Jesus, hire him. Zero chance we aren’t in a final four in the next 3 years.
Pearl on gameday.
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Trilly saying IU has feelers out and Pearl is a name mentioned.
This is coming from someone I don't personally know who subscribes to his paid discord, so take it for what it's worth.
This is coming from someone I don't personally know who subscribes to his paid discord, so take it for what it's worth.
I dont see him leaving Auburn. Can’t imagine why he would.
Should have been our coach for the last 15+ years.
He's south of the border drinking cerveza and tequila. I texted the Trilly news a couple of days ago and got:
"Bruce ain't leaving AU at this stage. I'd love it if he did"
I get your point we stink and he may not want to deal with a year of rebuild or whatever our admin does that makes it hard to win here. Could be right, we have had coaches pass.
But we have more NIL, bigger budget for bball, top dawg at IU and the state vs second fiddle to football, more national exposure, bigger fanbase, great home games. Making a tourney run at IU is just a much more exciting and bigger deal.
You have to convince him (Dolson and Pam’s job), but for as much as we stink we’re still big and can be good. Just offering up some optimism for once.
Good intel. It would take a great pitch from Dolson and Pam and others, but I think it’s possible. He’s at Auburn and we are still IU.
To much experience probably. Need a guy who hasn’t ever coached major D1 basketball
Some old baggage too.
I would've loved if we grabbed him sooner. But Indiana didn't. Why would anyone think he'd be on the Indiana radar at all now?
I would've loved if we grabbed him sooner. But Indiana didn't. Why would anyone think he'd be on the Indiana radar at all now?
Love the optimism.
Too familiar with the myopia.
The high level, proven commodity outside world looks at this shit show and doesn’t feel compelled to fix it. Not worth the headache.
Money can buy everything.
If it could — we’d be fixed.
Start with a younger, good coach and get the culture back. Not as fast as people want it- but it can be gotten back.
Just not bought back.
With the portal, by year two things can be turned around. Pre-portal was 3-4 years.
A lot of it is this pitch to the coach.
There is no reason IU can’t be very good again. We have every advantage over a place like Auburn, we just need to right person. Since we haven’t found the right person, we haven’t fixed it.
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Money, NIL, tradition, facilities, fan support, not a football school, campus, recruiting budget…for openers.
I've tried to post this before and get blasted. But no good coach is coming to IU - the word is out that coaches aren't supported by the administration. Or at least the culture at that level is cold.
Coaches would be supported if they won.
So much wrong in here that it’s funny….
Knight did damage on his way out that is still a hornet’s nest today. Who wants to get in on those shadows?
For closers……
Culture, venom for coaches and players current and past, unrealistic expectations, recency bias.
Ready…….Go……
How so. Woody won one tourney game two years and got a $1M raise. He’s top-10 paid coach in the country.
He’s got the top-5 or so NIL, huge AD budget for bball, leading attendance in the B1G despite the results, a crowd advantage in NYC, and a great crowd in ATL.
Sorry you’re wrong.
His shadows are gone. The assets are there to make IU great again. Just need a coach
Hey, Blutarsky became a Senator. So anything is possible.
Auburn doesn’t have a recruiting budget??
As an Evansville guy, I’ve been pushing his name for years. It may be too late, who knows.
But, ya know, there are many people who wouldn’t abide it.
If it’s not Pearl (and it probably won’t be), I say Beard should be the primary target.
The only part of Knight's legacy the IU administrators have erased is - Winning.
You know what Auburn doesn't have? An administration that turns in their own coach for minor violations.
Probably key to keeping Bruce Pearl.
In reality it's probably key to getting a whole lot of top level coaches. Do you want to go somewhere where the school would have your back? Or where the school who would be first to stab you there?
Pearl is 63. Does anybody think he wants to start over again? I'm not buying it. He can cruise right into retirement. Between salary and endorsements...he's knocking down 8 million dollars a year.
What coaches has Indiana ever turned in for minor violations?
(Certainly not the one who's violations led to a 'show cause' penalty. That wouldn't be minor.)
This cock block ruins this what could be great again university.
Fuc#ing Coc$ Block!!!
