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I too was initially bummed yesterday when the news broke, but I’m warming to the idea and going to give coach DD at least the equal chances I’ve given our past coaches. I liked the press conference and his attitude and repeatedly talking about work. All of that was refreshing. I’m proceeding with caution, as IU has been winning the off-season most of my life, but also think we might have gotten it right. Kind of related, if you’re DD, what NIL number do you reach out to the Mullins camp with? You have to at least make a call.

Will try hard to have an open mind. I like the season he had, given the injuries. But this smells a lot like Archie to me. I guess he does have more experience, so I like that. Get ready to re-learn pack line defense, buddy. Hopefully it takes less than 4 years to learn it this time. More 3s and defensive rankings are good. We shall see. But I’d be lying if I said it excites me.

Like everyone else, “I’m tired, boss.” I just want the selection to be made and to move on, hopefully for the better. I thought CrimsonCast did a great job of voicing the base’s frustrations as a whole last night. Been an IU fan my whole life, but I’m about at the end of my rope with patience and feel like we get little-to-nothing in return. I want to be optimistic, but dang…the university needs to make amends with a fan base that continuously gets crapped on-by national media, the decisions the admin makes, and even our own coach the past 4 years. So just GET IT RIGHT, SCOTT. OH ALSO, I’m gonna be so unbearable if this hire sucks and Dusty continues to crush it. Never thought I’d be considering moving my loyalty to UM basketball full-time, but I can’t do another 25 years like this. Sorry for rambling.

Exactly what I’d expect a guy named Teter to say to throw us off the scent.

Let’s not forget how many of you wanted Dusty May to “prove it” at a higher level before IU would hire him. Now everyone is blaming Dolson for not acting quickly. If it is someone like McCollum (please not Brownell), maybe give him a chance.

That eventual Jerry update is gonna hit like crack…or a freight train.

Just ready for this to be over and to know the decision. The fact that Goobman gets all of us to jump every time he tweets makes me sick. I’m not even sure how I feel about McCollum. To be honest, it makes me nervous, but I would support him. But just imagine our meltdown when he takes the Iowa job haha. The Turge about to dominate headlines in here again.

We all want a big name because why wouldn’t we? We need life in this program and a real coach again. But just a gut feeling, I think the odds are better that the name will be out of left field. I don’t think Scott will leave any stone unturned. Everyone would be wise to remember the UofL and UK searches. They have “great resources” too, but didn’t hire the flashy names. They seem to have worked out.

I just want to say: Before that sideline play today- I’m sorry Ned Pfau, I wasn’t really familiar with your game. Now if you would be so kind as to take your fortune and get the coach we all want. Please and thank you.

Nah, everyone just needs some time to chill. Like a family that’s been spending too much time together. Those 50ish pages today are precious hours of our lives that we will never get back. So glad the mods made a new thread for the nonsense.

Meeting Minutes: Beard: “Hi Scott, I’m interested in the head coaching job.” Scott: “Thanks. I’ll let you know if we’re interested. Have a good night.”

That was me and I’ll stand by that statement. I have never been a troll and don’t ever intend to have “breaking news,” just add to the conversation. I still see that family member regularly, and he’s just as surprised that Michigan swept in at the 11th hour with Dusty. It just goes to show that there are so many moving parts with all these people. You can have info that you are 100% convinced of, but people change. They change their minds, they go a different direction, etc. My bad if I spoke in absolutes, but I repeated exactly what I was told, no embellishment.

It’s starting to feel like this could very well mirror the searches of UofL and UK. Which, if you think about it, is probably the most logical outcome. I still would love to think that the IU job is appealing to a big name, but I’m starting to have my doubts. I’m sure those two schools thought the same with their considerable resources. If so, I guess whatever. As USPS has said, as long as he’s a grinder. Tired of IU basketball being associated with laziness and the definition of insanity. Give me a coach who is hungry. And yes, I’m still bitter about the Dusty thing, in case anyone is wondering. Hope it doesn’t haunt IU.

I know this isn’t more Stevens talk (though I love it), so I apologize in advance… I’ve seen so many posts saying something to the effect of, “I completely trust Scott Dolson to get this right.” I want to believe that. I really do. But in my personal fandom experience, I feel like it’s mostly consisted of we can “no longer have nice things” as IU fans. Outside of a smattering of good memories (Wat shot, Yogi against Iowa, beating UK in the tourney) the highlight for me was making the championship game in 2002. I was in 5th grade ha! My gut tells me we should finally be due for consistent success again. But how long have I been thinking that now. I’m genuinely curious to hear opinions of why people trust Dolson so much, outside of the Cignetti hire. Maybe Chris or others could shed some light on this. For what it’s worth, I like the guy. But ya know, a blind squirrel and all that…What about Scott makes you trust him to get this right?

Sick. I’m out. Get it right, Scott.