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I'm not telling you I think Fred Glass has done a terrific job, but you're not being objective. The basketball situation was handled. First by Dakich getting rid of the criminals (and sorry to the haters, but that happened), then firing Crean. If you don't see the improvement on the court (late last season vs. early last season and the year prior) and in recruiting, again, I think you're being intellectually dishonest. Archie is entering year 2 with his own players, has signed back to back Indiana Mr. Basketball's, and his 2020 class is shaping up very nicely for a guy trying to build a program for long term success. You don't think adding Brunk, Franklin, Jackson-Davis, and a healthy Hunter will make things a whole hell of a lot better? You're saying "not yet," which means you're looking in the past. Open your eyes and look. Indiana is going to be very good, very deep, and won't have a weak link. Unlike last season when we had...3 or 4. Seriously....look. Football has depth for the first time since the 1980's. Recruiting classes are ranking in the 30's. When's the last time THAT happened? The problems with the football team are more scheduling than anything. Indiana starts almost every season 0-3, and I know you don't want to hear that, but it's accurate. You complain about the "Fred hires," but who DIDN'T he hire? Clarence Doninger didn't hire Urban Meyer. That was before the Big Ten divisions. Who will IU attract when the reasonable consistent ceiling in their own division is 4th? We could hire a big name or up and comer, but how long would they stay? Paying a coach $5 million doesn't change the fact that we're in the same division as 3 college football blue bloods. Saying we should be better than 6-6 or 7-5 every year is the same as saying Minnesota or Rutgers should win the Big Ten in basketball on a consistent basis. Everything you've given me is old news. Right now....at this moment...what are you pissed about? I don't want to hear about Kevin Wilson or Bill Lynch or 2014 or what we're on the verge of because that's hypothetical. We're also on the verge of being consistently really good. Right NOW, what is it? Hit me. The bigger problem is Michael McRobbie. This thread should be about him. Not Fred Glass.

Okay....so you're complaining that we're late? That what we have....which in many ways is far beyond what other schools offer...happened on a different timeline than you wanted? I asked what...right now....he was pissed at. You're complaining about the past. A dollar short? In what way are we a dollar short? Again, you're b*tching about the past. Our football stadium is what it is, but it's damned nice and in a great setting. Assembly Hall hasn't been replaced because you can't build that kind of arena now, and it's one of the best home court advantages in college sports. That's not going away and it shouldn't. Cook Hall is a terrific facility, but doesn't NEED to be anything other than what it is. So what if it wasn't one of the first? (Again, I asked about "right now") In the last decade, we've upgraded football, basketball, baseball, softball, swimming, golf, wrestling, and volleyball, and probably others I can't think of right now...all with a president who takes money from athletics and gives it to the general fund. Indiana is a leader in facilities now whether you acknowledge it or not. Have you seen the new locker rooms for football and basketball? Have you any idea of the technology available there? Or the resources? Our baseball stadium is one of the top 2 or 3 in the Big Ten. IU also is a leader in revenue. Indiana University Sports Properties is (I think) still top 5 in the country...speaking of leaders. Football is what it is as well. If you think Indiana is going to consistently beat Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State, I invite you to look at the last 100+ years of history. You're dreaming if you believe that. Reality sucks sometimes. This is one of those times. IU's football team/program has a ceiling. You don't want to hear that, but as long as the divisions are what they are....it's true. We haven't beaten Ohio State since 1988 and Michigan since 1987. There's a reason. So...if you want a new coach, who's coming to Indiana with a ceiling of 4th in their own division except for that anomaly we see once every 30 years? Sometimes...you accept who you are. Just truth. Basketball is very much on the upswing for both genders (and I know we care about men's basketball....just saying). Soccer remains one of the best programs in the country. What do you people want? I get the past mistakes....but b*tching about the past is a fool's errand. So tell me what exactly....right now...you're pissed about.

Okay, so what is it...right now.. you're pissed about? If you don't see the almost universal upgrade of IU Athletics on and off the field/court, you're intellectually dishonest. And then of course...there's this. Speaking of standards. Although I'm pretty sure this isn't what you meant.

But it took a long time to get there. =)

I've got a lot of money that says he has a mentor about 65 miles northeast who'll spend a lot of time with him.

Indiana 38 EIU 17

Rankings mean....absolutely nothing to me. Players fit systems or they don't. Measurables only tell you so much. Lots of really good basketball teams weren't raked highly when it comes to recruiting classes. How many of those highly ranked classes stay together 3-4 years like this one looks likely to?

This is just beautiful to me.

I think I really like this whole story.

In many cases, I agree with you, and Indiana's had some success with it to be sure. But...I'd rather develop our own seniors. I think, based solely on what I see that Archie is starting to build depth and experience. And I love it,

I was hoping he would. Victor might see something he likes (or maybe something familiar) in that kid.

Define...."tremendous upside." This kid is just now on the upward growth curve and gaining confidence. LOVE this get. Now some size and another PG in 2020/2021 and onward.

Everybody has blamed ME for this....

If Westbrook makes that catch in the 3rd quarter, we score 25 in the second half. 50's enough anywhere. Tennessee and Purdue would trade places with Indiana in a heartbeat. This offense is very obviously more wide open than a year ago

Penix made one bad mistake. Other INT, a receiver tripped. Another deep TD flat dropped, or 18 would have been 25. As it stands, he accounted for 393 yards of offense against a team that obviously wanted to take away the run. In his first game as a starter, and redshirt freshman coming off an injury? I have no idea why people would be as negative as they have been. Penix can do a whole lot more than Ramsey can. Thus, the team can go a lot farther with him, as long as he matures and grows into the role. One game (which could have been much better from a numbers standpoint) does not a season make.

All that needs to happen here? Kid needs to spend 5 minutes with Victor Oladipo and this deal's closed.

Basically, I see nothing that can't be fixed. Sky's not falling yet.

This will rile up a few guys. Which I love. But this...THIS is "why" I love the guy. There is no better radio than this. https://awfulannouncing.com/2015/christian-fauria-tried-prank-call-dan-dakich-didnt-go-well.html

Yeah, that was pretty funny. Did you see some knucklehead started a similar Jacoby Brissett "Civil War" Twitter account? Ugh.

It's more questions like this for me. He's the only guy who'll even come close to doing this.

That's fair. I suppose what I mean (and his style is really not what I'm referring to....I understand how people may not care for that) is when it comes to information or analysis of a given situation, he's the one guy who doesn't toe the company line and he's willing to call a spade a spade. He's completely on "our side" as it relates to the Board of Trustees and Michael McRobbie. He absolutely wants Indiana to succeed, and he uses his platform to call out guys like Pat Shoulders for being the hack yes men they are. That by itself is why I've disagreed with those who've said he hates IU. I get that people are tired of the presentation. I truly do. And yes. He's an entertainer. His ratings are over the moon and this week? They'll set records. Exactly because he's willing to say something other hosts aren't and present a position that's NOT "Andrew Luck is a local hero and should be celebrated. Those who booed him are classless." That's the narrative with Kravitz, Doyel, Wills, etc. Not Dakich. And it's why he's successful. I posted the above interview with Christian Fauria to simply provide an example of the kind of stuff I love from him. Perhaps the "no filter" thing is more what I mean. I know someone else with a faulty filter.

That just makes me...sad? Laugh? Sick? I can't decide. That looks like a sign some guy made for a CYO game aside from the "have a drink" reference. I think that's for kids WAY younger than 12. Come on, Fred. Be better.

Like I said, I don't know the reason behind it. Nor do I equate his references to the general content of his show. If you have listened this week, you'll have other examples of "no BS."

Look.... I posted what I did for the reasons I told you. You're the guy trying to tell me what I want, why I posted it; and then make the comment that I don't know what I'm talking about. Ironic, yes? You can win. But take a look at the beginning of this. I posted a tape of an interview I found entertaining and even acknowledged I knew it would rile some guys up. Well guess what? I was right. It was not however, my intent despite your insistence otherwise. You win. You're important and I'm not. But I didn't start with any personal attacks/assumptions or accusations. That would be.....you.

Bent out of shape? No. Just posting a very simple example in case anyone wanted to be entertained by an interview I found funny. You millennials...You over think everything.