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TOM CREAN FIRED

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All over the national writers/talking heads is this notion that Indiana fans are these unreasonable rubes who just don't appreciate Tom Crean. Crean did a fine job and one that we appreciate.  Bu

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Let's all give Fred a "like" for steppin' up way more than we gave him credit for!  Thata boy Freddie!

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All I know is I am getting little/no work done and I am having to keep my brick phone on the charger all day.  I have to think all of the rumors lie somewhere in the middle of what the insiders are saying, what little is said by media, and our own sleuthing and daydreaming. 

I do have a question.  Years ago when Crean was hired, what was the process, the rumored names, and what were some of the misfires?  What did we find was smokescreen and what was true?  To me, the Crean hire came out of absolutely nowhere. Did he reach out to us, or did we seek him out?    I seem to recall talk of offering Tony Bennett and him turning us down, I thought maybe there was some Pitino talk?  My 40+ year old brain is failing me. Help me out, whipper snappers.

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I think after btt. Glass is either going to back him or say he is being released before nit. Better for the players that way I think. They have to hearing all this stuff about the coach and program. 


I bet Glass was trying to think of every post season tournament they could enter to give Crean time to turn things around. "you mean we can't play in the NIT AND the CBI tournament?!"


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They have waited this long, he isn't being fired by semantics. He won't leave until then.


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I think after the BTT Fred will be under too much pressure to not act

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All I know is I am getting little/no work done and I am having to keep my brick phone on the charger all day.  I have to think all of the rumors lie somewhere in the middle of what the insiders are saying, what little is said by media, and our own sleuthing and daydreaming. 

I do have a question.  Years ago when Crean was hired, what was the process, the rumored names, and what were some of the misfires?  What did we find was smokescreen and what was true?  To me, the Crean hire came out of absolutely nowhere. Did he reach out to us, or did we seek him out?    I seem to recall talk of offering Tony Bennett and him turning us down, I thought maybe there was some Pitino talk?  My 40+ year old brain is failing me. Help me out, whipper snappers.


Bennett turned us down. I believe Sean Miller passed as well.

Names I remember were Lon Kruger and Brad Brownell....I don't remember Crean's name being rumored... It did kind of surprise me as well.
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All I know is I am getting little/no work done and I am having to keep my brick phone on the charger all day.  I have to think all of the rumors lie somewhere in the middle of what the insiders are saying, what little is said by media, and our own sleuthing and daydreaming. 

I do have a question.  Years ago when Crean was hired, what was the process, the rumored names, and what were some of the misfires?  What did we find was smokescreen and what was true?  To me, the Crean hire came out of absolutely nowhere. Did he reach out to us, or did we seek him out?    I seem to recall talk of offering Tony Bennett and him turning us down, I thought maybe there was some Pitino talk?  My 40+ year old brain is failing me. Help me out, whipper snappers.


The blue ribbon committee was put together and one of the keys was to find someone who had been to a FF. However, Bennett and Few turned us down, they had no FF experience but were big names.

Connecting dots, Kravitz said Izzo was very interested as was Pitino. The post Sampson era caused more than a few of the trustees to worry about Pitino. Connecting more dots that are further apart (guessing). Crean contacts IU and Izzo to put in a good word. Izzo decides to back out (maybe b/c of Crean, maybe he decided to stay) but he strongly recommends Crean to those ha had been talking to.

Crean had been to a FF and suddey after some no's he looks pretty good. Dakich has said that when Crean came in to interview he had a presentation style approach and that really impressed everyone. Remember Dakich was interim and also interviewed but he says he pretty much just showed up and later heard about how Crean approached it.

So with Izzos recommendation, having been to a FF and excelling in the interview Crean became the best candidate.

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