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Glad to have him onboard!  I wonder what kind of QB he is and if he might end up at another position?  Looking forward to seeing this kid play too!

  I would expect Sudfeld to start and King to fight Diamont and Covington for the #2 spot.  I think its a good problem to have!  I wonder if they would consider moving Covington to a different position to get the ball in his hands more?

  I was going to say this as well!  Plus I think Dutra and Fields are really solid players too.  Also I'm excited to see what Will Dawkins can do too. 

Looks like a solid pickup for Coach Wilson and staff.  I'm pretty excited to have the young man joining the team.  I wonder what happened, it seemed like a quick turnaround.  No matter what, seems like good news!  The coaches are on a roll!

  I read it and agree.  I hope Coach can develop a good relationship with this kid so he and his family feel comfortable commiting to IU.

100% agree and I'm hopeful that Hanner will grow into a bigger role.

  That sucks!  I'm not naive enough to think it never happens but I hate to hear that.  TBH though, if thats the case I'm happy he took the money and went to UNLV, I don't want players who pick and choose what rules to follow at IU.

  If this is true then I think this reiterates the point I was trying to make and ultimately the point of the article (although the article seemed a bit over the top to me).

  There are lots of factors that contribute to recruitng... winning is a big part of that, but so are facilities, playing time, team chemistry, culture, coaching relationships, and fan participation/attitude.  Okonoboh went to UNLV, not Duke, Florida, Ohio St or Indiana.  

My favorite IU memory (at the 12:00 mark on):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5F_YIblAvw    Also, if you read the comments someone posted "Get rid of Crean and we'll be back there sooner."  Makes me laugh, even 3 years ago when this was posted...

I think constructive criticism and thoughtful discussion is a posative thing but when it's nothing more than personal attacks then I think it's counter productive and harmful to the program.  No matter how you feel about Coach Crean, I think you have to admit he's a pretty darn good recruiter.  He might not be the best in-game coach but I don't think he's awful either.  I think the amount of vitriol you see here and on other sites is discouraging.  It can only hurt the program to have people constantly reiterate how terrible Coach is.  In my opinion, if you're a real Hoosier fan you should get on board with the current team and coaches and discuss how we can move forward rather than spending so much energy on bringing everyone down.  It's not very realistic to think that there will be a coaching change in the near future so I don't really see the point in all the fire Tom Crean talk.  

  That's part of what incongnito is doing but I thought it'd be easier to explain it that way.  

  If you've used all of your free articles you can open up an 'incognito' browser and sites that track how many articles you get for free won't be able to track that anymore. 

Fair enough!  Thanks for the reply! 

Could anyone expand on what SilverAtlanta means by his Dan Dakich comment?  I was not a message board/recruiting fan at that time (but still a die hard Hoosier) and would love to hear what folks thought about him.  I was under the impression that people were surprised he didn't get the job.

Considering the direction the program appeared to be heading, the recruiting momentum, and the talent we had on this team I think disappointment is more than understandable.  I am generally a 'glass is half full' kinda guy and I'm still on the Crean bandwagon but I'm a lot closer to getting off than I was in October.

Has there been any information on this kid?  I'd love to see him wearing cream and crimson (or chrome/crimson) soon.  Also, first post ever!