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[IU5355]

Just now, HoosierInParadise said:

2 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

Can't wait for McCollum to be snatched up by Iowa and for Goodman to write about how Iowa is a more appealing landing spot than Indiana.

Well, they can hire him now...Fran just got ejected in his last game...

If we get beat out by Iowa for a coaching candidate we will be the laughing stock for a while.

[Home Jersey]

3 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

Are we no longer fielding a basketball team in three years?

People say it will take him time we can't afford. 

So if you tune out of IUBB for two years, and then they go 30-3 in his 3rd year, will they no longer be interested in IUBB? 

Apparently people will never tune back in. "We can't afford the time."

I had no idea the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 seasons mean so much to so many. 

[Josh]

10 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Because 8 years ago there were countless articles calling Archie college basketball's next elite coach.

So if you can't tell the difference, find different people to trust.  Let's start with...don't trust anybody who thought Archie would be great.  Ask the people who had the vision to see he would suck

[rayl456]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Well seems like things have calmed down everyone feeling ok now lol

I think there are still plenty of naysayers ranting right now.

[BleedCubbieBlue]

Fran has zero fu€ks left to give. This is his swan song and he is going out on a banger.

Nothing like getting ejected from your last game.

[SlammySammy]

Lot of ole timers in the barbershop **** talk on McCollum in here. Just like there was back in early 70s at the actual barbershop  back when Knight was hired from Army.  It does happen. Worst case? We pass up a McDermott? Brownell? Both will be there in 4 years trust me. Best case, BM continues his current upward trend and becomes a legend. It’s as much a fantasy as Brad Stevens coaching IU. Just saying. Good fan fiction to think about though. 

[tyappleg]

4 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

where’s sconnie? FranCon just got himself ejected. 

No better way for him to end his Iowa coaching career.  I have to respect it.

[brandct]

1 minute ago, Demo said:

Can you expand on this a little bit. My assumption would be that if there was a guy at this point they absolutely wouldn’t be talking because IU is/was still playing as would the team of any sitting coach. So that sounds exactly backwards to me. 

McCollum is not a secret type of candidate. Everyone knows he is getting a big time job somewhere. Sources wouldn’t be hiding him looking for a job.

[RaceToTheTop]

6 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Chess and not checkers.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Rabby: I will follow up with this: I'm not gonna get over my skis just yet. I think things are moving along the path, but I don't think anything is set in stone at this point in time.

[Teter02]

13 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yeah I’m not sure you’re understanding. Everything has been agreed to. There was no negotiation. He told us what he wanted and we made it happen. Some say he’s signed, some say he wanted to wait for Woodson to be done out of respect for a fellow NBA guy. I don’t know which is true the people who get that info are above me. 

I’d love for you to be right. However, I don’t think the athletic department would go into the effort to create these false narratives. If it was done, Dolson could legitimately not do a think until it was ready to be announced.

I’d put my money on McCollum with all of the smoke surrounding him.

[KNOBYDOX]

My money is still on Mark Few 

[SlammySammy]

Ya know part of me thinks if Stevens has to have this much massage and begging to come, f@ck him. Have some dignity. 

[RaceToTheTop]

8 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

Can't wait for McCollum to be snatched up by Iowa and for Goodman to write about how Iowa is a more appealing landing spot than Indiana.

And then the same people here freaking out because we didn’t get McCollum.

[FightFor6]

Just now, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Rabby: I will follow up with this: I'm not gonna get over my skis just yet. I think things are moving along the path, but I don't think anything is set in stone at this point in time.

This is the type of hard hitting insight I love breaking out the wallet for.

[Home Jersey]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Rabby: I will follow up with this: I'm not gonna get over my skis just yet. I think things are moving along the path, but I don't think anything is set in stone at this point in time.

I, too, would like to tell people "Not definitive but probably IMO" for a monthly fee. 

[HoosierInParadise]

I’d love for you to be right. However, I don’t think the athletic department would go into the effort to create these false narratives. If it was done, Dolson could legitimately not do a think until it was ready to be announced.
I’d put my money on McCollum with all of the smoke surrounding him.

But what has Dolson done? Answered a question about someone he interviewed?

[HoosierInParadise]

Ya know part of me thinks if Stevens has to have this much massage and begging to come, f@ck him. Have some dignity. 

But there might have not been any begging...except from people here...

[Chris007]

5 minutes ago, Demo said:

Can you expand on this a little bit. My assumption would be that if there was a guy at this point they absolutely wouldn’t be talking because IU is/was still playing as would the team of any sitting coach. So that sounds exactly backwards to me. 

My understanding the NDA was for reasons that don’t have to do with other candidates. I’ll leave it at that.

[Home Jersey]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

And then the same people here freaking out because we didn’t get McCollum.

The only way I will be upset is if the hire is Isiah Thomas, Randy Wittman or someone along those lines