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[Ghost of Rick Majerus 1,014]

Just now, Scotty R said:

It helps with clicks for the website 

Agreed! It has caused me to click about 200 times a day. 

[steubenhoosier 1,416]

Not sure that this will make sense to some people. Hell, a lot of stuff posted here doesn’t make sense. But here’s my take on Beard.

Yes, a good coach who can win big here 

Yes, he would be divisive.He might drive off some big donors, but if he starts winning like I think he can, they’d start coming back.

Yes he’s a big risk.

All that to say. Based on his stated love and respect of RMK. Based on him outwardly expressing that he wants the IU job. I think Chris Beard would turn a new leaf in Bloomington. I think he views IU as his church, and RMK his mentor. I believe that he would not do anything that would tarnish those things he holds as so important to him. For lack of better words, I think IU would be the salvation for Chris Beard.

Whether the opportunity exists for him will require some open minds who believe in the concept of redemption. Whether the opportunity exists is going to take leadership who believes that the IU brand is strong enough to take the initial hit it will undoubtedly take, and believe that the reward is worth the risk.

I have personally seen people who have been in as low or lower places than Beard, and have changed themselves to become well respected individuals who contribute to the greater good of society. All it takes is one person, one group of leaders, to give him the chance.

 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 1,014]

5 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

Not sure that this will make sense to some people. Hell, a lot of stuff posted here doesn’t make sense. But here’s my take on Beard.

Yes, a good coach who can win big here 

Yes, he would be divisive.He might drive off some big donors, but if he starts winning like I think he can, they’d start coming back.

Yes he’s a big risk.

All that to say. Based on his stated love and respect of RMK. Based on him outwardly expressing that he wants the IU job. I think Chris Beard would turn a new leaf in Bloomington. I think he views IU as his church, and RMK his mentor. I believe that he would not do anything that would tarnish those things he holds as so important to him. For lack of better words, I think IU would be the salvation for Chris Beard.

Whether the opportunity exists for him will require some open minds who believe in the concept of redemption. Whether the opportunity exists is going to take leadership who believes that the IU brand is strong enough to take the initial hit it will undoubtedly take, and believe that the reward is worth the risk.

I have personally seen people who have been in as low or lower places than Beard, and have changed themselves to become well respected individuals who contribute to the greater good of society. All it takes is one person, one group of leaders, to give him the chance.

 

I agree with you 100%

There is some degree of risk and yes, the guy has made some mistakes. Some of those mistakes are inexcusable. But people change. 

He is #1 on my list. Always has been. I love the guy and think he would build a dynasty here. 

[Hovadipo 58,802]

8 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

It helps with clicks for the website 

[AZ Hoosier 8,855]

Wake me up when Dolson hires a coach... 

[Eagle’s Rug 429]

22 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Just to be clear this isn’t a source. My son told me this at the game. Not sure where this student journalist got his info. But I know he knows the Goodman girl. I told my son tell that kid that being first isn’t important if you’re wrong.

Yeah I edited out that second paragraph cause it was too salty.  Awesome you gave him that advice.  People need to be able to trust him in his line of work.

[AKHoosier 7,277]

Brad Brownell is who our rivals hope we hire.

[WeeDerkaNaut 575]

33 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

I think they are poised for another second weekend run 

Who? Duke or Clemson?

[Chris007 51,770]

3 minutes ago, Eagle’s Rug said:

Yeah I edited out that second paragraph cause it was too salty.  Awesome you gave him that advice.  People need to be able to trust him in his line of work.

You’ve always been fair to me. You have every right to be salty. All good.

[RaceToTheTop 27,788]

lot of people jumping from one former playing saying not to be surprised if it’s Brownell to assuming it will be brownell.  
 

fwiw, while  should not be the hire….but he is a good basketball coach.  

[Jet812 70]

58 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

Why do you think we would hire Brad Brownell?

Everyone better says, no, we don’t want to take a chance on an up and comer.  They’ll rationalize we need someone to get us over the hump for the next 5-6 years, become consistent, then make a “big hire”, basically repeat what they tried to do with Woody.

[BlueDevil 9,251]

3 minutes ago, WeeDerkaNaut said:

Who? Duke or Clemson?

Clemson 

[WeeDerkaNaut 575]

26 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

This message board is a blast during coaching searches. Rumors are fun. I love "insiders" whether they are wrong or right. It's just fun to talk basketball with fellow Hoosier fans who have been subjected to the same misery as myself. 

But some of you guys are so bipolar and need to chill. The mood goes up and down by the minute. 

"Yes, we are getting Brad Stevens."

*10 minutes later*

"Brad Stevens was never going to happen!" 

*5 minutes later*

"It was all a smoke screen. Brad Stevens is signing his contract Monday!"

*30 seconds later*

"Actually it's Brad Brownell who is signing the contract!! He is Dolsons "guy".  Our program is doomed. Panic!"

 

 

While I have been diagnosed bipolar, I will agree this thread has more ups, downs, twists, and turns than my bipolar a$$ on the craziest ride at six flags LOL

[WeeDerkaNaut 575]

2 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

Clemson 

Ahh ok, better them than Duke lol

[OliviaPope40 6,947]

6 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

Clemson 

They looked really good against Duke. 

[go iu bb 7,382]

Hiring Brad Brownell would be the equivalent of shooting yourself in the face with a BB gun.

Painful and not very smart.

[JSHoosier 21,316]

6 minutes ago, Jet812 said:

Everyone better says, no, we don’t want to take a chance on an up and comer.  They’ll rationalize we need someone to get us over the hump for the next 5-6 years, become consistent, then make a “big hire”, basically repeat what they tried to do with Woody.

Except Woodson was never going to do that because he's a lousy coach. He'd already shown that before IU hired him.

[steubenhoosier 1,416]

Just now, go iu bb said:

Hiring Brad Brownell would be the equivalent of shooting yourself in the face with a BB gun.

Painful and not very smart.

“You’ll shoot your eye out!”

[lillurk 4,205]

It won’t be Brownell but his overperformance whenever he's on the hot seat at Clemson is legendary. Which, at IU, would mean more final 4s and more tournament misses lol

[JSHoosier 21,316]

Just now, go iu bb said:

Hiring Brad Brownell would be the equivalent of shooting yourself in the face with a BB gun.

Painful and not very smart.

You do remember this is IU we're talking about, right? That's pretty much status quo anymore.