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Billy says, "Guy's relax. We are this close to getting it done!" Thanks Billy.

That's me if we hire billy d Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

It would be hilarious if they were revealed as our first round opponent and Crean resigned the next day.

So impressed with Virginia's toughness. Stating the obvious, but I think Bennett would be an amazing hire here. Fans would love his focus on D and fundamentals. Yeah, his offense may not score a lot but they sure do look for the best shot every possession.

Donovan may be your number one but he makes no realistic sense. Bennett's issue isn't w his sister...IU is good there, no read on the realistic view on the happening. But sister stuff isn't an issue

Tony Bennett was my first choice. Then I saw this picture of him clapping on the sidelines; now I am not so sure. I was encouraged by the thought that it most likely did not come after a turnover, terrible shot, or other mind numbing play.

My sources tell me we're having left overs for dinner. No word on dessert, but rumor has it DQ is interested.

This is a very deceiving post. That quote was in the context of asking what the timetable for announcing a hire was. In no way is that quote meant to mean that they are only going to hire a coach who goes far in the tournament. From the actual article: "A timetable remains open-ended. “It will depend on candidates and how far they go in the” NCAA “Tournament,” Sterk said. “This is a busy time, so I can’t predict when it would happen, but I’d rather have it sooner than later.”"

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That's WHY they call him Billy "D". Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Read the plate and my user name: Long Island, NY We get crazy wind around here all the time being around the ocean. Yes, I have an IU plate 700-800 miles from Indiana.

i posted this nearly two years ago and have saved it in case there still was confusion. i'll just leave this here

If the rumored Mizzou trip to DC is accurate maybe when they stop CTC for the obligatory halftime coach interview at tonight's game he'll open his checked shirt ala Hulk Hogan and have a Mizzou shirt on underneath. I mean it could happen, couldn't it?

The problem with this is the eyeball test. What do we see? 1) Turnovers are not okay. Bad shots are not okay. Poor defense is not okay. Lack of movement is not okay. Kids not paying attention is not okay. Complete lack of discipline is not okay. Everything off the dribble doesn't win consistently without superior talent. I don't care what Dan Dakich says, much of this is on the coach. 2) The Syracuse game is mentioned above. Butler had beaten that zone the year before with Shelvin Mack stationed at the FT line. A kid who can make a 15 foot jump shot. And DID. Couple of reversals, maybe a baseline dump, back to the high post....shot or dump back to baseline. Butler wins. We put Zeller there. First move of that game, he drives from that spot into the zone, gets his shot blocked, and we struggle the whole game. Zeller hadn't taken 8 jump shots from there in his 2 seasons. Why was he in that spot? That's what happened. Eyes see what happens. Crean's been at Indiana 9 seasons. In season 6-9, his Big Ten finishes have been 8th, 7th, 1st, 10th. Which is the fluke? Bob Knight set the standard at Indiana. Like it or not; he did. In years 6-9 with him? 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 1st. Which is the fluke? I am really tired of any argument that says we need a big name coach or one of a very small list. We do not need Donovan or Archie. I'd love Stevens. We'd ALL love Stevens. But he's not coming. Ship's sailed. We need a great basketball coach. He can be from DII for all I care. There are a TON of great basketball minds out there. Crean simply isn't one of them. Crean has been past the sweet 16 once in 18 seasons. That's not good enough at Indiana. Sorry. It's not. Edit : If any IU fan will accept that there will be "a few down years," they should go root for Illinois. If Indiana is indeed a traditional blue blood and an elite program a la Duke, UNC, Kansas, Kentucky..."a few down years" will and should NOT be accepted. I completely reject that. Duke hasn't had a "down year" since 1983. North Carolina hasn't had one since 2003, and when they had a couple by their standards within 3 seasons (and STILL didn't miss the tournament), they fired their coach. Kansas' last "down season" was 1989. Why do we accept 3 down seasons in 4 and give our coach a pass? I simply don't get it.

Halftime interview Bennett talks about the need to tighten up their defense. Pitt was without a field goal for the last 7 minutes of the game AND only scored 23 points in the half. Plus he didn't cry or clap at all during the interview. Interestingly enough, he is coaching against a guy that was on the list for a lot of IU fans last time around.

painter, is there a dislike button on here anywhere

Agree. There have been several articles by the media about Crean moving on. You'd think Glass would say "Crean is our guy" and squash everything instead of letting things build if there wasn't some truth to it all Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Crean's last game tonight [emoji120]🏽 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

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The Janitor tweeted "Peanut Buster Parfait" Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

No word from Glass or the Illinois AD. Very telling to me Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Don't worry, we're done joking about Brad Stevenson. All the recent talk has been about Ray Donovan and Steve Miller.