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Exactly. It's not like Donovan or any other coach holds all the cards. We have leverage too. If we have a vacancy, a lot of good coaches would want to come here. The IU job is only going to be open so many times in your coaching career. Sh1t or get off the pot if you want it.

Yeah, I think he'll call your bluff.

That was actually pretty cool. I'm glad she said yes, for his sake.

I think the empty balcony speaks louder than a 1 point win over an unranked Northwestern team.

Well 0708 just said he was "kidding sort of." What that could possibly mean, I haven't the faintest idea.

I agree with this. Based on reading this and a few other boards, it kind of sounds like IU is wanting to put out conflicting information for fear of things catching on in the national media. The mere mention of "IU hasn't reached out to anyone" is completely ridiculous and goes against everything that has been accepted as common knowledge for the last few weeks.

It seems like, per the other site, there continue to be positive talks between IU and Donovan, but things have been quiet lately. This type of thing will take time, but it's awfully hard to be patient when I think of what IU would be capable of under Donovan.

Yet another writer linking Alford to IU, and he mentions Alford's high buyout that would potentially keep him from coming back here. Yeah, that's not what's stopping us from pursuing him.

Yeah that's what I meant. Anyone on this board hoping for Billy Donovan doesn't need to be reminded that it's a bit of a long shot, or that we aren't Fred Glass or Michael McRobbie. That's not exactly going out on a limb haha.

Reading this thread was not the best decision I've made today. That I can confirm.

Holy holy I like this scenario the best.

Exactly. I want us to move on from Crean too, but some of this is too much. I hope it ends as amicably as possible, and no IU fan forgets how hard he worked to get us out of a complete sh!tstorm.

This is all one big tease!

I can't help but feel like a Texas fan who's waiting for Nick Saban, only to end up with our Charlie Strong.

I bet he tastes gross. But I definitely hope we get him to be our coach.

If he has even the slightest bit of interest, get Donovan to Bloomington NOW. Get it done, Fred. You'll go down in the history books as the AD who got Billy Donovan to IU.

Neat. Billy Donovan is the answer to any team's question, outside of a few. He has a grand slam's worth of credentials. All of your post is just words and trying to be the smartest guy in the room. I wouldn't be surprised if you're one who thinks Greg Tonagel is "the answer". Yes, there are plenty of coaches who could come to Indiana and probably do wonderful things. But none of them have the same credentials as Billy Donovan. Only he knows if he would come here, so it's ridiculous for anyone to say he will or won't come here.

lol. What the f.

I'd view it as a very good Plan D hire. And I don't mean that as a slight to him, just that there are other more proven guys we should be targeting before it gets to him.

Wow, thanks for sharing. I'm hoping if this is true (not doubting you), Donovan doesn't harbor any negative feelings towards IU from this for backing out or anything. So this would have been the year we lost to Wichita State in the first round of the tournament, correct? I can actually understand why we didn't pull the trigger that year. It was still too early imo.

I remember whispers a few years ago when we were struggling that Donovan was interested in the IU job if it were open, which obviously never ended up happening. It seems like reading the tea leaves that he is at the very least intrigued by the position.

Wow that's actually what they put up on their Facebook. It sounds like it's more of a bold prediction than insider information, but who knows. As I said before, I'll believe it when I see it.

Cue the "It's Happening" gifs. Wow. Although, I refuse to get my hope up just yet. I'll believe it when I see it.

Man, and that's the type of hire we need. We NEED the rest of the B1G to be terrified. I love the quote that stuck out to me: "Donovan at IU would be absolutely terrifying"

Has anyone seen this Billy Donovan rumor post over on the Illini board? Sounds intriguing to me. http://www.scout.com/college/illinois/forums/2616-hoops-fan-forum/15394233-billy-donovan