Well, the fudge has finally hit the fan in Bloomington. Coach Mike Davis sank his coaching career so fast that James Cameron is dangling large cash for the movie rights. (Leonardo will play Tom Coverdale)

Things have been goofy in Bloomington for the last six years. IU has been going through athletic directors faster than Spinal Tap went through drummers. But I think Rick Greenspan is doing a great job and will hire the right coach. Speaking of the next coach, how about Kelvin Sampson?

Now I hear that Robert Vaden and DJ White will leave the program at the end of the season. As for Vaden, he hasn’t stayed committed to anything for more than 18 months (Pike High School, Prep School, Purdue) so this isn’t a shock. When it comes to commitment, Darth Vaden has as much credibility as well, Darth Vader. White shouldn’t be going anywhere. One more season on the bench and his pro career will evaporate. Of course, if he stays, he could be the next Jeff Oliphant and nobody wants to visit that sad chapter of IU hoops history again.

Davis used a number of excuses for the on court play of his team. There’s actually a website with 34 of them listed, including racist refs and the shape of Dick Vitale’s skull. I was hoping he would last long enough that I would eventually be blamed for a loss, but it just wasn’t meant to be.

So, here are a few shouts to close out the MD era: I will pose them the same way a certain young man addressed Bob Knight six years ago. That incident is why we’re here today. (Hey, Knight.)

Hey Davis,

When you threatened to go to the NBA and held the trustees ransom for more cash, you set yourself up for this day. In the end, you are leaving IU for the same reason Bob Knight left: hubris.

That being said, thank you for running a clean program and seeing that your kids graduate. Thank you for giving Erik Suhr a chance to play. Longtime IU fans appreciate what his dad meant to the Athletic Dept. and enjoyed watching Erik play in Assembly Hall. Thank you for the run to the Final Four in 2002 and thank you for recruiting A.J. Moye.

Hey Vitale,

Throngs of IU fans did NOT show up last Saturday in black shirts. Only a handful of students were wearing black and half of those thought The Cure was playing at halftime. You and Andy Katz need to stop perpetuating this myth. And by the way, knock off the “name the arena after Bob Knight” shtick every time you broadcast in Bloomington. When Bob retires from Tumbleweed Tech, we’ll honor him properly in B-Town. Until then, it’s a little awkward for a coach to work 2,000 miles away from the building he’s named after ??just thought you should know.

Hey Nitwits,

I’m an IU grad and I still laughed out loud at your IU edition. Lewis Monroe as Gollum ??Priceless! Good work, Citizens!

Hey CBS,
Do us and the NCAA a favor and don’t portray everyone in Indiana as a hillbilly in overalls shooting “buckets” into a peach basket nailed to a rickety barn! That’s how you chose to open the Final Four the last time it was in Indianapolis and we were pissed!

We’re not all rednecks and we actually have indoor courts with glass backboards and everything. I know you don’t like to give much credibility to rival networks, but check out ESPN once in a while. They actually televise some of our high school games. And if you look closely next time Greg Oden is on, notice he’s in a gym and dunking on a real basket.

Hey Rome,

I guess you and the other national talk show hosts never hear any of the call in clips from IU football shows. I remember a caller that laid in to Cam Cameron worse than I’ve ever seen Knight, Davis or any other IU coach ever get it. So please, stop dogging Indiana fans. We’re the ONLY School with Final Four appearances in 6 out of 7 decades. So, we’re used to higher standards.

Hey IU Fans,

Cheer hard for the team the next five games. They are kids. They have had it rough. Show ‘em some love.

Carry on, Citizens!