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15 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

12 years ago lol 

Regardless, this is a big bucket of nothing, you and others(apparently donors) act like Hanner Perea is worth sticking up for to begin with? He isn't. 

I have no issues with Drew, but saying any human is only worth sticking up for if they offer you value is pretty f'ed up.

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1 hour ago, MonteMarcaccini said:

Exactly.  Scary if the Donors are actually conducting meetings.  

Just wanted to give kudos on the user name....very obscure reference IMO.

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24 minutes ago, Demo said:

Not sure if the NIL situation is great or not. Stu posted a video a couple of weeks back from some Baylor folks that stated that Drew had to raise money to finish his roster and was pretty unhappy about it. That was the 1st time I thought Drew might be possible.

Yes, and add to the fact that one of these days soon, there will be two super conferences.  Anyone outside of those two conferences will be at a huge disadvantage.  Just my opinion, but I could see it heading this way.

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1 minute ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

Religion shouldn't matter at all when it comes to coaching.  3 of the teams in this week's top 5 have Jewish head coaches.

I don't think anyone has said that they would be against Drew being hired.  Ask Chris if he would be opposed to Drew being at IU.  I don't think he would be.

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2 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

Just wanted to give kudos on the user name....very obscure reference IMO.

Ha.  Will always be a part of the IU family

[Dave from Dayton 4,017]

 

2 hours ago, #1fanofafrin said:

I'm purging the Turgeon. 

[Chris007 62,446]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

I don't think anyone has said that they would be against Drew being hired.  Ask Chris if he would be opposed to Drew being at IU.  I don't think he would be.

I said I had no issues with his coaching. I mean it's getting weird that I get messages from people who have said that I have said things I have never said. 

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I feel like the religion thing is going to spiral since religion (and especially evangelical Christianity) is politically coded these days. 

That said, I haven’t seen anyone on here be anti-religious. Stevens is very outspoken about his faith; so is the coach he hired for the Celtics. No one holds this against Stevens.
 

But Drew is a different kind of Christian—one who sees the influence of God in every single part of his life (and also tries to serve God in every single part). It’s worth being honest about the different kinds of religion and how Drew’s is much more extreme than what most Americans practice.
 

(Signed, the son of an Evangelical preacher who hasn’t gone to church since the Crean era.)

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I think the religious aspect is more the “institutional” perspective than personal. Agree or disagree with his beliefs, blurring the lines of personal belief and team dynamics is a risk that IU institutionally may not wish to take. 
 

Then again there’s always Al Davis—“just win baby” 

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1 minute ago, spe317 said:

Agree or disagree with his beliefs, blurring the lines of personal belief and team dynamics is a risk that IU institutionally may not wish to take.

Dolson should have a pretty good idea on whether or not he wants to take that risk after the Tom Allen era. Drew and Allen aren't much different, if they are at all, in this way.

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21 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

You're not pumping a lot of sunshine right now :-). I'm just messing. My only concern with Drew is he's a religious nutjob but nothing with his basketball coaching ability. 

What is wrong with being religious 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,798]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Dolson should have a pretty good idea on whether or not he wants to take that risk after the Tom Allen era. Drew and Allen aren't much different, if they are at all, in this way.

That part of Tom Allen was a major bonus

[Hornsby 3,870]

Religion shouldn't matter at all when it comes to coaching.  3 of the teams in this week's top 5 have Jewish head coaches.

Isn't tony Bennett super religious. Seems we are just looking for any reason now to disqualify good coaches so we can hire a turgeon type in the end.

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21 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

well... our lack of discipline the last 4 years, his ways might be refreshing. I view his religious views as a positive. 

the reactions to this are pretty telling of some posters

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For the record, I wish Hanner had gone to Baylor or been deported...

[Josh 13,229]

Did you guys hear the Hoosier Hysterics interview with Shay Ciezki?  The women's team is already a religious group.  I don't think Drew's faith would be an issue

[Pagoda 4,520]

11 minutes ago, JHoosier914 said:

living in the bluegrass state, I can tell you that they will deny that they "really wanted him" until the sun don't shine...even though its true.  Brain power and a non-bias mind are not among BBN's strong suits

Haha — that’s funny.  As we know UK put a full court press on him for like five days.  Mitch Barnhart was leveraging his relationship with Drew, they flew his family out to Lexington, and when UK fans found out he was at some Mexican restaurant in Waco they all started calling the restaurant.

I do worry about getting him after he turned UK down, as we know he and his family and his program and pretty woven into the religious aspects of Baylor.  They have a big house and a lot of family down there.

But who knows?  $2M+ per year for your roster at IU is pretty darn appealing and he knows Indiana.

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Just now, Scotty R said:

What is wrong with being religious 

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

[Hornsby 3,870]

Religion shouldn't matter at all when it comes to coaching.  3 of the teams in this week's top 5 have Jewish head coaches.

Beard beats his girlfriend- out
Drew is too religious- out

We are covering every end of the spectrum now. I guess we are looking for an occasional church going but maybe only goes on holidays.

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2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Dolson should have a pretty good idea on whether or not he wants to take that risk after the Tom Allen era. Drew and Allen aren't much different, if they are at all, in this way.

Yup. No one will hire him and then go, whoa it turns out this guy is really into religion. 
 

I am not worried about it. I think KathywithaC’s process may not be enthralled…