Tom Crean and Vanderbilt
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Less stress, less expectations, might be a great fit for Tom. Marshall is a great coach but if Tom leaves I first try Brad then get down the line to Marshall.
I think if IU would finish 5th or worse in the big ten next year Crean would be gone.
I can't give any premium info away, but as the person who actually started the thread in question, I can tell you, this isn't what it was about.
Well, that's what Painter did to Purdue when Mizzou was interested in hiring him. At the time, the clamor from Boiler faithful was "Give him what he wants!!" This was shortly after the Hummel/Moore era. Burke gave him what he wanted.
Today, it's hard to find too many Purdue fans who enthusiastically support Painter. And he's an alum!
If Vandy offers Crean the job, we should view it as a blessing and a chance to get somebody who can get us to the next level. It gets us off the hook for that ridiculously overlong contract.
Crean's in no position to hold us hostage. If he thinks he is, he's in for a rude awakening.
Marshall just turned down BIG money from Alabama last year -- probably more than we could afford.
I bet he stays put.
I said I did not think Pitino was the kind of coach that Vandy would look at. I think they would love to have Crean as their coach but I don't see Crean leaving for that job.
As I said crean will look to use these rumors for an extension and a raise from IU. My guess is Fred locks him in for another four to six years at the tune of 4 million plus a year.
Regardless of the opinion of CTC here, certainly he does not believe IU will be losing next year and he will need to find another long term job now. He'll cross that bridge if it needs crossed. Whether it happens or not who knows. Does anybody here think they will below Top 4 or 5 in the conference if Bryant is back.
I can't believe people are responding to this thread. Including myself.
One interesting side note about Kevin Stallings leaving Vandy for Pitt is that his son is on the 40-man roster for the Pirates. Although he is expected to start the season at Indianapolis it may not be far away to have both father and son in Pittsburgh. Maybe that played a part in the decision by Kevin Stallings.
I think I just read where Rabby said we were looking at a 2016 center. Which might mean Bryant is gone.
Yes if he falls back to finishing 5th or worst in the conference next year. Winning the big ten gets him next year, nothing guaranteed after that.
I would think if Bryant comes back we would be in the top 3 but that also depends who else leaves in the conference. Iowa will be down next year and I could see Maryland losing 2 or 3 early to the draft so they could be down. If Swanigan doesn't come back then PU won't be as good as this year. I thought OSU would be a team that could make a big leap this year but losing 3 players yesterday will make that more difficult. I think MSU and UW will be very good next year but after that I think IU will be right up there with those teams.
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If Bryant and Williams both declare he easily could be after next year.
If you brought something to the premie board, surely there's nothing wrong with you bringing the same thing here to the freeloader board.
Follow your dream . . . and end our nightmare.
That's even the right variety. Good guess.Is this giving too much away?
Bryant's not going anywhere. He is having too much fun and be said he is staying two years You have to believe what an 18 year old kid tells you, right! Maybe mr priller is leaving. It would stink but it could be his replacement.
No he wasn't. Glass loves him and would never fire him. He would of been fired last year if gladd did not have his back.
Right now, his stock is going to be as high as its going to be, barring a FF run. He's the freaking b10 coach of the year, after all. If he is going to make a move, now may be the time. Just like right now may be the time someone like Gregg Marshall may consider moving on, what with FvF and Baker leaving.
And all those articles about how crazed IU fans are never happy? Someone has been running around, talking to the press about it. I wonder who that could be??? Whatever, it's framing an incentive to leave.
Ah, you mean, the coach of Minnesota. I really couldn't believe it was in reference to him, considering what this year has been like.
Yeah, I don't know where his name came from, either, but unless Louisville secretly joined the B1G, that has to be the Pitino they were talking about.
I agree with whichever poster said Vandy's probably not interested in him. As far as I can tell from the Vandy fan discussions, he hasn't even come close to hitting Vandy's radar*.
The general consensus seems to be Vandy (like everyone) wants Marshall, they'd be interested in Crean if (when) Marshall says no, and they'll probably end up with McCall or Rice if (when) Crean says no.
*NB: However, Vandy is doing a good job of keeping their cards close to their chest; another benefit of hiring Fogler to head the search. He's good at keeping a secret.
Glass isn't as high on Crean as many believe. Freddie knows he has his dream job, and he's not going to risk losing it over CTC. Most of the high rollers have soured on Crean and want a change. Glass also painted himself into a massive corner with the "deep tourney runs being a regularity" expectation statement. We all know Tom Crean is never going to come anywhere close to achieving that goal. We'll get a change eventually. We just need to be patient.
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