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I get that but given that hiring an up and coming coach/assistant has become the standard for schools who previously won a championship when replacing a coach (UK. Lville, UNC, Duke, Nova, UConn, Syracuse) who would you have wanted? You have to find your guy and help make them great.

Any good games on YouTube we can watch to get a feel for hoe he coaches and his son plays?

This part nudged him ahead of McCollum for me. Shows he can recruit at this level too

Listen Vader, our banter is very pointed

What announcement?

I don't think either of you are going to win here. Good news is Kerr is not coming so no worries about that. Bruce Pearl, maybe but only because his first name begins with a B

I get that assumption, but looking at all the other majors (UK, Lville, Villanova, UNC, Duke, Uconn) have any of them hired anything but an unproven P5 guy? That is the way it is now. If Dolson does the same, some will scream this search was a failure even if all our peers have done that. If he pulls the rabbit out of the hat though...

There was also a new account that posted the Sampson news. Might have been from OK but they got pushback right away then moments later they were right

Goodness, every once in a while you have one that just makes me chuckle..

No it wont. Woodson did not have so much heat after year one.

@Tony! Toni! Toné! has always been on the big fish train. I would not hate DD (similar categories as UK and L'ville hires) but keeping on eye on the big fish seems to be a good idea.

Good idea to continue to mock those who think it might be a big fish.

Getting any sense when we could find out? Any non stevens big names tend to make sense over others?

It’s possible but remember IU thought they were going to have a game this week. All involved were not planning on an earlier announcement.

Key is “if true”

I grew up in Indiana, tried for a long time to reach certain levels in my career there and while I was able to progress at a certain point I hit a ceiling. Florida came calling and I landed the job I had been preparing for, searching for and hoping for but it wasnt until I decided to listen to Florida. I could have stayed in Indiana but my career path was better for me to come here. I don't even make several million $ which would make it easier to get back and forth to places I have emotional attachments to.

I would even say he was a good but not great coach. People really bought into the idea that the players hated him. Maybe Chris or JY can shed light on that now that he is gone but from my little bit of inside connection he does seem to connect to people well (other than remembering their names)

5) By all accounts, Indiana expected to be playing a game or 2 this week. So they did not have plans to make an announcement this early.

We moved away from Indiana 3 years ago and in that time lost both my parents (83) and now perhaps another. That adds another level of complexity. I wish i could hear her Dad say "hey bubba" one more time before we meet on the other side.

Tomorrow ?? - I guess the ride is on then.

Would appreciate prayers for my father-in-law. 93 years old and up to 2018 he would work about 5 hours a day out in his garden. Dementia started to set in and we moved them in with us for a few years then into a home. Got the call today that he is taking a turn towards what looks like the end. Great guy. Not often you get great in-laws but I got lucky. He and my wife would often go to IU games together (she grew up in Btown) and it was her true knowledge of the game that made me know she was the one. Wife flying up to Indy now and will hopefully get there in time. Would appreciate your prayers for a peaceful passing. The man left a legacy.

Or 10am after coffee.

Who is "he"

So if this is indeed contracted, I feel very good. This does not mean it is BS or another big fish but it suggests Dolson got one of his top candidates. I may have hoped for a different candidate (May was my #1) but if we did not get my guy I wanted Dolson to research the field, pursue his targets and get one of them. If he has that man, I feel good.

Right but if you already know what is best for your kid you dont ask that question. I did have a conversation like this with my daughter though. She was going into her senior year and I had a Dad rule (that only my wife and I knew) that I would give them veto power during a move while in HS. The veto though was not voted on by them but buy us and how we thought the move could impact them. Had a few moves in between their HS years and avoided making one during the HS years until 2022. My daughter played soccer and had some "mean girl" issues with a few of the teams and had finally gotten back in with a strong team that was not mean/catty. She braved the 2 years prior like a champ but seeing her flourish again with a healthy team caused me to decide for her. I took the job, worked some remotely and travelled a bunch her senior year and learned to snap to stay in contact. It worked well enough because it was only 1 year. BS daughter may be in a completely different spot.