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Delete this crappy thread. #FlyTheW

I'm not scared of K or Cal anymore. Woody, in my mind, is a man of the people and a man on a mission. My neighbor's kid, who is an incoming sophomore at IU, is buddies with a bunch of guys on the team. He said they absolutely LOVE CMW. So...rat face and slime ball can try and go toe-to-toe with CMW. Until proven wrong, I'll bet on IU. Now Howard at Michigan....his recruiting ability scares me.

So what, if any, moves do Woodson and company make regarding the departure of Mike Roberts from the coaching staff?

Brooks has been tied to IU for quite some time now. He wanted the glitz, glamour and fast-path to the NBA at UK...didn't pan out. He could use a change of scenery as well, IMO. Personally, I'd welcome him with open arms. Fills out our roster almost perfectly.

What an incredible change in climate in comparison to 3 weeks ago for us IUBB fans. I was admittedly less than thrilled originally, but my cup is overflowing now. Any word as to which young men we might be continuing to target for the last open scholarship?

If I'm reading CMW correctly, he wants to run and score. With that, RP is going to have to push the ball a LOT more. I think we'll see Race develop a jumper (hopefully) the way Juwan Morgan did....sort of an inside/outside threat. Also, on another thread it was mentioned that Parker Stewart was by far the best player in practice the last month, so that's uplifting. I think Race is our guy to join XJ, RP, PS and TJD. I don't see Hunter taking over a starting spot from Race unless there's a major leap in effort on offense & defensive abilities.

I watched the whole Fife interview and took it the same way, @Chris007. Gotta say...I really like Fife's demeanor. He's funny; to the point, really gets it. All that said, do we think we're at risk of losing Jerome Hunter still or is he also locked in?

Whose families had the foam IU brick to throw? My grandfather did....and it was during the Woody era, so this is on topic.

People are making a huge deal about Coach Woodson being connected at the hip to “World Wide Wes”. I don’t know much about the guy, but lots of buzz that he’s connected to players and their families as far back as Jordan, and this includes nearly every elite youngster to make it to the NBA. The guy is some sort of basketball networking magician. And…close buddies with Woodson. It sounds like this could be a recruiting cheat code. Know anything about him? If so, please share: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wesley

So we wait alllllll this time, let the whole team enter the transfer portal, then hire a guy that’s been available the whole time.....riiiiight.

Oh man. That’d make Dakich happy.

I don’t like his fat neck. How’s that for positivity?

It’s Stevens. I know people...But no one connected to Dolson. But still...it’s Stevens. This thread shall not break stride.

So much smoke. We need some fire. Somebody blow on it. That’s what she said.

Time for a little tongue slip. I that too much to ask for, Brad?

Let's get back to reality. It's Stevens.

Chris, could you kindly ask your double-top-secret contacts if the announcement could be tonight so we can all go on a 3 day bender?

Sort of feels like we should all have a copy of The Catcher in the Rye in hand with our tinfoil hats & advanced flight trackers.

TANK CELTICS TANK. SAY IT WITH ME. TANK TANK TANK.

All three of those guys are available right. It would be not-smart to let players enter the portal over and over if you have access to "your guy". As we all are doing, this is pure speculation from Rivals. I think with way too much logic, but if you have your guy and he's immediately available, you name him today. You don't wait.

I'm always amazed at how accurate Vegas odds are.

Logic: If it's Woodson, there's really no reason to wait this long to announce. We're "losing" people by the hour to the transfer portal. If you have your guy, you make the announcement and retain/recruit. Otherwise, we don't have our guy. Facts.

Totally correct. And jobs are going to be popping up quickly over the next few years. MSU, Duke, UNC, etc. Dolson is going to GET IT. Keep the faith, fellas (and ladies).

Ha. I thought that too, but if we're willing to spend the way it was rumored for Stevens, all of these guys get 2x...3x...up to 8x their current earnings. That's not something you ignore as it's generational money. Musselman, for example, would make $3M more at IU...per year. That's an awful lot of money to just say "no thanks". Same for all of them, really. I get it if a guy like Bennett has beef with IU, but the rest don't. I absolutely love my actual job and make a good wage, but if someone calls me and doubles or triples my income, it's my responsibility to listen.

My preference, in order: Moser, Stevens, Musselman or Beard, Matta, Oats, Bennett. And I'd be perfectly fine with any of them. Realistic to unrealistic: Musselman, Matta, Moser, Beard, Stevens, Bennett, Oats Big fat disgusting screaming to the high heavens NO: Any "forced" IU guy. Alford, Woodson, Lewis as HC (assistant yes), Fife (assistant yes), USC coach, Beilein, Oregon coach, and I don't particularly love Drew. It's my moralistic ways that bother me about a few of these guys.