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I’m confused too. Why did the planes meet in Boco? Did they want to tell us no to our face? Why did I get a good message about the family paying the salary. Just don’t get a lot of it. But we’ll get someone good. I believe in Dolson

Dolson will absolutely NOT have egg on his face. He got rid of a lame duck coach who wasn’t coming close to expectations. He tried, and I don’t want to say he failed because he got outbid. Whoever the next coach is, they deserve a chance because who knew of Brad Stevens before he was hired at Butler.

Can't believe the amount of people saying Dane Fife. Indiana cannot afford to get it wrong. Fife is a gamble we cannot take right now.

I’m not above it. I’m rooting for Brad to fail now. Not very mature of me. I’ve been scorned. Lol. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

I completely disagree, we need a GOOD coach. PERIOD. IMO. Stevens isn't an Indiana guy- either, self-proclaimed mASS-Hole.

This still isn’t making any freaking sense at all. I need to give up trying to figure stuff out but there were too many people saying it was done. Totally confused, maybe it’s because I’m drunk again

This is so petty of me, but after the salt that was thrown in that press conference I am hoping he crashes and burns in Boston and then finds himself coaching for some NBA backwater in a few years thinking, "Maybe I should have taken that Indiana job." Super petty, but that is where I am.

Hire the North Texas coach. It looks like he can beat Purdue.

Pretty silent and stunned

For a few hours, it wasn't easy to digest the whole situation. I can clearly see now that the Stevens camp approached the IU opportunity as 'just another job'. We thought and hoped that Stevens had certain level of emotional attachment to IU men's basketball, but it was our wishful thinking. I mean personally a similar thing happened to me so I understand; I got an offer and said yes to the prospective employer, but then my then current employer gave me a promotion and topped the other company's offer, so I stayed. But I did that because it was just a job; it wasn't a very difficult decision to me because I had no emotional attachment. It's ok that we don't land Stevens for whatever reason, but it left a bit of bitter taste in my mouth because I, we unnecessarily believed that Stevens would have deep affection towards the state of Indiana and IU men's basketball. In the end, he now calls himself a Masshole and cheers for Patriots.

People have deluded themselves into believing that if an IU guy just came home they'd all of a sudden be good at coaching. Get an IU guy on the bench, fine. But the head job? That needs to be earned.

Or maybe IU was lead to believe Brad was really coming. I’m telling you, I don’t mind being wrong but when everyone else is as clueless as to what went wrong as I am that are really connected something strange had to happen. We will probably never know the full story.

The only idiot out there who would give a raise to the coach of a team whose record is 20-21 is the same idiot who thinks a roster of Tatum, Brown and Marcus Smart can compete with the Nets and Lakers.

Mods your jobs just got harder after this news I’m sure. Thanks for all you guys do, I know it’s not easy and you are just as frustrated as the rest of us

Nate Oats has been a head coach for 6 seasons. In those 6 seasons he has won: -3 conference coach of the year awards -4 conference tournaments -3 conference regular season titles Plays a fun style, has no filter, is young, is affordable outside of his buyout. I’m in.

I wasn't from Indiana, but I went to IU, and after graduation I moved out of Indiana. But even I felt some of Stevens comments to be mildly insulting. Each of us has own heritage, roots, and culture that has made who we are. I know it could be a matter of personal preference; some say when in Rome, do as Romans do. But I have a different point of view. What I saw today was Stevens begging for love, desperately trying to fit into the Masshole culture instead of trying to be himself and do what he does best that is to coach basketball. Maybe he doesn't realize a lot of people in his home state have great pride in him. That's why I said in my previous post that he was just an individual trying to looking out for himself. As Stevens being a well known and respected figure in Indiana, I guess I wanted to see something better than that.

My wife just cheered for Purdue, does anyone know any good divorce attorneys?

Idk. He ripped my guts out. Seemed pretty convincing. Went the extra mile by saying he roots for the patriots. What a bastard

I've never understood this. Arguably our greatest Coach was not an Indiana guy until he became one. I don't care if we hire a guy that grew up wearing Black and Gold, or UK Blue. I just want someone that will win consistently, and will bring in players that won't sully the name of Indiana University.

I’m more disappointed in some of the posted reactions on this board than I am to Stevens news. We have a few people that had some knowledge of the proceedings sharing that knowledge. Not for money, not for notoriety, but because they care about IU basketball and know others do as well. They do not deserve the vitriol that some of you are showing. If you don’t like the board, leave, but don’t make it toxic for the rest of us.

Not sure if that is better or worse though. Pretending to be a mass-hole might be worse then being a masshole.

My $.02....and moderately long. First of all, f** Miles Brand. He set this tone. Same goes for the BOT. Second, nobody knows ****. I’m once removed from a VERY VERY good friend of Dolsen. Very good. He knows absolutely nothing. They talk at least weekly and have for years. Nothing. We have been burned one too many times. Y’all know nothing and your sources don’t either. I hoped they did and believed, but once bitten, twice shy. Third, and I say this with the most measured response I can give, f** Brad. Assuming this all plays out as expected and as being reported. He will do absolute **** for the next 3-4 years. And then get fired. He will never be respected for his coaching acumen by the overpaid narcissists he babysits. We thought he LOVED basketball like us. And more important, we thought he lived and breathed Indiana basketball (state, not university). Clearly, he has different priorities than what we thought made him special. His choice and no grudge. We just misjudged. But one final comment. Any self respecting Hoosier who calls themselves a masshole and say they root for the patriots ain’t no Hoosier. Fuggem. Even if it’s just a diversion, that statement is disqualifying for so many reasons. Qualifier: my wife is a new englander and she readily admits how utterly insufferable those people are. Now, on with it. I’d be happy with Beard but I’m at the point where I think we have to take a flyer. Somebody who has a fire in their belly. Somebody who hates losing more than they love winning. And somebody who thinks the paycheck is just a bonus. Y’all prolly think I’m on crack, but I’m just gonna say it: needs to be Michael Lewis. Right personality and fiery AF. Same type of player as Archie but IU born and bred and more charismatic. And been there done that. Rant over. We got played again. Time to do the playing.

If Alford never played for IU, people would loudly say H*** NO based on his record Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Bullshirt. We need a coach that will win a lot of basketball games and keep players in good standing. ANYONE who can do those two things will be beloved. F understanding our history and ‘handling the fanbase’. Bobby Knight was from West Point via Ohio, was an abusive, condescending @$$ and the fanbase was ‘handled’ by him with temper tantrums and feces on the locker room floor at halftime. But his kids generally stayed in line and he won a lot. As a result? The fan base was ‘handled’.

For those wondering. I have decided to change my picture of Steve Alford. This will prevent him from being our next head coach. It worked for Brad and I'm hoping it works for Steve. Go Hoosiers!