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Why can’t we have a guy who has his own original thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I thought rumor was Beard was interested but IU never reached out. Good god. Please let me be wrong on this Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Can someone elaborate? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

He was tweeting about eating Goodfellas last night. Which I happen to live 30ft away from, so I went downstairs to see if he was there and if he wanted to chat about IUBB. He wasn't. Probably got delivery.

So that leaves Musselman? Who else ? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

From who? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Before when Archie was hired Fred Glass came out publicly and said that they would look at former IU players and people who were connected to the program and then he didn't. Dakich has said that its rubbed former players et al and those connected in the wrong way. So I assume he's happy because Dolson is actually seeking feedback from prior IU guys, not because we are about to hire alford.

Lol lets not get ahead of ourselves. Our last 2 contracts with Crean and Archie put us in a bad position. Imagine if Musselman isn't the guy by year 4 and we owe him $20m. lol. We need to be able to get out of a contract if he underperforms but also have a large enough buyout that if he's successful he doesn't leave us. Again I'm calling for a performance based buyout, no tournament the buyout drops, consecutive missed tournaments buyout drops again. Making the tournament or going to E8 or FF increases buyout.

The people at IU that have this holier than thou smugness need to stop. Beard is the best coach available after stevens period. I get that you don’t want a dirty program. But look at UK. Look at Duke, look at Kansas, Arizona, if you want to be at that level you have to operate in a grey zone. Also would he need to be as dirty at IU vs TT? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

What are Chris Beards Skeletons? Anyone know? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I wonder if the Stevens Rumors got so out of hand that they are really keeping things under wraps and its just a misdirection. Honestly almost everyone's coaching list has Stevens 1 then Beard 2.... so if we haven't even reached out... Does that mean Stevens is still in play?

WHAT?????

I mean legally speaking BS can’t publicly say he’s negotiating his contract or looking at another Job. His contract is also being negotiated by his wife, which is his agent and so there would be two people in the know. BS’s wife and Dolson...so leaks wouldn’t be ongoing. Doubt he comes but it’s also not a 0% chance. Fwiw I do have a “source” and I use that term loosely, he still believes it’s stevens. But who knows. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Not sure if it’s been posted but this is spot on Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Yes but if a coach has AAU connections with Nike, would he change brands and come to Iu? What I’m saying does having adidas sponsorship hurt our chances at landing a coach because he’s rather got to a nike school ? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

If IU can't land a top coach its because IU isn't cool anymore. If we land a top coach then it turns out i'm wrong and IU is cool then I apologize, but here are my thoughts on what would have to change if IU can't land anyone they go after. Facilities are not the top 5 in the country. Uniforms are outdated and adidas sponsorship isn't cool to 18 year olds. Haven't won anything in recent years. rumors are that Administration is looking to self report any and everything National media doesn't like us

LOL I would say the universal list had Stevens and Beard as 1 and 2. as for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, they are up for debate but would include Musselman and Oates Belien, Matta, Poter Moser, FIfe, Lewis, Woodson, and a few others. I love @Chris007 's insight. I just find it hard to believe that Dolson went from Stevens to Thad Matta as 1 and 2. Not saying that isn't what Chris was told, but in my opinion in no scenario is Matta your #2, if we're already at Matta then that means our 2nd and probably 3rd and 4th choices said no. Which is scary to me.

UCLA's deal with Jordan Brand, Nike is worth an average of about $7.7 million a year. UCLA's deal with Jordan Brand and Nike pays out less than half of what the university received annually in its previous contract with Under Armour. EDIT: Looks like they didn't leave UA, UA left them. My apologies lol.

Do you have inside info? or why do you say "not happening" UCLA dropped Adidas, then under Armour, and now they are in the S16

I think that its standard in a contract to have a $10m buyout, but there should be a clause (and I posted something similar to this when Archie was hired) that if the coach misses the tournament the buyout drops if he misses 2 tournaments in a row, buyout drops further, etc. But if lets say in year 3 he goes to the FF, then buyout goes back to standard buyout on contract. You would think Glass would have learned his lessen from the Tom Crean buyout. This also makes me wonder, if Glass hadn't extended Crean in 2013, is Crean fired earlier? do we still get archie and have to fire him? or do we get Shaka or someone else? Either way, do we end up in the same place?

TIn Foil territory here... but hear me out. After swinging and missing on Stevens the fan base is disappointed Dolson then strategically leaks that the top candidate is Mike Woodson. Therefore lowering the expectations from the fan base so that any hire who is not Alford or Woodson is seen as a huge win. Dolson is also purposefully leaking bad info to some to see who is leaking and who he can trust. Praying that Bear, Musselman, Oates, or Porter Moser are picked before a Thad Matta, Dane Fife, Beilien.

Could Dolson be giving out bad info to some to see who leaks and who doesn't? Like that episode of Game of Thrones?

@Chris007 What influence will Adidas have in our coaching search or influence what coach would want to come coach here? Any chance that a new coach could move IU from Adidas to Nike, Jordan, or Under Armour?

Why does everyone want “clean”? Would “not overtly dirty” work? I don’t mind as long it’s not will wade of scott drew level of dirty Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

How far down the list are we going to have to go? Think we as fans end up satisfied or disappointed with the 4 you know have been contacted so far? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app