Couldn't be happier. Awesome!
Thrilled that it was Archie. I was so nervous it would be Alford. Complete Home Run.
Thrilled that it was Archie. I was so nervous it would be Alford. Complete Home Run.
Total Home Run hire !!!
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Sometimes, even a ball hot off the handle can clear the right field wall.
I am excited that IU has a new coach and I am anticipating his first presser as the coach of IU.
About as good a hire, as could be reasonably expected.
I'm pumped. Let's get some recruiters on staff and get this ball rolling.
I'm pumped. Let's get some recruiters on staff and get this ball rolling.
So we hire a guy that will probably jump ship the minute the Ohio State job becomes available?
Don't get me wrong. He is our coach & I will fully support him. I just think it is a little risky since he has made it perfectly clear he covets Matta's job.
Don't get me wrong. He is our coach & I will fully support him. I just think it is a little risky since he has made it perfectly clear he covets Matta's job.
Listen to yourself. As good a hire as can be reasonably expected? WHAT? We're elite, and you're talking like we are Purdue or Oklahoma State or Missouri. Which quite frankly, seems about right. No home run, and blah written all over it.
I'd rather have Steve.
At least it wasn't Alford, that's about the only good thing to say.
Whatever...we got rid of a guy who was pathetic and got the best young up and coming coach on the market
HELL NO. Alford is not a good coach, worse than Crean.
Up and coming, yup, that screams elite. More like taking a flyer (no pun intended) on an unknown quantity. At least it wasn't Gerry Faust.
So Uk has never hired an up and coming coach? What about ucla? What was urban Meyer when Florida hired him? Texas football hired Tom Herman....aka as an up and coming coach.
All great coaches have to start somewhere. The guy is thirty freaking eight for crying out loud.
He's earned this shot, and I think he'll capitalize on the opportunity.
We know AM can coach, it's going to come down to getting the right talent in here. I wonder if Sean would be willing to put him on staff for the U-19 team.
My guess is he'd be more hesitant now that they're going to be competing over the same type of recruits.
He's earned this shot, and I think he'll capitalize on the opportunity.
We know AM can coach, it's going to come down to getting the right talent in here. I wonder if Sean would be willing to put him on staff for the U-19 team.
My guess is he'd be more hesitant now that they're going to be competing over the same type of recruits.
You are a really tough guy sitting behind that keyboard in you mom's basement.
@indianajones was going to be upset with any hire. If we got Donovan he would have cried cause we paid him to much, we hire a hit. And in the market and he bashes him. He is mad it Crean is gone....just let him pout
Jones is dumb as a stump. Fails to realize that Coach K and RMK and others became household names because someone took a chance.
I agree. Now lets get some good 4-5 stars from the state of Indiana. Also, I hope and pray he doesn't sub the way Clappy did...
He was one if the 5 most thought would be a good hire. Seems there are a lot of butt hurt Alford fans out there.
This really is a homerun. I thought IU would mess it up again and hire someone like Marshall or Bennett.
Hahaha. How does it feel to be the only guy here defending Jones? You suck balls too. I'd say that to both of you and Jones in person too.
I am one of the OLD Alford I U fans but with me I U bball comes first. Glad we are getting a good coach and I will givie him a chance and support him before calling for a lynch mob...
Football is different than basketball. Urban Meyer was an established coach that went undefeated at Utah. Let's see how Tom Herman does, Texas hires the last few years in basketball and football haven't exactly set the world on fire. UK did hire some up and coming coaches, and failed. So did UCLA. That's the point!
Just heard on the radio an interview with a college basketball insider who said it was a great hire. They asked him about Alford and said one of the reasons IU did not go after hi was what the fans reaction to him was. Also was asked which was the better job IU or UCLA and he said it was a coin flip.
I established a week or so ago whom I would be happy with, so your statements are untrue. Of course, this would require you to read, and how many times today have you proven to be incapable of such a simple task.
Is he an OSU grad? Because you don't leave IU for OSU unless it's football. If he builds a winning program at IU there's no way he'd want to be where basketball is always an afterthought to their beloved football program.
Should we go back 9 years ago and list all the experts that said Crean was a great hire? That would be fun.
Might not agree with the guy but why stoop to saying dumb things like this. Why not be adults here.
From my perspective, I think it's a good hire. Will be interesting to see how he does at his first P5 gig.
Not really the only "tournament that matters is NCAA" so everyone would dismiss your conment about the 1 missed tourney
I'd hardly call it a "complete home run." Sounds like he could do well here, but it's not like we got a true super star coach.
I'm just thrilled we didn't get Alford. Speaking of which, on Peegs last night, Snow was fully expecting Alford to be named our coach last night......right before Alford said he was 100% not interested. Snow said he was completely blown away by that. More proof Peegs is worthless when it comes to "inside info."
I'm just amazed Glass didn't at least talk to Mack first. And if he was going to take a young coach, why not Fife? Dane needs to get out there and prove himself if he wants this job if Archie doesn't work out.
No, he was an NCSt grad. I'm sure before him landing IU he did covet the OSU job, from the view point of Dayton, who wouldn't? RMK probably coveted the OSU job at one time too.
Dane needs to get a MAC level head coaching position and prove himself on that stage. (And no, the FW job doesn't count.)
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