HinnyHoosier

It's still going. Come on.

EFFING CRIMINAL

Gut check. Let's go.

Dick holes

Hahaha hahaha ya jack wagons.

Still trying to determine if a good puke would make me feel better.

I'm surprised he didn't turn it down.

Nah. We just need 3 fellas. Boom.

4 down territory?

Gotta have 6

Dang it. A pinkie toe out.

From experience as a Cubs fan since birth I can say with confidence you won't care how work feels tomorrow when you go to bed on cloud 9 tonight.

My nerves have been going since last weekend. I fully expect to puke at some point Monday.

Here's his other breakdown from yesterday for anyone interested. I haven't watched it myself. Shoot, even just peruse his X activity over the last few days. It's all interesting.

https://x.com/i/status/2012923170781614561 Buffed leaning one way. Hard.

Lol. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON WITH NO PLAN! BUT WE'LL THINK IF SOMETHING, GUYS! Wait, it....kind of seems like that's what we just did, right? And you don't like where were at? It also seems like the evidence for your opinion is the opinion itself, having zero idea of any kind of solution to back yourself up. Do you also quit jobs before you have another lined up? Because that's responsible. I get it. It sucks to lose. But it sucks worse to lose and throw a constant temper tantrum about it instead of having some wits about you. Say whatever else you want, but I've got nothing else for you. I won't change your mind and you sure as heck won't change mine.

What evidence do you have that having 2 coaches in 2 years at a program that's as empty as it's been since Kelvin Sampson will make things better? I don't have evidence for your question. It is a fact that he came in with scraps, some of it his own doing and some of it out of his control, and following a guy who burned a lot of bridges for the program. It is a forgone conclusion that next season should be easier for him to progress. That's why I said if he DOESN'T, it wouldn't be unreasonable to cut him loose. Since they are stuck with him, they'll observe the results. Asking for evidence on improvement next season before this season is stacking the deck for the answer you want. You evaluate a season at the end of the season. What was the trend to finish the year? What is the recruiting and portal outlook? What is the staff showing us in end of season meetings? There's all your evidence. If we're looking at a 2 year evaluation he's only 18 games into a 60+ game resumé. Even with one year, you're looking for unquestionable evidence from someone 58% of the way through his season.

https://x.com/i/status/2012891195941265857

It will be INDIANA, because even though it's a mess, it's one that can still get worse. By the way, you never told me who you would hire right now that checks all the Josh boxes, is available, wants this horrific job in place of a better situation they're already in (otherwise we wouldn't be begging them), and how we pay for it without digging a financial hole next to our PR hole. By all means, feel free to elaborate. You're always the first to complain around here but one of the last to offer a truly realistic solution. So for a high profile athletic program and the human being put on the hot seat as soon as he says 'yes', offer something that works right now, or even on your March 8th timeline. There are two ways to make a bad situation worse: stay in it too long, which we have accomplished ad nauseum, or have an absolute freak out when magic doesn't occur 18 games in and set things on fire mid-tantrum. You are #2. No one around here is asking for him to get a 4 year cycle. No one. Just because I don't see value in firing him year 1 doesn't equate to seeing value in keeping him 4+ years. Honestly if he doesn't produce notable improvement in a second year, it wouldn't be at all unreasonable. 'But we aren't seeeererious!!!' if we keep a coach longer than a year, right? A program can convince themselves they're serious on the inside and still look like (and BE) a dumpster fire to everyone else at the same time.

I did. You didn't consider. And it's fine.

I mean suck as in their general existence on Earth. Their basketball is ok....ish. I'm just being contrary. Blame the Fire DeVries thread lol.

Those programs came from MUCH more recent success. They were still relevant, and that's why it worked. Also paying under the table in a lopsided playing field helps a ton. We are an afterthought to everyone else except ourselves in an open, much more competitive market. Unfortunately it's what's outside our little bubble that has more of an impact on the direction of the program instead of the tantrums we throw inside the bubble. You can keep telling me I'm wrong if it's your most effective method of self-soothing. Things will get better, but you're just gonna have to wait, and I'm deeply sorry for your discomfort.

But they're Purdue so they will forever suck by default, right? RIGHT??!! But I will agree, they have sucked to a lesser degree the last several years.

It's Indiana basketball in mid-season form, baby.

I literally said waiting too long is part of what got us here. Moving too fast can also keep us here. Contrary to popular misbelief, two things can be true at the same time. Is it wild to believe good coaches who have sense enough to understand wouldn't want to come here if we're chopping heads in year one?