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Good work! This is exactly the kind of unverifiable hogwash on which this thread survives. Keep it up!

On Reddit we're getting murdered by fans from all the other teams based on this NIT debacle. Basically a dogpile, everyone jumping on talking about how pretentious we are and how we're no longer a Blue Blood because we haven't done anything in 30 years. Seriously, this sucks. What a total disaster. We're now a headline for being a total washed-up has-been program that can't help but do more dumb $#!+.

I'm done with rumors.

Right. And we're paying the basketball coach over $3 million a year. So obviously it's not that we don't value athletics. We do. We're just not getting a return that matches our investment.

"There's no way we won't win!" I thought with a grin, As the ref tossed up the tip-off. We gained possession, And I relearned my lesson: A turnover. These seats are such a rip-off.

You know it! With pickles!

What are you even talking about?? He rhymed "again" with "again"! It's almost like Yeats himself is an IU fan.

My dog sat next to me farting the entire game. I let her stay because it just felt appropriate.

I think at this point it's pretty obvious. Fred Glass isn't going to do anything while this thread remains in triple digits. Poor reflection on the forum.

Isn't it obvious? He's going on spring break. Won't be on campus.

Off topic... How does everyone feel about my new avatar pic?

I understand the negativity surrounding everything Crean, but getting Jordan Tucker to come to IU would still be a welcome addition of talent. Yes, we really need a high level guard right now. That's no reason to scoff at a talented young man that wants to be a Hoosier.

Maybe that is why Tremont Waters is leaving. Trying to avoid Crean!

If my math is correct, page 920 means we are somewhere around 91-93% of the way to our goal. Keep at it, boys!

If we get word Crean is staying I think we'll all put down the keyboard and go outside with a glass of lemonade. This is only exciting when we have a prospect of winning. If there's no change, I doubt we'll give as much attention to the issue. I just read the article. Doyel is just jumping on the bandwagon. The declined NIT game is maybe 1%, and really just a symptom of the fracture that already existed. If he couldn't see it, then that's his problem.

Anymore I see this stuff and my eyes just roll out of my head. I've fallen for too much "inside" information. Probably the worst was the "Plot Thickens" thread, where the entirety of the information provided was a smiley. Let's step back and pretend we are Crean's boss, not a fan of his basketball team. Has he performed commensurate with his contract? No. He makes more than all the other Indiana coaches, and does worse. He makes more than the other Big Ten coaches, and does worse. We're just not getting value. Let's exercise some patience, here. IU plays tomorrow, and possibly again thereafter. All of the coaches we're looking at are embroiled in coaching their own teams during the most important time of the season. That we're not getting anything groundbreaking right now is to be expected, and therefore not a reason to be losing our minds.

I don't know if that's true. He attended the IU-UNC game and I think he fell in love with the environment at Assembly Hall. I follow him on Instagram and he has been pro-IU for months. If we land a good coach, he could absolutely come still.

Just weighing in/doing my duty as a forum member to get this thing to 1K. We've noted some weird stuff going on. Giving up a home game? That's just unprecedented. Home court advantage is an asset we have. There is no way that Glass doesn't appreciate that giving up the home game has repercussions. In my opinion, he would not have taken such a step unless we are already in the realm of the extraordinary. Unfortunately, missing the NCAA tournament no longer qualifies as extraordinary. But an imminent coaching change sure would. I'm not celebrating any of this. The whole situation stinks. IU has become a punchline since the IPFW loss. Our players committed to the jersey, and they are spending their college days on this underperforming $#!+ show. We just wasted one of those rare years where you seemingly have the elements for a deep run. We have recruits and young players wondering what the heck is going on. And we have a fanbase that sees a disconnect between their expectations and those of the university. These next couple weeks/months will include a few coaching announcements, reports of which players are leaving, and really just a picture of what the Hoosiers will be next. In my estimation Fred Glass has taken his job seriously with a measured approach up until now. Because I view the current actions as extraordinary, I believe that Mr. Glass will continue to act consistent with his past actions. The evidence is there now that the measured approach means we replace the coach in an attempt to improve the success of the program. I'm rambling. I still hope we drop a 20 pt win on GT tomorrow. Go Hoosiers.

That's what I was after. Dang. Anyone see where IU plays? I must have missed them.

Has anyone noted that Butler, Witchita State, and UCLA all play in Indianapolis? Probably not a coincidence...

Glad I can help. In my haste I missed the opportunity to include Purdue in my post.

Why the **** would I do that?

There is a huge difference. In the case of Wilson, he was endangering his players. In the case of Marshall, he was protecting them.

Yeah. I'd go just to put a cap on this season. It's still hard for me to make sense of this season. I was so convinced we would be a monster team this year. How long until we have a mix like this of NBA talent, size, and shooting? What the heck even happened?

Watching Yogi's success this year has really been a nice distraction from the Hoosiers' struggles. Despite living in Indiana my whole life, I never really connected with the Pacers. Since Yogi got his chance with Cuban and Dallas, I have become a legit Mavs fan. And man, Yogi just keeps up his good play. If I'm not mistaken, he looks like he's gotten better with his drives to the basket, and a little more creative with his passes. I think once these young players the Mavs are collecting start to gel, they will be really fun to watch.