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I have seen the 21,000 number thrown around here, but I've not seen it officially. While that would be a painfully low attendance for a game played in Indianapolis, it is worth noting that it was a road game and that affects the atmosphere. I was one of about 4,000 IU fans at our "home" game against Penn State in Landover, MD. Our band, control of the PA, and control of the video board largely subdued 50-60k Penn State fans.
Nah, not CTA. Fred is actually banging not only their wives, but them, too.
Check the attendance records. Our best average home attendance was in 1969. Team was 4-6. Gonso and company. Mallory took us to six bowls. Could not fill second smallest stadium in Big Ten except for Ohio State games.s.
Some very odd and disturbing characters on here.
In Glass’s 11 years we’ve made the NCAA Tournament 4 times and a bowl game twice.
Yet we’re bitter about all the success IU is having? And I’m the one being irrational?
I'm lost here...In your opinion what "bad" hire did Glass make?
Have you not followed IU the last two years? Shocker coming...Allen and Archie.
Plus he completely fumbled the Wilson extension/firing. And don’t even get me started on giving Crean 9 years to run the basketball program in the ground.
We were at the anti-Vietnam War marches, tossing the frisbees in Dunn Meadow, throwing paper airplanes out of Briscoe's top floors, camping at Nebo Ridge with that cute blond, going to the soccer games, listening to the Beatles as they broke up, following the Black Panthers; the Secaucus Seven; Patty H; Yippies; wondering about paraquot...too much to do...cept I was at the home games and only remember seeing a few wins..or maybe that was in '75...can't seem to remember.
Seriously?
In basketball:
I said after Crean’s 3rd year on this forum I would’ve fired him and hired Brad Stevens. So that’s for starters.
If I had my head up my butt and didn’t fire him after year 3 and let Stevens leave, I would’ve fired him after year 6 or 7 and hired someone else. Anything but settling for the status quo. If it didn’t work I’d fire them and hire another up and comer. It’s not always who he hired, but who he didn’t fire.
In football:
Pretty simple...either don’t extend Wilson or don’t fire him. Definitely not both. And then if I was a total buffoon and DID do both of those things, I’d at least conduct a search for the next coach. If so I’d probably come across guys like Brohm, Fleck, etc that were obviously much more competent and experienced.
The AD job is well paid and highly desired. There are plenty of great candidates for the job. This isn’t a volunteer little league position. IU deserves better.
I can't see who you are responding to since they earned an "ignore" from me. But they need to consider this. I am willing to give CTA time to coach this program for a simple reason. For the first time since Mallory, CTA as a DC improved an awful, terrible defense in his first season and made it even better in his second season. He didn't do it by bringing in top talent. He coached them.
We have had our best 2 recruiting classes in the last 2 years. I want to see what a coach that improved our recruiting and can turn a defensive unit around so quickly a chance over a period of time. When was our last 3 or 4 win season? Our conference schedule will be brutal as long as we stay in the toughest division in college football. Conference records over .500 will always be difficult
It's easier to park in the neighborhood. Pack some sandwiches or stop at a Subway coming into town. Drink water, beers, or sodas before you come into the stadium and snack on chips, crackers or whatever you want on the way home.
If you want to come to a game and can afford the tickets and gas, you can find a way to be in Btown!
You weren't comparing 1969. You said attendance didn't improve when Mal was winning.
You were wrong.
Fred isn't the one who got the basketball program essentially the death penalty.
I was not a fan of the Crean hire, and said so at the time, but 90% of the posters here loved the hire. Until they didn't.
He also kept us from getting punished for Wilson's transgressions. It's not like we were going to bowl games regularly anyway.
Check out the IU Olympic sports - we do pretty damn well in those.
And, if you'd bother to visit campus, you'd see a bunch of shiny new buildings built under Fred's tenure.
Crean was a Greenspan hire. Now the extension after the Wat Shot season, that's on Glass. It was a rookie mistake. Fred got schooled by Crean's agent.
Fred will never be forgiven by many for not firing Crean as soon as they think he should have. Between the buyout and the B1G regular season championships Crean was able to pull out of his ass late, I don't think Glass could have done it any earlier (as much as I would have liked to see it).
All the other shit that gets thrown at Glass is just piling on. It was the not firing of Crean soon enough that has him on these peoples' shitlist.
Thanks for the clarification. Crean definitely played Glass and that's why I felt no loss when he was cut loose.
I’m sure he loved being at a mid major making 1/3 of what Crean was making.
You lost me at death penalty.
We lost ONE scholarship for ONE year. And that was self imposed. That’s it. That’s all. Nothing else.
Just a reminder that we are between games one and two of the football season.
I understand the concept of win first, fans will follow. HOWEVER, can we not cheer for the effort, sacrifice, time investment, of the players? I now live multiple states away and listen by radio but still cheer, swear, and am horrible sad at losses.
f***-pu it was not gonna happen!!!!!!
On April 8, 2010, Stevens signed a long-term deal with Butler, extending his contract through the 2021–22 season.
By re-signing with Butler, Stevens temporarily ended speculation that he would leave the university for a higher paying job.[73] Oregon, Clemson, and Wake Forest were all said to be interested in offering Stevens multi-million dollar contracts to leave Butler.[72][73] "First and foremost, I’m loyal to Butler," Stevens said.[77] When asked if he would ever leave Butler, Stevens replied "I guess if they kicked me out."[11]
After the 2011–12 season, Stevens was pursued vigorously by Illinois to fill their coaching vacancy before he declined their offer.[80]
In March 2013, UCLA reportedly offered Stevens between $2.5 and $3 million a year to leave Butler.[81] Rumors circulated that Stevens was in contract negotiations with UCLA, but ultimately the rumors proved false and Stevens stayed at Butler.[82] Commenting on the situation, a source close to Stevens said "Brad doesn't understand why people would assume he's leaving."[82] A few days later, Stevens reiterated that he was very happy at Butler and had no intentions to leave as long as he had the support of the university to continue running the program the "right way".
Don't feed the Troll...
He's already got you talking basketball on the football board and discussing a topic that everyone already knows the answer to (with the exception of him evidently)...
I know, I know. Sometimes its entertaining to watch the drivelDon't feed the Troll...
So he just about went all the way to UCLA but wouldn’t have left for IU? Get a clue.
We didn’t get the death penalty. In fact we didn’t get a penalty at all.
No he wasn’t. You don’t approach another coach when you have a coach currently. That’s just not how it works.
You don't read very well do you...The rumors proved to be false. He was NOT going to ucla OR coming to IU.
Maybe you should start a campaign against Fred. Can't wait to see your first gathering and speech.
You really don’t understand how the real world works do you kid? It’s often much more complicated than what someone says in a press conference.
Thanks for the laugh as usual. Like I said start a campaign...I think the whole board would line up that.
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