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I'm kind of in the same boat, but it feels more like I'm trying to convince myself to be honest. I just don't see it with this team... but tonight is really a key opportunity to start making something out of this season. If this team has any heart in them, they will bring intensity tonight. Whether they can build momentum then sustain it (due to a myriad of factors) is where I have my doubts. They've surprised us before. Tonight would be a very nice one! And with a whole week between games... lord knows we could use a different tune around here between games. Sucks how we have not helped ourselves so much to the point that we really need a win. IMO this is basically a must win, and if not a must win, it's whatever a half a step less than that is. Losing, even with a good showing, just won't leave me feeling semi-optimistic anymore. Maybe earlier in the season. But we've dug ourselves a hole where even if we start playing better ball, we won't be able to afford a lapse of any kind. Lot of season left. Hoping for the best tonight, expecting the worst.

Just saw this now and started listening. Will post anything that stands out. SIAP. EDIT: Kinda weird Dolson is doing this pod with 414 followers on x.com. Early impression is that this is an amateur-ish interview. 17 mins in is where it starts to get a little more interesting. Just a softball interview to get talking points out there. Nothing I consider noteworthy.

As I've said, not expecting a win tonight at all... but... this does feel like the kind of game where they could surprise people. I think this team is what it is. Hopefully they can put together a run. So much season left, hope we can at least make things interesting...

I did forget he lost in the championship at one of his many recent stops. So a F4 and S16 v runner up and E8... neither screams Archie Miller to me. But I agree Dusty needs to show more before we go all in on him

If that scenario happened Dusty would have a F4 and a S16 under his belt compared to one E8 and runner up appearance from another "preferred" candidate

Lord I would hope so. As Kentuckysucks pointed out Woody would need a pay day but that does not seem to be a barrier whatsoever the way buyouts are structured.

... I will pray for you

No some people just react differently to beating women than hanging around a Taco Bell when you're no longer wanted there. Apparently you are quite happy not having a care in the world if next time Chris Beard drinks too much he murders his wife. I will pray for you buddy.

Thank you for this important context. Yet the same people who want XJ gone for getting chippy on the court and speeding want to hire a guy who chokes, bites, and badly beats his wife. Outrageous, truly.

You legitimately don't need ANY other reason than his history of domestic violence coupled with alcoholism. It's not about "legal proceedings jeopardizing his availability on the sideline" It's about the fact he could literally kill her next time. Not here. As our coach. Not everyone is as happy to quickly cast aside any concern about the abuse of women if it means winning basketball games. I'm done talking about Chris Beard because he's never gonna be the head coach here. Cry about it.

You having fun reliving 2002 every day man?

...14-18 years ago? Creighton is ranked 18 and has been a consistent contender/high quality product for many many years now.

Greg McDermott would be very interesting, do you think he'd leave Creighton if the price is right?

Stevens takes IU contract to Ainge, says he's thinking of taking it. Ainge makes ownership aware. Ownership decides to oust Ainge for Stevens based on this info when they flame out in 1st round of playoffs. Or, Chris who admittedly does not follow the NBA so closely, mistakenly assumed Stevens brought the offer to Ainge when Stevens could very well have gone through other channels. Yes you are acting omnipotent because you leave zero room for opposing view. You won't just agree to disagree. Instead you just do whatever it is that you think you do (shout repetitively into the void?), while most other people chuckle.

And you think these moves just happen over night? 3 months sounds like about the right timeline for something like this to happen. Losing early in the playoffs just seals the deal on what they already understood was an option for them. The timing of when things are made public do not = the timing of when conversations are had behind closed doors. Honestly its just funny how you come in disparaging someone who has been around here a lot longer than you and contributes way more to the board than you do, acting like you're some omnipotent being. It's entertaining really.

Still waiting on your response bud

Do you think they can move the tip off time from tomorrow to about noon? We need another game ASAP lol

Scotty did you mean to post this on the other board?

... and please tell us why Danny Ainge, highly regarded NBA executive and long-time presence in Celtics FO was suddenly "forced out" as you put it? Because the Celtics took Stevens over Ainge. Stevens had leverage. Where'd he get it from?

I'm not directing this at you or denying that we're starved for a winner and the admin has botched the past quarter century. There are still better head coaching candidates out there for IU than Chris Beard. Just because he is most obvious (to some) does not mean anyone who opposes him is complicit in IUBB's mediocrity. It's not "holier than thou" to maintain standards that include not harboring a domestic abuser as long as he wins basketball games. No, I won't blame the administration for people fiercely advocating for Chris Beard. They can own the fact that they don't care if he drunkenly beats a hundred women as long as they get to hang a banner for their favorite basketball team. We can win with other guys. He's no leader of men, especially young men. It's not about second chances... and he's already had plenty of opportunities. DV is rarely an isolated incident. It usually escalates. Can you imagine if, god forbid, the unthinkable happened ... in Bloomington? Is it "holier than thou" to want no part of such a scenario that is statistically a non-insignificant possibility? If that's holier than thou. So be it... the rest of us will pray for ya'll.

Duke also not close. Duke's a big national brand but it's fanbase is mostly alumni (pretty small school) and casual/fair weather fans. Kansas I think also has a stake to claim. UK, KU, IU seem to be the most vocal about it online, anyway.

This fanbase needs a W on Friday so badly lol. Let's not eat our own!

You don't meet in person, in secret, to say "no" Think we can all agree no need to rehash this though

He was being sarcastic bud

We're in the same boat there brother! Think we're all searching for some reason to be optimistic at this point.