IndianaSconnie90

What debacle?

This is going to be a "prove it" season for the program. They've hired a coach that's not going to bring in the type of talent we'd all like to see in his 1st year of a rebuild. He's going to have to prove that he can coach at this level before we start being serious contenders for the top talent. Not super shocked that things aren't looking.....favorable

Unfortunately, IU is the the most uncertain program on his list.

Yeah we're not doing this fella lol again, I stated my opinion that it's a difficult sell to recruits, you don't like it, fine. We're not turning this into a dick measuring contest

No, its a fact

To be fair, I did say that Bloomington was ok lol folks seem to be overlooking that

Yeah, again, I'm not doing a state comparison here. I stated my argument that Indiana is not a great selling point to athletes. It isn't and that's factual. You love Indiana, great, but unless you can play guard or the 5 better than anybody on the team I don't really care about your personal feelings towards living there

Been no word one way or the other yet

God i love this board

My point still stands and anecdotal accounts don't disapprove what my point is

I'm not straying into a state comparison here kiddo. Again, I lived in Indiana long enough to know that "Indiana is a fantastic place to live" is nonsense lol

And I know alot more who don't lol

No, it's an accurate post. Don't feel bad though, Indiana isn't the only boring state in the Midwest. It's simply on the list of states that nobody is beating down the door to move to, athletes especially

Lived there for 25 years, I know exactly what that state is and isn't. More power to you if you find those areas to me massively impressive places to live but recruits and professional athletes don't seem to agree with you

When the day comes when we've got recruits choosing between Indiana and San Fran, this comparison will mean something, as it stands, Indiana the state, is not a strong selling point for most recruits

That's debatable depending on your thoughts of the state as a whole. Sure, Bloomington is ok but it's a **** hole otherwise

So much for IU feeling good about Dix...

To be fair, Woodson can't coach guards for ****

He'll be hired by another blue blood program without a doubt. We all get that IU will never hire a coach with baggage. You have no idea why Kentucky and Louisville passed on him. Mark Pope was a coach at mid majors and a former player for Kentucky. You think Beard was the only other candidate they were also looking at? Not likely. Pat Kelsey was another one of those mid major coach stories. He did well at the lower level and they thought they were going to catch lightning in a bottle. Once again, you really think Beard was the only other candidate that they were looking at for that job? Not likely. Both programs most likely had a handful of candidates they were looking at. They didn't pass on only Beard for those roles

There goes Beard, on his way to a Sweet 16 appearance....with Ole Miss

Someone has a case of the Cignettis

Would seem to me that the hiring of DD would suggest that the sources of some of our insiders were, off.... Be that as it may, the hire has been made. We'll see what happens. DD was nowhere on many people's list to be the HC. He'll have alot to prove

It's not Devries

I'm not gonna base the future of the program on who has the jump on the portal. FOMO has taken down stronger men

It's fun for some to think about but I doubt that Dolson made it that far down the list. I still think it'll be McCollum. He seems to fit the Cignetti mold that SD is undoubtedly looking for