only three years into a long-term contract that reportedly pays him nearly $6 million a season, and the Hoyas have poured plenty of resources into helping him be the coach to return them to their glory days. It hasn't gone well thus far, with Cooley entering the week with a 15-41 record in Big East play since taking over in the District. But he'll get at least another season to turn it around.

Training for New ICE Agents Is 'Deficient' and 'Broken,' Whistle-Blower Says

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/us/politics/ice-training-whistle-blower.html?

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who resigned this month from his job instructing new recruits came forward on Monday as a whistle-blower, describing what he said was a "deficient, defective and broken" training program with a pared-back curriculum as the Trump administration races to expand the agency.

The account by Ryan Schwank, a former ICE lawyer who worked at the federal government's law enforcement training academy, coincided with the release by Senate Democrats of several dozen pages of internal ICE records that suggest the Trump administration has curtailed the agency's basic training.

"For the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program," Mr. Schwank said at a forum held in Washington by congressional Democrats. "Cutting 240 hours of vital classes from a 584-hour program — classes that teach the Constitution, our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits of officers' authority."

He added: "New cadets are graduating from the academy despite widespread concerns among training staff that even in the final days of training, the cadets cannot demonstrate a solid grasp of the tactics or the law required to perform their jobs."

Some of the previously unreported documents released on Monday indicate that ICE officers are now training for significantly fewer hours than they did before President Trump's hiring surge. Others suggest that several training classes appear to have been cut from the required syllabus, including one titled "Use of Force Simulation Training" and others on immigration law and ICE's legal authorities.

Quote from: Newsdreams on February 25, 2026, 09:43:58 PMI understand contract does not allow programs to decline

There is no circumstance short of the most improbable run of all time through the Big East tournament that we would be invited to any post-season tournament.

Given our record this year, an invitation to any post-season tournament would be an embarrassment to the sponsoring organization. It also would be a prima facia indication that there's too many post-season tournaments.

Quote from: MUbiz on Today at 10:15:56 AMDo we know if Nigel has an agent?

No idea, but it wouldn't be surprising if he did.

That said, it doesn't even need to be his agent saying that. These guys will put numbers out in public with no sources to provide leverage their own clients. "Word is another freshmen PG in the conference is getting $4 million, and my guy is just as good, so...."

With nothing regulating them, NIL agents at the top of the heap when it comes to being the sleaziest.

Quote from: Nukem2 on Today at 10:18:37 AMButler, possibly Georgetown and Providence. Matta will probably be encouraged to retire or just do it on his own. English and Cooley seats are getting very warm, so we shall see. If Provdience opens up, Pitiino,Jr is a possibility as he is a Providence alum and was a team manager under Tim Walsh. So, Xavier a possibility as well.

I doubt Cooley's seat is any hotter than Shaka's right now, much less very warm. Both will be warm next year if they have seasons similar to the ones they're having.

One, if Matta decides to walk away.  I just don't think PC will be eager to part with the money required to fire English and bring in Rick Jr.

Butler, possibly Georgetown and Providence. Matta will probably be encouraged to retire or just do it on his own. English and Cooley seats are getting very warm, so we shall see. If Provdience opens up, Pitiino,Jr is a possibility as he is a Providence alum and was a team manager under Tim Walsh. So, Xavier a possibility as well.