Blue Blood Program
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I honestly do not view us as a blue blood. I wish we were, but our blue blood status died about 20 years ago.
How long has the giant have to sleep before someone checks a pulse and pronounces him dead.
I mean — the hope strategy is cute but to virtually anyone——what do you expect?
And let’s see if by being unable to bring in 30+ twenty six year olds doesn’t hurt the football side this year. Remains to be seen what drop off might be there as well. Seems reasonable.
Just hire someone to build it back— won’t stop saying it. “Buying” it back is a path to the past not the future.
Get someone in here that places expectations and accountability right in their grill. Want your bag but not the rest — move along.
If they don’t want it — as other adjacent programs have recently said —. GFY.
Big boy pants.
Buy some.
If iU is a blue blood with five championships in basketball....then Army is a blue blood in football with five championships. No difference at all. They are equal.
Death, taxes and this embittered bridge troll showing up at vulnerable moments to throw feces.
You don't think a guy like that will break whatever rules that are left to break?
I did have one concern,,,,choking at the end of games. Lol lol lol
He has proven he can really kick the sh7t outta someone.
I'm still a fan, Randi Trew lesson learned.
We have blue blood NIL and blue blood resources but we do have have the guts to hire a blue blood coach. We settle on a mid major because we will not touch anyone with any skeletons at all.
I'm with you. I don't understand the "it's legal now" nonsense. That's irrelevant; it was illegal back then. Besides, for a job such as this, the FBI wiretap thing is about character, not legality.
I don't care if Wade is a winner ... he's a scumbag. I thought the same when KS was hired (and still do, tbh). Winning is important, but so is a basketball program's reputation. And that's not a "holier-than-thou" stance like some of the knuckleheads believe. Rather, it's about having standards.
Back to the blue blood thing again.
IU hasn't been noteworthy since Eisenhower. The point of reference we all argue about was from 1971-1996. Before and after have proven to be the norm that is IU. Bobby Knight University of S. Indiana was the blue blood program. Indiana is a Swiming and Soccer school. There are plenty of coaches out there that can continue that tradition. Greg McDermott is perfect. He could push our below average last 10 years right up there to high end mediocrity. Cronin would kill himself in 18 months. McCollum doesn't want the smoke, Brownell looks like it's "where do I want fired from in 4 years" well Bloomington is close to home, can put my stuff in moms attic.
Of the guys with the sack to do more than just survive the IU job, all but one fd up in one way or another at some point. The guy with the most banners ever was the dirtiest coach ever......but he seemed really nice.
We're not a blue blood.
IU hasn't been noteworthy since Eisenhower. The point of reference we all argue about was from 1971-1996. Before and after have proven to be the norm that is IU. Bobby Knight University of S. Indiana was the blue blood program. Indiana is a Swiming and Soccer school. There are plenty of coaches out there that can continue that tradition. Greg McDermott is perfect. He could push our below average last 10 years right up there to high end mediocrity. Cronin would kill himself in 18 months. McCollum doesn't want the smoke, Brownell looks like it's "where do I want fired from in 4 years" well Bloomington is close to home, can put my stuff in moms attic.
Of the guys with the sack to do more than just survive the IU job, all but one fd up in one way or another at some point. The guy with the most banners ever was the dirtiest coach ever......but he seemed really nice.
We're not a blue blood.
Does Houston have a bad reputation? Or St John’s? Not at all. In fact it’s the opposite. Those schools are celebrated.
I also don’t hear a lot commentators during games bringing up shit about Sampson’s or Pitino’s past. This is all about people’s warm and fuzzy feelings. I suppose all the parents of the kids who play for Houston or St John’s are horrible parents?
Former player from National Championship powerhouse. Some would argue best college team ever
Seriously, the media and broader country don’t care if a school “does it the right way.” This country celebrates winning, period.
I didn’t say IU wasn’t going to be good. What am saying is I don’t see IU becoming a “football school”
Iu can become elite in basketball with its resources and right coach. I don’t see that happening in football
It would take a prolonged period of winning at a high level to overcome the past many decades of our football tradition as the worst football program in D1 history.
And, conversely, if we became good again in Basketball it would be a "return to greatness" which would happen pretty quickly compared to becoming something we have never been in Football. Agree.
Not intending to reply to anyone in particular, but want to weigh in on the "blue blood" discussion generally. In my mind, there is a difference between being a blue blood and being elite currently (and recently). IU is a blue blood basketball program. Indiana is a basketball state. National writers all say Indiana is the best current open position and I guarantee you that if every basketball program was hiring new basketball coaches at the same time, the national perception would be that IU would be a top 10 spot for a coach.
So while we are a blue blood (I'm not sure that term means what a lot of you think it means) we are not elite. We haven't been elite for a long time and I think that is what we all want to become again. A lot of us may not feel like we are a blue blood program because we have not been elite for such a long time. But there is so much history, incredible fan support and love for basketball in general in Indiana, that I think most people who know about basketball in the country would consider us a blue blood and one of the all-time great college programs. With the potential to become an elite program again.
So while we are a blue blood (I'm not sure that term means what a lot of you think it means) we are not elite. We haven't been elite for a long time and I think that is what we all want to become again. A lot of us may not feel like we are a blue blood program because we have not been elite for such a long time. But there is so much history, incredible fan support and love for basketball in general in Indiana, that I think most people who know about basketball in the country would consider us a blue blood and one of the all-time great college programs. With the potential to become an elite program again.
Crean went to a Final Four and Archie went to an Elite Eight before being hired by IU. What the hell was DeVries done?
Do you actually watch basketball or just b**ch? Serious question.
Just watch Devries teams and tell me he isn’t better than Crean. Devries hasn’t been given a Wade type talent
Not A Blue Blood in the sense of on court success.
Definitely a Blue Blood in the sense of having a large and loyal fan base that will enthusiastically back a winner, or even back a team that simply always plays hard and smart.
Definitely a Blue Blood in the sense of having a large and loyal fan base that will enthusiastically back a winner, or even back a team that simply always plays hard and smart.
