AKHoosier

Interesting stuff. I'm sure we're in the clear here, but there was an article a few weeks ago that said another power school had done their legwork on Archie and backed off due to something in the past. I'm sure he wouldn't have been hired if it was anything serious.

Yeah he looks like he needs to slim down a bit and work on his conditioning. He's 6'10" and I don't think I've ever seen him dunk.

Be careful with comparisons though, especially in sports. So, so many different factors influence whether or not a coach can be successful, especially when you compare professional sports to college. You and I both know that for every situation where a young up-and-comer turned out poorly, there are probably plenty of examples of them turning out well. Time will tell.

Does anyone have kenpom offense/defense stats for Dayton the past few years handy? It'd be nice to see his strength of schedule too, I really hope our RPI improves in the non-conference now.

Eric Gordon grew up an IU fan though. Romeo Langford did not. He's all about Duke and UL. It's ok though, plenty of good players out there not named Romeo Langford. I'd love for you to be right.

I just highly doubt that. But I sure as hell wouldn't hold it against him for not landing Romeo. It's more likely we get guys like Musa Jallow.

Yeah I saw that on the other site, and as soon as he posted that screenshot, I just thought to myself, "Ugh, this guy's been full of sh1t all along."

That "screenshot" of a text by BTownInsider on the other board just killed off his credibility in my eyes. Anyone can fake that very easily, no way that's real. I'd love to believe him, but I just can't anymore. Total fake.

Classic Rabjohns/Peegs stuff. Saying a lot without saying anything at all. They're clearly big believers in the phrase "Never let a crisis go to waste" as evidenced by their current 3 months for the price of 1 special going on now.

Are you sure? Are you sure it wasn't nothing?

He flies to the games from Carmel? lol, that's such a Carmel thing to do.

Only addition I'd like to that potential staff is to include Fife. Not sure how you'd do it, but I'd love to get him involved somehow. I don't know who he would replace on that list though, I'd take those 3 in a heartbeat. Plenty of Indiana blood on that staff.

I'm rooting for UC to beat UCLA tonight, as there is no way we would hire Alford after his best team finishes 3rd in conference and doesn't even make the Sweet 16. It would be awfully tough to justify firing a guy for inconsistency in his last 6 years, then turn around and say "I found the answer to our coaching search - the guy who went to the Sweet 16 twice with someone else's players, missed the tournament last year, then got bounced the second round of the tournament." Tough sell.

LOL IU and Fred Glass are probably sending out smokescreens and false information to various media personnel regarding Alford, but The Huffingon Post is home to the only people dumb enough to run with it.

There is a certain player who shall remain nameless that I wouldn't mind if he left after this season, but maybe a new coach could light a fire under him. Given Newkirk's play towards the end of the year, he'll be a pretty good piece going forward. A core of Newkirk, Green, Morgan, Davis, Moore, and Smith should be pretty good to build with. If we can hold on to Bryant and Johnson, then we could be towards the top of the B1G.

Super hot take in here. When a thread you started completely blows up in your face......

Saw that, but the Thunder have also gone on a 5 game winning streak since this article was written. They still probably won't get anything higher than a 5 seed in the Western Conference, but I'd feel a bit better if they started losing more.

July is really the bigger recruiting period anyway. A Donovan hire would steal headlines in April, and by the time July rolls around, he could walk into any high school gym in the country and have instant credibility.

add bluegrass (I think) to that list too. As soon as it was announced yesterday, all of those guys yesterday started to get on board with having a real chance at Donovan. If/when HickoryHoosier comes in saying that we may end up with Donovan, my head will explode. He's the one who has said "dream on" in regards to him in the past.

I know that Glass said yesterday we had already reached out to our incoming recruits, but I wish someone had asked if their scholarship offers were going to be honored. However, I'm sure that would be up to the new coach and not the A.D. Lastly, I wonder if we still have a shot at Jordan Tucker. You'd have to think the right hire (Donovan) would make him still consider IU.

Wtf. I pray to God no one in the athletic department thinks like this. Also, if forcing a priest to bully a rape victim into not pressing charges against a player is part of the "fit" or "culture" here, then I'll go ahead and root for Butler.

1. Demonstrated post-season success 2. Unblemished record of staying within NCAA guidelines 3. Demonstrated conference championships 4. High-level recruiter 5. Has never attempted to cover up a rape in his coaching career.

Good. Now if we hear the same thing about Alford, I'll be able to sleep well for the time being.

UCLA plays in Sacramento.

Alford would come here and probably be the exact same as Crean. Win the conference once or twice, get to a few Sweet 16s, but also have frustrating seasons of 19-12 or 17-14 sprinkled in between. Then after 6 years we'd want him run out of town like the last guy, which would forever tarnish the legacy he has at IU.