Feathery

There have been rumors that Crean had/is negotiating his departure. Don't know if @neverdaunted knows or not, but it's out there.

Might be a wimp but he is a survivor. He already sent out feelers bc it's going to happen either soon or next year.

I don't get to watch every game but I will keep up with the scores every weekend.

Let's hope it's a change. Oh and Hova, c'mon you Spurs!!!

I'll be at Southport to watch the Alices. Let's hope for a great performance, resulting in a trip to state

Yep. Time to wait and see what happens. if he isn't gone that means we need a new AD and new HC.

The difference between IU basketball and Nebraska football is recruiting footprint. They can't stay in state and field a quality team. IU basketball can. It easier to get a basketball team back to elite status than football.

You don't think guys like Marshall have a better resume than Crean while he was at Marquette? Crean had dWade for 2 season, other than that it was like Mike Davis. There are plenty of guys out there with more consistancy than Tom Crean has had in his Marquette and IU gigs.

It was actually a fantastic read. I recommend it.

Doubt it is Shaka. Why would they go the VCU route again? Shaka is a bust waiting to happen at a big time program. A place like Bama he would end up being similar to what Grant did.

Lol. Did you not read the article I posted yesterday that said Marshall is only leaving for a blue blood program?

Their scout board seems to want him. There a few who want miller or marshall.

I think we find out after we exit the tournament. Here is my take after talking with a person who deals with communication and the press daily. One time at Marquette Crean came out and publicly denied he was interested in leaving Marquette to put rumors to rest. He didn't do that when he left for IU. If Crean was 100% staying he would have came out and said so. He had the opportunity and platform to do it on his radio show on Monday. It could have been put to bed and the rumors stopped before the busy week of an NCAA game is to be played. Instead you hear silence from Crean. You hear nothing from Fred Glass. Also notice that Seth Davis tweets out that a "source" close to Crean said he wasn't persuing the Bama job, nor has Bama reached out. Maybe it's true maybe it's not. But he didn't say Crean is staying at IU and not looking to go to any other job. Crean might just be looking at another job after the season, Seton Hall, DePaul, etc. Basically I'm the type of person that look at actions more than I do words. Especially when the business is to keep things hush hush before a move is made. Crean very well may stay but I won't believe it bc Seth Davis and other people put out a tweet about a specific job. when we know IU has put out feelers to other coaches and their are other jobs available that are better than Bama for Crean. I'll wait to see if anything happens in the next week or 2.

Great place to watch a game. Love to see Vincennes Lincoln come out of it this weekend.

Hypothetical. Crean could pull Priller and April's scholarships but then they can still get a free ride at IU? They just can't play on the team anymore.

Definitely not the same. But to be 2 over already and still recruiting a position of need is ridiculous. If he stays the Creaning needs to stop. According to the IU student bill of rights their scholarship is supposed to be guaranteed for 4 years.

As long as they don't Crean any of the to be seniors they will be fine I scholarships going forward. They will graduate 3 seniors next season, putting them at 9 scholarships. They can then have a class of 2. So the scholarship crunch might not be an issue if they tackle it early (this coming season).

So if I understand the Cuse scholarship situation correctly, the self imposed a scholarship reduction for this season. Meaning if they take Bryant they have to get down to 11 players. They are currently at 13, Bryant would be 14. So Cuse would have to Crean 3 players to make it work. (I'd assume none will be the rising seniors, so thy can have a small class the following year) IU is currently over signed by 2. If we add Bryant we have to drop another player, for a total of 3. So both schools would have to Crean 3 players to get this kid. I first thought the sanctions would be the end of Cuse and Bryant. After reading more about it, I think it's a non issue.

Thanks for the update pap. crystal ball might be turning towards IU, but I won't believe it until he announces where he is going. I can see Cuse taking Bryant and starting the penalties this coming season. Why postpone it a year and make the damage longer term. Take a bunch of solid young guys and build it around them going forward.

I was reading through the thread and commented to a previous Crean post before I saw your post. My bad.

Thanks

So will it matter if Crean is gone?

I would love to have Bryant, but he needs to commit to the school and not the coach. Bc if it's a choice of Crean and Bryant or a new coach, I want the new coach.

You can oversign by as many as you want. Crean and company has to show their is a plan in place to get the number down the the appropriate number. (Like players going to the nba or transferring) So we can take and sign 12 players and say our entire team is leaving. At least that's the way I understand it n

It's not happening this offseason. However his seat should be warm going I to next season Also, nice to see some familiar faces. I had no clue that ppl bailed on 247 after the switch. Just found this place. I'm on the keep Crean bandwagon until Stevens says he wants to come home or it's clear he will be successful in the NBA. At that point you fire Crean and get the best coach you can.