RaceToTheTop Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said: If TT loses to ARK today, rumors will start swirling I am sure. Interesting little nugget, Beard's buyout drops from $2.5M to $2M in ten days on April 1. Wonder if that would factor in on timing of announcement if he were the guy. Depends on if Texas gets involved. Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, NVFalcons1990 said: For what it's worth, Mike Woodson NBA head coaching record (316-345). With all do respect for an IU great......I hope he's not the hire! He did start with epically bad Hawks team. After that first year, he’s been 303-276. NVFalcons1990 and T White 2 Quote
iubb Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Woodsonshump, MemphisHoosier and Defenserocks28 3 Quote
nerdvana Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 41 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said: Beard or bust at this point. We just paid $10 million to get rid of bust. Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, nerdvana said: We just paid $10 million to get rid of bust. We didn’t pay squat. Cost me nothing. MemphisHoosier, Woodsonshump and Hoosierfan2017 3 Quote
Popular Post IU Prof Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Posted March 21, 2021 I love 0708, but his connections have been all over the place on this one. On HSN, on Monday before the crash, he said he'd heard it wasn't Stevens but someone was a lock that everyone would be happy with. Then his connection went all in on Stevens, and now (apparently) is leaking Woodson. My guess is that Beard has already expressed serious interest behind the scenes, and him as a backup to Stevens is what made the donors comfortable with picking up the buyout. I still think the worst case scenario here is Beilein. He'd be about my sixth choice, and I do worry about the thug comment when it comes to recruiting (society has shifted quite a bit on stuff like that over the last 12 months), but if he's the floor we're still in pretty good shape. He did win 30+ games two years ago in the B1G, and call me crazy, but with a few key upgrades (a stretch 4, and PG...if he doesn't think Lander is ready), our roster is actually set up ok for his style. taco corp, go iu bb, Parakeet Jones and 5 others 6 2 Quote
MemphisHoosier Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, brumdog45 said: We didn’t pay squat. Cost me nothing. Same, just checked my bank account as well - still broke ; ) Woodsonshump, NVFalcons1990 and cleeter 1 2 Quote
jmsgws Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, brumdog45 said: How many posts now on threads about a new coach? That’s not apathy. If the fans were apathetic, Miller would still be here. We’re upset. Yes, but you are only looking at a fraction of the total fan base. I would think the subset of people posting on message boards is less than 1% of the total fan base. They are typically the most die hard fans out there. I can speak only for me, but my apathy started after getting beat by Syracuse. For whatever reason that loss demoralized me. The last two years (granted it is a little different because I don't get to see many games live any more.). I can count on the two hands the number of complete games I have watched. This year, I recorded every single game. I watched 2 games. That was it. That is apathy. There are more people a lot more apathetic than I. I will be easy to win back. It will be a lot harder to win back others. T White 1 Quote
NVFalcons1990 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Really would not be shocked if Texas moves off Shaka Smart and goes all in on Beard since it is his supposed 'dream job'. Quote
JSHoosier Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, IU Prof said: I love 0708, but his connections have been all over the place on this one. On HSN, on Monday before the crash, he said he'd heard it wasn't Stevens but someone was a lock that everyone would be happy with. Then his connection went all in on Stevens, and now (apparently) is leaking Woodson. My guess is that Beard has already expressed serious interest behind the scenes, and him as a backup to Stevens is what made the donors comfortable with picking up the buyout. I still think the worst case scenario here is Beilein. He'd be about my sixth choice, and I do worry about the thug comment when it comes to recruiting (society has shifted quite a bit on stuff like that over the last 12 months), but if he's the floor we're still in pretty good shape. He did win 30+ games two years ago in the B1G, and call me crazy, but with a few key upgrades (a stretch 4, and PG...if he doesn't think Lander is ready), our roster is actually set up ok for his style. I'd be more than okay with Beard as a backup. jonz44 1 Quote
Woodsonshump Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, IU Prof said: I love 0708, but his connections have been all over the place on this one. On HSN, on Monday before the crash, he said he'd heard it wasn't Stevens but someone was a lock that everyone would be happy with. Then his connection went all in on Stevens, and now (apparently) is leaking Woodson. My guess is that Beard has already expressed serious interest behind the scenes, and him as a backup to Stevens is what made the donors comfortable with picking up the buyout. I still think the worst case scenario here is Beilein. He'd be about my sixth choice, and I do worry about the thug comment when it comes to recruiting (society has shifted quite a bit on stuff like that over the last 12 months), but if he's the floor we're still in pretty good shape. He did win 30+ games two years ago in the B1G, and call me crazy, but with a few key upgrades (a stretch 4, and PG...if he doesn't think Lander is ready), our roster is actually set up ok for his style. I would agree with that. This program is not as much of a rebuild as some make it out to be. There’s tons of potential it just needs to be drawn out of the players. jonz44 and MemphisHoosier 2 Quote
IU Prof Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 I guess Texas could move on from Shaka, but he had then in the top 20 all year, and given the buyouts, spending $20 million to switch to Beard seems awfully agressive after getting upset. And who knows how Beard would view the two jobs in that scenario. I agree he'd likely prefer UT, but it's also possible he thinks IU has a higher ceiling as a program (it does). NVFalcons1990 1 Quote
NVFalcons1990 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 If your Texas, with Shaka Smart going one and done, plus his lack of success the previous the previous 3-4 years.......Now is their best chance to cut bait and go after Beard before IU scoops him up. Texas is supposedly Beards dream job, if your Texas wouldn't you jump on that? Quote
TheDarkKnight69 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, NVFalcons1990 said: If your Texas, with Shaka Smart going one and done, plus his lack of success the previous the previous 3-4 years.......Now is their best chance to cut bait and go after Beard before IU scoops him up. Texas is supposedly Beards dream job, if your Texas wouldn't you jump on that? Is Texas basketball desperate enough to pay for his $12million buyout meant to deter them specifically? T White 1 Quote
Trish Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 3 hours ago, HoosierTrav said: Bc he wasn’t able to win at a much smaller program with absolutely zero pressure. Archie had an exponentially better resume than fife. You think he can out recruit and out coach the guys in this league? I don’t. Oh please. He was 25 when he was hired there. How many coaches take over a small crap program at age 25 and turn it around? He turned the program in the right direction and that’s a lot at PFW. NVFalcons1990 1 Quote
NVFalcons1990 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, TheDarkKnight69 said: Is Texas basketball desperate enough to pay for his $12million buyout meant to deter them specifically? Would never rule out Texas money in their athletic department. You telling me that Matthew McConaughey isn't a donor with some $$$$ bobbyhull 1 Quote
NVFalcons1990 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, NVFalcons1990 said: Would never rule out Texas money in their athletic department. You telling me that Matthew McConaughey isn't a donor with some $$$$ Hell Texas buys out football coaches, like we do basketball coaches!!! Too soon? Lol Quote
kreigh8 Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, NVFalcons1990 said: Would never rule out Texas money in their athletic department. You telling me that Matthew McConaughey isn't a donor with some $$$$ McConaughey needs all that money for his presidential bid. jmsgws and NVFalcons1990 1 1 Quote
jmsgws Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Texas' Athletic Budget is almost $80 Million more than IU's. If we can come up with $10 million. I am pretty sure they can just as easily come up with $12 million. ElectricBoogaloo and NVFalcons1990 2 Quote
coonhounds Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 Oh please. He was 25 when he was hired there. How many coaches take over a small crap program at age 25 and turn it around? He turned the program in the right direction and that’s a lot at PFW. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk they were only division 1 about 4 years prior to him getting there. I think he did well imo Quote
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