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I have not been a big supporter of Buzz W but shutting down the court storming last night after upsetting Auburn was impressive.

How many superstar Creighton players can the average IU fan name? It is interesting to at least consider the possibility McDermott could upgrade his tournament success with the players he could get at IU. If he simply manages to regain the advantage IU once had with top rated in-state recruits I would think the overall talent level would exceed what he generally has at Creighton.

I think McDermott would quickly fix the end of game fades that have cost IU too many close games this season. I also think he could stop the pre-conference bloodletting we have experienced under Woodson. Would McDermott have IU competing at the elite eight / final four level? I think that is the unknown but his record certainly indicates consistently competing in conference year after year.

Squeaking into the tournament as a bubble/play-in after spending millions to piece together what was at the time a top 20 team is NOT going to get Woodson another year. Now more than ever college basketball is a business and IU has paid Woodson plenty and he has not produced according to the standards he himself set from the beginning.

Forget flights . . . anyone watching for Mayflower trucks making a midnight drive from the East Caost to Indy? Asking for a friend who is a long time COLTS fan.

Hypothetical: a contract was signed and the new coach contacts his friend (Goodman) to ask a favor. Send out a vague message that I am not a candidate for the IU coaching position. Scott and I have agreed to give you the heads up hours before making any official announcement. You can say I was not a candidate because I had already accepted the position and we needed to keep a low profile to allow Woodson to bow out gracefully.

The forum speculation about the coaching search is fun and entertaining. However, I'm at the point where I think Dolson has the situation exactly where he wants it: rumors have gone rampant to a point it seems few (if anyone other than Scott) can keep up and know for sure where things stand with any coaching candidate. Things are certainly quiet now and that causes me to think Scott has this well in hand. There are many particulars that could result in Scott having this sewn up but not able to make it public ... yet.

It is a blast spending time reading through posts on this board. I can only imagine the twists and turns these things take as parties attempt to reach an agreement and finalize details of a new coaching contract. It is truly not impossible to recognize how a coaching candidate could be "in the bag one minute" and "a masshole" the next. Would you confide in your current employer before locking in with your future employer? If you chose to stay with your current employer, would you even reveal your prior interest with the other? Regardless of any level of connection to either side, the information "insiders" receive will always have a level of doubt until it is final. An IU fan forum is exactly that; a forum for fanatics. We should all be a little more fanatical these days as our desire to have a new coach at IU is being addressed. Let's enjoy the ride and have faith that Scott will drastically update the IU basketball program. Signed: Captain Obvious

I can confirm I now have it on good authority!

I'll believe it when Brad gives his "I'm a HoosHole" press conference statement.

It's a great day to lose the "jockstrap" designation !!!

Exorcize . . . I thought he said, "Extra Fries" and I was all in.

Regarding Dusty and Greene County: I was born and raised in central Indiana but like most Indiana folk, I was attending H.S. basketball games and running around the top of the gyms before I knew how to dribble a basketball. Indiana fans know basketball and have a connection to the sport unlike many others. While I know very little about Greene County, Indiana, like so many others I know the small schools in that county have a reputation for fantastic H.S. basketball coaches/teams. For those of us who grew up during the one class system in the state, we remember those small schools from Greene county kicking @$$ in the tournament against schools much larger with much greater notoriety year after year. Dusty was raised in that area and around that basketball atmosphere so I'm not surprised at all that he was successful at FAU. I think he has the "IT" that IU needs to recruit in state players along with those portal players who he recognizes with the same "Indiana" fight and grit. I'd take Dusty over any coach IU has hired since Coach Bob Knight any day.

Full disclosure . . . just trying to get rid of the "jockstrap".

In the meantime, while we wait for more info and/or a news dump . . . are all IU fans "True Fans" again now? Asking for a friend.

I think I recall Steve Fisher still had the interim tag when he led Michigan to the National Championship in 1989.

Wisconsin is coddled by conference officials to the point of developing a habit of getting away with incredibly physical play. Then, come tournament time, the officials from other conferences do not allow/accept the moving screens, pushing, and holding Wisky teams are known for around the league. The thing is Wisconsin puts a very good team on the floor every year and I don't think they need all of that physical play to win. Still, bad habits come back to haunt them outside the conference.

First time posting here. Like so many other longtime IU grads/fans, I was disappointed with the outcome this season and I began to have doubts about Coach Woodson’s ability to coach at the college level. Then, senior night happened; and Woodson brought the “true fans” and “I’m doing my job” and “understand that” comments. It seemed to me he had burned bridges at that point and IU would have no choice but to head in a new direction. Instead, IU loaded him up with NIL money and his first “lock” is another 5 star forward who signed with IU (when his NBA second league gig fell through). IU fans see what Woodson obviously can’t see . . . what he is doing isn’t working and more of the same is not the answer!