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DChoosier

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  1. Think this article does a good job summing up the IU job. http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2017/03/18/insider-sleeping-giant-iu-return-national-stage/99347796/ This line in the article is perfect: “It’s weird, because I think the fan base thinks it’s (a better job) than it is, but at the same time, they sort of still deserve that level of coach and that level of program.” To use a football analogy I think we are like Alabama and Notre Dame 10 or so years ago. Both "Bluebloods" sank but Alabama made the home run hire and got back to where they were and where the old time fans thought they should be. A different story at Notre Dame. Saban went from good college coach, to pros back to college.......Sounds like a good path for Billy D.
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    2017 March Madness Tournament Thread

    If they win today and then 2 two more games they will have has many Elite 8's as IU in the last 20 years (1 each) :(
  3. This dates me but the Regulator took about a half point off my GPA (Peanut Barrel, Bluebird and Motleys did not help either).
  4. I do not closely follow the NBA and do not know the answer to this question but..... Does BD enjoy coaching one of the best players on the planet? Depending on the coach-ability of the player it could be a pleasure or pure hell.
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    MSB Factoids

    Word on the street is that MSB and Gelon are shopping themselves as a package deal. My sources at the Bloomington airport mentioned charters landing from Lexington and Durham.....just saying.
  6. Long term who knows which of those three would do the best job. Near term.... Billy, by far, would excite recruits and the fan base more than the other two.
  7. Are there any "national guys" giving credence to Billy to IU or is this primarily just board talk.
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    Who do you want as head coach?

    No choice for Pat Knight?
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    Tom Crean out as head coach

    Good news as the marriage was clearly over. That being said I hope he always receives, like Mike Davis, a warm welcome if he gets back to AH. On the other hand, I would still boo Kelvin if I saw him in a grocery store.
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    Fire Fred Glass

    Fred essentially "threw" the game. It is a real issue if Fred cannot reflect on what he did (put HIS team/school in a much worse position to win) and realize that he has to part ways with TC.
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    TOM CREAN FIRED

    We averaged one or two a year in the past (i.e. RMK years). That being said I do not recall oversigns.
  12. Iowa was better prior to SA than it was while he was the coach there.
  13. Reed, Brand , what could possibly be the one reason he got fired???? (Sarcasm intended). There is not a single reason. There are a ton of reasons. He exhibited behavior that would not be tolerated in 99.99% of workplaces.
  14. So you do not think the '76 and '81 players would have gained anything if he would have attended the events that THEY begged him to attend?? Great coach but a petty, bitter, hypocritical old man. He stressed that the jersey only said Indiana, not the players name, but his jersey alway has, and always will, only says KNIGHT.
  15. Should have stormed the court as we have now pulled into a tie with Penn State. Sweet!!
  16. I can't believe that you can't believe it
  17. I must need new contacts. It looks like Priller is playing in crunch time.
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    Coach Tom crean to Missouri (rumor or whatever)

    That is a fear....Hence the secret talks with the bottlers. There is also the issue of reaching a settlement with the Durham salon responsible for the 70 year old coach K having jet black hair. Several salon people could lose their job and want compensation.
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    Coach Tom crean to Missouri (rumor or whatever)

    Hate to disagree but I have heard that influential Duke donors like Coach K's scowl but feel he does not clap enough and is too pale. Might be telling you "I told you so" very, very shortly.
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    Coach Tom crean to Missouri (rumor or whatever)

    My alternative fact is that I heard, from people VERY close to both programs, that Duke is "backing up the truck" to get Crean to take over for Coach K. Going to take a bunch of big donors, hedge fund guys etc., but they are confident they can make it work.
  21. Over 50% improvement from last game!!! NO WAY we are losing by 30 tonight!!
  22. I thought all was lost until Crean started clapping and clapping.
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