DC2345

There's literally not a chance that Beard will ever be the HC at Indiana University.

As has always been the case yet people continue to bring his name up in speculation.

Fitzgerald was the first option but he wasn't approved by Whitten. Candle was in the mix. Frye, Hart, and Chryst were all interviewed as well.

Dolson's list. It's more of the pecking order. There's names that have been contacted but I don't know for sure who target A, B, C, and D are for sure. Pearl and May are two of them.

He's on the list of possibilities but I'm not sure how he's viewed by the IU admin.

I will say this. It was nice to see IU win last night. That said I don't believe that game or any others will have any real impact on a decision. If Dolson can get a proven coach in the bag a move will be made. IU is about to be in recruiting purgatory because of Woodson's contract situation. He would need an extension to help that and that's just not happening.

I'm not sure this is the thread to talk about the game in.

I took Woodson's comments last night as a guy pushing his narrative because he knows he's not in a great spot with his employer.

Not even close to the same

before March 31st it's 20 million and after that it drops to 16 million

Dolson has a plan. We just need to be patient because there won’t be real news coming out daily over the next couple weeks and there will be plenty of rumors.

I think he's a long shot even if he did want the job because of his buyout. I don't see IU paying out that kind of money.

FWIW I've also heard Cronin hasn't been connected to IU. There's a lot of stuff swirling right now but there seem to be 2 constants. Pearl and May.

I'm not getting into the whole right or wrong stuff from years ago. If IU approves making a hire of a good coach I'm going to be on board with it until they give me a reason not to.

The stuff Pearl did is now legal. Why would you hold that against somebody. It's not like we are talking about a Beard situation and please don't compare to Sampson either because he wasn't really fired over texts.

While I agree to an extent he would still be the best coach IU has had in at least 20 years.

Just that he didn't think Pearl would be the top target. He was also pushing Cronin like crazy but that also sounded more like his California bias pushing through.

This is correct. He would be the top target contrary to what Eric was saying in the Peegs chat last night. Bruce has always wanted the IU job and that's part of why he's kept so many of his Indiana connections.

That’s been my thinking all along. The rumors were getting a little out of control on that one though.

Makes sense. Sparks may be the only guy that stays if Woodson is back

Trilly just said the Galloway rumor is false so there’s mixed messages on that going around apparently which isn’t surprising given the situation

Dolson is well aware of everything

Woodson has lost the team and at least 5 players that could return will be entering the portal if nothing changes

Don’t count on those two coming back if things stay the same

I haven't heard Oats mentioned at all and I highly doubt he'd leave Alabama until UK eventually comes calling.