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Will be an unpopular take but @$$ whoopins like this will make us better and more prepared for March. I'd rather have this than beating down a cupcake in Assembly Hall ala the Crean years.

Kopp - come on, man. That's why you're on the floor

Shocker

Waiting for the national guys to show their true hatred for IU and start mentioning Brad Stevens as a potential candidate after blasting our fan base for saying he'd leave the NBA to come to IU.

I agree with this entirely and I'm not completely sold on it either. The alternatives not named Brad would've been guys that, when you really think about it and come down from the disappointment of Woody being hired, are just as risky. Oats, Musselman - what have these guys won? They're simply hot names right now. We've gone down that road. Guys like Bennett, Wright, Few (he's never leaving Zaga, I'm 100% convinced of this), etc - I too hope Scott at least reached out and floated a large number. Drew is a name I think would have come here if offered enough. But 7 mil? That's almost tripling his salary. Beard is the one guy I would've been cool with from the beginning. His personality seems to fit what everyone is looking for. BUT - outside of those two years, he's been mediocre. Risky. What I do know is kids eat the NBA **** up. Go look at Juwan Howards incoming class. Why do you think those kids want to go to UM? It certainly isn't bc of his coaching experience! And the "experience" factor when it comes to recruiting is bull. I know plenty of people that have had drivers licenses longer than me, that doesn't mean they're better at driving - in fact, in most cases - it's quite the opposite. I'm hopeful this works out but too am cautious and setting initial expectations lower than I'd like.

Love it. You: "I'm pissed we didn't get a better coach" Him: "Ok. Who do you think we could've gotten?" You: "I'm not gona answer that!" You have every right to question the hire but come on, man. You're just complaining. He's only been on the job 48 hours. Be patient.

Lolz. It seems like you're the one that's already convinced yourself of something.... I can't stand how some people only care about the "stars" attached to a recruits name. Like that translates to instant success. If Woody can develop kids, I'd argue that's a hell of a lot better - see Victor Oladipo and OG Anunoby - find guys that have athleticism and an incredible work ethic and sign them up.

Quick, but cool interview. He seems super excited to be back in Bloomington. Sounds like he'll do all he can to get Trayce to stay!

The replay of him literally just collapsing is scaaaaaaryyyyy Hope he's alright. Also, ain't nobody beating Gonzaga.

Great season, ladies. Zona - I severely hope UCONN beats you by 100

Reese should have like 19 fouls

Need to get stops and rebound. IU is better. Zona is just fast....and dirty

pathetic officiating

you're kidding me

Let's do it, HOOSIERS

ESPN after UCONN/Bayor

Seeing all the quotes from coaches and his players on how much they ADORE this man is awesome. That entire quote from Taj Gibson has me excited.

Can someone tell me what the "sweet georgia brown" play DD mentioned to Woody is. Got a hell of a laugh out of the guy. Guess it's a Woodson inbounds play?

Archie? Never heard of him. Sounds made up.

IU needs a new telecom guy.....

Don't confuse this with extreme humbleness. The man is struggling to hold back tears. He just got his dream job. It's real now.

Thad is a competitor and a basketball coach. I'm sure that's where he wants to get back to eventually. His health is probably worse than he wants to admit. If it wasn't, someone would hire him. This seems like a great way for him to get back in the game so I wouldn't count on him being at IU long term. I would be curious to see how much we're paying him.

I was waiting for their take. Wally's as well (he's a Knicks commenter). Never saw it yesterday. Is there a link?

I'd love to see IU go back to Nike but, and correct me if I'm wrong, I remember reading over the years that our contract with Adidas is massive and long (that's what she said). We're not getting out of it anytime soon.

great take on both Woodson & Thad