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So will IU find out who the other assistants will be soon? Were they all part of teams in the NCAAT? We know Murphy's team is still playing. Anyone hearing rumors about other potential assistants?

I don't know but they've reportedly given so-so players $2M (Great Osobor) so maybe a first team AA PG is worth $5.

So you're calling it for him to end up at UNC or Kansas when those jobs open up in the not too far future? I doubt he ends up at either one. What does UK and UL passing on other coaches have to do with them passing on Beard? The 8 billion other people they didn't hire makes no difference when talking about Beard. They didn't hire Beard when they could have. That is the point. IU has their coach. Pining for some other coach at this point is just pathetic. Pining for one with Beard's baggage is also gross.

Cheaper? Are you sure about that? He already has a $5M salary and his buyout is $.45M. So I'm not seeing much savings there other than the inconsequential $1.5M more that CDD's buyout turned out to be. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2024/08/21/chris-beard-contract-ole-miss-basketball-salary-texas/74853744007/ Here's an Ole Miss message board. Go show your new fandom there. https://www.secrant.com/rant/ole-miss-sports/

I agree, Rosemond could be a HC. Someone posted close to the end of the season IU's record when each of the assistants had the scout. His was by far the best record. He also has a lot of recruiting connections in the south east and we were successful in getting some of them. Walsh seems to be a decent recruiter. His name was brought up by a lot of recruits we had a chance with and a few we landed. He could help someone. Hunter seems to be over rated. He was supposed to be this great recruiter but has been ok at best. An assistant under 2 losing coaching staffs that spanned 8 years. Maybe a low major would take a chance on him as a HC but I don't know with that recent resume.

I agree that it's a good thing.

Coached under McDermott, Hurley, and Oats. Knows how to work with agents and just sounds well connected. Credited with landing 4 and 5 star recruits at Alabama. He would be a really good hire if we can pull him away from the Tide.

Crean, Miller, and Woodson brought in multiple players that were roughly Dakich's talent level (better, actually, but still bad) and that didn't really work out.

The stuff I have seen doesn't expect him to be part of the staff.

They were obviously coached to do that since both players did the exact same thing at the same time. Wrap up the offensive player then fall down when he moves. Should've been T'ed up for something so obvious.

It certainly doesn't hurt that his son is a pretty good ball player.

He's been a part of the losing culture at IU the last 8 years. For that reason alone he needs to go. Out with the old, in with the new.

Yes, but only one. I don't think it's allowed to have the offense run plays to get him shots, though.

You're in luck. I don't think Mackey ever made it college so he probably still has eligibility left. Might have to wait for him to get out of prison, though.

Yeah, if that goes to court the NCAA will lose.

Another year of that dork? I hope NC State misses the tournament next year so we don't have to go through this again.

Heading into the last 2 events of the NCAA Championships, IU is in a battle with Tennessee for 4th place, tied at 264 points. IU should be able to hold on to finish 4th ahead of UT, though. They have 2 divers set to score points on the platform, Liu qualified for the A final as the 2nd seed and Roselli in the B final as the 13th seed. This should give IU enough points to hold off UT after the 400 free relay, where UT is seeded 3rd and IU 8th. This will be IU's best finish in a while. Anna Peplowski won an individual championship for IU in the 200 free. https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/03/indiana-swim-dive-anna-peplowski-ncaa-championships-iu-bloomington Edit: Skyler Liu is the platform diving champion This gives IU a 25 point lead over Tennessee heading into the relay. IU will finish 4th overall, their best ever. 4th place!

Yep, the middle of the B1G was pretty close to the top. Unfortunately, the top isn't very good so it'll be a B1G bloodbath this weekend and next Thursday/Friday after the great start.

I think you're both right. The SEC depth was over valued. They didn't deserve getting 14 teams in. The top of the conference, however, is very strong and will do well in the tournament.

Surely fans wouldn't let 1 or 2 games affect their perception of a coach? *cough* Crean against Syracuse *cough* The stats Dolson gave and Drake fans perceiving him as bad at the end of the games can both be true. It doesn't mean the fans are correct though. An important game like a tournament game will leave a more lasting impression. One can only hope that he's learned from his mistakes. Players aren't the only ones who should constantly be working on improving.

After the Round of 64, both the SEC and B1G have 8 teams left. The SEC just needed 14 teams in the tournament to accomplish that. Conference Record Teams still alive SEC 8-6 8 Big 12 6-1 6 Big Ten 8-0 8 Big East 4-2 3 WCC 2-0 2 Mountain West 2-2 2 ACC 2-3 1 The top team in the SEC are obviously some of the best in the nation and I'd say better than the top teams in the B1G. I think it's pretty obvious they probably didn't deserve 14 teams in at the expense of leaving out teams like IU. The ACC is looking weak, as expected. Even though it worked out to our advantage and people were ready for IU's season to be over, putting UNC and Texas in over IU and WVU is starting to look even worse than it did at the time. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-record-conference-big-ten-big-east-acc/c47bd6b748fa897705797d94

I hope he gets healthy and can play, too. Just somewhere else. There are 15 scholarships next season so I guess using one on a hope might not hurt too much.

Yes. I prefer the Dan Hurley philosophy of recruit shooters and teach them other things.

It really isn't that big of a deal. For those that didn't see it or want a refresher, here it is. A big nothing burger.

It was needed. The B1G hasn't been so good recently.