TOM CREAN FIRED

[Brass Cannon 24,895]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Is it still too soon after the firing or should we begin to feel some relief that we haven't yet had any player transfer announcements?  Is there more loyalty to IU than we may have thought with some of the players and they will wait to see just who the next coach is?  And finally, what was the point of FG going down and shaking FCTC's hand immediately prior to the NIT game?  In retrospect, it seems very very odd.

Have anu players announced from Illinois or NC State

[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

Been away from the message boards for a few days due to work.
Anyone care to update me with the newest rumors about who we are targeting and who is interested in being our next coach?

Fred Glass is leaning towards hiring Gene Hackman from the movie Hoosiers. With the way he coached that team, I'm definitely on board. It doesn't get anymore Hoosier then that !


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[ap2345 8,065]

Most players at IU, Illinois, NC State and other schools will wait to see who the new coach is going to be and how that coach plans to use them in their system. No to mention Glass said that the players wouldn't be bask from spring break until Sunday when he had scheduled to meet with them.

[iubb 2,558]

n_zeis2As a former Indiana Hoosier basketball player who grew up an IU Basketball fan, I would like to share some of the positive things Tom Crean did for me at IU.
Coach Crean believed I could accomplish greater things than anyone else did -even myself. He pushed me every day to become the best person and basketball player that I could be. He was the ultimate motivator. He cared for and loved me like a father, something that he did for each of his players. He taught me what it takes to be successful in life. He didn't just prepare me for every game, he prepared me for life after IU in the professional world.
Without Coach Crean being at IU, I would not have fulfilled my life long dreams of playing basketball at Indiana University and becoming a professional basketball player. I would not have had one of the best years of my life playing with my teammates, who are now like brothers. We won every home game, and won a Big Ten Championship in 2016 because Coach Crean helped us develop all the skills we needed to win and win big! He believed in us!
I had the best head coach, coaching staff, training staff and office staff I could have ever asked for to win a national championship my senior year. Unfortunately, my teammates and I did not get the job done despite having everything we needed to do so. If my teammates and I hadn’t played one of our worst games as a collective group in the Sweet Sixteen last year, maybe we would've advanced to the Final Four. That was on us-not the coaches.
IU was truly blessed to have had Coach Crean, his staff, and their families for the last nine plus years. I have had no greater privilege than to have been a player under Coach Tom Crean.
Thank you Coach Crean and as always Go IU!
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[IUrocker 2,231]

Saw that Illinois hired Brad Underwood from Oklahoma State to be their new coach. 

[AZ Hoosier 7,543]

Jay Wright is now available for interview... Wisky just knocked Villanova out of the tournament.

 

[Brass Cannon 24,895]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Jay Wright is now available for interview... Wisky just knocked Villanova out of the tournament.

 

I have always contended that was a call that had to be made

[Mlibrett 4]

I would place the possibility of jay wright leaving Villanova for a college job as less than zero. I don't have any sources but just going by the folks up here near philly say and perceive him.... would not be surprised to see him try the NBA one day.


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[Brass Cannon 24,895]

2 minutes ago, Mlibrett said:

I would place the possibility of jay wright leaving Villanova for a college job as less than zero. I don't have any sources but just going by the folks up here near philly say and perceive him.... would not be surprised to see him try the NBA one day.


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Many schools can outbid them. A lot of top flight jobs will open up in a few years. 

[Mlibrett 4]

I think he will go to the NBA before he leaves Villanova. Tough to pull someone operating in a dream job type scenario in an area of the country where their ties are.... if Nova was constantly knocking on the door and didn't just win a title...


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,364]

Sterling gets it.

Kent Sterling‏Verified account @KentSterling 

Anyone enjoying the Villanova vs. Wisconsin game understands what Fred Glass wants Indiana to be and why Crean needed to be replaced.

[Brass Cannon 24,895]

I have been saying it a few days but Kent Sterling gets it

[AZ Hoosier 7,543]

21 hours ago, Chris Nieman said:

Dwayne Wade. Thats his resource.

Crean RECRUITED Wade. Wade was NOT a resource of Marquette until Crean brought him in. If Marshall hasn't had such a resource, that's on him as a poor recruiter...

[Chris Nieman 669]

3 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Crean RECRUITED Wade. Wade was NOT a resource of Marquette until Crean brought him in. If Marshall hasn't had such a resource, that's on him as a poor recruiter...

Well obviously he has because he's had consistent success for over a decade. Consistency is not something we saw or would ever see with Crean. 

[BGleas 7,917]

21 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Crean RECRUITED Wade. Wade was NOT a resource of Marquette until Crean brought him in. If Marshall hasn't had such a resource, that's on him as a poor recruiter...

Then he must be a PHENOMINAL coach to have all this success as a piss poor recruiter. Imagine what he could do with IU's resources? 

[Hoosierfan2017 21,788]

1 hour ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Crean RECRUITED Wade. Wade was NOT a resource of Marquette until Crean brought him in. If Marshall hasn't had such a resource, that's on him as a poor recruiter...

Most teams didn't recruit Wade because of academic issues. He had to sit out his entire freshman year. His only three offers were from Marquette, Illinois State and DePaul. If those issues aren't there I don't think Crean gets him. Credit to Crean for taking a chance on a kid, but I'm not going to discredit Marshall because he hasn't landed a player of that caliber. 

[Uspshoosier 46,208]

LSU, via a third party, has contacted Tom Crean to gauge his possible interest in coaching the Tigers, a source told CBS Sports.
@garyparrish


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,364]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

LSU, via a third party, has contacted Tom Crean to gauge his possible interest in coaching the Tigers, a source told CBS Sports.
@garyparrish


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Interesting.  I saw this earlier today

VCU head coach Will Wade has had discussions with LSU about replacing Johnny Jones and has emerged as one of the frontrunners for the job, sources told ESPN.

Wade, 34, has been the head coach of the Rams for two seasons, taking over when Shaka Smart left for Texas in 2015. VCU is 51-20 under Wade, making back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Wade was also the head coach at Chattanooga for two seasons, going 40-25 overall and 27-7 in the Southern Conference.

Wade began his coaching career at Clemson as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations from 2005-07, before spending time as an assistant coach at Harvard and VCU.

[Hovadipo 56,680]

I want Crean in the SEC so bad.