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Sort of similar, I wonder how the few posters who believe Glass comments this week as absolute but then turns around and does the opposite. Will they resent Glass?

Was something deleted?

He makes a fair, though unpopular, point. Back with Brand the school made some efforts to deemphasize basketball. Dakich pointed out earlier this year and again today that IU has was looking to do the same back when he was on the staff. I hope that gets reversed but if true it would be very disappointing and would match up with his post

I had about four phases to my reversal. So I try to understand that with others. Even if we lose by 50 to MSU and do not make the tourney a few will still not have fully made the switch

Wow I have no idea if your info is accurate but that is really a blast to the past. I just cannot see this being a good idea. Wow, does this really have legs? I wonder if we have split trustees again and the same ones from back then are trying to reload this. I do believe Alford had a staff ready to go but, now, I just can't see it.

I think he had to say something. I posted a couple of hours earlier wondering if he had commented yet. I assumed he would and thought he would be supportive. Now that being said, he does a good job of sounding convincing.

Did we call time outs late in the game last night? Thon seems to like that about us

Any hire is going to have some risk, even Stevens. Keeping Crean probably has more risk. He will have to perform at a higher level than His last four years here plus his time at Marq. He will have to do that while having things stacked against him in recruiting (air of doubt about his tenure). Crean was sitting in a great place mid year and has the easy part of the schedule ahead of him. And yet for the third year in a row his teams underperform down the stretch. His coaching and the on court results have put him in this place and I think it is unrecoverable.

You should at least try and use a good argument. Davis had 6 years and took over a team that was in pretty good shape. Sampson had 2 years and was a cheater and a terrible hire. Dakich was interim and had about a month. Should not be in your argument. Crean has had 7 years. So outside of Sampson who created a toxic culture and cheated you are arguing that 6 years for Davis and 7 for Crean is not enough time to determine their abilities. You are correct you cannot build a consistent winner (at least we are on the same page wanting this) if you keep losing coaches. I would argue that Davis has shown he was the wrong guy to build a consistent winner. Sampson was clearly a bad fit. Creans last four years plus his time at Marquette seems to strongly suggest he is not the guy to build a consistent winner.

Make a choice. Keep Crean or fire him. Either way you are wishing for something. Warning folks about getting what you wished and then not taking a position is silly. If you want Crean that comes with risks too.

He laughed off BD when someone said he would not come here. He read that and snickered. Did he say something different later

Dakich show is great today. Not openly calling for Creans firing but it is clear where he sits. "Indiana absolutely a top 5/6 program". "Indiana could hire its next coach in 15 seconds" "99% of coaches would want to come here". "Coaches at football schools would love to come here".

Doubt he will say explicitly that Crean should go but he read a peegs post that he agreed with and that poster clearly wanted a change. He also said Indiana is a top 5/6 program and 99% of coaches would want to come here

What do you mean with your last sentence? If the extension might not come into play does that mean he is still likely to retain Crean?

Not really. There is another layer between for coaches like Bo and Matta. Guys that compete yearly for their conference title but have not won a championship. Those guys would be a triple and that would be better. Heck even a strong double would be better.

Very weak that he sent that many players out there. It was a clear blame them not me thing.

Maybe the 1975 team leaves early with the crowd.

This is why I have been saying since PU that it HS to be this year. If we wait till next year we probably are a little better, make the tourney and even though we lose everyone the pressure is off.

While true, when you have this three years in a row you have to look beyond the players.

Stephens, Marshall, Hoiberg, Donovan, Bennet would be my first tier. If we cannot get one if them I would still make the change. I have seen enough of this.

This is actually the best time to make a change with respect to it having little impact on who leaves.

I think they would be more like an unproven assistant. You don't really know until they have a shot at the college level. I would not have them as my top choices at all.

I am not arguing for any Indiana guys but would not rule them all out. None have distinguished themselves though. I think it would be good to have one on staff as an asst

Lightfoot is not a former IU guy. Witman has had success. Randy may not be the right guy but neither fit your description

A loss tonight would not be good. If we split the last two games and barely scrape our way into the NCAA then lose quickly there pressure will build. If we lose bad in any if those losses or if there is some coaching decisions that look bad pressure builds more. That alone might do it but maybe not. If you then combine that with news that Troy and Yogi are leaving I say there will be a run in pitchforks.