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[BlueDevil 9,475]

Just now, 8bucks said:

Stevens said “I thoroughly appreciate being a Celtic and love the people I get to work with everyday”. Then he supposedly said he is not a candidate for the job but it is not a definite no and is interestingly not quoted. 
 

Ok maybe he is out but Dusty says this and yet he is still possible. “But that stuff’s crazy. I love being at Michigan. I love our team. We’re fighting like crazy. That’s it. This place is my foundation, but I’m very, very happy at the University of Michigan. We were here to win a game, and mission accomplished.”

Yep and some are saying ok onto Dusty. 

[coonhounds 10,424]

So Chris, ap, JY and RTz have said it is over. I did not see their posts. 

No but also no comment yet

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[Ryno6284 4,083]

10 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Just go get Cronin at this point. The stevens stuff is just dumb now

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Who are your top 3 candidates? Serious question, because I only know that you hate Woodson.

[BlueDevil 9,475]

I understand everyone’s concerns and takes. Quite frankly if Indiana wants to be a winner again Chris Beard and IUBB are a match made in heaven. 

[Hoosierfan1901 7,965]

Just now, BlueDevil said:

I understand everyone’s concerns and takes. Quite frankly if Indiana wants to be a winner again Chris Beard and IUBB are a match made in heaven. 

Didn’t someone say IU should go the villain route?

[cbp4iu 2,232]

Mike Woodson is our coach…. It can’t get any worse than him and Archie can it. 

[Hornsby 3,867]

I understand everyone’s concerns and takes. Quite frankly if Indiana wants to be a winner again Chris Beard and IUBB are a match made in heaven. 

All I know is jim coyle says beard would crawl over broken glass for this job. Who knows if that's true but if we pass on him and end up with a brad bronwell type well I guess we get what we deserve.

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[Hardwood83 4,909]

Just now, Hornsby said:

Because if we can't get may who else is there. Iu won't touch beard or pearl. He is that next tier.

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I don't know who else there is. Just because someone isn't on our list, doesn't mean they aren't the best option. May seems like a good fit. The Iowa St guy looks pretty attractive and I personally think the Stevens talk is a silly distraction, but clearly am in the minority. 

But I want IU to hire the best candidate, not the most popular or obvious. Clearly that's not that easy since they've failed 3.5 out of the last 4 times (I'll give partial credit for TC.) 

There is a month left in the regular season, so I'm not ready to panic hire yet. 

[BlueDevil 9,475]

Just now, Hornsby said:

All I know is jim coyle says beard would crawl over broken glass for this job. Who knows if that's true but if we pass on him and end up with a brad bronwell type well I guess we get what we deserve.

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1000% 

[Papacap 1,738]

4 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

I understand everyone’s concerns and takes. Quite frankly if Indiana wants to be a winner again Chris Beard and IUBB are a match made in heaven. 

We have been elite so long, we don’t need a great coach. We are IU. 

[bobknightsghost 620]

1 minute ago, Hornsby said:

All I know is jim coyle says beard would crawl over broken glass for this job. Who knows if that's true but if we pass on him and end up with a brad bronwell type well I guess we get what we deserve.

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If we pass on Chris beard and end up with Brad brownell all hope is lost

[Uspshoosier 52,359]

2 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

I understand everyone’s concerns and takes. Quite frankly if Indiana wants to be a winner again Chris Beard and IUBB are a match made in heaven. 

They could however they passed on him last cycle and that was before the other incident.  It was reported iu looked into his past and found too many skeletons in his closet.  This time around I don’t see any way they would change their view.   Louisville and Kentucky had openings last year and Beard didn’t get a sniff at either of them.  Schools that are known for overlooking stuff chose Pope and Kelsey over Beard.   Luckily for Beard the SEC has teams that don’t care about some stuff and are willing to take a chance.  Interesting to see in the coming years if any schools outside the sec will take a chance 

[lillurk 4,774]

Beard is the 2006 Kelvin Sampson choice, in the sense that the issues are just as obvious as the coaching talent and it’s very easy to make the right choice not to hire him. 

[str8baller 6,970]

Hearing Thad Matta is gettable

[OKHOOSIER 5,727]

9 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

We don't know that to be absolute though either. How do you know RMK didn't tell him about the pinnacle of cbb at IU when they were at TT together? Maybe he always thought IU was a better job than Texas and that was a stepping stone.

We just don't know, but one thing we do know is he wants the job and would do well here!

I'm not saying he isn't a risk, but I would be willing to risk it for the reward he could reap.

I guess it’s possible, but I have a hard time believing he leaves his alma mater who he already had rolling that also happens to be one of the richest schools in the country if it weren’t for the elephant in the room. 

[Trish 14,076]

I’m two drinks deep tonight, I need a Chris DM like no other. 

[Hoosierfan1901 7,965]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Hearing Thad Matta is gettable

If it was prime Thad Matta

[steubenhoosier 1,631]

My last thought on this…

Let Fisch have a say in this decision.

He has seen, firsthand, pretty much every candidate in the pool. He has been around long enough to know what good coaching looks like.

Take his opinion and weigh it as heavily as anything else. 
Nothing has worked in this process for the last 25 years. What would it hurt to listen to him?

[4iufourever 250]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

I’m two drinks deep tonight, I need a Chris DM like no other. 

Only 2?  That is my normal within 30 minutes, but I might like to drink a lot. 

[Ryno6284 4,083]

2 minutes ago, Trish said:

I’m two drinks deep tonight, I need a Chris DM like no other. 

Only 2? Step yo game up!