Billy Packer
I remember when IU played Iowa for the Big Ten championship back in ’01. With about 4 minutes to go, Packer made some comment about how Alford and Davis were playing for the coaching job at the Hoosiers. Essentially, the winner was going to be the coach the next year.
That solidified my thoughts that Billy Packer is an idiot. I’m sure all the current talk about Alford taking Davis’s place as the Hoosiers coach is making him feel prophetic or something (nevermind that it was 5 years ago).
So – I’m watching the second half of the Big Ten championship with Iowa vs. Ohio State. Packer’s a commentator (again). Since Alford’s still the coach, I wonder how many times he’ll bring up the “Alford for Coach” camp. Somehow, he’ll probably call attention back to his own comments.
Thank you, Hoosiers, for losing to Ohio State yesterday. It was a tough game, and I really wanted you to win. The big bright spot is that Billy Packer won’t talk nearly as much about how Alford is going to replace Davis (I still hope he won’t, but that’s another day, I think).
March Madness is coming soon!
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I only counted one instance where it was brought up – and Jim Nantz fed it to him. Of course, it was difficult to pay attention to this game while the Duke/BC game was going on – what a great finish!
My brother said he brought it up a couple more times earlier in the game. Too bad I couldn’t get an accurate count. That’s OK, though. I know it would have been more if IU had been playing.
Billy Packer
As you know, I was not in a position to watch the game on TV (did get to hear a lot of it on the radio)….. So, did Mr. Packer prophesy the Steve Alford would be the next Men’s Basketball Coach at IU?
just wondering…. I figure YOU would listen for it, while the rest of the world either went to the kitchen or the bathroom…… 🙂
Re: Billy Packer
I think I posted my final tally at the same time you were typing this. The BC vs. Duke game was more exciting, so I kept switching over to it. I only noticed one mention, but it’s really not an accurate count. Oh well.
He’s still an idiot.
Re: Billy Packer
Ah, but we run across many idiots in life……