monskisprodigy

Hadn’t heard this yet. Is there actually any truth to this?

Penix to IU. Huge get for the hooisers.

1. Thank you for the correction on the endzone, was not aware it didn't add any seats... 2. I think he would do just fine, seeing as Bielema won 3 big ten championships while HC at Wisconsin and has a 97-58 overall record as a head coach. I believe his first two losing seasons ever came at Arkansas.

A lot of emotions here regarding CTA, but I think the thing that irritates me the most is that instead of investing the $ and going after a proven HEAD COACH, not a coordinator, we instead will spend millions to fill in the horseshoe to add more seats that we cannot fill. I understand we are not a football powerhouse, but I have to ask the question...with all of the recent SEC coaches getting the ax, are there any that we feel we could realistically have a shot at pulling in? Say we did decide to part ways with Allen after 1 year, would a Brett Bielema or any others actually give us a look? Not sure we have the $ to pony up, as we didn't even match what Wilson was making for CTA when he took the job. If Glass didn't feel he was worth what Wilson was getting paid, should he be leading the program? With that being said...defense has seen vast improvement, but I just don't see Allen having anything that will enable him to have better long term recruiting success than any of the other coaches who have stepped foot in Bloomington...but I hope I am wrong.

Eric Gordon Jr., he goes by EJ.

It's funny right? The way some on here talk about him, you'd think he was a sub 10 points a game guy who had no shot at playing professional ball. I'm not saying JBJ is gods gift to earth, but the kid is one of the best scorers in the big ten, and will make lots of money playing professionally at some level, whether that's as a niche knock down shooter in the NBA, or overseas. We would be foolish not to welcome JBJ back with open arms for another season.

What a great interview with Crean. This is a FCTM that we didn't get to hear, especially in the last couple years. Candid, real and insightful into his plans, what he hopes for the program etc. It really sounds like he wants to be a part of the program moving forward and able to come back in the future. Wish this man nothing but the best in whatever he does, and loved that he told the guys that no one can take away their accomplishments, and to go do it again, because he is going to.

Was thinking about this on the way to work this morning. What's also most concerning to me, is that in the last 17 years, we have done a terrible job building/developing a loyal player alumni base. Players over the past 17 years have in most cases either transferred, suffered through sanctions, been kicked off, had their coach fired, suffered a rebuild or experienced lackluster/under performing seasons here. The strong alumni base from Knight's glory days are only getting older, and soon we will find ourselves in a situation where we have very little alumni player support from the past two decades, outside of watford, vic, hulls and cody. This to me is a huge area of importance moving forward and cause for concern regarding the stability of our program.

Agreed. Was just sharing what I had heard first hand from a coach with a player being recruited by Crean and his conversations with other coaches in the state.

I have heard first hand that this is true. Word is that HS Coaches in the state feel like they have to "coddle" Crean when he comes to visit/watch players. High maintenance is the other word I have heard used.

You are correct. Pulled that straight from the IWU website haha. They may need to adjust that. Still. Wonder when a D1 school is going to give him a call.

Not saying he will ever get a look, but I am surprised that Greg Tonagel's, Indiana Wesleyan, name does not get throw around for any high D1 spots. Although it is NAIA Division II, the guy has proven he can coach and win. He also has been successful in getting kids with D1 scholarships/opportunities to come play NAIA ball. As far as up and coming Coaches, seems like he should be right at the top of the list IMO. In his 11 season as a head coach, Tonagel has already led Indiana Wesleyan to two national championships (2014 & 2016), five Elite Eight finishes, and eight Crossroads League regular season championships, including seven straight from 2009-15. Tonagel's teams have spent time in the NAIA top-five in each of the last 10 seasons and he was National Coach of the year twice. Despite being a head coach for only 11 seasons, Tonagel is already the winningest coach in the program’s history. He has the highest winning percentage (.784), most wins (301), most postseason victories (21), most national tournament appearances (9), and most Crossroads League regular season championships (8). Prior to his current position, Tonagel served as Director of Basketball Operations at Valparaiso University, where he played in four NCAA Tournaments. He also led his LaPorte High School team to the last single class state finals in 1997

  He is at a community college in Odessa. Not going to happen, but what is the ruling when a kid goes to a JUCO, do they have to sit out? Theoretically, could a kid leave a team, enroll at a juco and then rejoin the team in the same year?

  It seems like from what I can piece together, Jaquan is an extremely nice, fun to be around kid who put basketball ahead of academics. Are most of his " bad" decisions classroom/school based, or are there other behavioral/character issues I just haven't heard about.     This is an honest question, as I don't know much about his situation, but do y'all really think if he did choose to attend IU, our team chemistry would take that big of a hit? It is reported that he is very close with JBJ, and I think he could probably help keep him in check if anything was off chemistry wise. Just wanted to get everyone's opinion as I'm out of the  loop on this. 

You're right, I did, How could I forget! ha-ha. Made the edit. 

  Really intriguing...Wonder if he is wanting to play this year or attend a full year at IMG and join a team (OU, IU etc.) as a member of the '15 class. Morgan, O.G, Bryant and Lyle would be a really great class for '15, but the question remains, who does that peg as leaving that is currently on the roster. This could get really interesting, especially if we see him at Hoosier Hysteria ha-ha.