You are correct this is not one of the other boards and has not been for some time.
I’ve never listened to a person that lies more than Dan. There’s no reason to believe anything he says.“I had everyone of my bosses at ESPN tell me ‘you are the best guy we have at ESPN, period.’ And I am like ‘Okay, then why am I not doing North Carolina/Duke’ or ‘Why am I getting bumped by Vitale and Bilas to do the Indiana/Purdue game? It’s a big game.’ It’s not a meritocracy and I like meritocracy.”
Dan Dakich will no longer call games for ESPN with new Outkick radio show announced
Dan Dakich revealed that he will now longer be calling college basketball games for ESPN and will have a new show on Outkick.awfulannouncing.com
I don’t see Rogan as a shock jock, he’s just a normal dude who is a really good communicator in his lane. Maybe just above average intelligence, but he knows how to keep a conversation moving.
As someone who understands those things and still doesn’t like Dakich I have a different perspective.
Where are the “lies”? I get people’s dislike of DD, especially because he doesn’t appeal to the casual fan as well as not being a homer for IU, but I’m not sure where the “he lies” comes from.
Lies may be a strong word. One clear example is that he gives predictions and says things he doesn’t actually believe.
He's my favorite announcer. I watch crappy PAC-12 basketball just to listen.
Not trying to be argumentative, but how do you know he says one thing but really means something else? I infrequently listen to his radio show (I can only get it online), but he seems to discuss capabilities / possibilities and then qualifies the achievement of them based on certain criteria . . . ‘IU has the ability to win the BT this season but they’ll need much more from these three positions to achieve that result’ or ‘Tom Crean never should’ve been fired because IU never fully supported him as coach yet expected him to win at an elite level anyway.’ Provocative opinions for sure, and certainly up for debate, but none of that should be construed as saying one thing while privately holding a different view (all in an effort to stoke enmity among the listeners and / or IU faithful). DD’s major sin to IU fans is that he’s not a homer, and that drives people crazy.
I’m obviously not a fan of generic, vacuous points of view that aren't supported, but you do you.
I don't remember if it was Wednesday or yesterday when I listened, but he had people calling in with suggested show names. Is that what they landed on?
I don’t think understanding the game has anything to do with whether he comes across as arrogant. I actually generally enjoy his work at ESPN and his interviews. But he is an arrogant ( insert whatever word you’d prefer) ———-.
He constantly implies he has inside information when clearly he doesn’t. Who was the us player he said visited during a dead time, and that they would get a violation. He said dirty dealings were going on with Noah Vonleh, Trey Lyles, and Romeo with zero proof. Off the top of my head, but many more through out the years.
I heard DD say that IU didn't fire Crean because of wins and losses but because Crean had become a pain in the backside as far as the administration is concerned. He rarely calls for people to be fired but says, "you got to win". Dan is all about winning. He wants IU and the Colts to win.
They are the same person. Courtsense is ordy's hype man. No one does more to help Ordy ruin the board than courtsense. Everyone else knows better. Courty inserts him into conversations that have nothing to do with him...for a reason.
He's also said it has never ended well for the IU basketball coach.
IU absolutely fired Crean for losing, so chalk that up as another lie. You are 100% his target demographic. Congrats for keeping the register ringing.
This is the dumbest take in a thread full of dumb takes. I’m always disgusted by the lack of respect and outright vitriol directed at Dan by our so-called fans on here. I don’t often agree with ordfan, but he’s 100% right on Dakich and the “fans.” They want a homer and an ass-kisser and can’t handle it when that’s not what they get from him. Just look at the pissing and moaning from some of our resident soy boys on this very thread. I say congrats to Dan on escaping from ESPN. That place is a sinking ship, drowning in corruption and incompetence…
Mom passed in 2012 unfortunately. Have a great day.
I am not aware of any IU grads that want any media guy to be a homer. I find homers to be often cringeworthy and certainly not objective.
Gotta love the irony in associating 'manliness' with drinking milk after being weaned.
Even though he is at times a pretty good analyst, he’s a horse’s ass and a complete narcissist.
I don’t know him personally. Met him a few times back in the day at different events and always seemed like a nice guy. I’m judging solely off his ability as an analyst.
Yeah, it’s obvious the issue people have with him is that he’s not a homer for us. Been that way since he started doing games.
I quit listening to him because of his abrasiveness, not because he isn’t an IU homer. It’s OK to criticize a coaching search, but he didn’t have to personally insult Wayne Radford and Harry Gonso by calling them idiots. He said he was going to beat up the S&C coach. When people disagreed with him, he has looked up their Facebook profile and insulted them on the air. Some may find this entertaining, but I don’t.
Dan has a lot of axes to grind with IU, unfortunately none of the people responsible for his animosity are still around.
