Kevin Wilson has a shout out on X

[76-1]

Referenced POTFB week and the 4th straight Bucket win 8 years ago; he also said:

"Finish the Journey - Beat Purdue!

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Personally, I always liked the guy...

 

[Bucket Getter]

Might be one of the classiest things I’ve seen from him.

 

[82hoosier]

Might be one of the classiest things I’ve seen from him.

As opposed to saying “I wish they all were dead”

 

[George.Smalley]

I’ll drink to that.

 

[kmathum]

Might be one of the classiest things I’ve seen from him.

Excellent offensive coach.

 

[Jssanto]

Excellent offensive coach.

I think that is accurate and his ceiling. I have never met him so I am really guessing without good date. He was warned here about making players play hurt. I don’t know what was the true story. Did ok at OSU as their OC.
Tweet does eliminate PU as a new job tho.

 

[zeke4ahs]

I saw that. Extremely classy of him.

 

[mobilehoosier]

What I love most about this message (a lot to like) is he's bragging on his own attaining degrees from IU.
Thx for sharing.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Go Hoosiers!

 

[Hoosiers Rising]

He is not a bad guy but could be abrasive. I know after he was fired he came back to see his players graduate. There were also tweets from him during the 19 and 20 seasons.

 

[OpenWheels]

What I liked about him was his not taking crap from the media on 'you're just Indiana, heh heh' .
But then of course heard stuff about not being... the most personable... but you never know how much is true. And the issues that got him fired.
I liked his teams and thought he had us moving in the right direction. (And that pinstripe kick was good!) Glad to see he still has Hoosier connections and not a grudge. Cool about seeing his players graduate. Great tweet.

 

[Hoosier Clarion]

Sooners could sure use an offensive kick in the ass and there it is, living right in Tulsa.

 

[4IUSox2]

Along with his offensive acumen, he did a very good job of changing the attitude amongst his IU players. In return for their loyalty to him, he’s tweeted about those who did stay, lauded those guys upon their graduations long after he was gone from IU and the guys he coached here who went onto the NFL. The guys who played offense for him at OU and NU also seem very loyal to him.

Just wish he would have found some semblance of balance when it came to the defensive side of the ball. And gotten his off the field demons in check.

 

[Harry Hondo]

Sooners could sure use an offensive kick in the ass and there it is, living right in Tulsa.

You know who else could use an offensive kick? 35 points total in last two games.

 

[Hoosiers Rising]

Could IU hire him as an analyst for the rest of this season?

 

[4IUSox2]

Could IU hire him as an analyst for the rest of this season?

From a pure football perspective, seems fine, but HR, the BOT and Legal Department would quickly put a stop to it.

 

[Hoosiers Rising]

From a pure football perspective, seems fine, but HR, the BOT and Legal Department would quickly put a stop to it.

Might be right though by rule he could have no contact with players.

 

[vesuvius13]

Our offensive coaches don't need help for offense just more experience with the best teams.

 

[h20pls]

Referenced POTFB week and the 4th straight Bucket win 8 years ago; he also said:

"Finish the Journey - Beat Purdue!

🏈 🏈 🏈

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Personally, I always liked the guy...

Kevin was a really good guy.
I got to know him a little. We went to church together. Would chat with him at the BCC.

I will tell you this. Everytime he talked to my sons (I had four boys)...they would become so jacked-up that they'd run through a wall. He just knew how to speak to young men.

I don't know that I really believe a lot of the stuff I've read about the man. It doesn't relate to the guy I knew. It's not like we were super close. Close enough that when he would see me at a function or out and about he'd cross the room before I could to connect and talk.

 

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Kevin was a really good guy.
I got to know him a little. We went to church together. Would chat with him at the BCC.

I will tell you this. Everytime he talked to my sons (I had four boys)...they would become so jacked-up that they'd run through a wall. He just knew how to speak to young men.

I don't know that I really believe a lot of the stuff I've read about the man. It doesn't relate to the guy I knew. It's not like we were super close. Close enough that when he would see me at a function or out and about he'd cross the room before I could to connect and talk.

He was always cordial when I ran across him and I never experienced any of the negatives that have been expounded on here...

I wish him the best.

 

[76-1]

Say what you will about Kevin Wilson..., you can't say he didn't take The Bucket Game seriously...

He's the last coach to win 4 in a row.

Here's hoping Coach Cignetti gets a running start at that record Saturday evening...