OGIUAndy

Him not getting fired had nothing to do with race, sorry. This is what happens when you hire an IU legend with backing of certain BoT members and donors. He went to the tournament twice before as well. I think we all agree it was not going to work out. The biggest mistake was hiring him in the first place without any college experience. We also paid him a lot of money considering he didn't have any other legitimate HC opportunities or competition for his services.

Ask @RoadToZion if they're a fan. Have you read why he enjoys Baylor? Basketball seems pretty secondary. Sure, there are religious coaches, but he seems to be taking it to the next level. Seems like a perfect fit for Baylor.

I get Drew has the Indiana (state) ties and he's done very well at Baylor, but he just seems like a really, really, bad fit. I can't believe he's a real candidate.

I agree with @iubb AI all the way,

Oddly written story. "Indiana Hoosiers linked to Rick Pitino as head coaching candidate ...Trevor Andershock of 247 Sports has suggested that the Hoosiers could take a look at Rick Pitino....While he does make it clear that he doesn't see a likely fit between the two sides, Pitino would be a very interesting option....Andershock shared some of the reasoning why the two sides won't come together...Pitino is looking at other options, and Indiana has many concerns about his past," he wrote....All of that being said, the idea that Pitino would be a great fit with Indiana is likely never going to turn into a reality. But, it's a fun idea to think about." So they are linked, but not really and actually they don't want him at all and he's looking at other options? Great insight.

So it would be huge gamble to hire May because he won the Big Ten and might not be able to replicate that success at IU?

Don't we all agree that it's highly unlikely we're going to really find out anything of real substance until the season is over?

I don't think he's coming but you have to admit that Goodman Tweet is pretty weak. Field of 68 whom he tagged said "sources" then he said Stevens said he is not a candidate but then his quote is about the Celtics, and doesn't mention IU or anything about coaching. Also the timing of the Tweet is coincidentally coinciding with the bombs dropped here? So there seems to be a lot of bs flying around by donors or other people these guys are talking to and why? What's gained by lying about this? And if everyone here are trolls, seems like they would drag out the trolling a bit longer. So a very odd situation regardless.

Why though? Nobody (outside of these forums) was reporting anything "official" up until then. Who are they "smoke screening"?

This is the same report as before.

Say what?

That's my guess if you had to put a gun to someone else's head. Stevens would be great. I think May would be great if not better because I would have some concerns about Stevens longevity if he got burned out from coaching in his 30s. Stevens would definitely be the splasher more exciting hire, but May leaving UM would be pretty sweet. Not going to complain one bit if we get either.

I know people don't like to be called out as fans (as we know from Woody's faux pas) but there are a lot of fair weather fans when it comes to certain sports.

I think this might be the goalie from the Mighty Ducks movies.

I can't tell if if you're being serious or not. So all of a sudden this thing is at the 2 yard line in a matter of a few days?

OK. I did hear the 10 years 92 million.

So our insiders have said numbers have been discussed with Stevens recently? When was this mentioned?

I seen a couple of people mention this, and sorry if I missed any sort of reply, but what circles are you referring to?

They're the 90s Bulls (without any of the titles or great players), always blame the officials when you lose. Never credit the opposing team or coach.

Yeah, this account has been good with FB recruiting, but I didn't understand what predicting Rich Rod to UWV would have to do with IU basketball or why anyone would have thought that post was in anyway related to Stevens/IUBB etc.

And I am kinda kidding here.

We should at least spell his name right.

What does mean?

So during Woody's tenure/struggles AND when IU decided to move on, you had Cronin in mind as the new hire? I'm sure he'd be fine, but I doubt most people were thinking, yes, Cronin's the guy to turn this around.