Barnes Out At Texas

[LIHoosier 25,675]

Actually the AD wanted him to fire his assistants and he wouldn't. That's why he is gone.

Credit to him for putting his neck on the line for his guys.

[PointBlank 116]

Marshall might be in a position to ask these schools which armored truck company do they use. Might no happen, but I have to believe Texas, Bama and Tennessee will throw some big money at an individual in order to land their coach. I read where the fans of the Vols were crowd funding in order to bring Pearl back.

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,852]

@EvanDaniels: Source tells Scout that John Lucas has interest in the Texas job. Could be interesting ... Thon Maker would be a lock for Texas.

[hoosierpap 14,300]

@EvanDaniels: Source tells Scout that John Lucas has interest in the Texas job. Could be interesting ... Thon Maker would be a lock for Texas.

That would be a pretty short sighted hire...Hearing Marshall 

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

That would be a pretty short sighted hire...Hearing Marshall

Where does that put Crean? Please say somewhere other than IU.

[hoosierpap 14,300]

Where does that put Crean? Please say somewhere other than IU.

Lol I don't know. If I were betting I'd say IU

[FKfootball 1,046]

Im glad that football schools will fire their coaches but a Premier Basketball school wont.

[JSHoosier 19,756]

Where does that put Crean? Please say somewhere other than IU.

It'll be IU.  He's like the coaching version of Deadpool, but his power is he can't get fired.

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

It'll be IU.  He's like the coaching version of Deadpool, but his power is he can't get fired.

Fitting I've never been a deadpool fan then lol

[FKfootball 1,046]

Crean is gonna have a whole fanbase that is bitter towards him for convincing Glass that he can win, when even he knows he cant. They call that a "Con-Artist."

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

@ChipBrownHD: #Texas AD Steve Patterson's short list of replacements expected to include WSU's Gregg Marshall, VCU's Shaka Smart, Dayton's Archie Miller.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

@ChipBrownHD: #Texas AD Steve Patterson's short list of replacements expected to include WSU's Gregg Marshall, VCU's Shaka Smart, Dayton's Archie Miller, Indiana's Tom Crean.

 

I promise I didn't change anything.  :no:

[KingPG21 6,582]

Im glad that football schools will fire their coaches but a Premier Basketball school wont.

You act like Texas hasn't been underachieving for years. The guy lost in the first weekend with Kevin freaking Durant. This was years in the making

[Feathery 4,005]

Shaka Smart has bust written all over him, imo. If Texas get him, they didn't upgrade. Marshall and Miller would be solid.

[FKfootball 1,046]

This makes me sick. I hope when our basketball program is on Penn State level maybe Glass will get his pink slip too.

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

Lol I don't know. If I were betting I'd say IU

You do realize you just went from my favorite poster to least favorite...;)

[PointBlank 116]

This makes me sick. I hope when our basketball program is on Penn State level maybe Glass will get his pink slip too.

 

i wouldn't want IU to ever fall to that low level. Glass has hitched his wagon to the team of Wilson and Crean, and he is praying to the football god of Bear Bryant and  the basketball god of John Wooden that both teams show dramatic improvement this coming year. No matter how well all the other sports perform, Glass will judged by how football and basketball perform next year. If football does not make a bowl game and if basketball does not improve, Fred is likely terminated. IU could see a trifecta of change if improvement isn't made.

[IndianaBB 34]

Texas would be down grading going from Barnes to Crean. Barnes has had Texas in the NCAA tournament 16 out of 17 years while coaching there. Texas has a fairly new state of the art gym and top notch practice/ training facility. The Texas school has serious bank giving the school a lot of leverage on a coaching hire. Crean's not even going to get a call. The hot rumor is Smart or Marshall getting that call. I think Marshall is to quirky to make all the big donors comfortable and that is a must at Texas. Smart would be a great fit if he is willing to take the job.

[IndianaBB 34]

You act like Texas hasn't been underachieving for years. The guy lost in the first weekend with Kevin freaking Durant. This was years in the making

You have to look at Texas basketball before Rick Barnes. It was a complete joke and Barnes did a lot of improving over his 17 years as the head coach. But in the end he was horrible at in game adjustments and basically was thought as underachiever with his talent. But 16 NCAA tournament bids with 3 conference titles and a Final Four was much better than the previous coach. Anyone taking that job must understand football will always be way above basketball with Longhorn fans.