First off, game is awesome.

Second...if the game happens to be any decent indicator, Jamari Sharpe is going to be a bad ass...so is Sarratt (sp?)

Third...IU's stadium looks pretty awesome on the game with packed stands. I wasn't at the Cincy game a few years ago, but the first half of that game is an indicator of what Memorial Stadium could become if Coach Cig can live up to his Google stats, at IU.

Fourth...I'm probably too old to stay up until 4AM playing video games. But IU was 4-0 with wins over Purdue, Kentucky, at Notre Dame, and at Wisconsin. Worth it.

Have you noticed how Trump, even after being corrected, always intentionally mispronounces the name of his presumptive opponent? Apparently, to show disrespect. Fox News regularly does the same thing.

People have explained this to him and others. It's pronounced "COM-a-la". It begins sounding like the punctuation mark, a comma. It’s not ka-MAH-la, or CAM-uh-la, or any other variation.

Just a pet peeve. It’s not hard to pronounce people’s names correctly, but it’s easy to intentionally get it wrong for some sort of power trip. His opponent should start calling Trump DOUGH-nuld, instead of DON-uld.

But, as they say, “they go low, we go high”.

This is for the members of the Board who follow Lichtman's predictions and might be curious as to where he believes the race is at present. He's holding off till after the DNC because a couple of his undecided keys are dependant on whether or not Chicago and the DNC in 2024 resemble Chicago 1968. The buzzphrase coming out of 1968 was "Beat the Press and Mace the Nation" with millions on the streets thruout LBJ's Administration, including thousands of protestors being clubbed by Chicago police every night in prime time for a week...

There are currently four keys Lichtman rates as shaky/undecided with 2 leaning Red and two leaning Blue. The two leaning Red involve foreign policy success and failure and only a Gaza ceasefire or massive Ukraine victory would salvage the Foreign Policy success key for Dems. But the opposition needs six keys, so one of the 2 Blue leans would need to reverse as well. Civil unrest seems unlikely, and the other is a significant 3rd party. That means RFK would have to stabilize at 10% or more in polling compilations and my guess is we'll see his numbers continue to drop. So that's why Lichtman says a lot would have to go wrong for the Dems to be predicted (by his keys) to lose.

It's important to remember that this is Lichtman's model and his keys. People who claim they are "subjective" or try to provide their own analysis are free to develop their own model and do so. But if the discusion is about his keys, it has to be applied to his definition and the parameters he established after he went back as far as 1860 and determined the keys that he found to be in play in every US election. Individual interpretations of a key are fine when people want to use their own criteria to prognosticate future results. But if you're going to use his model and judge it's effectiveness you have to do so using his definitions, which he's been using since 1982 the year he made his first prediction and said Reagan would win in 1984.

Here is his current read on the keys,and how he defines them. Right now I'd say he's on the verge of predicting Harris to win, but again he's holding off till he sees how things shake out in Chicago at the end of August. For the Dems to be predicted to lose there would have to be an earth shattering development. I agree with Lichtman that's technically possible, but highly unlikely...

For anyone wondering why Biden endorsed Harris, and did everything he could to avoid an open,divisive primary just know that Biden knows Lichtman and is well aware of the keys.If the Dems were facing internal strife and a divisive primary in Chicago, the Pubs would have 6 keys, instead of the 5 they currently have or lead on.

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WTF is this nonsense?

I’m impressed with his attitude,ccckiness and all.
He is going to do big things here,I haven’t said that since Coach Hep.
Let’s get this show on the road,Aug 31 can’t get here soon enough.
And he just said bullshit😂 Throw the checkbook at this guy lol
As someone stated he is full of himself no doubt,I think it’s more his body language than what he says.

It's a pure $$ move and I hate that we are playing on a Friday again this season. If there are BT coaches and programs that want to play then, they should be getting all those games. I hope IU never plays a home game again on a Friday night.

The WCBC has reached an impasse and needs help with the selection of our next read. @larsIU loved the idea of letting the Cooler pick our next book, and we like to humor him every once in a while (pity, really), so here you go.

Please vote. If mockery is a must, please at least try to be clever.

Thank you for your consideration,

/S/ Your Betters

After reading the latest article on the home page, it really does beg the question: Who DOES end up being THE GUY at wideout this year? Surrat had some killer numbers, but McCulley had SportsCenter Top-10 grabs, and the rest of the room isn't shabby either. I feel like while there may not be an elite-level guy, there's too many options for opponents to key in on just one guy and that could make for a really fun year in the passing game. Thoughts?

These guys do a good job with their writeups. Nebraska looks like they could be a handful when they get to town this year. Cornhuskers

I’m looking forward to the upcoming year. I hope these two go smooth for IU. It would be nice if we can be in control of the games heading into the third quarter. Squawking out a win and barely resembling a big 10 program will be deflating for our optimism.

I've been a lightweight tree hugger most of my life (and I believe the earth IS getting warmer.. [but without China and India on board anything the US does means little in the overall equation]...), but I'm of the opinion that a closer evaluation is needed before we take off with just what "seems like" a good idea...

I'm not anti-wind turbines but sticking them out in the ocean Willy Nilly seems like an idea that, at minimum, needs a closer look at the potential long term negative environmental impact they may have...

These Hardcore Green New Deal types might be overlooking the long term consequences here much like the Hardcore plastic is better than paper crowd did..., and all they managed to do was poison the entire planet...

https://hoosierillustrated.com/indi...all-announces-big-ten-media-day-participants/

Among the three players who will be joining head coach Curt Cignetti for Indiana football’s media day on July 25th are two transfers.

Wake Forest transfer running back Justice Ellison, and James Madison transfer linebacker Aiden Fisher highlight the many new faces on the roster along with offensive lineman and 2023 captain Mike Katic

Interesting Donavan didn’t rate a trip … part of ‘you need to step up motivation’? Starting QB Rourke apparently gets throw to Sarret, Donavan et. Al … running routes.

When was the last open convention? Are Bidens delegates free to vote how they please?

she talked calmly, explained her vision and DID NOT call her opponent names.

Democrat primary voters/votes. Just tossed away? If Joe is unable to perform the duties, which he is, and is why Kamala sits on the nomination, then why is the 25th Amendment not being invoked? Isn’t that its purpose? Section 3, is for this exact situation. If he can’t be President, then why is he President?

Not one vote has been cast for Harris. Not one. Yet, she’s the candidate? A One-percenter? How does that work? So, political parties can now just choose who they want? Screw the people, as long as Nancy and Chuck are happy. Bernie has to be saying WTF.

Did I hear someone say ‘threat to Democracy’??

Why doesn’t Biden’s Justice Department prosecute insurrectionists destroying property and releasing maggots in a hotel to bother a foreign leader? I guess the President and VP support the activity.

Pronatalism, people!

Go out and get your baby maker something nice today, fellas.

Like a new set of men's golf clubs. She'll be so happy you got her something that you can use!

Anyone else going on SAT? I’m taking the family and am pumped for my first euro footy experience (even if it’s only in SB, Indiana).

I thought that was Ted Cruz nickname, been a long time since I was in the 2nd grade, according to the juvenile put down code, can you reuse nicknames?