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Seems like his recruitment is in "reset mode" right now. He lost some weight, changed his game/style, and schools are getting a look at a completely new player. 

I'm not surprised that he's transferring... these guys want to play and the 2-QB system doesn't jive with everyone. It seems that after spring practice, Tre realized that he was again going to be the back-up/relief QB and felt it better to use his last 2 years of eligibility somewhere where he can be the man.   It's pretty late in the game to transfer but he will have to sit out this year and I'm sure he can find a new home where he can compete for that starting spot.   Best of luck to him, and now IU fans can move forward knowing that this is Nate Sudfeld's offense now. Like someone said before, he can definitely put up monster numbers now that he's not sharing snaps. 

This is from a game last season in which AJ was honorary captain. 

I don't think Alford is a bad coach because of Bob Knight. I don't think he's a bad coach at all, actually. But he hasn't proven to be a particularly good one and he's not going to leave UCLA unless he gets fired so there's really no reason to even discuss whether or not he should be the next coach at IU.   Let's see what he does with this year's Bruins. He is bringing in a great class but he lost two NBA draft picks and a bunch of seniors. Sounds a lot like IU last season. 

Nice to see someone finally speak out... too bad he's revealing stuff from 2005. Doubt the NCAA could do anything even if they wanted to. BUT, it does hurt Williams and UNC quite a bit in the court of public opinion. 

Hey, at least Crean won't use a 12+ man rotation this year. He won't have the bodies for it. 

Iowa (Big Ten Conference) (1999–2007) 1999–00 Iowa 14–16 6–10 T–7th   2000–01 Iowa 23–12 7–9 T–6th NCAA Second Round 2001–02 Iowa 19–16 5–11 T–8th NIT First Round 2002–03 Iowa 17–14 7–9 T–8th NIT Second Round 2003–04 Iowa 16–13 9–7 4th NIT First Round 2004–05 Iowa 21–12 7–9 7th NCAA First Round 2005–06 Iowa 25–9 11–5 T–2nd NCAA First Round 2006–07 Iowa 17–14 9–7 T–4th   Iowa: 152–106 (.589) 61–67 (.477)      New Mexico (Mountain West Conference) (2007–2013) 2007–08 New Mexico 24–9 11–5 3rd NIT First Round 2008–09 New Mexico 22–12 12–4 T–1st NIT Second Round 2009–10 New Mexico 30–5 14–2 1st NCAA Second Round 2010–11 New Mexico 22–13 8–8 5th NIT Second Round 2011–12 New Mexico 28–7 10–4 T–1st NCAA Third Round 2012–13 New Mexico 29–6 13–3 1st NCAA Second Round New Mexico: 155–52 (.749) 68–26 (.723)     UCLA (Pacific-12 Conference) (2013–present) 2013–14 UCLA 28–9 12–6 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen UCLA: 28–9 (.757) 12–6 (.667)   Total: 489–242 (.669)   He's had decent success. VERY decent. But that's about it. All those first places finishes in conference while at NM but no tournament success. Keep in mind, Second Round now means round of 64, so he won 1 game in 2012 and 0 games in 2013.    Wait... he took 2 NBA draft picks to the sweet 16 and brought in a top recruiting class? Who does this guy think he is, Tom Crean?!   And as CampCrean said above, he helped cover up one of his players who sexually assaulted someone. Pass. 

Crean probably can't comment on it because no contract has been signed or it's pending a background check (ala Steve Masiello) or something like that.   Who knows what source gave CBS this info to begin with, but they weren't really clear about what stage of the hiring process they were at. Just said that they expected Indiana to hire him. 

I really wish this was on a weekend... I would like to go with my brother (ILL grad) but can't/don't want to take the time off at work. 

  It's a showcase event... 2 completely independent games with no tournament format

  We will probably never know

Guys... IU got the best in-state player in 2014. Just because he didn't win Mr. Basketball doesn't mean he isn't the best!   Also.... Tim Priller is from Indiana! wooooooo

  In addition to Core Public Health Competencies for Undergraduate Students in the School of Public Health-Bloomington, after completing the Bachelor of Science in Recreation with a major in Recreational Sport Management, students will be able to: Management and Leadership: Analyze concepts of management and leadership by describing the various skills, roles, and functions of recreational sport managers -- and concepts of leadership theory/practices related to recreational sport managerial responsibilities. Budget and Finance: Demonstrate budget and finance process as a critical component of all recreational sport settings and analyze financial control methods and principles. Ethics/Legal Aspects: Develop expertise of the principles of safety, emergency and risk management, and the ability to develop and implement risk management plans that assure the health and safety of participants and staff. Facility Management: Apply the processes for planning, designing, and operating a recreational sport facility. Human Resources: Demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and evaluate recreational sport offerings facilitating targeted human experiences that embrace personal and cultural dimensions of diversity. Programming: Develop an understanding of the practical programming methods that are relevant to the delivery of quality recreational sport experiences within any agency. Foundation/History- Demonstrate knowledge of the scope of the profession, professional practice, and the historical, scientific, and philosophical foundations of recreational sport. Fitness and Health- Identify and apply knowledge of the breadth and depth of fitness and health concepts in recreational sport settings. Professional Development- Foster professional development through participation in professional organizations, practical experiences, and volunteer activities. Technology- Apply information technology and statistical techniques in assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of recreational sport programs.

Here's how the rest of B1G country did keeping guys in-state in 2014 (per 247 rankings):   Illinois: 6 of 27 stayed (0 of top 5), 1 to Illinois and 2 to Northwestern Indiana: 4 of 14 stayed (1 of top 6), 1 to Indiana and 1 to Purdue Iowa: no rankings Michigan: 1 of top 8, but 0 to UM or MSU Minnesota: 0 of top 4 (3 are top 100 players) Nebraska: no rankings Ohio: 4 of 13 stayed, 2 to Ohio State (both in top 4 of state) Pennsylvania: 3 of 9 stayed, 2 to Penn State (#5 and #8) Wisconsin: 1 of 7 stayed, 0 to UW   and the new guys...   Maryland: 1 of top 13 staying, headed to Maryland... 2 still undecided New Jersey: 1 of top 16 staying, but not to Rutgers... 1 still undecided

To convert those numbers to basketball:    Of the top 14 players in Indiana (that's all 247 lists, because basketball and football are - again - completely different), 4 stayed in state and no more than 1 went to any particular school. 1 is still undecided. Only 1 from the top 6 is staying in-state (Blackmon).   This isn't because guys don't want to stay in-state. Roster space is more of an issue with basketball and teams can only take a few players at each position (AT BEST) per year. Indiana has done well picking up in-state players, and really only missed on Harris IMO. Bluiett is a great player but not at a position of need. Lyles is Lyles. Zak Irvin and GR3 were Michigan leans for a long time and never were considered to be all that much in play for IU. Demetrius Jackson was ND all the way. Skim those guys off the top and you're complaining about Bryant McIntosh and VJ Beacham. Boo hoo..

Also, the argument that Texas or FSU doesn't have the room on their roster to snag a few more of the top players from within their states is laughable. Everyone has room for those guys.  

In 2014, 8 of the top 15 players from Texas left the state, including 3 of the top 5. Of the 7 that stayed, 3 are headed to TAMU and 2 each to UT and Baylor. In 2014, 7 of the top 20 players from Florida left the state, including 2 of the top 3. Of the 13 that stayed, they were split pretty evenly among FSU (3), UF (3), & Miami (4).    Also, why are we talking about Football? Those schools take about 25 recruits PER YEAR. Basketball recruiting rarely gets higher than 5-6 per season. 

  Don't know about his new contract, but the additional contract got him $25k for making the tournament, $25k for winning first game and $35k for winning second game (making Sweet 16), which means the 2012 run netted him a bonus of $85k.   He didn't have any provisions in his original contract for making the NIT, but he earned at least $125k bonus for winning the B1G regular season in 2013 (he had signed the extension by then, but old contract had $125k bonus). 

We're only a few weeks past the point that KJ was hired 2 off-seasons ago. 

I always liked Tennessee's Whenever I would create a team in the NCAA video games I would choose Rocky Top as my fight song 

Can you imagine if the Cavs drafted Oladipo last year? Oladipo/Kyrie paired up with Wiggins (or even Parker) would be nasty. 

  I don't think that's true w/ Crean and Cal anymore. 

No recruiting violations, but a lot of attrition (I know that pisses people off around here) and the aforementioned point-shaving scandal. 

  He was on the staff at UMass for Camby, Memphis for Rose... I don't know if he was involved in either but there's no way he doesn't know anything about those situations.   I think this would be an incredibly risky hire and one that Fred Glass would not make.    He had a horrendous tenure at Auburn... terrible on the court and possibly worse off it. He lost 12 players in 4 years to transfers/dismissals and one of those dismissals was for a point-shaving scandal. There's no way this happens, and I don't understand how any IU fan would actually want it to.   EDIT: He left Memphis a few months before Derrick Rose committed, so I don't know how involved he could have been with that. Either way, he is a Calipari protege. Why would IU fans want that? 

The peeps over at another site haven't heard anything serious about this.   Curious as to why people are OK with hiring Barbee as an assistant but condemn Calipari's recruiting tactics?