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You’re way overthinking this. He was told by somebody who knows somebody who plays golf with some high end donor that he was willing to put up money to get Brad Stevens and never latched off that. It has nothing to do with DeVries and everything to do with Dolson not being able to close a deal that was never on the table. Thats why much of this board is upset tonight. They were conditioned to believe something that wasn’t real.

Again, if you thought IU was pulling a top 10 coach you just haven’t been paying attention to anything…especially the college basketball landscape the last several years.

I honestly think Tucker’s health will play a huge role in his dad’s trajectory. He stays healthy, IU is going to be fun as hell to watch next year and that should really energize those with reservations.

Not sure where he fits in at Florida next year? They’re top 4 front court players all have multiple years of eligibility left and are all bigger, tougher, and better defenders.

He left HSN because the mods told him to stop pumping the Stevens drivel

His best player got hurt 9 games into the season lol. They were nationally ranked when it happened.

He coached at Drake lol

He’d have to apply for a hardship waiver, same thing Goode is doing. He played in his first 16 games as a freshman before getting hurt. Doesn’t qualify for a medical redshirt.

He’s a 3 seed better than both Illinois and Purdue this year. Find new friends maybe? Woodson went 4-4 against Purdue.

I’d never heard of Brad Underwood when he was hired. Again who cares? How many people mocked Cignetti for saying he was going to play in the B10 championship year 1 at IU (missed it due to tiebreak rules).

DeVries coached in the same conference as both Painter and Underwood. Tell them whatever the **** you want lol

Interested to see what, if any staff follows. Amani Hansberry and Sencire Harris who are both solid role players that excel on the defensive end seem tied to Chester Frazier who played at Illinois and coached there the year prior. Ostrom has been around a ton of good basketball, his tenure at IU with Archie be damned.

And turned it down a second time lol

Or that Dolson isn’t fit to run a CYO athletic department, let alone a B10 athletic department. These people think we’re stupid lol

IU wasn’t hiring anybody in the middle of the season. That was obvious. Yes I figured once the regular season concluded actual talks and face to face meeting with coaches would start taking place.

Dusty signed his extension over a month ago. You’re telling me a B10 athletic director and a B10 administration thought they had a coach locked up on a verbal agreement for over a month? No deadline to sign? Didn’t bother to follow up at all until the absolute end of the season? Do you really think the majority of this board is that stupid?

So Dolson and Stevens had a handshake agreement for over a month causing Dolson to not pursue May, Drew, Otzelberger and it fell apart….again….at the last minute. And you believe that? Good lord

Lol

MVC way down this year. 17/18 players who made all-conference last year either graduated or transferred out. Should have been a two bid league.

The fanbase is a huge problem. Lucky to have DeVries. Should be able to bring over a solid core + a few recruits. God forbid Goode and Small get hardship waivers for injuries suffered as underclassmen? Could have a very good roster before even dipping into the portal. Hope he’s given a chance. This is a solid B+ hire all things considered.

How many “insiders” mentioned DeVries name once in the last 6-8 weeks? lol

Ya that’s not how that works.

So he’d meet with Iowa, a program known to have one of the smallest NIL basketball budgets, to leverage an already stable NIL environment at West Virginia? Something is not tracking.

Sorry...I shouldn't have said that. Just was getting frustrated with the absolutes being used in saying Stevens was or is never going to happen. You're entitled to your opinions like everyone else. Again....sorry Brad Stevens is absolutely not coaching IU. No need to be sorry.

Lol