I knew he hired CTA on his staff at Wabash.
What I didn’t know is that he was the guy who recommended DeBoer to CTA.
What I didn’t know is that he was the guy who recommended DeBoer to CTA.
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A lot of chatter on Chris Creighton….
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My kingdom for finding another DeBoer level up and comer. (Ok, 20 bucks)
Creighton would be great. (You guys make a good case.) He's also about the right age, he might be less interested in jumping around after he shows the world what Indiana can be. Not that I'm worried about that. Good problem to have. (Just put a massive buyout in place...)
Creighton would be great. (You guys make a good case.) He's also about the right age, he might be less interested in jumping around after he shows the world what Indiana can be. Not that I'm worried about that. Good problem to have. (Just put a massive buyout in place...)
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Yeah, I checked that yesterday after seeing his first two years the record was terrible. It was just as terrible before, and longer.
And now they don't suck. He's doing really well. I can't see IU admin going that way, ever. Just not splashy enough. But you make a case. So I think most fans here like me would give him a fair no. of years.
And now they don't suck. He's doing really well. I can't see IU admin going that way, ever. Just not splashy enough. But you make a case. So I think most fans here like me would give him a fair no. of years.
Creighton was hired at Wabash after the LGs had lost 5 straight Bell games. He was also brought in to manage Wabash’s entry into a much tougher Ohio based conference (sound familiar?) which Wabash quickly dominated.
After learning more about him it is clear he can coach. Eastern Michigan is an incredibly tough place to win and he has taken them to five bowl games.
What big name is out there that you think would actual come to Indiana? I don't want to hear Urban Meyer.
Solid coach. Turned a bad MAC program into a decent one, but not beyond that, maxing out at 5-3 in the conference after 0 years. Honestly need to do better than this though. This is a Power 5 (now 4) program. Should be aiming high. Even still, if we go MAC, much prefer Candle.
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Chris Creighton would be a great hire for IU. He has taken an absolute s4ithole of a program and made it respectable. He’s a great recruiter. Knows Indiana, Michigan (Detroit), and Florida well. And a great in game coach.
Whether that happens or not, it had do be done.
with Sorsby gone, it’s also worth noting that Creighton himself was an All Conference QB at Kenyon, setting the conference record for touchdown passes in a season. That record was later broken by a QB he coached at Wabash.
His record shows that he is able to recruit and coach good quarterbacks. It’s kind of a calling card of his.
His record shows that he is able to recruit and coach good quarterbacks. It’s kind of a calling card of his.
No, Brad Stevens would've been a splashy hire.
Archie was a successful mid-major coach who quickly proved that he was over his head at IU.
Splashy? Nah...
The best we could get at the time? Probably so.
Your last sentence caught my undivided attention. Our last two head coaches were lousy in game coaches.
Not my point. For a guy who’s been coaching for 25 or 30 years, adapting to the shit show we call NCAA football has to be a very difficult to adapt to. Pay to play kids, I’d want to tell the to get TF off my lawn.
I realize that. Many players literally enter the portal and return to their schools. We’ve had that happen before,
To be fair, kids go into the portal and come back. But if any of what we are hearing is true, that might not be easy. The kid knows the starting job here is his, and he left the next day.
And with a coaching change it’s not a surprise. The first job a new coach has to do is recruit their players back. When Crean left, half of our players said they were transferring and I think all came back. Players are going to explore their options and their NIL opportunities.
He's got 14 solid coaching years left and even more if he's motivated enough...
54 is the new 44 these days... Guys are healthier and extending their retirement age if they so desire...
With him you gain an extra 14 years of experience and coaching connections over say a 40 year old... Works for me...
