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Kind of worth noting how much is being reported lines up with what Jerry posted late Sunday night.

I guess it's an ideal situation for agents. Big name program with an opening, the regular season is done, and that program is saying -nothing-. You can allege (lie) that your client is in talks with them with no pushback.

"We've"? More like their agents via clueless basketball experts.

The only thing I'm confident or certain about is Scott Dolson's ability to conduct a leak-free search. It's been an absolute master class. Here we are, likely on the verge of announcing who it will be and the media and message boards are still throwing around names like Santa at the Christmas parade.

I'm sticking with Mr. Unimpeachable. If it were DD, he wouldn't be in Iowa. More like his agent trying to pressure IA..

The jet?

I will say this - this program is looking at a near TOTAL rebuild with only a couple of committed recruits coming in. A huge amount of work will be needed to build a quality roster and it needs to be done bby the new coach. He also needs to assemble a staff. In a nutshell, no jacking around. If the new coach is up to the task he needs to be here with his nose to the grindstone. Make the decision, get the man in here and get the hell to work! The portal is only a piece of the workload.

Hello.

Gotta keep the schtick plausible...

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. I hope this is your "nut"....

He could be our coach - but only after getting that seatbelt surgically removed from his back...

Jerry is a long time poster with direct connections to IU (employee?). GP is some anonymous newcomer who hasn't established any credibility. Make of that what you want.

Ha! I typed B RO N W E L L and it was replaced with "ole-whay's-eez-name". WTF

Now I'm imagining Dr. Brule pronouncing some of the candidate's names (Brawn ole-what’s-eez-name). Otzelberger would be a disaster.

True. There's no one I can't see looking to leave for one reson or another. The combination of building a mercenary roster and having a lousy coach doesn't promte roster stability.

Those too.

I'd be delighted (mostly) with any of those.

If Dolson has everything tight as a drum, any leaking would be more likely to come from the candidates side. This makes sense.

It's Shrödingers Brad. Is he in the cabin or outside. Or both?

Much like a curving foul ball down the line - looks like a HR, then a catch at the wall, but just ends up a foul ball.

You forgot the "tap dancin'" part...lol

And we shouldn't be down to those choices...

I can see the next week or two going as follows: - When we are excluded or eliminated from the NCAA tournament we clamor for the announcement of the new coach. If it goes on for a couple of days, pessimism about Stevens/Wright/Donovan/Wade not being the choice becomes deafening. - Then, as other candidate's teams drop out, we eagerly expect word of their announcement. Each time we don't get announcement the monkeys get louder. - If it goes on until the FF, we begin panicking unless one of those teams is coached by a perceived candidate. Otherwise, rioting begins. - If nothing announced the day after the NC.....pure bedlam and absolute destruction. God, I hope we know within a week!

Sure. I fell into the Woodson justification after initial disappointment. But my enthusiasm for the program has dropped so far that I need to feel confident in the choice - not just hopeful or willing to wait and see. It's sad, but until officially kicked in the nutz, I remain optimistic that this will be the redemption.

I'd hope not. But, even if it is a similarly uninspiring name, it will be spun as one. Most of us won't buy it this time.