TOM CREAN FIRED

[mdn82]

McRobbie might not care about basketball but the man cares about the money. I can't imagine he was pleased by the decision to pass on the home game and give up free cash. 

http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/iu/Fred-Glass-and-the-State-of-IU-Athletics---Money-matters

I found this article from this year. I think this will give a better view of how important donor money is and why Crean has been seen as a success for Glass in the past. One line discusses how 9 of the 10 largest donations to the athletic department have come since 2009 when he came on. With the product deteriorating one would have to think donations won't come as quick. Our school budget is much lower than other football schools due to our lack of interest in our football program. Hopefully this article articulates how vital that program is to the future success of our basketball program and why he isn't exactly as trigger happy as some would be.


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So does Glass....


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[TrueHoosier62]

CTC: "Hey honey, I'm home"

JC: "You poor thing, I'm sorry that your boys lost, getcha a drink? Oh, and when can we pack?"

CTC: "Jim Beam and Diet Coke please". Yeah, they played like dogsh¡t, but hey, I can't make em' play winning ball, they have to want it. The main thing is,...............wait...."when can we pack?!". I still have a job! Freddie G came through for us, and said I'm here as long as he's here. Isn't that great?"

JC: "WTF! I thought I told you I wanted out of Bloomington; I'm sick of this place! Most of the ladies in our neighborhood just sneer at me. And Riley has started wetting the bed again! How do you suppose that's gonna look next year; our son standing at the plate, smelling like an outhouse on the fourth of July? Seriously Tom, what does it take to get through to you? You got in over your head, admit defeat, and move on". 

CTC: "But Joanie, baby, we're so close".

JC: "My @$$ you're close; that team of yours sucks donkey balls, and they showed it on national TV tonight!"

CTC: "Joanie"!

JC: "Don't you Joanie me!; I'm sick of being here! The natives are getting mean spirited, and I really had my heart set on Missouri". Missouri would have been perfect for us. It's rural, uneducated, and nobody gives a sh¡t about the basketball team". 

CTC: "Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but I'm staying put. We have something special brewing, and it's just around the corner".

JC: "So are the townsfolk with pitchforks and torches".....

[Bgrimm4]

This suspense reminds me of the few days before Christmas as a child.

Am I going to get the new toy I begged and pleaded for, or am I going to get that lump of coal?

[Defenserocks28]

There once was a man from Marquette

Whose teams would often forget

How to dribble and drive

And jumped with no passing lanes to spy,

So now it’s bout time he gets

[Trish]

WE WANT A PRESSER TONIGHT AT 6PM

 

DO IT FRED

[Dizz]

1 minute ago, Treesh said:

WE WANT A PRESSER TONIGHT AT 6PM

 

DO IT FRED

*Today at 12:30 PM

[Hoosierfan2017]

8 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

 

So does Glass....


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He talks about how important money is, but then he turns around and pays for the team to travel to Atlanta instead of making money off them playing at home... Things are getting really bizarre in Hoosier Land. 

[HoosierCoop]

2 minutes ago, Treesh said:

WE WANT A PRESSER TONIGHT AT 6PM

 

DO IT FRED

[mdiu28]

I sincerely hope there was more to the decision to voluntarily give up a home game. If the only reason to do it was to avoid embarrassment due to a lack of fans at home, Mr. Glass - you failed miserably and should consider stepping down. IU just lost in the first round of the NIT, in our home whites, in Atlanta. This could have been avoided 100% - not to mention the money you lost the University from ticket sales, merchandise, concessions, etc. from having a home game.

We may consider ourselves elite but the rest of the country doesn't and the NIT loss last night confirms it. Why accept the bid to play in the NIT if you have no intention of playing a home game? There has to be something more to this. If there isn't, then its pure stupidity and incompetence.   

[mdn82]

He talks about how important money is, but then he turns around and pays for the team to travel to Atlanta instead of making money off them playing at home... Things are getting really bizarre in Hoosier Land. 

That was from this year too. He does have one of the smallest budgets overall. Basketball is obviously a larger part of it. But at 24 sporting teams and that budget pays for athletic scholarships that is a lot of money to travel when you don't need to.


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[hoosierbannerd]

Tom Crean, former coach of Marquette

Can't coach an offensive set

They weave like the 'Trotters

Play D like blind otters

but unfortunately,

is Fred's favorite pet...

[Str8Hoosiers]

12 hours ago, cljones1979 said:

if all the players are coming back what are they going to do with the three coming in.....no room

Or the ones he is still recruiting to bring in that leadership?!?!?!?

[Uwe Robb]

Dakich about to talk IU.

[ap2345]

Just now, Uwe Robb said:

Dakich about to talk IU.

He still saying Crean needs to stay lol.

[Brass Cannon]

2 minutes ago, Str8Hoosiers said:

Or the ones he is still recruiting to bring in that leadership?!?!?!?

Freshmen leadership a trademark of all NC teams 

[Str8Hoosiers]

12 hours ago, Treesh said:

This man just said he's going to coach the same way for the remainder of his time at IU.

Is that not alarming anyone?....




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Not alarming at all.... considering the remainder of his time at IU was the plane ride home from Atlanta.....

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

Keep up the good work boys. We have put in enough time and effort on this and I have a gut feeling it will pay off. Rabjohns saying all that is absolutely a good sign. No matter what if his job is being threatened no way he trust Crean to make it right next year with nothing to show we will improve. Even if everyone came back this team was a mess. An extra year will not change the results much. OG has to be gone at this point. A lot of changes are about to happen and I dont see it ending well for Crean.

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[KYHoosier]

I have always felt this way about Crean and this past season reaffirmed my thoughts. 

Tom Crean has been and will always be an underdog. He does not know how to coach or win when he is considered the favorite. This is why his teams that have the most pressure fold and his teams that have no pressure rise. This is why he beats the teams he isn't suppose to and loses to the teams he shouldn't. This is why he misses out on the top dogs and can recruit the crap out of the "hidden gems" that fall through the cracks (birds of the same feather, flock together). This is why he can get guys like Victor Oladipo and OG to buy into him and the reason he can't get guys like JBJ and Noah Vonleh to buy into his system. You can hate on Cal all you want, but he can put any 5 star that steps foot onto his team into place and make them buy into his culture. Crean however, coddles them and lets them walk all over him before its too late. He isn't an alpha (not saying this is a bad thing) but IU is an alpha job. Crean's most successful season, was with a bunch of misfits (3 star guys cast aside by the big programs, besides Yogi and Cody) that bought into his culture and found success. This is why I truly believe that Crean would excel at a job that is okay to take on the underdog role. You can't make someone into something they are not. 

It's time to move on. Even the right decision is the wrong decision when made too late. THE TIME IS NOW

[Cheaney40]

Is the rumor mill silent today??

[Uwe Robb]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

He still saying Crean needs to stay lol.

Calling out the "Blue Ribbon committee"

 

Asking where are they at now? They loved him when he was turning program around now they are nowhere to be found during losing stretch.

 

Calling Yeagley "sneaky"