dgambill Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 The one thing I wonder is the Celtics are one of the top franchises in professional sports. But the NBA is not a league of loyalty nor one where people last long much less a whole career in one place. Stevens may love Boston but when it comes to an end...and it will...does he want to jump to the next nba team and town...chasing a paycheck? The thing about IU is that is a career job. One you coach 20 years at. I mean NBA fires or let’s go of HOF coaches all the time. Heck coach of the year winners get fired. Maybe he just prefers that lifestyle and coaching those type of players but man I would hate not having that same security. A league also influenced by its stars. What if tomorrow Tatum demands a trade if he doesn’t get a new coach. Stevens is gone...just like that. He must really be done with college all together to pass up this opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Wonder if we dodged a bullet Wonder why this thread has stayed open— and yes, I realize I am contributing. Woke up this morning and nothing in my life changed. Sorry for y’all who got emotionally invested in the BS saga. Bottom line is that a guy who has no ties to IU other than once saying it was his dream job, turned us down. Lots of folks say one thing, and at the time they may truly believe it. People change. Circumstances change. If Stevens doesn’t want to coach IU now, more power to him. Thanks for listening, if he did, and time to move on. Hopefully, Dolson finds a guy whose heart bleeds cream and crimson. CTA has won over the football fan base because his love for his players, and IU is obvious and contagious. Certainly there is a basketball version of him just waiting to be asked to lead the program 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePaulieWalnuts Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Give me Donovan over $teven$. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Alright, time to ask Donovan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Wonder if we dodged a bullet WE did not dodge a bullet, he'd have been a great hire. He's a great dude, he made a comment that was a bit silly and rubs people in Indiana the wrong way. I'd hope we aren't going to throw out his 15 years in public life where he has been nothing but stellar because of one comment that wasn't even really that bad. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Nothing has changed...we suck today as much as we sucked 4 years ago. I hate it but nothing has changed. I’m used to us sucking. Be nice to be good again but as we stand from last week to this nothing has changed and no reason to get upset. Life goes on and if we continue sucking it won’t be the end of the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cybergates Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 11 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Celtic Fans doxed Stevens on Twitter by releasing his address, the tweet has been removed. They are crazy fools Here is the thread: Stay where this is happening.... 3 minutes ago, IU247 said: Or go where this is happening? Smh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, cybergates said: Stay where this is happening.... Or go where this is happening? Smh I mean....better than getting your address being released online and the shrine was probably done by a college student Edited March 20, 2021 by Hoosierfan1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Alright, time to ask Donovan! I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 minute ago, DC2345 said: I would. Bulls are 10th in the conference 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUCrazy2 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Steubenhoosier said: Wonder why this thread has stayed open— and yes, I realize I am contributing. Woke up this morning and nothing in my life changed. Sorry for y’all who got emotionally invested in the BS saga. Bottom line is that a guy who has no ties to IU other than once saying it was his dream job, turned us down. Lots of folks say one thing, and at the time they may truly believe it. People change. Circumstances change. If Stevens doesn’t want to coach IU now, more power to him. Thanks for listening, if he did, and time to move on. Hopefully, Dolson finds a guy whose heart bleeds cream and crimson. CTA has won over the football fan base because his love for his players, and IU is obvious and contagious. Certainly there is a basketball version of him just waiting to be asked to lead the program Tom Allen has won me over so far because he is winning. Bill Lynch was a nice guy but he wasn't winning. All the LEO and enthusiasm is great, but to me that is secondary to winning. There are different personalities that can win, I am with Badgervol on all of that extraneous stuff anymore. I don't care who we bring in anymore as long as they end up being a winner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADGERVOL Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, cybergates said: Stay where this is happening.... Or go where this is happening? Smh More examples of how our fanbase is such a negative selling point for coaches. We need to take a lesson from historic programs like the Celtics. 🤨🙄 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, BADGERVOL said: More examples of how our fanbase is such a negative selling point for coaches. We need to take a lesson from historic programs like the Celtics. 🤨🙄 No doubt! People are just delusional if they don’t think the internet and social media is just full of sick idiotic people and IU has no more or less then any other big program/organizAtion. I mean Celtic fans were talking about tying up and torturing his family the other day...we can officially stop with the IU fans are the problem. No excuse to say awful things to players but let’s not act like it’s a first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuthruandthru Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 I am just going to choose to believe this was all scripted for a reason. Like they are holding Brad hostage or something and that script was his ransom note video moment. They are not ready to announce anything for some reason and didn’t like all the word getting out but in the end he will be at IU. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, dgambill said: No doubt! People are just delusional if they don’t think the internet and social media is just full of sick idiotic people and IU has no more or less then any other big program/organizAtion. I mean Celtic fans were talking about tying up and torturing his family the other day...we can officially stop with the IU fans are the problem. No excuse to say awful things to players but let’s not act like it’s a first. Exactly. IU's fanbase is no better or worse than any of the other major schools or pro sports. Check out EJ Liddell's tweet after OSU lost yesterday... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, BGleas said: Exactly. IU's fanbase is no better or worse than any of the other major schools or pro sports. Check out EJ Liddell's tweet after OSU lost yesterday... Reason #12374 why I never want to hear anyone, especially a fellow IU fan, dog our fan base as being particularly awful ever again. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, BGleas said: Exactly. IU's fanbase is no better or worse than any of the other major schools or pro sports. Check out EJ Liddell's tweet after OSU lost yesterday... Disgusting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, dgambill said: No doubt! People are just delusional if they don’t think the internet and social media is just full of sick idiotic people and IU has no more or less then any other big program/organizAtion. I mean Celtic fans were talking about tying up and torturing his family the other day...we can officially stop with the IU fans are the problem. No excuse to say awful things to players but let’s not act like it’s a first. Celtics fans reportedly leaked his home address too, last night after the lost on Twitter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojoe Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 I know we're all very disappointed that we didn't get Stevens. Any other coach seems like a let down. Bummer. But look at it this way: We almost hired away the successful head coach of one of the 2 or 3 most iconic pro teams in all of U.S. history. Yeah I know "close" only counts with hand grenades, atom bombs, etc. But Dolson and IU almost did something that pretty much all of the fan base, NBA insiders, media, etc. thought was impossible. If Stevens would have went to IU, that would be an all-time shocker. Combined with Dolson's handling of Archie's firing I'm real sure we have the right guy in the AD position (or VP of whatever). So the saga continues. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Really, until someone raises the mic at the IU press conference, everyone is still on the table. In my opinion. How is this different than a corporate CEO situation? I’m saying this for a third time now, I believe the plan is unknown to everyone but those directly involved and that the CEO replacement is already in place. I could be wrong but I’m going to say it’s all timing and smoke. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Inequality said: Really, until someone raises the mic at the IU press conference, everyone is still on the table. In my opinion. How is this different than a corporate CEO situation? I’m saying this for a third time now, I believe the plan is unknown to everyone but those directly involved and that the CEO replacement is already in place. I could be wrong but I’m going to say it’s all timing and smoke. Gotta love the insight! That’s why I still have some hope left after thinking about for it. Even though majority of people are through with CBS, there is a slim chance he reconsiders, 3rd times a charm! NOT saying he comes to IU, but if it is a business Deal and if Dolson comes up with another offer, I could see Stevens being interested in it. I wish his contract details were public, that would help so much Edited March 20, 2021 by Hoosierfan1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDom Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Can someone get me up to speed here. There were rumors supposedly from insiders that Stevens was going to come here and we all believed that despite Stevens' denial. Now, he denied it again and all of a sudden we are dejected and have given up hope. Am I missing anything here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, HoosierDom said: Can someone get me up to speed here. There were rumors supposedly from insiders that Stevens was going to come here and we all believed that despite Stevens' denial. Now, he denied it again and all of a sudden we are dejected and have given up hope. Am I missing anything here? The people that had sources said it fell through. Rumors has it he got a raise but there’s no proof. So nobody really knows much of anything about what happened except for what the sources that were leaking the information said he backed out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, HoosierDom said: Can someone get me up to speed here. There were rumors supposedly from insiders that Stevens was going to come here and we all believed that despite Stevens' denial. Now, he denied it again and all of a sudden we are dejected and have given up hope. Am I missing anything here? You pretty much have it. Only thing to add is that it’s now time to hire whoever the flavor of the minute is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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