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So yeah since it is indeed Todd's twitter page, maybe there doesn't necessarily need to be photo evidence as far as Donovan being out in public. It could very well be a matter of someone who is in the know is aware of Billy and his wife being in town, and that person told Todd. Like someone else has stated, just because Billy and his wife are in town doesn't mean he is out in public walking the streets, or heck, eating wings at Buffalouie's...

I'm just anxious to finally find out who it is so I can start to find out who leaves, who stays, what type of commitments we get because of who we got as coach, and predictions for what type of season we will have for next year. All that is fun stuff too. I know I'm looking too far into the future and all that stuff plays itself out once we do get the new coach, but it's the type of stuff that makes me wish we would get an announcement soon. Obviously waiting patiently because of waiting for Donovan to complete his season is understandable, but I wish we had some type of confirmable guarantee that we are just waiting for Donovan to jump our way if that is indeed the case.

Saw someone post a flight that started in OKC that went to Chicago, down to Bloomington, then off to Florida...haha...I mean what are the chances...heck, it's Donovan who went to sign on the dotted line quick in Btown, then went to Florida to tell family the news and grab some stuff he forgot in the garage at the house he is selling!! We are in business! Lol....it is indeed crazy though to look at those flights and see those exact destinations. Certainly makes it easy to plan out things you hope and want to hear and make sense of. I'm NOT making fun of the people who find these flights, I'm just legitimately amazed at seeing a flight that could match up with what Donovan COULD be doing.

Saw this on twitter...not too sure how much of a reliable source he is or has. https://mobile.twitter.com/BallerIU/status/845265319908311041

If we do indeed get either Donovan or Bennett, do you think we would definitely hear something by tomorrow or Friday? Or could it still be one of them and it not get announced until next week or later? Just wondering how much of a chance we have at hearing something before the weekend hits so I can tell my brain to stop going nuts...

Right, I suppose that is probably the case...spotlight or not, I guess what I was really trying to get at was the actual timing of his announcement...things kind of got really quiet the day or two before the announcement, and then boom, there it was...I'm wondering if the same thing will happen with the coach announcement, because things seem to have gone pretty quiet like last time right before an event. So let's say the plan is to do that again, and announce it Thursday or Friday before the start of some sweet 16 games. Would we have known that was gonna happen by now considering it's only a day or two away, or is there still time and could be early still to have not heard anything about it?

So simply based of knowing how Glass handled the Crean firing (so that it dominated the news around the BTT), let's say it IS Donovan and we will hear an announcement either Thursday or Friday during the tournament to kind of take the spotlight....is it still early enough for us to not know by now that something will happen tomorrow or Friday, or would we have definitely known by now if there was gonna be an announcement within the next day or two?

That could very well be the case...I keep tabs on that site and have gathered the fact that he is someone everyone relies on for good info and are always anxious to see what info he has to share. Other than that, you're correct, who knows.

Someone on 247 asked BtownInsider just a little bit ago if he could comment on what percentage he thinks we land Donovan as the coach, and he replied "100%"....people have been asking him to give info all day and he has been pretty quiet all day. So it's good to see he still thinks we are set on Donovan by giving the 'ol 100% comment.

True, he would downplay it to be no big deal to me but on the inside most likely be envious as all heck.

I have a co-worker who is a big Purdue fan...most immature guy I know. I saw on my Facebook news feed that he posted "Purdue is in the sweet sixteen and IU doesn't even have a coach. All is well in Indiana."....ugggh, I really want this to happen with Billy D. I told him that it was looking like we were gonna get Billy at work and he of course just laughed in my face and said I "must be smoking something." He is the most immature cocky human being I have ever encountered in person in my life...not just about Purdue. Anyways, I would love to know this Billy D thing is for sure happening so I can bet him an amount of money or something and then be able to rub it in his face!

Saw that Illinois hired Brad Underwood from Oklahoma State to be their new coach.

I have co-workers who are Purdue, OSU, and Michigan fans. They will all be crying, scared, and envious if we end up getting a coach like Donovan...a mix of emotions I can't wait to witness, ha. There is also a guy who is a diehard Kentucky fan. He out of all of them is the most respectable basketball fan I've come across as far as being rivals to IU. When IU does something really well, he always has positive comments to say to me, and when we screw something up, he doesn't say a word and gives me zero crap. He has also said to me many times that he believes IU is an elite program and needs to get back to that level. It's quite refreshing to hear considering all the immature Purdue/Michigan a-holes I deal with daily. I mentioned to the Kentucky fan co-worker that there's a chance we may get Donovan and he said "oh wow, that would be huge. That would strike fear into the rest of the Big Ten, if not the nation. That'd be awesome for you guys." The Purdue fans just laugh in my face and say "you wish" or "we'll see". I'm sure the first step in putting that fear into the hearts of the Purdue fans at my work was Crean being gone. Makes them start to wonder..

I will say that waiting on the announcement for a new coach is a lot less stressful than the announcement of whether or not Crean was being let go. I mean I'm sure that's obvious, but wow, what a relief.

Can't wait to see the Purdue fan co-workers I have with their tails between their legs! There are a decent amount of Ohio State fans too...but of course they only care about football...

Right, Im not worried about who does or doesn't, just curious is all. Wondering if whether all they want is to play for Crean, or would love to stay at IU if we get a good hire.

So do we have current players who transfer and want to follow Crean wherever he goes?

And now fans of all the other Big Ten schools are crying and pissed, lol

It's the only string of thought I have that is keeping me somewhat sane today!

I'd like to think (and hope) that if the meeting was between Glass and boosters, and not trustees, that it was a meeting of reassurance that had Glass saying "ok guys, Crean is gone but I just wanted to make sure you were on board to help get the guy I'm going after."

Are there still at least a few people on here who think Crean is for sure GONE based off how everything has panned out so far? I need this reassurance in my life!! Haha

Ugggh...you would think that with all the noise that has been going on the past week especially, that if Glass was indeed intending on keeping Crean that he would have come out and said something by now, but since he hasn't then hopefully thay means something. Then if there really was a meeting with the boosters, it was just to discuss "ok guys, I'm letting him go, this other guy is on board but he's only going to come if we have this to give him. Let's get something worked out and make it happen."

FWIW, 0708 over on 247 site posted a few minutes ago that he is still hearing that Crean is gone.

It's mostly Glass who wants Crean to stay and the majority of the trustees who want him gone. I'm sure Glass wants Crean to stay because he doesn't want to admit that he made a bad choice when he extended Crean's contract, but heck, why wouldn't he realize that people wouldn't give a damn about him making that "wrong choice" as long as he was the guy who made the RIGHT choice to get rid of him and find a stellar replacement who put excitement back into IU basketball??!

A poster on 247 who seems to be legitimate to a lot of people on the site said that there has been a lot of fluid motion the past 24 hours and a lot of going back and forth. Glass wants one thing, the trustees want another. What are the chances that the trustees give into Glass? Hopefully not good!!