Milwaukee is better than Baton Rouge in every way except there is no college football in Milwaukee.

It is a truly awful place.

Even more absolutely incredible that their second choice would be Milwaukee.... 

I assume Gary, IN was not an option? 

Quote from: Hards Alumni on June 25, 2026, 03:20:29 PMAbsolutely incredible that anyone would desire to go back to the Baton Rouge area.

Quote from: brewcity77 on June 25, 2026, 07:08:03 PMUhh, okay?

I found it odd that he pursued LSU over Marquette. I have zero doubt the phone call inquiring about our position after Buzz had signed but before it was publicly announced happened. In the end, him making that call didn't matter because our job was filled & he went to UVA the next year. Doesn't change that it happened.

His wife was pushing him to get the LSU job.

The reason he left after the following season was Wazzu's budgetary decisions to implement cuts to basketball (but left football unscathed):

"Washington State dropped charter flights for Bennett and his staff for use in recruiting to the remotely located school and cancelled a trip for his staff to the 2009 Final Four due to ongoing budgetary constraints in the WSU athletics department."

Quote from: Pakuni on June 25, 2026, 05:18:00 PMBennett turned down Indiana before they settled on Crean. Seems odd he would reject (what was still) a blueblood Big 10 program with massive support and resources - and one willing to hand out a 10-year contract, to boot - because he so badly wanted to go to LSU.

There was animosity between IU and the Bennett family over how Kathi was treated when she was fired which was the reason he turned them down. The Bennett family is known for holding grudges, which is why Tony never went back to Buckyville, given how Bo did his best to downplay Dick's role in building the program he inherited.

Side note on David Grohl. Evidently there was a problem with his luggage at PBI. So he sat down, broke out his guitar and played for a while.
Cool dude.

Sam is a nice Christian lad. Buzz knew he would have been out of place.

Quote from: Hards Alumni on June 24, 2026, 01:47:38 PMHeaded to the PNW in a week and could use some recommendations for food and drink in Seattle and Portland... and anywhere in between.

Love Seattle, walk everywhere even if it seems far. Take a water taxi to get some spam and kimchi fried rice, kick around for a drink or two. Lots of delicious Vietnamese food and teriyaki, walk to Capitol Hill. Of course, watch the fish throwing at the market, enjoy Piroshky Piroshky, Rachel's Ginger Beer, Mee Sum, and Beecher's. Farmers Market out of town, don't quite remember the neighborhood, but I do remember a troll, a pie shop, raclette, and immense joy. See music. A favorite memory was walking out of the disgusting gum wall, seeing a dude in a cool hat with a guitar, realizing holy buckets that's Dave Grohl, then seeing him and Brandi Carlisle busk near the market. Pretty cool.

Quote from: MU82 on June 26, 2026, 01:04:36 AMApple users buy Apple products, and keep buying them, and then they eventually replace them with new Apple products.

I'll be quite surprised if that changes.

Phone tech stopped accelerating. Now the new phone tech is them selling AI integrated with the devices. People don't want that.

People can wait to upgrade for years if the price and tech isn't worth it.

Quote from: MuggsyB on June 25, 2026, 11:02:48 PMThat sucked.  Even though it means nothing. 

Absolute gut punch, Muggs. Game started at 4am here in the Adriatic, and it was difficult to see the last touch end the fight. USA was much better in 2H, Pulisic changes the entire shape and flow of the game. I'm in the camp that it did matter to win, but I understand the black and white in me says it didn't. I'm very positive on the boys, and I think this experience pays dividends later in the tourney. Someone we don't expect will make a tourney changing play.

As an aside, Gio could never see the pitch again for country, and I wouldn't lose sleep. Also, Berhalter makes things happen. C'mon boys!

Woke mob Pentagon making recruits get the flu shot.  SMDH