Here we have 12 year old Jake Barnett, a child prodigy, who is already taking college-level astrophysicist courses and is being recruited by Indiana University. To read the full article here.
In other news, the Butler Bulldogs leave Indianapolis at 2pm this afternoon, making their way to Houston to compete against VCU in the Final Four; Blue 2 (their beloved Bulldog mascot that was banned from travelling to the previous tournament games) will be joining them on Friday. This is the first time in Bulldog history for back-to-back trips to the Final Four. Last year, they narrowly lost to Duke in the championship game which was hosted in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs, the talented group of classy players (including Indiana native Matt Howard) and the passionate, young coach, Brad Stevens have truly made Indiana proud and now they are forcing the nation to stand up and take notice. My Facebook newsfeed has been bombarded with Butler support as well as hopeful VCU fans. (I lived outside of Richmond all through elementary and junior high) so it is split 50/50 in terms of FB status updates.)
I am in no way, a college basketball enthusiast. It is safe to say that I am a bandwagon fan when it comes to college hoops. Don't get me wrong, I LOOOOOOVE basketball. I played to for several years when I was younger. I was a huge fan of the legendary Indiana Pacers who were led by Reggie and the gang back in the mid-90s. But I am always excited to stand up for the hometown, no matter IU, Purdue, Butler, IUPUI Jags.
Hoosier Hang ups: Former Indiana Pacers star, Jalen Rose, was arrested in Detroit on March 11 on suspicion of DUI. I am certainly disappointed. He's done a great job in his retirement getting commentary gigs through ESPN and I hope that this latest snag doesn't derail that progress (probably won't). I lived across the street from him when I was in high school, during his glory days with the Pacers. Occasionally, I would see him drive by and would wave to him as he sped by. I even went Trick-or-Treating at his house (as a freshman) just to catch a glimpse.
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