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Just now, Silat Player said:

I don't know if I could deal with Cronin's offense. 

It's ... well... downright offensive much of the time. 

He couldn't deal with being the face of IU. Nor can 98% of every names mentioned every day. Of that 98%, the smart ones know it and won't waste their time or ours. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 4,787]

Obviously i want to know the next coach asap but im honestly pretty excited for portal season considering we’ll probably have an entire new roster 

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Just now, iubb said:

So basically Osterman is saying no journalists know anything.  Fan and journalists will just have to wait to see what he does. 

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3 minutes ago, croneleoni said:

Dolson is keeping things still quiet. This is what my friend texted me today.

A guy at work is a longtime IU season ticket holder. He spoke to a high up donor that has spoken to Dolson recently. Dolson wouldn’t tell this guy whom the coach was going to be due to all the rumors out there, but he did tell this donor that he would be happy.

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Of course he did.   Like he would say "I am looking for a crappy coach."  

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3 minutes ago, croneleoni said:

Dolson is keeping things still quiet. This is what my friend texted me today.

A guy at work is a longtime IU season ticket holder. He spoke to a high up donor that has spoken to Dolson recently. Dolson wouldn’t tell this guy whom the coach was going to be due to all the rumors out there, but he did tell this donor that he would be happy.

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I mean, what else is Dolson going to tell a big donor, other than "he would be happy?" 

I get what you're saying, though. That Dolson is still keeping things quiet...

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Just now, TadQueasy said:

So basically Osterman is saying no journalists know anything.  Fan and journalists will just have to wait to see what he does. 

I broke the news that nobody knows anything yesterday. Lol. Respect my sources! The doubters are so negative! 

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Man this board has more puckered butts than a crop of new inmates at Danville Correctional...

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2 minutes ago, iubb said:

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1 minute ago, HoosierKix said:

One thing I won't understand if it is McCollum...why did it get so quiet? Like why would Dolson have everyone around him be so quiet for so long to hire a mid major coach? Don't get me wrong, I don't think McCollum is a bad hire, but he's no home run hire that you keep under lock and key.

 

There are just so many aspects of this coaching hire that don't make sense to me yet, maybe @JerryYeagley23 will be able to give some clarity once he "takes the lid off" as he said. Hope we hear something soon because this search is getting old at this point. 

He's still actively coaching a team

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4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I have a feeling we will know within, oh, say… 10 business days.

Fox Sports, 3om?

Also, is that 10 BUSINESS days?

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1 hour ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

wowza 

I'd love to see Tucker with an actual coach in place.

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One thing I won't understand if it is McCollum...why did it get so quiet? Like why would Dolson have everyone around him be so quiet for so long to hire a mid major coach? Don't get me wrong, I don't think McCollum is a bad hire, but he's no home run hire that you keep under lock and key.
 
There are just so many aspects of this coaching hire that don't make sense to me yet, maybe [mention=8368]JerryYeagley23[/mention] will be able to give some clarity once he "takes the lid off" as he said. Hope we hear something soon because this search is getting old at this point. 

Yep really odd. A D2 guy and it had to be tight lipped.

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One thing I won't understand if it is McCollum...why did it get so quiet? Like why would Dolson have everyone around him be so quiet for so long to hire a mid major coach? Don't get me wrong, I don't think McCollum is a bad hire, but he's no home run hire that you keep under lock and key.
 
There are just so many aspects of this coaching hire that don't make sense to me yet, maybe [mention=8368]JerryYeagley23[/mention] will be able to give some clarity once he "takes the lid off" as he said. Hope we hear something soon because this search is getting old at this point. 

Yep really odd. A D2 guy and it had to be tight lipped.

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31 minutes ago, BlueDevil said:

I’m still holding out for Bruce Pearl. Auburn has lost 3 of 4 maybe Bruce has signed the contract and the pressure is getting to him. 

I attended Auburn many moons ago and have a few connections down there still. Won't pretend to be an insider by any stretch but I know there was some concern coming down from their Final Four run in 2019 that a school like IU could lure him away. Those days are gone. He's a made man on the Plains and with Auburn switching to Nike this summer, he will likely have more recruiting pull than he has to this point. I dont see the SEC basketball machine slowing down any time soon, either.

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1 hour ago, JaybobHoosier said:

I’ve been vocal about not wanting Brownell, as have most, but if he makes at least the Sweet16 this year, doesn’t that soften your stance on him a little or won’t change? Piggyback, if he makes an Elite 8 or Final 4, does that help? 

Nope. He's a little over .500 in conference  and has made the tournament about 1/3 of the time.

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Just now, cleeter said:

Fox Sports, 3om?

Also, is that 10 BUSINESS days?

You’d have to check with @BehindTheBench we probably have the same source. I think we’re up to 15 or so business days since we were given that info though. 

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2 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

So basically Osterman is saying no journalists know anything.  Fan and journalists will just have to wait to see what he does. 

He better hurry.  Civil war is about to begin

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13 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

I want Ben McCollum at IU NOW

I do too, but my money is on Collins!

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1 minute ago, sirhoosierlot said:

He's still actively coaching a team

So is Medved and there are people that already know he is taking Minnesota? So many people have said this is one of the tightest searches theyve seen. 

 

I don't buy that is because he is coaching a team personally 

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I’ll be very interested to hear Jerry’s explanation later this week.  I still think Dolson is going to get a great coach.