TrueHoosier62

I was actually going to use that analogy, but the mods have been a bit ticky tacky of late and thought better of it. 

After tonight's loss, I think we can expand upon the list of candidates who would easily raise the quality of basketball here at IU:   1. The chick at the Marathon gas station on 10th st. 2. Most any of the stock boys at the Kroger on College Ave. 3. The Janitor at Bloomington South 4. Anyone possessing a University of Phoenix online degree 5. H&R Block associates. 6. Any patient not confined to a bed, and within reasonable possession of their faculties at the Bloomington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 7. Brian Willams

I've said this the last two or three years. Actually, I said he was more like a snake oil salesman, but it's effectively the same thing. He's a happy, clappy clown, a used car salesman, a snake oil salesman, a cheerleader, and many other useful things, but a quality basketball coach he is not.

You know, back in 2012 when Yogi was talking about "The movement", It never occurred to me that he meant bowel. Having witnessed the s**t on the court tonight, I now see what he means.

"10 coaches who could replace coach Crean and instantly bring new vitality to the IU basketball program"   10. Tim Tebow. Like us, he prays; he prays a lot. And let's face it, this program needs a lot of prayer   9. President Obama. He could make us believe we're winning, even when we're having our asses handed to us.   8. Courtney Love. Drugs, and lots of em'. We'd never even notice the lousy defense   7. Pamela Anderson. I'd run harder. Wouldn't you?   6. Richard Simmons. If anyone could teach our boys how to correctly play "man to man" it'd be Richard Simmons   5. Bob Knight. Say what you will, but we WOULD play %@&$^'n defense!   4. Edith Clifford-Legendary sword swallower. Choking will be a thing of the past   3. John Wooden-Sure, he's dead, but he still has potential for a better future than Tom Crean   2. Mike Pence. Actually, Mike made me put his name here under the threat of losing my job. And I live in Minnesota!   1. Brad Stevens. He's the bespectacled savior, the wunderkind, the new John Wooden. Anyone who can make the Celtics look even remotely competent, and take Butler to the final four, twice, has my vote. We need to do whatever it takes, however much it takes, to convince him, then land him. It likely won't happen, but it's what should happen.

Martha the mop lady.................,if she'll have us.

It was due to that vaunted Northwestern defense. It probably took our boys by surprise, having not witnessed anything like it in practice.

Trust me, he's got a whole lot more than that.

This team doesn't do a single thing, fundamentally sound. It is built on athleticism and shooting, and really not a whole more.

Not at IU, not these days. These days, it may be cause for a contract extension.

Starting this thread had to have a cringe factor, didn't it?

I wonder how many more losses this team and this coach has before nary a supporter of Crean can be found on this board?

I'd like to believe we can, and certainly should defeat Northwestern, though nothing this team does would surprise me. I believe we're batting .500 in the past seven games, alternating wins and losses. That pattern would suggest a loss is forthcoming at NW. Let's hope not.   I never thought in my lifetime I'd hear myself saying "I hope we don't lose at Northwestern". It was always a "matter of fact game" on the schedule; a record stuffer, and little else.

Rutgers......the entire team and coaching staff.   They were invaluable in making us look dominant again. :biggrin:

God, I wish I could think of something good to say about this win, other than the fact that it was a win. Perhaps that's all it needs to be. Perhaps I'm too critical.   Second rate opponent on the down side of a long, losing season Ego bruised team looking for redemption, a bit of distance from the last game, and a sacrificial lamb. Mission accomplished.   Next....

LMAO!

It's difficult to look at Wisconsin, then look at ourselves, and not wish we'd be more like them. However, the reality is that Bo has a nice team, and only a nice team, that in reasonably week league, can contend for a title, year in and year out. This is not the BIG of old, and there aren't a lot of elite teams here these days. IU, Illinois, Iowa, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan, hell, even Michigan State are shells of their former selves. Throw in Minnesota, Penn State, Northwestern, Nebraska and Rutgers and you have the makings of a very mediocre league. Only Wisconsin and newcomer Maryland appear to have any level of vitality to their respective programs. However, If we could magically replace our current team with any of our seventies or eighties squads, (even during some of those down years), I have no doubt that we'd throttle Bo Ryan's current Wisconsin squads.

1.) Butler University has gone to the NCAA championship game twice since your last visit   2.) "Hoping to be competitive" has become the new rallying cry   3.) "You catch yourself more and more saying, "Just wait till, (fill in the blank) arrives next year"   4.) You begin to look at Mark Cuban as a rational human being   5.) You begin to think that the football program "has a lot of potential"   6.) You have to take anti-anxiety tablets to get through "Selection Saturday"   7.) Someone mentions your team's defensive execution and you respond, "I'm all for it".   8.) Your main concern by March is finishing the season with one more victory than Purdue   9.) Your main off season concern is that everyone stays out of trouble with the law.   10.) Your main concern for next season is that you'll have the same coach as this season   :D

Please believe me, no offense meant by wording it "the type of person".

You're cracking me up Nat. lol

For some time, I've wondered about the type of person who would actually add a poster's name to an "ignore list". I can think of at least ten people on this board who's ramblings are, in my opinion borderline lunatic, but I wouldn't think of ignoring them. For starters, they no doubt have similar thoughts regarding my posts/opinions. Secondly, I'm not always right, and sometimes, oddly enough, they are. I have to be willing to be honest with myself and that comes from not just reading, but actually considering another person's point of view, regardless of how they've framed their argument.That won't happen if I've placed half the posters here on an "ignore" list.

Let's assume, or shall I say, "dream", that Tom Crean were to wake up today and have an epiphany, and that epiphany was that he just wasn't suited for coaching basketball, (I know, the rest of us woke up to this realization about three years ago, but bear with me). What would be a good alternate job position for the ex coach Tom Crean? Here are a few ideas that came to mind   *Snake Oil Salesman *Public advocate for the legalization of Pot in Indiana *Public advocate for dropping the legal drinking age to 15 in the state of Indiana *Spokesperson for Pearle Vision *Celebrity advocate for Rittalin *Used Car Salesman for "Lemons-R-Us". *Summer Camp Counselor *Low security prison guard *Cheerleader *Personal Valet for Jim Harbaugh *Athletic Director at St. Mary of the Woods *Adult film star under the stage name "Uncle Perv" *Circus clown for Ringling Bros   Please feel free to add your own ideas.

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You guys are really nailing the hell out of this thread. I am so proud. :biggrin:   Here are a few more ways that you can if "You might have a problem with the IU basketball program"   1.) You're given a choice of watching another IU game or going on a date with Courtney Love and you choose Courtney, because "she has more potential".   2.) You're giving serious consideration to sending photos of James Blackmon to a local dairy so they can put his defensive stats on the back of milk carton   3.) You've begun to offer penance at your local church for having thought ill of Bobby Knight   4.) You've begun to offer penance at your local church for having ever said anything supportive of Tom Crean   5.) You're actively praying for Got to speak directly to Brad Stevens about coming to IU   6.) You've contacted the agents for Kentucky's ball players, asking if they might have anyone over 6'-8', they'd be willing to sell us.   7.) You've contacted the agent for Rosanne Barr in hopes of persuading her to sing the national anthem at home games. You figure no matter how bad our team is, if she's on the court, it's got to look better.   8.) You've sent a letter to Jim Delany, asking if we can eliminate Nebraska, Purdue, Wisconsin and Michigan State from our annual schedule, to be replaced by an extra game with Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, and Ivy Tech.   9.) You've consulted with the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis to see if Ray Tolbert has any years of eligibility left   10.) Having been told he didn't, you inquire about George McGinnis

OMG! Bwahahahahahahaaha! I think I just peed myself. lol