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At this rate we are going to blow 600 pages out of the water before the end of the 8th lol

This is a darn good piece of copium. Thank you for coming up with a theory to keep the dream alive lol

Right. I think it boils down to what risks you see with each and how likely to occur/impactful those risks are... then you make the call based on your comfort level. Kind of like a baseball manager trying to decide whether to hit for a single or for the fences (maybe a bad analogy). For me, with where IUBB is, I'd rather the sure thing to help turn things around and build a foundation right now. But that doesn't mean Dusty can't also do that, then be here for 15-20 years where we are dominant.

The upside potential if Dusty works out here would make him the clear cut best candidate on that criteria IMO. But you can only know that with the benefit of hindsight. The potential downsides, though, would leave us right back where we are today. With Pearl you can be relatively sure you'll be in a better place and have good options for the next hire too. The kind of hire Dusty would be right now, is what we tried for in Archie after Crean. Please do not confuse what I'm saying - I think May, having built FAU from basically nothing, is a way better candidate than Archie. But we KNOW Pearl can do this job at this level and do it well. IMO he can meet the moment that we are in right now, better than anyone else who may be up for the task (as far as we are aware). That is why I would hire Pearl over May today, but they are very much options 1A and 1B to me

Pretty sure Trilly has said he's a leading candidate for the IUPUI job

I can live with this. I would love Pearl, but I do think Dusty May is also an appealing candidate and he could be here for a very long time if things work out. Change has to happen this offseason... I will be happy with either of the two presumed leaders at this point. History definitely suggests it's unlikely people in positions of power with objections to Pearl's history will get over them any time soon. All aboard the Dusty train...

He was only ever HC for 6 seasons at Dayton which is a well-oiled machine from a basketball program perspective. He had 5 20+ win seasons, an EE, and three first weekend exits. He was associated with major openings because people assumed he'd be like his brother Sean. They are totally different people. The fact he was not a good personality fit should have been identified during interviews. Compare that to someone like Dan Hurley who had 17 years as a HC under his belt before going to UConn. When a struggling program, like UConn post Ollie or IU right now, is making the next coaching hire... they need to be sure of what they are getting. Archie did not have the personal attributes or coaching track record for him to have been considered a great hire in my book. It is easy to understand why the decision was made, but I wasn't very excited about it at the time and neither were others, so I'd hardly call it revisionist history to be fair.

Archie was literally the flavor of the month. He had one deep run at a long time basketball school. Lots of better resumes at that time

Would an actual Trustee really sign up for this message board with basically their real identity? Weren't we just wondering the other day about if they actually care/read/hear about what goes on in these forums lol. I appreciate tensions are running high but let's avoid personal attacks on any new poster, even if they're suspected of being part of our collective frustration

Was it you? Lol

Their username would be "Karen with a K" if it were! Just playing if you see this NGW :)

Welcome to the board, nice post. On this point, do you think Dolson and QB see eye to eye and are working together? How do you interpret all the noise in the media being generated recently about Woody's contract and players potentially leaving. Just BAU?

There is no way IMO there is any announcement about the new coach until their current team's season is over. Could be an announcement on Woody's future shortly after we lose in the BTT

It was posted over there

Trilly just called this a pretty good summary of the situation Edit: he also said he's told a "majority" of the teams production would portal if MW is retained

Edey couldn't believe that no call with 4 guys around him. Lol

This thread was created on Feb 3 I believe. The speculation is ongoing... one person suggested that it was BP signaling he'd be open to leaving. I tend to think he wouldn't need to signal publicly to start a back channel conversation, which would lend credence to the idea that BP put that article out with the intention of leveraging AU for what he wants. The fact Trilly says that IU would make the move on Woody with the intention of hiring Pearl, suggests to me that Trilly is saying Pearl's interest in IU is genuine. But to be clear, TD has not directly stated that and it's just my own interpretation. Doesn't exactly address the elephant in the room though

The Trilly discord, ironically, had some misinformation in it alleging that Trilly had input on Norlander's prediction Woody would be retained. He clarified he did not provide any info on that. He also said he would like to point out that it "wasn't an accident" that one of Norlander's recent articles is a feature on Pearl and his potential landing spots this cycle.

Fantastic post man.

Right. And the big payday should help him get over it. I mean... if my friend were actively trying to stop me from getting millions in a lump sum payment and keep on working at age 66, that'd be no friend of mine!

Trilly "can't say with certainty" that anyone would stay if CMW is here next year. They can't bring him back... can they?

This is an interesting point and something I hadn't really considered. Not sure how much BP is tuned into the situation but I'd imagine the back channel conversations have obviously made him aware that political factors are at play and we may need to get a little messy with the media to make it happen. The fact Bruce hasn't said publicly "it's not happening" yet is interesting. Has to make you wonder if part of why BP would be on board is now he can see IU has an athletic director who isn't trying to shoot themself in the foot and they could work together. If they do pull this off, my excitement will be off the charts. I'd also be excited for Dusty. At this rate, making a change is the only way 99% of the people will feel any excitement for IUBB... not just next year, but for a very long time.

Time for Quinn and Mike to get over themselves.

Blue chips?

Honestly, a university BOT chair veto-ing a motion for a new basketball coach would have to raise some ethical red flags, no? Doubt that is a common occurrence. Even more unlikely that BOT chair happens to be close personal friends with the coach....