Dick Vitale

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Also, remember when we thought no one can do less with Indiana’s resources than Crean? They wound up finding a guy.
Really enjoyed Crean’s inaugural season at IU when they were historically bad and he clapped like a moron on the sideline.
 

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Nothing they do will make a difference though. It’s trying to compete with the NFL and college football. Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament time is the only time college basketball has the spotlight specifically on it. It’s January 20 and we’re still watching college football. There’s still 3 weeks until the NFL season ends.
 

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College basketball is dead and it ain’t coming back. The only thing people give a shit about is the tourney.
 

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I can name pretty much the entire roster for any of IOWA STATE’s great teams.

I could name one of their starters right now because he’s from Ames.
 

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it's going to get worse. Younguns aren't into watching sports like previous generations.
 

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Advertisements are going to change drastically in the next 15 years
 

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My daughter has a genuine interest in driving as soon as she can, most of her friends could not give a shit
yeah, it's weird. Prolly cause instead of riding a bus, walking or riding a bike to school, they've been driven around by their parents.
 

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My daughter has a genuine interest in driving as soon as she can, most of her friends could not give a shit
They will once they get to high school and are around people who drive. I see about 180 kids every year and the proportion who actively choose not to drive for reasons outside of socio-economics is really small. It's possible that my 180 kids are not an appropriate sample.
 

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Dickie V calling those classic UNC/Duke always felt monstrous. College basketball at its finest.
 

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Are CBB tv ratings down? It’s been well documented with the NBA but I haven’t seen anything with college
 
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He's doing the Duke-Clemson game right now. Great to hear him.

His voice is rough but he's still real sharp.
 

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All time fucking classic here.

Is this the Christian Watford 3 and coach cream pukeface?
Back when Iowa and Indiana were both fighting to get out the B10 basement and get competitive again. And B10 the Journey was new and fresh and awesome on the BTN.
 
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Back in 1988, my dad got us tickets in Madison for an Iowa game. I was 9, and had only been to one game at Carver a couple of seasons before that. When we got to Madison, there was a huge snowstorm, and they weren't letting anyone in the arena because Jerome Lane from Pitt had broken the backboard, so the Iowa tip time was getting pushed back. They eventually let everyone in, and as we were walking around trying to get to our seats, we ended up in this hallway under the main seating area (this was the old fieldhouse). There was a crowd of people, and we noticed that Dickie V and Mike Patrick were standing over there.

Mike was standing a couple of feet away from everyone, smoking a cigarette, and not giving an ounce of attention to anyone asking for it. Dick was talking to everyone, signing autographs, etc... I waited for a few minutes, and when I was near the front, he didn't notice me, and was kind of talking over me, signing over me, etc. He said he had to get going, and everyone kind of groaned. Before he left, he looked down and noticed that I'd been standing there and he'd completely missed me. He grabbed me as he started walking and started talking to me about the Hawkeyes since I was the only Iowa fan around. We walked for a bit, he signed my program, and apologized for not noticing me. That moment has always stuck with me. I took the program to school the next day, because that's what a 9 year old dork would do.

/csb
 
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Back in 1988, my dad got us tickets in Madison for an Iowa game. I was 9, and had only been to one game at Carver a couple of seasons before that. When we got to Madison, there was a huge snowstorm, and they weren't letting anyone in the arena because Jerome Lane from Pitt had broken the backboard, so the Iowa tip time was getting pushed back. They eventually let everyone in, and as we were walking around trying to get to our seats, we ended up in this hallway under the main seating area (this was the old fieldhouse). There was a crowd of people, and we noticed that Dickie V and Mike Patrick were standing over there.

Mike was standing a couple of feet away from everyone, smoking a cigarette, and not giving an ounce of attention to anyone asking for it. Dick was talking to everyone, signing autographs, etc... I waited for a few minutes, and when I was near the front, he didn't notice me, and was kind of talking over me, signing over me, etc. He said he had to get going, and everyone kind of groaned. Before he left, he looked down and noticed that I'd been standing there and he'd completely missed me. He grabbed me as he started walking and started talking to me about the Hawkeyes since I was the only Iowa fan around. We walked for a bit, he signed my program, and apologized for not noticing me. That moment has always stuck with me. I took the program to school the next day, because that's what a 9 year old dork would do.

/csb
That's awesome
 
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