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There isn't two sides to the story here. There was absolutely a physical altercation between Beard and his girlfriend. This wasn't a "he hit me...no I didn't" type deal. He absolutely battered her and then she later claimed it was in "self-defense". Forgive me for not wanting someone who has laid hands on a woman coaching IU basketball.

No there isn't. There is absolutely nothing that justifies what Beard did to his girlfriend regardless of who started it. Outside of your life being in an immediate danger (and no, being in a drunken argument with your significant other doesn't qualify as immediate danger), there is absolutely zero justification EVER to lay hands on another women.

Would be extremely tough to support him.

Lol at thinking the charges were dropped because there was some evidence that exonerated him. Go research domestic violence statistics and look at how many cases go unprosecuted and for what reason.

Justifying domestic violence. Just wow.

You defending Beard's actions says a lot more about you than it does me. Yeah, embarrassing.

She snatched his glasses off of his head. He either in a drunken and/or fit of anger retaliated by beating her to a pulp to the extent the police were called. There were clear and visible signs of a physical assault...so much that Beard was arrested and slapped with multiple felony charges. He was immediately suspended and then later fired. She recanted her story after the fact stating Beard acted in self-defense and the charges were ultimately dropped. Outside of your life being in immediate danger, there is absolutely zero reason to EVER lay your hands on another women. Zero, none, zilch. I don't care that charges were dropped. His reaction was absolutely uncalled for and should never be justified.

If your girlfriend punched you during an argument would you beat the piss out of her in retaliation? Guessing you're single? And not by choice?

Outside having a gun pointed at your face, I'm not sure any action warrants beating the living piss out of your girlfriend. Good Lord.

What a terrible analogy lol. Beard wasn't falsely accused of anything. GD man be better.

Didn't mind the Archie hire, had the credentials to get the job here. But when the fan base turned on him after losing 12/13 in year 2, I knew it was over for him. Just not many coaches who have the skin to survive something like that...that's why X's and O's is only a fraction of the body of work needed to succeed here. Just not likely to find that kind of acumen when you hire somebody without big boy head coaching experience.

Fair enough

He will be soon enough. He's going to kill it in his home state of Tennessee once Barnes retires here in a year or two.

Beard is a more proven coach but with a past that makes him nearly unhirable. Will Wade did what every other successful coach has done (except he got caught) and since he was at a non-basketball school like LSU, they made an example out of him. Wade is 10 years younger, very advanced in working the portal, and is an elite recruiter.

Just telling you. Due to the administration's moral superiority, we're going to end up with someone like Ben McCollum or Jerrod Calhoun instead of someone like Chris Beard or Will Wade who you wouldn't have to worry about for the next 15-20 years. These guys are going to be walking into an absolute powder keg. No P5 experience, never coached having to meet absurd expectations, zero experience recruiting high level players, zero experience managing high level players with egos, etc etc What do you think is going to happen? I don't understand why people are shocked that we do this every 4-5 years....Oh yeah I do, it's because everybody thinks Brad Stevens or Bruce Pearl is taking this job. Rinse.Wash.Repeat.

Don't disagree. That's why IU is pretty much another job these days.

And this is why we'll be right back here in 3-4 years doing it all over again.

Yeah? And the pitchforks were out before his 2nd season ended. Once you lose this fanbase, you’re effectively done.

I’ve never accused the IU administration of being competent have I?

Exactly. And we’re not willing to give a guy 2-3 years to get an unorthodox system instituted and the right personnel in place. Whether it’s Brad, Dusty, or the next door neighbor…you better win and you better do it quickly or the pitchforks come out.

Will Wade would be here tomorrow if offered the job. Can’t say that about Stevens.

It's not. I'm not interjecting myself into any more Stevens circle jerk talk. When Woodson is let go and this board wants to get serious about realistic candidates I'll gladly partake.

And yet wouldn’t sniff a 28-2 record.

Rick Pitino never went 28-2 in the MAAC coaching at a low major. What gives?

Wouldn’t expect you too, then again there isn’t much I expect from you at all.