TOM CREAN FIRED

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

It's baffling that we're underperforming that much. It feels like we're heading in the 2013-2014 direction again. That team had 3 McAA and missed the tourney. This one only has 2 and we could easily fall flat.

If I were to put Crean in a "tier" of B1G coaches it'd be near the bottom.

Leader - Izzo
Great - Matta, Beilein, Gard (need more time)
Solid - Painter, Turgeon, Miles, Collins, Crean, Chambers, Franimal
Turrble - Little Rick, Groce

I'd put turgeon Crean and franimal in a category between turrble and solid called Blue Balls. Lots of hype and promise that usually let's you down


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[Hoosierfan2017 21,855]

48 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I do not want a fire lit. I don't want some "miracle" sweet sixteen run saving his job. 

That would be the worst scenario possible. Glass would be impressed that Crean turned the season around and give him a 5-6 year extension. The stuff of nightmares lol. 

[JSHoosier 20,451]

49 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

It's baffling that we're underperforming that much. It feels like we're heading in the 2013-2014 direction again. That team had 3 McAA and missed the tourney. This one only has 2 and we could easily fall flat.

 

That team had 2, Vonleh and Yogi.  And they managed to not even make the NIT.

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

That team had 2, Vonleh and Yogi.  And they managed to not even make the NIT.

That's right. I was thinking JBJ but he wasn't until 2014. Anyways, the teams have a common denominator...

[Scooter D 928]

The game last night (really the entire season) is really an indictment on Crean's recruiting style and approach to getting the kids to graduate in three years...or maybe it is just the world that we live in now...not really sure.  However, the team seriously lacks leadership...in the form of senior leadership.  If Yogi (or someone like him) was on the team, I think that we would be having an entirely different conversation.  

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,277]

*sigh* half-court offense *sigh*

*sigh* big men playing the post *sigh*

*sigh* point guard *sigh*

*sigh* good substitutions *sigh*

*sigh* inbound plays *sigh*

*sigh* players with roles *sigh*

*sigh* COACHING *sigh*

[Trish 11,706]

*sigh* half-court offense *sigh*

*sigh* big men playing the post *sigh*

*sigh* point guard *sigh*

*sigh* good substitutions *sigh*

*sigh* inbound plays *sigh*

*sigh* players with roles *sigh*

*sigh* COACHING *sigh*

Sounds like the last 9 seasons. Funny how that works


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[Trish 11,706]

That would be the worst scenario possible. Glass would be impressed that Crean turned the season around and give him a 5-6 year extension. The stuff of nightmares lol. 

Exactly. We cannot make a run to the sweet 16 now. I know it sounds bad, but then we would be stuck with Crean for another 8 years. Would probably reach the sweet 16 4 times out of the next 8 if that happens. Can't have that at Indiana


Fire Sweet 16 Crean!


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[JSHoosier 20,451]

1 minute ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

*sigh* half-court offense *sigh*

*sigh* big men playing the post *sigh*

*sigh* point guard *sigh*

*sigh* good substitutions *sigh*

*sigh* inbound plays *sigh*

*sigh* players with roles *sigh*

*sigh* COACHING *sigh*

Hey, at this point I'd just be glad to see the players learn that they don't have to heave up a contested 3 just because 5 seconds came off the shot clock.

[Uwe Robb 1,072]

Made the prediction with my brother before Maryland game that IU goes 2-4 to finish up JAN. That was me giving them wins at home against Rutgers and Mich St. All losses on the road. I really really want to be wrong about this, but my prediction has started out on point.

 

[Hovadipo 56,814]

That team had 2, Vonleh and Yogi.  And they managed to not even make the NIT.

Troy played in the Jordan Game so 2.5?


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[recker222000 1,010]

Exactly. We cannot make a run to the sweet 16 now. I know it sounds bad, but then we would be stuck with Crean for another 8 years. Would probably reach the sweet 16 4 times out of the next 8 if that happens. Can't have that at Indiana


Fire Sweet 16 Crean!


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If we make the sweet sixeteen you better believe glass will extend him stating it was a great turn around. I would say 8 years at 4 million a year.

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[BGleas 7,917]

3 hours ago, ziggyiu said:

It's sad that some IU fans are talking about what could boost the team into the tourney. That should never be the goal or a relief or even part of the discussion. If IU barely makes it into the tourney again and gets bounced in their first or second game, that's not progress. That's not success. That's the sign of a stagnant program. 

P. S. I'm not calling those fans out in anyway. It's just my observation of the state of the program and what that lends fans to talk about. If IU were more successful we'd talk realistically about titles, for example. 

It would be 3 out of 4 years that we're fishing for wins to get into the tourney. 4 years ago we didn't even get in, 3 years ago we were on the bubble but got in and lost in the first round, last year solidly in, and now this year hoping again. 

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

If we make the sweet sixeteen you better believe glass will extend him stating it was a great turn around. I would say 8 years at 4 million a year.

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And yet, Glass fired the first football coach to take us to back-to-back bowl games in two decades...

If the right hire were realistic, I fully believe he'd pull the trigger.


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[KingPG21 6,587]

2 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

And yet, Glass fired the first football coach to take us to back-to-back bowl games in two decades...

If the right hire were realistic, I fully believe he'd pull the trigger.


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Shhhhh, you know some people still don't even realize we have a football program

[Hovadipo 56,814]

Shhhhh, you know some people still don't even realize we have a football program

How? We're a football school.


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[JSHoosier 20,451]

26 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

 

Troy played in the Jordan Game so 2.5?


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Stick with 2, maybe it won't make Crean look quite as bad even if marginally.

[recker222000 1,010]

And yet, Glass fired the first football coach to take us to back-to-back bowl games in two decades...

If the right hire were realistic, I fully believe he'd pull the trigger.


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The same coach he had just extended knowing the issues going on in the program. He turned a blind eye and gave him a big fat extension

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[HoosierRob 1,042]

The janitor on twitter. Seems to be in. Know, says the alums are starting to put pressure on. I don't think I've ever seen him be wrong.

[bigrod 2,904]

I didn't get to see the game, but listening to Fischer on the podcast try to put a positive spin on the game. I'm pretty amused with his take on Blackmon. Fischer said it was their best defensive game, and they gave up 75.

Do you ever notice that anyone talking about Blackmon only mentions his offense and not how many points he is giving up? He absolutely kills us defensively. I seriously think opposing coaches tell their team to get the ball to whoever he is supposed to be guarding.


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