In the context of recent discussions about human rights, here is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, agreed-upon in 1948 by the United Nations.

A look at Xavier Booker's recruitment from Rivals national writer Travis Graf

A few interesting tidbits, such as Brown having not just left but was "dismissed" and where several guys ended up after entering the Portal ...

Does anyone here think he supports Abortion?

Thas is worth $10/month

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Glad AOTF is free

Wichita State transfer Dexter Dennis put on his Instagram that he is planning to announce his decision tomorrow afternoon - roughly 4 pm.

At this point, I don’t expect it to be Indiana, according to sources.

Checking with sources now but early indicators are not towards Indiana.

All proceeds will go to local scholarship organizations. Opening act is a local band formed by alums of a high school that lost three students that fateful night 42 years ago. Will be an emotional night for many.

It would be smaller than most existing reactors, but Purdue and Duke Energy are considering building a nuclear reactor to power Purdue.

was listening to NPR the other day the name Basil Fawlty came up apparently, he was a British comedian, there used to be a poster here that used that moniker, anyone know what happened to him? he was like lucy except he was funny and clever.

There are so many great ones out there and I feel like it's hard to stumble on to new ones. Who are some of your favorites, especially ones who aren't as well known?

I found Tom Segura many years ago when he was still relatively new and he's still a favorite. Another guy I really like, and I think he's lesser known, even though he's getting specials and stuff now is Nate Bargatze. He reminds me of a blend of Segura and Jim Gaffigan, because of the way he uses observations and he also doesn't cuss too much, like Gaffigan. So, who makes you laugh?

The man who kicked off the modern era of anti-government hatred has passed away.


Rudy Ridge was a watershed moment in American history. The previous bout of anti-government agitation, during the 60s and 70s, was largely driven by the left, the young, peaceniks, minorities, etc. Then, we got sick of that, and moved into the materialistic 80s. But in 1992, anti-government sentiment flared again, and this movement was quite different from the counterculture of earlier decades. This time, the hatred was coming from disaffected whites and conservatives. Not people who felt the nation was never for them, but rather people who felt the nation has been taken from them. A line runs from Ruby Ridge through Waco and Oklahoma City, up to the Bundy standoffs and Charlottesville and other recent events.

And yet, that's not to dismiss Weaver as some radical zealot undeserving of sympathy. The feds killed his wife and son. Leadership at the FBI at the time the siege was happening was wary about their own legal footing. After he and his friend were acquitted of almost everything, and he settled a wrongful death suit against the government, an anonymous FBI informant told WaPo that the government's case was so bad, Weaver probably would have won his case if it had gone to trial.

Those worried about current divisions in America becoming inflamed would do well to look at the 90s again. It all started with Ruby Ridge, and it quickly built to a catastrophic climax in Oklahoma City. Like an earthquake relieving some tension in the fault, the bombing may have cooled things for a while, but it didn't end the conflict.

Also contained other insights into Coach Bell, quoting CTA as saying "He is super involved on inside run… “. Looks like we’re still determined to run it up the gut & play behind the chains 😄

Half-kidding. Good article. One could say they saw subtle jabs at prior staff’s dysfunction, if one were so inclined to such theories.

Happy Friday the 13th, yahoos!

I don't think Coach Mercer and the team need us to tell them how important this series is and there's a good chance this series will be the difference in making the B1G tournament or not. Get into the tournament and anything can happen. The Gophers are coming off taking two of three last weekend against Nebraska, but had just two B1G wins before that. The Huskers are having a hugely disappointing season after being tabbed the preseason favorite in the conference, and their problem has been the opposite of IU's in that they struggle to score runs. Given the season the Gophers have had, it's no surprise they are well down in the rankings in the three major categories of batting, pitching, and fielding in the B1G. Here are their rankings compared to IU:

Team batting:
IU - 6th with an avg. of .280 Minn - 12th with an avg. of .248

Team pitching:
IU -13th (last) with an ERA of 7.02 Minn - 9th with an ERA of 6.15

Team fielding:
IU - tied for 5th with a fielding pct of 0.974 with 43 errors (48 games) Minn - 10th with a fielding pct of 0.964 with 59 errors (45 games)

Saturday's game has been shifted to a 4 p.m. start time and WILL be on BTN. It is also Senior Day and Bark in the Park day.

Weather foreceast:
Fri - High of 87 and mostly sunny with no precip and winds 7 mph with gusts to 13.
Sat - High of 80 and partly sunny with possible afternoon TSs and winds 6 mph with gusts to 9.
Sun - High of 82 with a mix of clouds and sun with a stray TS possible and winds 6 mph with gusts to 12.

I don't agree with every aspect of his policy positions, but man is he a breath of fresh air, especially when it comes to thinking on his feet and actually answering a question. When asked about the problems with Rand Paul he answers succinctly and no evasion of the question. No stupid lies about "energy independence" or nonsensical claims that the existence of apes somehow disproves evolution.

Of course Kentucky is Kentucky, and despite the fact that he obviously cares about all of the people of the Commonwealth (unlike his phony opponent) the folks in Kentucky will continue to vote in opposition to their own best interests and re-elect Rand. And as Charles points out, repeatedly electing clowns like Rand and Mitch has done nothing for improving the lives of average Kentuckians, and altering the state's perennial ranking near the bottom of every objective list measuring quality of life issues...

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Not basketball related but another 'gem' of a hire by Fred Glass:


Glad he is long gone!

after he retires, ridiculous, I hope he sucks, nobody watches football because of the announcers

Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was officially invited to the 2022 NBA Draft Combine earlier this week.

The combine takes place May 16 - 22.

Jackson- Davis will also work out for a few NBA teams with the full intention of taking until the designated date of June 1 to announce whether he will return or not.

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Wichita State transfer wing Dexter Dennis is announcing his college choice this afternoon.

He visited Indiana in April and all signs pointed to an Indiana commitment. At this time, however, multiple sources say he is not going to Indiana.

Texas A&M is a strong contender.

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As for news this week that 2023 forward Coen Carr is looking to take another visit to Indiana, that May very well happen but Indiana is not prioritizing him at the moment as someone in the top few of the class.

He hasn’t played all spring due to a finger injury and I believe that has hurt him in terms of where he stands with the IU staff.

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Two guys IU is pushing for are 2023 forward Arrinten Page and 2023 forward TJ Power.

Page has had a phenomenal spring and Indiana is making it evident it wants him.

Power is a newer offer and he told TheHoosier.com he is looking to visit Indiana, Notre Dame and Virginia this summer.

Page is more of your athletic big man while Power is beginning to play more on the wing.

Indiana is very much pushing for visits from both and don’t be surprised at all if Indiana gets both on campus this summer.

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As for 2023 five-star KJ Evans, things are split on whether or not Indiana is truly a contender.

Sources told me earlier this week that Evans wasn’t ‘too serious’ about Indiana and it seems that a visit is iffy. Things seem to be more along the lines of a visit to make people happy due to his ties to IU with Montverde teammates Malik Reneau and Jalen Hood-Schifino.

Oregon, Kentucky and Arizona are strongest here.

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Other players who you can continue to monitor are 2023 wing Brady Dunlap, 2023 wing Asa Thomas, 2023 guard Freddie Dilione, 2024 guard Jonathan Powell, 2024 guard Travis Perry.

I would not be surprised if Dunlap becomes more of a priority towards the fall.

I know Gabes team won and Newton had 20+ and a few 3s but was wondering how Gabe did individually

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One of the two Bama kids we're after committed. We'll see if we can get the other one on campus.

4 Way Street...

Anybody else play the shit out of this album? It was released ('71) when I was a soph in high school, and in many ways became the soundtrack of those high school years. Not only the songs, but the spoken transitions between songs as well. Neil introducing Stills with "We've had our ups and downs, but we're still playing together- Stephen Stills", prior to Stills' iconic performance of 49 Bye Byes/ America's Children (For What It's Worth), and then Graham bringing Neil on stage with "We'd Like to introduce our friend Neil Young", and a haunting performance of "On the Way Home"...

I've always loved that song, and had friends in a CSN like band who always sang it. But it was only after I did a deeper dive into Springfield (it's off of Last Time Around) that I discovered the backstory which led to some of Neil's resentment and hurt feelings and the tensions among various individual members which led to Springfield eventually self-imploding. Management (not sure exactly who) felt that while Neil's writing contributions were in many cases brilliant, that his voice wasn't radio friendly.

So on some of Neil's songs like Clancy, and On the Way Home, for example they insisted that Richie sing lead instead of Neil. They definitely missed the boat on OTWH (as this 4 Way Street performance illustrates), and I'm sure there's an element of catharsis for Neil in opening his portion of those shows with HIS performance of his song, with some tasty licks and backing from Stephen. I always like Richie's voice, but he's no Neil Young...

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Similarly, I've always had a preference for this version of Cowgirl, which was my intro to the song, before I ever heard the original from Nowhere...A few years back a girl I went to high school with wrote something on my FB timeline about remembering the way I introduced her to Cowgirl, 40 or so years ago at that time...

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And then there's the song that inspired this bit of nostalgic reflection in the first place. Pretty sure my first intro to See The Sky was off of a bootleg (maybe Boulder?) which I heard prior to the later officially released version. I remember I had a "class" in I believe my junior year of high school, which was called piano. It was basically a free period, with the 4 of us (and no teacher, for the most part) sitting around in one of the empty music dept offices and "playing" piano. There were 2 or 3 of us who were more into things like Neil, and then another guy who looked like and was into Floyd Kramer. I can't play piano for shit, but I specifically remember sitting at the keys and trying to play See The Sky or Love In Mind and pretend I was Neil...

So today I got a bunch of new archive releases from Neil via my you tube subscription page, including this 1971 performance of See The Sky at UCLA. Check out the thumbnail of the poster, where it talks about how only UCLA students with ID are allowed. And how about that $2.50 price tag? Simply amazing performance...

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This may be a dumb question since I've been to 40+ IU games over the years but this will be my first year getting season tickets (didn't live anywhere close previously) - where should I sit??

I like comfort (read: shade, when available) and we will have a toddler with us. Any suggestions? Really looking more for "don't sit below row 30 and don't go above row 50" or something. Thanks in advance!

FRIDAY'S SHOW:

🚨 Dylan Sinn
🚨 Kyler Staley
🚨 Derrick Jackson
🔥 What would a team without TJD look like?
🔥 Local AAU events happening this weekend
🔥 #iubb alums forming a TBT team
🔥 Is #iufb falling behind in facilities?

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FRIDAY'S SHOW:

🚨 Dylan Sinn
🚨 Kyler Staley
🚨 Derrick Jackson
🔥 What would a team without TJD look like?
🔥 Local AAU events happening this weekend
🔥 #iubb alums forming a TBT team
🔥 Is #iufb falling behind in facilities?

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