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[Hovadipo 59,785]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

hard to work with people you don't trust to begin with

Running off good coaches and staff that didn't share his beliefs expedited his firing, so I'm not sure if that's the way to go. Personally? I'm able to trust and work with people even if we don't think the same way. Again, I hope Drew wouldn't have that same problem.

[Pagoda 2,874]

5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

When the dust settles and a coach is hired some on here might be disappointed with the hire and be let down however I promise you that the sun will come up the next day and after processing the hire everyone will be back on here hoping for the best and ready for this program to be turned around.    

Yea.  And no matter who it is we have to see how they actually do once they take the reins.

[Hornsby 3,265]

Don't forget the part Nothing about his coaching bothers me. But that doesn't fit the narrative 

I know that just saying there's no such thing as a perfect coach. Well stevens maybe. Bur everyone else will have some sort of issue people don't like.

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[GloryDays 6,080]

46 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

In fairness... He received a show cause penalty from the NCAA. We couldn't have kept him if we wanted to.  

And it was a lot more than phone calls.

Lots of extracurricular activities with players going on.

Great coach but low character.

[Hornsby 3,265]

Nothing at all. I think some may fear that it will be/might be pushed within the program and be a turn off. jmo

Does he push it at Baylor? I am pretty sure many of his players over the years weren't religious. If it was an issue I'm sure it would have come out

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[Scotty R 2,883]

14 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Not a thing. I think some people just try to push it too much. I want everyone to do whatever they want. 

Gotcha 

[AZ Hoosier 9,510]

9 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

When the dust settles and a coach is hired some on here might be disappointed with the hire and be let down however I promise you that the sun will come up the next day and after processing the hire everyone will be back on here hoping for the best and ready for this program to be turned around.    

Wow... preemptive spinning... /S

[Hornsby 3,265]

Being heavily involved with religion definitely doesn't equal being morally good. I think thats one distinction some of us are kind of saying. Another is that pushing a specific flavor of religion onto others via peer pressure or team culture is not in line with the university's mission. If Drew is personally very religious, that's his choice and I support his freedom of choice. If he requires or influences the team unduly in anyway to follow his religious beliefs, then that's a problem. I have no idea if that's the case, just the arguments I'm seeing. The guy can coach though for sure.

What proof does anyone have that drew pushes religion on his players? I'll wait for examples

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[Redcamaro 277]

4 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Salute, actually didn’t know this though I know where Fuzzy’s from. How’s he feel about IU hoops?

Huge fan!

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,003]

The religion talk is interesting.  People coming together for a greater good and having a shared vision would likely be a very welcomed coaching attribute depending on how its handled.  I think A LOT of successful coaches are religious and can teach lessons and help hardships using those morals and principles.  

[hoosiersoxfan 354]

4 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Does he push it at Baylor? I am pretty sure many of his players over the years weren't religious. If it was an issue I'm sure it would have come out

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Yes it is a big part of the culture at Baylor but there's nothing wrong with it Baylor is a private Christian school.  He would have to tone it down at a public school like IU.

I believe a pastor speaks to the team before most games much like Sister Jean does at Loyola

[PartyintheVillas 568]

Just now, Hornsby said:

What proof does anyone have that drew pushes religion on his players? I'll wait for examples

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Why are you responding to me with that question?

[AZ Hoosier 9,510]

9 minutes ago, iubb said:

Nothing..

There is being religious, and then BEING RELIGIOUS, to the point where you try to push it onto the players/ staff etc...

 

Thats where this becomes an issue (especially with recruits) because some may find that offputting especially since there are many flavors of religion (Judaism, Islam, etc)

 

I give zero ***** about the religion/beliefs of our coach...  I just dont want them to push it on the players...

The same goes for political beliefs...  

Wasn't there a pretty large element of that with Crean? I remember he was always posting scripture references and such on twitter early in his tenure... not a problem, per se, just a point of order.

[Stuhoo 85,899]

2 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Does he push it at Baylor? I am pretty sure many of his players over the years weren't religious. If it was an issue I'm sure it would have come out

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Perfectly appropriate if he proselytizes at Baylor. Baylor is a private, Baptist university.

He would have to adjust, and there's no reason to think that he would not.

[spe317 838]

7 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

If he was a satanist and advocates human sacrifices and wins are you good with that?

I can think of a few humans to volunteer as tribute… 

Guess it all depends on the humans. 

[nerdvana 401]

49 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

My biggest fear with Drew is that he’s on the downward side of the mountain.

As an optimist, I would say that he's over the hump.

[Hornsby 3,265]

So I think I got it. We need to find an atheist who has also never had a drink in his life.

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[Pagoda 2,874]

8 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

Something I’ve been wondering about the revenue sharing: if IU is committed to giving such a big slice to men’s hoops, how will this affect women’s hoops and football? IU is nationally competitive in so many sports, too. Does anyone know how Cignetti or others feel about this? 

Cig seems pretty happy and he keeps thanking Scott and Pam for their support.  I know we exceeded our NIL promise to him for last season.  It seems NIL+rev share to football seems to keep going up in a meaningful way, exactly how much they got this season I don’t know.

We need to keep pushing.  Being good at football is a game changer for the athletic dept.

[Scotty R 2,883]

12 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Yes, I thought so. I just remember hearing Ned's name a lot in the past searches but not Fuzzy's. This time Fuzzy name has popped up more and Andy Mohr. I haven't seen it but I hear Fuzzy has a really nice place on Marco Island. 

My son works for Andy Mohr so I should have my son talk to Andy the next time Andy is in the office LOL!

[fwgreenway 511]

I have a shirt that says:) "Hoop is Religion"....just sayin'