I think what people are overlooking is that when Lickli

EXCUSE ME, IF I MAY HAVE A WORD

Why uh, sure, Mr. Paterno. We didn't expect you to

WHEN I ASK FOR A WORD THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CONTINUE SPEAKING

Yes sir.

MISTER LICKLITER, I HAVE BEEN A COACH FOR LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND I HAVE MADE MORE MISTAKES IN THAT TIME FRAME THAN I CARE TO ADMIT

I ONCE RECRUITED A YOUNG PROSPECT BY THE NAME OF JOHNNY FIVE TO PLAY RUNNING BACK, UNAWARE THAT HE WAS A HOLLYWOOD CREATION AND NOT ABLE TO SHOOT LASERS OR ANYTHING THAT THE HIGHLIGHT REEL HAD INSINUATED. THE NCAA WAS FURIOUS AND MANY NEW RULES CAME FROM THE DEBACLE, INCLUDING THE ONE WHERE I AM NOT ALLOWED TO WATCH THE MATINEES IN THE MOVIE THEATER ON ACCOUNT OF MY POOR EYESIGHT AND ALL. I MUST TELL YOU THAT THE RULING WAS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE, AS I WAS ABLE TO RESCIND MY SCHOLARSHIP OFFER TO STEVE GUTTENBERG AS A RESULT

What does this story have to do with

THAT IS ENOUGH TALKING FROM YOU, YOU GREASER

I HAVE A RIGHT MIND TO PADDLE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU

WHERE WAS I

OH YES, MISTER LICKLITER. AS SUPREMELY CONFIDENT AS YOU MUST BE IN YOUR PROGENY, AS IT IS GENETICALLY HALF YOUR WORK, YOU MUST NOT BECOME BLIND TO CERTAIN REALITIES AND SHORTCOMINGS THAT YOUR CHILDREN MAY HAVE

Dad! Dad! I just figured it out! We give the quarterbacks a shield, just like Captain America! Someone tries to sack him, and CLANG! He blocks them with his shield! I think that would be easier than finding radioactive spiders to bite them all and make them all Spidermans!

NO, NOT SPIDERMANS. USE YOUR WORDS

S... s...spidermen?

CORRECT, BUT STILL AN UNHOLY BAD IDEA. I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO BURN THOSE INFERNAL COMIC BOOKS ANYWAY

I did! I just got that idea by using my brain and thinking! You can't make me burn my memories! (runs off crying)

AGAIN, YOU SHOULD NOT MIX FAMILY AND SPORTS. PLEASE TRUST ME ON THIS ONE

Nobody here is saying he's going to replace Freeman's production, but that doesn't stop Lickliter from trying.

All these people without commenting accounts that think John Lickliter isn't going to play are ignorant and foolish.

If we have a 135 lb point guard from any family, let alone one whose mom is married to the coach, we're all going to have to take up different time-consuming, pointless hobbies.  

I can't really figure out what HS is saying, or "just sayin'" or what, but I certainly can no more disavow him than I might my own grandma.

Until he says it again.  Then I drop him like a rock.  C'mon big guy, you think we got a coach this unhinged?

Freeman never should have been the PG at Iowa, even next year when he was the most experienced one returning.  The man can't pass.  He can create, via dribble, which isn't suited for the new O under TL.  I don't see why this is so surprising or anything.  TL is slowly making that team into his own image, which is fine by me.  Whether it be his son, who will only have to hit open shots (via ball movement) or the next guy, the fact remains that Freeman wasn't a good fit.

And while I won't comment on how the situation was handled, I won't hold TL out to dry for telling a guy that is the most selfish and basketball-IQ-retarded I've ever seen, that he isn't wanted.  I love Freeman for what he did on the court last year, but he's been a  TO waiting to happen since he stepped on campus.  We're better off w/o him, but I sincerely wish him luck at his next stop.