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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 Uniforms are outdated and adidas sponsorship isn't cool to 18 year olds.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

There's a huge difference between Pikel (sp) at Rutgers who played prevent basketball the last 4min against Houston and Beard or Musselmans teams who play to win the whole game.

You don't see our swag in Dicks Sporting goods because Adidas merch doesn't sell. Terrible for IU to stick with Adidas a few years ago.

If it’s between Thad Matta, Mike Woodson, or porter Moser. I’m picking Porter every time Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

It took Jay Wright a while to figure things out. If Stevens is out I want 1. Beard 2. Nate Oates/ Musselman 3. Porter If porter goes far in this tourney I’ll move him Above Oates or Musselman Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

If Texas loses tonight do they fire Shaka? Does that change our chances on getting beard? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Beard is awesome I'd happily take him. We all should be lucky to get beard.

What did Glass accomplish that literally any other AD in the nation wasn't capable of doing? Please tell me. If you say he built a baseball stadium, I'm saying yes he did and its nice. However, IU's baseball stadium was worse than my High Schools. Any AD that inherited tracy smith would have built a stadium. My argument is what did he do above and beyond that any other AD wasn't capable of?

The thread is moving too fast for me. Haha what did Glass do to lose BD? Glad it seems to be all working out in the end. but just curious

lol when you're broke and find a penny on the ground you're up 1,000%. haha Kidding aside I think Glass did well with the baseball and football stadium. As a fan of Architecture I think there may have been a better way to handle the assembly hall upgrades. I think if Dolson lands Brad the opinion on Glass changes a bit. The thing I would judge Glass on are his original ideas.. Enhancing facilities was started by Greenspan before so he shouldn't be judged on that. Fred's original ideas: Designing IU's uniforms, the Student Athlete Bill of Rights, extending Tom Crean, Hiring Archie. He seems to fail every time he had an original idea. He has a couple wins, don't get me wrong, but his misses were huge.

Can someone translate “Gla$$ breaks under pressure” for me ? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Beard is awesome man, I really hope if its not Stevens its Beard

I’ll never understand why he had such a hard time buying clothes that fit Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

You can watch some episodes of "Knight School" on youtube, which is like a bachelor style show for a spot as a walk on at Texas Tech. Chris Beard is in it and really cool. The biggest reason IMO Archie was fired was because his personality didn't connect with the fan base. I think Stevens, Beard, Oates, or Musselman would have the personality to take over at IU and be succesful.

I remember listening to his radio show before the Archie announcement saying it’s highly likely we get Donovan Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Michigan and UCLA both left adidas. I hope we do the same Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app