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Ballo and Reneau fighting each other for the rebound is a nice microcosm of this lineup.

Glad it took him getting fired to try and make a winning adjustment.

Got any good ones for the not on twitter fam? Lol

It seems like it would be easy enough for Stevens to be eliminated quickly if he either 1. wasn’t a realistic option or 2. Doesn’t want to leave Boston. The fact that this has continued, to me, seems to indicate it’s a real possibility. Stevens and Boston don’t need a week of pretend Stevens/IU negotiations to hammer out a new deal. There is zero reason not to shut it down immediately. Boston, IU, and Stevens all know Stevens has all the leverage he wants or needs. There is zero logical reason to string this along, unless he is actually considering taking the IU job. Just my worthless two cents from a 30,000’ view.

I think the ACC circling the drain could certainly see a coach like Kelsey looking for a golden parachute to the B1G or SEC. I don’t think UL gets considered for either if FSU and UNC leave the ACC. Most likely end up in the Big12, which has a nice media deal.

You beat me to it. My COO has openly interviewed and been head hunted for a couple CEO positions elsewhere. It was never a secret. Our organization understands we will lose an amazing COO if our CEO doesn’t retire before he feels the need to move on. It’s not uncommon at all.

FWIW, I followed the Harbs hiring pretty closely due to Michigan ties and numerous alumni in my family, and the narrative surrounding that was very similar. NFL fans and media were basically saying zero chance he leaves the NFL, and UM fans and insiders were essentially the only people saying it legitimately could happen. NFL and CFB media didn’t just think it wouldn’t happen, there was open mockery of UM and its fans for believing it would. Mgoblog was on top of it from the start. The circumstances aren’t exactly the same, but all the media noise nationally is strikingly similar IMO. Doesn’t mean anything, just my own observation.

Yea I don’t doubt that, but that doesn’t answer my question of where this weird narrative that Dusty negotiated a smaller buyout to be able to bolt to IU after one season came from. Of all the stuff we throw around here, UL turning down his “buyout demand” is maybe the silliest. He pretty clearly chose Michigan over UL and Vandy—not Michigan was the only school willing to agree to a small IU buyout clause. I can’t find anything to support that.

I asked before but it got buried, what are people basing this on? I’ve seen nothing anywhere other than Louisville wanted him and he declined. Eye on CBB mentioned again yesterday that one of the reasons he didn’t take UL was the fish bowl aspect. They’ve mentioned it several times, never anything about a buyout demand. It’s also not really that low for a first time P4 coach. I’m not trying to antagonize, I’m genuinely curious how this narrative of Dusty wanting a low buyout started.

I don’t either, that’s why I mentioned the long shots. If we are talking top-20 head coach money across any sport college or pro even Oats or Wright might raise an eyebrow. There are not many coaches in sports making 8 figures, seems like Stevens being the only option for that if we can afford it is selling it short. If we are willing to offer Stevens 100 Million it seems like we should also be prepared to offer it to the likely no votes. Just a thought.

Someone else mentioned it earlier and apologies for the lack of credit on this, but would we not throw that number at some of the other super long shots? Oats, Few, Wright, et. al.? Or is 9 figures a Stevens and only Stevens number? If the answer is IDK I understand completely, just curious. Seems odd to go from 100 Million to Brad to Dusty which won’t cost top 10 coach money IMO.

I’ve wondered this for a while, is anything about having BOT this involved or controlling AD decisions remotely normal? It feels like athletic departments that are dual successful you don’t hear about board people or former board people having anything to do with the AD unless there are really weird circumstances. I am sure it happens, but it just seems like IU is unwilling to let the athletic director do their job. The board should just be saying “aye” to the things the AD wants to do.

Gary Payton and Kenn Nunn showing up here today was not on my BTB bingo card but I am here for it.

Easy way to quell the rumors is just take the f***** job lol.

It does seem high, 11.5 would mean the Celts are paying more for him to be front office than all but like 4 head coaches.. I can’t imagine that’s the case for an exec but who knows.

We’ve entered the Indiana University: Coaching Search 2K25 Game of Thrones Edition portion of the search and the job has only been open for three days. This place is amazing.

More polls! Thanks for setting this up.

To be fair, I’d bolt from Purdue at the first chance I got too.

I wasn’t trying to discount that fact, and I agree with you, just merely an observation. But if he wasn’t interested, that was about the most non-shutdown response he could have formulated lol

Dusty’s response in the post game really was a master class in putting pressure on his current employer while clearly keeping the IU option open. If it does go beyond Brad, this will be interesting. I also wonder about leaving a job after one season. I don’t know Dusty personally at all, but it doesn’t seem like something he would do on the surface.

Are moderators eligible for workers comp from thumb injuries? You hearing what I’m hearing? Sounds like a Hova 10% stake ad revenue lawsuit to me.

This is an underrated point. I’d be happy with a potato on the sideline at this point if it meant no more WoodyBall. But hey, there isn’t a fanbase in the country as good at coaching search szn as us, and I think that’s really beautiful.

Like I said, freedom of movement, Stu.

As a vest guy, you don’t know what you’re missing. The freedom of movement with no jacket, while still announcing “I’m 100% classy” is hard to beat. I can brick a couple J’s in the driveway waiting on my wife to be ready and not worry about the tie getting in the way of my silky jumper. It’s the best of both worlds.

Buzz sorta just looks like Cronin with less wins and tournament success. Argument for Cronin having easier jobs to win at though I Guess.