madmax

I will fully admit to him not being my top choice of the realistic candidates - that would be Ben McCollum. Despite that, I think that this has a higher % chance to work out then any of our hires since RMK was fired given who coach DVB is and our current lot in life with NIL, etc. Time will tell.

Fascinated to see what information you provide later on about the meeting that is taking place that results in none of this happening.

Exactly. I understand folks trepidation due to Archie, etc. etc. But I think in my mind it's not just that McCollum won in D2... He won huge. They were dominant. Give me someone with that potential over many of the rumored names with known ceilings not much different than Woody.

If I coiuld, I would put money on it being McCollum or McDermott if either would take it. Scott D. will use the same strategy from the Cignetti hire. I do not believe the Brownell rumors even a bit.

Didn’t someone literally just post a couple days ago Hunter talking about how much he loved Woodson on social media. I’m guessing this wasn’t mutual.

Ok. Even still. What is better for the program? 1 to 2 years of Brooks or 3-4 years of Galloway? I'd argue that Galloway with proper development would be far, far more valuable to the program. It's not just about 2021-2022, it's about the next few years after that too.

I could definitely see that, and if that is the case then full steam ahead.

The problem is that Brooks coming would almost certainly cause drama because it would necessitate the encouraged departure of one of our current players. If one of them leaves under their own volition, so be it. But I hate to see a talented player get pushed out the door for a player whose likely going to be a 1 year rental. You know, it's funny. For all the talk about making the program more insular, being a family, establishing culture, we have an awful lot of people who are ready to kick one of our kids to the curb just to get a slightly better player(Not directed at you @WayneFleekHoosier). These two things don't really seem to jive.

Which I understand, but we’ll have to agree to disagree. Plus I don’t want any player here who wears a shirt with a picture of themself when they announce where they’re attending.(80% kidding... maybe 70%)

I get that. For instance, I had no issue with Archie giving Gelon the boot. I guess I should have also said that I think Trey has the potential to be a really, really nice player by his junior year... I’d hate to see him go elsewhere and succeed just because we want instant gratification.

I would honestly rather keep Galloway over getting any player. If the number one player in the country Chet Holmgren or whoever decided that he wanted to come I would still rather keep Galloway. He wanted to here and has seemingly never wavered from that. If that’s the difference between a trip to the E8 or S16 and a first round exit so be it.

I’m sure there will be naysayers... but this is the type of player that has killed Indiana for years. I’m happy to have him.

I’m all aboard the Mangas train. He’s the type of kid that another school would have picked up over the last 20 years and have a career day against us. Not saying it’ll work, but I love to at least try to take a prolific kid from a lower level and see if it works.

Why the heck not? Why not give the kid a chance? It’s a 1 year experiment. Worst case scenario he doesn’t play but helps build culture and a love for the program. Best case he contributes and helps our shooting.

Sad to see Brunk go. He wasn’t going to start, but he was also our biggest guy and can soak up minutes in the paint defending and being a solid presence. You can never have too much depth at the 5 in the Big Ten. I’d wager a guess that at some point next year we will wish we had him available.