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sorry but that's wrong, it's been said numerous times on several message boards: Drew (not just his assistants) got the program cited by the NCAA for "failure to monitor" (a la Kelvin Sampson) and the school suspended Drew from coaching for several games. Also, the NCAA found that Drew's program violated rules prohibiting having "talent scouts" at its basketball clinics. We can debate all day and all night how egregious or innocuous Drew's behavior was back then, but none of that debate really matters. The only thing that matters is, how would Dolson and the BOT feel about Drew's history, especially after the Sampson debacle? Maybe they feel that disqualifies Drew from consideration; maybe they think it's no big deal. I don't pretend to know, but what I do know is 1) what Drew actually did and 2) how it involved more than just Morefield's interactions with Perea.

apparently not

w/ Drew it's about more than just the HMP situation which may or may not matter to Dolson, I have no idea; but there's more to the story than just the Morefield/Perea angle

lots of people had Smart getting fired, so it's no major surprise he got out of town first, especially once Marquette let Wojo go

I'm really puzzled that the UVA fanbase made Goodman's list. I thought a big part of that job's attraction to Bennett was its lack of a "crazy fanbase/fishbowl" environment?

maybe someone should contact Sage Steele and ask her to give ESPN some "pushback" about the IU fanbase

maybe because IU was allegedly interested in Holtmann last time around and he told them "no thanks"?

IIRC Holtmann is trying to flip Logan Duncomb and CJ Gunn from IU to tOSU

largely agree; IMO the issue w/ Oats wouldn't be the buyout (or even any potential salary offer that Bama could match). I just get the feeling Oats doesn't want to leave Bama...yet. That might change if UNC or Kentucky came calling, but for IU these days...tougher sell. Maybe Oats needs to have a heart-to-heart talk w/ his fellow Maranatha Baptist grad, Coach Tom Allen.

it might also garner some uncharacteristic praise from the "anti-IU" sports media, which could matter to some folks in IU Admin

most IU fans will remember Moser from his last tournament run, which has some parallels to Archie's Elite Eight run (FWIW) oh well...maybe it's a smokescreen, maybe all the "bigger" names turned Dolson down--I can''t imagine Scott would need much help from donors to overcome Moser's buyout (if he even has one) if it is Moser, I hope to God he hires at least one REALLY good recruiter, since they'd be going after a different level of recruits than at Loyola.

Celtics lost?

I can't imagine Beilein agreeing to that, except maybe back at Michigan if Martelli left

the Drew stuff involved more than just Morefield's actions

I'd be quite surprised if a coach--especially one as accomplished as Beilein--would agree to entering into a situation where the university/AD, not Beilein himself, chose one or more of the Assistant coaches. That's just not how these things typically work. If Dolson suggested it, and Beilein agreed, then maybe it could take place. But that's the only realistic way IMO it could happen.

nice enough take, but would've been more helpful if he'd included some names none of the "IU guys" would seem to fit that description (at least, not the ones most frequently mentioned), nor would Matta or Beilein. Not sure who that leaves except maybe some "dream candidates" like perhaps Beard, Oats and Eric the Wild. Or SoCal Andy and his lovely wife...

he's too busy trolling fanbases to break actual news

Buffalo to Tuscaloosa to Bloomington would at least be heading in the right direction.....

not to mention the # of "Assoc. Athletic Directors for [fill in the blank]"

and they'll all always be part of the IU family.....

don't forget to mention "cutting-edge" when you talk about offense

sounds like (at least) 2 IU guys might be involved--Calbert and Woody

pardon me while I indulge in some additional hallucination.....

wonder if Oats is friends with fellow Maranatha Baptist grad Tom Allen?

and would give the proverbial middle finger to Nike.....in other words, a win-win