Tom Crean to Alabama Rumor Thread

[Dalton26 16,892]

Corroborating what any fan with half a brain cell thought all along.

Not saying its true or not but what did you expect? Do you think anyone close to crean would admit it right now?

[ctucker 41]

Many ways to answer a question without giving a definitive no.

[Alford Bailey 12,393]

I never felt Alabama was a good fit for Crean. My feeling is he's headed for DePaul or Seton Hall. They are Catholic universities that are similar to Marquette.

Is Crean Catholic?

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Is Crean Catholic?

It was hard to miss the not so subtle orange glow of his skin whenever I went to mass, so I'd say yes.

[LazOffTheBench 3,638]

Yes, Crean is Catholic. So are the Harbaughs.

[Hurryin' Hoosiers 1,998]

About as trustworthy as ADs that feel it necessary to state that they are 100% behind their coach and then proceed to fire them a few months later

[AKHoosier 6,960]

An Alabama insider on 247 posted Crean to Alabama is a done deal as of about an hour ago.

 

If I had a dollar for every time I read or heard about a "done deal" only to have it not come true, I tell ya, I'd probably have like 8 dollars or so.

[Alford Bailey 12,393]

An Alabama insider on 247 posted Crean to Alabama is a done deal as of about an hour ago.

 

If I had a dollar for every time I read or heard about a "done deal" only to have it not come true, I tell ya, I'd probably have like 8 dollars or so.

Steve Prohm and Crean seem to be the frontrunners.

[Hovadipo 56,507]

An Alabama insider on 247 posted Crean to Alabama is a done deal as of about an hour ago.

If I had a dollar for every time I read or heard about a "done deal" only to have it not come true, I tell ya, I'd probably have like 8 dollars or so.

You'd make about 20 bucks a day if you really paid attention to boards and twitter. Everyone is an insider.

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

RT @YahooForde: Y sources: rumor of Tom Crean leaving Indiana for Alabama not true. That's all on that.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,502]

RT @YahooForde: Y sources: rumor of Tom Crean leaving Indiana for Alabama not true. That's all on that.

i guess that's, that huh?

[Alford Bailey 12,393]

Wouldnt expect to hear anything til we exit the tourney.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,022]

Is he or isn't he going to be our coach next year?  I have no idea but one thing seems odd to me.  Did I not read that CBS has been granted behind the scenes access to our program for however long we last in the tournament?  If that's correct, would the AD and the head coach be agreeable to such a thing if the head coach was leaving?   And maybe the whole access thing was just a dream from one of my afternoon naps we old and cranky people take.

[FKfootball 1,046]

There are some fans that wouldn't trade Crean for Donovan. Thats 1 of many problems this program has. Low basketball IQ.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Crean...Crean...Cream! Cream comes from Milk, Milk comes from Cows, Cows come from Wisconsin...where Marquette is! Wisconsin is next to Minnesota which is where the Mississippi river starts from...the Mississippi river lets out into the Gulf of Mexico, where the Crimson tide comes from...Crimson Tide is Alabama's nickname. The answer was so obvious, the elephant in the room.

 

Feel free to quote me as an inside source.

[TheStillman 991]

There are some fans that wouldn't trade Crean for Donovan. Thats 1 of many problems this program has. Low basketball IQ.

If there are any fans with this opinion it is less than 1% of the fan base

[FKfootball 1,046]

If there are any fans with this opinion it is less than 1% of the fan base

Im telling you, its more than you think. Down here on the river these UofL and UK fans have poisoned our fanbase into thinking Crean is the right guy for IU.

[jarrnoel 36]

He's not leaving
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/reports_tom_crean_not_leaving.html

[TheStillman 991]

Im telling you, its more than you think. Down here on the river these UofL and UK fans have poisoned our fanbase into thinking Crean is the right guy for IU.

 

Thinking Crean is the "right guy" or a "good coach" is different than saying you wouldn't trade him for Donovan.  We could hire Archie Miller this year and people should still be down to trade for Donovan at any time.

[JSHoosier 20,315]

Im telling you, its more than you think. Down here on the river these UofL and UK fans have poisoned our fanbase into thinking Crean is the right guy for IU.

I live not far from the river, got a few UK fans as friends.  One of them wants us to keep him forever, which from a rival is a bad thing, but another UK friend that used to work with AAU said himself IU deserves better.