Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on <strong>Today</strong> at 10:24:52 AMI hope this team is more like the Elite 8 team than the rest of those awful data points. Frankly, I see no reason to believe that they can't be.

You see no reason to believe they can't be an Elite 8 team??? Are you kidding???

The '08 team was full of experienced juniors and seniors who played in the S16 just the year prior. This team has shown NO evidence that they can play at that level. Getting to the tournament and winning A GAME would vastly exceed my expectations at this point in time.

Quote from: MU82 on <strong>Today</strong> at 12:19:30 PMNo room for them, what with all the hoards of jihadists.

Between mosques and taco trucks on every corner now, I'll have to move somewhere properly American and that place is Moscow

Quote from: Uncle Rico on <strong>Today</strong> at 12:18:03 PMSounds like caravans are back.  Be safe, white people

No room for them, what with all the hoards of jihadists.

Quote from: tower912 on <strong>Today</strong> at 06:56:29 AMMusk says he loves the Huang and would hire him.

People are saying that Elon wants to have children with Jensen. If they have a dozen together, maybe one will actually like Elon.

Sounds like caravans are back.  Be safe, white people

DJ Felon never stops spinnin' The Greatest Hits ...

President Trump said on Thursday that he had pulled Vice President JD Vance back from engaging in potential peace talks with Iran, saying that his time would be better spent investigating fraud in Democratic-run jurisdictions.

"We don't need a deal with Iran," Mr. Trump wrote on social media. "Those days have long since passed." ...

While there is a high-profile fraud investigation in Minnesota that has resulted in scores of arrests, federal data does not support the president's suggestion that fraud is more prevalent under Democrats than Republicans. Mr. Trump also has granted clemency to more than 70 allies, donors and others convicted in fraud cases, often involving high-dollar totals.

Shortly after Republicans suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections, Mr. Vance placed the blame for Republicans' wipeout in the midterm elections squarely on the war with Iran, offering a striking critique of the Trump administration's agenda and messaging.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/us/politics/trump-vance-iran-fraud.html?

Come March, it'll hopefully just be a funny memory of how absolute buns both James and Parham were last night. They were comically bad. I think James is feeling the weight of the preseason accolades. Shaka pointed to the box score like 4 times in his press conference and was obviously alluding to James being self aware of how bad he was playing individually. He had some games like that last year where it was just a total meltdown. I'm excited to see how he bounces back Sunday. Parham will be just fine.

Agree with some others on the growing concerns with Fru. I'm not at the point of questioning whether he cares or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if most feel disappointed in what we got out of him at the end of the year. He played with zero motor last night. By everything Shaka has said, he is an unselfish guy and is a good teammate so hoping he settles in and finds a role. Shaka wants him to shoot over 10 times a game, but he may need to give that one up. 

So as long as they don't completely bury themselves in the non conference, I think there's enough talent on this team to have us engaged in March. We will learn a lot in the next 9 games as the players settle into their roles.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on <strong>Today</strong> at 09:02:34 AMI was really hoping that after last night folks would stop using the MSU exhibition as some sort of valid data point.  Leave it to you to keep clinging on!

Too early to tell. If they beat Missouri, A&M, Wisconsin, Mississippi St and lose to UVA, I think it's fair to say it was a good indicator. If they struggle in the rest like they did last night, then obviously it was not an indicator.

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on <strong>Today</strong> at 10:28:08 AMI actually don't agree with this. There was a point where we were starting to get blown out and they went into the huddle with Shaka, and Fru looked to be the only one looking Shaka in the eye and nodding in agreement when Shaka said "we have a chance to plant a flag and show what we are about" (or something along those lines). I think Fru cares.

Some may say he even had the look in his eye

Quote from: Hards Alumni on <strong>Today</strong> at 09:12:40 AMAnd yet, he played for 18 more minutes after that (3rd most on the team) and managed three points (garbage time 3) and two rebounds to go along with two turn overs.

No way to excuse that.

Early foul trouble, and then soft the rest of the way. He did that in the MSU exhibition too.