southernindianahoosier

Is there a place I can stream the announcement online? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Can someone translate this? What's thrown on the whiteboard mean? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

My only issue with the hire is that we could have hired him back in 2014 when it was rumored Crean was leaving IU. Why'd we wait 2-3 years to get the same outcome?

I 100% agree with this.

I've met him before and he is a really cool guy.

Would anyone be nice enough and willing to send me a PM which consolidates the rumors that have been deleted on the thread? I've been under the weather for a few days and haven't been able to follow what's going on.

Did the videos have sound?

Side note: does anyone know why Remy Abel was asked to leave the program a few years ago? If so can you send me a DM? I heard Kent Sterling talk about it on his radio show.

Also, did anyone else read the GQ article about Jay Wright? Two things that stood out to me: 1. How far away Tom Crean is from ever being featured in a men's fashion magazine. 2. Jay Wright has a motto of "Players play for their teammates and coaches; Actors play for the crowd". I agree and can't help but wonder why IU only plays for the crowd. I wish Thomas Bryant would read that line.

I heard this on the radio the other day. UCLA reached out to hire Branch McCracken twice, and twice he turned down the job. Ultimately they hired John Wooden. IU reached out to hire Bobby Slick Leonard twice, and twice he turned down the job. IU then hired Bob Knight. And if the rumors are true, IU has reached out to Stevens twice now. Let's hope the man we hire is a home run!

True. I guess to a larger point I'm trying to make is that if the next coach at IU can schedule a legit non-con, restart the UK rivalry, recruit Indiana, and play defense, limit turnovers and play fundamental basketball, then that new coach is a home run hire IMO. Issues seem easy to fix, and if so, I don't think I'll be disappointed season after season.

I'm with you. IMO I've only been happy with 1 season out of 9 for Crean, and that was 2011-2012, his first year with Zeller. Every other year was a disappointment IMO. I don't think he ever exceeded expectations. For last year I believe he achieved expectations, but I was still disappointed in him because Crean scheduled such a weak non-con, pus was unable to reschedule a game against UK, which forced us into a terrible seed in the tourney. I firmly believe had we scheduled better as played UK, we would have been in a different bracket and possibly made it to the elite 8. Overall though, 1 out of 9 years where he achieved expectations and never went beyond is such a disappointment for me.

What did happen that caused all of that to go away? Surely it wasn't made up out of thin air, right?

I don't know if I'm alone in this, but I hate the 5 stars on the back of our shorts. I see it as Crean once again saying "look how much we've won", just like him hanging a B10 banner and talking about how much he's achieved. Without actually achieving success himself.

I think at his next job, once he no longer has assembly hall or top talent to mask his deficiencies, he will drop way down the ladder. Maybe not even a top 75 coach in the country.