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  Well, considering today is the last day of spring break, I guess we will?  

I can't recall a time where IU fans booed the head coach during a game midway through conference.  I can't recall a team that just felt completely out for themselves.  I honestly don't care right now who transfers or goes to the NBA.  If you don't want to be at IU, I don't want them representing me.  Can you guys imagine if Vic would have been here this year?  He would have been up their ass!  I am all for them being friends, but someone has to step up and out.  They have to be a leader.  As an IU fan and alum, this year was unacceptable.  Things better change for the better.  It better be a rough summer.  

I would assume he is a fan of a different institution.  ISU doesn't have fans.  

  Lol, I learned the 5 stages of grief from these boards.  

You could have added they went pretty far the year before as well.  

  I enjoyed the Branch McCracken camps when I was a kid.  Obviously he wasn't around, but they stayed true to what he taught.  

  That is fine.  You can.  We just prefer not to have a thread for every time someone has a new idea.  If you are going to buy him a book can I suggest the basic fundamentals of basketball?  

Yeah, I have been a hardcore IU fan long before Tom Crean got his first assistant job.  My allegiance isn't to him if I feel he hit his ceiling.  That said, I am giving him another year.  I understand why some don't want to.  But, for stability I don't want change.  We are one year removed from a winning the outright and being a 1 seed.  IMO, one more year.  If more of the same (this) happens again, he should be gone.  We will see. 

I do promise I expected worse.  I am thankful you weren't on these forums in 2000-2010.  It was not pretty.  IU has a unique history few can match.  Out of those that can match, we are probably in the worst situation going forward.  I think that is where a lot of the frustration comes from. 

I am going to merge this, so we can keep threads together….  

Lol, I might have joined the lynch mob if that were to happen.  Better to leave well enough alone…  

No you are good my man.  I think we are on the same page, just hard to relay through the computer.  I just wanted to make sure.  

I should add, I feel like we already won the CBI this year.  You guys were a part of the pre-conference schedule.  Weren't you?  

  Welcome.  Sorry this had to be your 1st post lol.  

Ha, Tom may want to stay off of twitter tonight.   :devil:

Woohoo!!!  Lets get drunk and go streaking in the streets!  Lets burn this mother****** down!

  That was the best news of the night.  

  Honestly, I couldn't bet on any coach to win a title over the next 10 years.  Including this year.  So much can happen.  My issues with Crean go beyond thinking he can or cannot win a title.  That is one of the most difficult things to ever speculate on.  I am a gambler at times.  I know that the highest odds you will ever see someone getting going into the tourney is around 20-25% after they have data backing up their team.  Even then, you see people going against them.  My issues with Crean come down to his team's value of the ball. Part of that is the offense and style we play in.  But, when you give up so many possessions a game, you are putting yourself behind the 8-ball without doing anything.  To me, I would have to take a serious look at what as a team we are trying to do.  

  Yeah, UW lucked out UM being a better team and getting a "favorable" location draw to the Mid-West.  

  It sucked because none of the games were really that good.  UL vs. Oregon was the better of the games.  Duke vs. MSU should have been good, but wasn't.  

  The same was said about the '09 class after 2 years.  Creek hadn't played due to injuries.  Watford was very similar to Jeremy, but scored more due to necessity.  Most thought Jordy was too small to be a player at IU.  I am not saying this class will be that, but I think any class that has Yogi on it, can't be considered a disappointment.  This is a 4 year class.  If players like Hanner get their head straight, and go to the gym, people's perception will change in a hurry.  

How does Iowa St. get a 3 and UL get a 4?  

I was there too.  My buddy is a UL fan.  So, I had to sit in that section with IU gear.  I thought before the Big East tournament IU was headed to Indy.  

Oh man.  Me too.  

Holy shit, and Iowa is the play in against Tennessee?  Man, that bracket…  Wichita St. is saying really?  They don't make it out of the weekend.