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[Hornsby]

Just lol at the thought of hiring Brad freaking Brownell. I don’t agree with it, but there’s at least an argument for McCollum. Hes young, he’s done extremely well in D2 and is 30-3 his first year at Drake. It’s unknown how he’d do at IU, but he’s won big at the levels he’s coached at. 
Brownell would just be the ultimate “this program is dead and I suck at my job” hire by Dolson. He’s been incredibly mediocre for 15 years in the ACC. There’s just nothing there to rationalize it. 

It would be on the level of a woodson hire and yes basically be saying the program is dead. I think people would really start to question dolson the genius.

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[PartyintheVillas]

6 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Just lol at the thought of hiring Brad freaking Brownell. I don’t agree with it, but there’s at least an argument for McCollum. Hes young, he’s done extremely well in D2 and is 30-3 his first year at Drake. It’s unknown how he’d do at IU, but he’s won big at the levels he’s coached at. 

Brownell would just be the ultimate “this program is dead and I suck at my job” hire by Dolson. He’s been incredibly mediocre for 15 years in the ACC. There’s just nothing there to rationalize it. 

I think there's an argument for Brownell. He's had high success the past two seasons in the NIL/transfer portal era while some coaches have quit (Wright, Bennett) or struggled a bit (Self, Drew.) He's from Indiana and has some recruiting connections and relationships already because of that. He could be a unique fit of right guy, right place, right time. A little Mark Pope. I'm not saying his argument to be the Indiana coach is the best one, but you can squint and see it being successful.

[chumbo07]

1 minute ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Y’all thought I was unhinged with McCollum yesterday. (I was, he would be a gigantic risk, WHY? Get him in 6 years after his next stop)

But Brad ******** Brownell?  Oh hell no!  Homie don’t play that. Period.

If Brownell wasn’t from Indiana, he wouldn’t even be mentioned. And that’s the part that frustrates me the most. I don’t think he gets it, but I mean just being mentioned is enough to make me cringe. 

[Kentuckysucks]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Just lol at the thought of hiring Brad freaking Brownell. I don’t agree with it, but there’s at least an argument for McCollum. Hes young, he’s done extremely well in D2 and is 30-3 his first year at Drake. It’s unknown how he’d do at IU, but he’s won big at the levels he’s coached at. 

Brownell would just be the ultimate “this program is dead and I suck at my job” hire by Dolson. He’s been incredibly mediocre for 15 years in the ACC. There’s just nothing there to rationalize it. 

Exactly.  The worst possible hire is the one where we know exactly what we're getting and what we're getting simply isn't good enough. The fans would be calling for the firing before the opening press conference.  At least with an up and comer there would be hope.  Maybe it's our turn to finally hit big.  Lord knows we are due.

[IUguy77]

26 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Dolson the genius had better hope he wins right away or people will be calling for dolsons head by year 2

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If he hires Brownell I’m calling it for it right now. 

[Hornsby]

I can't even believe 1A and 1B went from stevens and may to ole-what’s-eez-name and mccollum. This has to be the twilight zone.

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[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

RTZ must be dangerously close to the truth. The Kathy unit has been thawed and deployed.

[SlammySammy]

I think while a lot of us have differing favs, I think we can all agree (maybe not Kathy) but the program really needs an inspiring hire at this time in its history. While McCollum has question marks, he has some history that can inspire fans if communicated correctly and not just "he comes from a D2 background".....Stevens would be inspiring as well for obvious reason....the risk is LOSING THE FANS....IU basketball can easily become the old IU football where half the stadium is filled.....

 

Just an opinion from an old italian "businessman"

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 minute ago, chumbo07 said:

If Brownell wasn’t from Indiana, he wouldn’t even be mentioned. And that’s the part that frustrates me the most. I don’t think he gets it, but I mean just being mentioned is enough to make me cringe. 

While I do think there’s some truth to this, I do think he’d still be mentioned but not as strongly. His recent success doesn’t go unnoticed, i mean we mentioned Vandys coach ffs lol

[PartyintheVillas]

1 minute ago, chumbo07 said:

If Brownell wasn’t from Indiana, he wouldn’t even be mentioned. And that’s the part that frustrates me the most. I don’t think he gets it, but I mean just being mentioned is enough to make me cringe. 

It's like the Beard RMK connection being talked about. It doesn't matter, tons of coaches have RMK connections and most of them wouldn't be successful at Indiana. These are not good criteria for hiring coaches.

[Papacap]

4 minutes ago, lillurk said:

No ill will towards Brownell personally but I maintain it really doesn’t make lots of sense unless you get into a UCLA situation where like EVERYONE else says no. No indication that’s the case here.

Agree with this. If we end up with Brownell, that means either Dolson loves these searches so wants to run it back in 4, or we whiffed on about 12 other coaches. 
I’m going with he won’t be our coach. Not worried at all. 

[Muskie plays the four]

9 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

#Kathybomb!

Kathy banger 

[Lebowski]

3 hours ago, EasyEJay said:

I’m a basketball fan , don’t claim to know “ball” 

not the case when it comes to football . Agreed it’s a terrible take . The amount of talent that returns off last years roster is almost unheard of in todays college football . Not to mention the additions (arguably better QB, RB , and couple of OL) and the retention of staff as well . 
 

9-3 minimum 

THIS^^^ On paper things are looking great. They've also added depth in the places that needed to be added. It's refreshing to actually have a staff that knows what they're doing and an administration actually supporting the program. Cloud nine, man. Cloud nine.

 

2 hours ago, Pagoda said:

They're the worst.  Being permanently skeptical is not a good trait.  They've been moving the goalposts this past year too:

- Oh, new coach, he's talking a big game, but he will be another failure.

- Wait til the B1G road opener at UCLA.  We're gonna get killed.

- Wait til we play a real defense like Nebraska.  Honeymoon over!

- Wait til we actually play a real road game at MSU

- Wait til we have to play a team with draft picks like UM

Blah, blah, blah.

Yea we had a tough time at the national champs, who were killing everyone, including Tennessee and Oregon, and also the national runner-up.  That's like the most reasonable thing ever for a first year coach inheriting a bottom of the conference program picked at the beginning of the season to be last or second to last in the conference.

These losers will be trying to lob "I told you so's" if IUFB wins 6, 7, even 8 games next year.  Which is monumentally dumb given where we have been and what the program is trying to do.  Everyone knows it will take years and there will be ups and downs, heck this staff is just 16 months in and still getting high school recruiting relationships going.

If an IU fan can't enjoy what IUFB is trying to do, they like being miserable more than they like IU.  And by the way, the whole financial future of IU athletics rests on football, bball just does not move the needle even though we all love it.

 

I have a very close friend that was like this. Once the hire happened I told him that IU is going to make some noise. At one point I was telling him we might see 10 wins because everything I was seeing (interviews, spring ball, etc.) was all the right things you see with winners. I told him everyone will know about Kurtis Rourke and his name will be discussed for Heisman. He told me I had delusions of grandeur. He changed his tune when IUFB curb stomped the Bruins in the Rose Bowl. I was at the Rose Bowl and got a text from him after the Amare Ferrell pick that simply said, "I'm a believer, they're for real." Coaching matters. 

"Change the way people think." -Coach Cig

[PartyintheVillas]

1 minute ago, SlammySammy said:

I think while a lot of us have differing favs, I think we can all agree (maybe not Kathy) but the program really needs an inspiring hire at this time in its history. While McCollum has question marks, he has some history that can inspire fans if communicated correctly and not just "he comes from a D2 background".....Stevens would be inspiring as well for obvious reason....the risk is LOSING THE FANS....IU basketball can easily become the old IU football where half the stadium is filled.....

 

Just an opinion from an old Italian "businessman"

I am adamant that we don't need an inspiring hire. Inspiring or not, the coach has to win games (and not embarrass the university off the court.) We don't need to win the press conference or off-season. We need a basketball coach that will win games.

[EasyEJay]

53 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

https://x.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/1900318313848209714?t=Iw0qHIbkreZxA8SrIU2j1A&s=19

The national media types are really hammering this "IU fans are toxic" narrative and it's irritating the hell out of me.

Some wise words from DWest . You can’t want to get paid like professionals but treated like children . 
 

Not condoning death threats in anyway shape or form . They should be investigated and offenders prosecuted. But criticism!? Absolutely  you wanna make millions ? Answer the tough questions about your play and effort ! 

[IU5355]

Isn't Brownells buyout rather high?

[Mr. Hoosier Pride]

6 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Dolson can’t even lock up Ben freakin McCollum but he’s got Brad ******* Stevens signed, sealed, and delivered since February… lmao

I'm not saying I believe Stevens is signed sealed and delivered....but if he was, and had been since February, why would he have had to try to lock up Ben McCollum?  I mean if Brad was the guy and had a verbal as has been mentioned (again, I don't know that he has), he wouldn't be locking anyone else up...  

just a thought

[QuinnB(BOT)(Perfectin76)]

8 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

Yes, I told you.

Hey girl, good seeing you on here.  I've been trying to educate them myself without showing them our hand so I'm glad to see you helping. 

They need to let the process play out and know that everything is in good hands. 

Show some patience, partners. 

Go Hoosiers!

QB

[Silat Player]

7 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

RTZ must be dangerously close to the truth. The Kathy unit has been thawed and deployed.

Edit: And now all of a sudden Brownell is today's smoke? Yep. Sounds about right.

I think KathyC might be AI. No one actually speaks on sports board like she does, right? 

She's such a weird combination of dismissive, self-righteous and oddly formal. 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Another way to look at the timeline: if we don't make the tournament and there's no announcement on Monday, it ain't Brad

I'll add this: if there's no handshake deal with a coach by now, it's malpractice. Scott has had 5 weeks officially for this search (really a year) and portal backchanneling has been happening for months already. Whoever the next coach is will need to have been aware of the job they're stepping into and started evaluating the roster and potential additions.