DWB

Ditto

If I knew what a tweet was, I might try that. But I don't twitter, I don't facebook, tic-toc, text, or any of that garbage. It's nothing more than "management by interruption". email is just fine. But if I knew India's email address, I would certainly invite her to join us.

Take it from a guy older than Beilein. My mind is sharp as a tack. I saw plenty of things in IU's offense and defense that Archie didn't see. Now, by body is a different $___-hole. But don't hold Beilein's age against him. True, he won't be a 20 year guy, but he could get us on the right track for a great assistant to "carry on".

Been outside for an hour, and it took me 2½ hours to catch up on this one thread. As I stated 40 pages ago, this is a new kind of "March Madness". Just hope we don't all go into a funk, if it falls thru with Stevens.

I don't want to rain on you guys Stevens parade, but if he's not the next coach, you guys will need a shrink to bring you all off of the ledge.

From this old fart's perspective, there could not be a better time to come to IU as a coach. Program is, and has been a dumpster fire for quite a while (some say decades), certainly for many years. It appears we have a stable of talent on the roster, just not being developed at all. Armaan reportedly hired his own personal trainer during the lockdown and over the summer to improve his shot. Appears to have worked. So a new coach wouldn't have to clean house, he may just need to focus more on player development and install an offense that doesn't dribble the logo off the ball on each possession, and a defense that understands that you it's possible to play defense before your man gets the ball. And then there is the issue of rebuilding the IU culture. Fanbase, coaches, staff, the brand. I'm not all that familiar with Stevens style of coaching, like many of you, but whoever we get, I think it's entirely possible to turn this team around in year 2 to be a contender again. My biggest concern with Stevens is, if he's the right guy to rebuild the IU culture. Could be, I just don't have a sense of it.

I hope that India Franklin finds this board. She participated (a little) on a couple of others, like HSN I think. I know she was on the Inside the Hall board at one time. I'd also like to hear from Mrs Leal. Met her at the Hoosier Hysterics event in Bloomington right after Anthony committed. Both are outstanding parents of what I think will be great players for IU.

Maybe I should not have said "demand" but rather "suggest". No matter, probably a mute point.

I agree with you, if it's Stevens. If it's Belein I could see it as a condition. If it were me, I'd raise holy hell too, but...in order to get the job, I'd have to consider it. Still has the ability to name several of his "own guys". But you're probably right. Just putting forth a theory.

If it's not BS, and one of the other favorites of the board, I wonder if Dolson would demand the new coach to have either Michael Lewis or Dane Fife as one of the assistants. (to build the IU culture from within) I doubt if Fife would take the lateral move, unless he was assured the big chair after the next coach left. Just a thought.

I, like IUScott, had planned on just lurking in the background, but after reading 30 pages on this topic alone, decided I gotta get in. This is a whole new kind of March Madness !! (and I'm loving it !)