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I was just told Dane Fife will be added to the staff. Trying to work out contract language on him being the next head coach when Woodson is done. This came from no one I have gotten info from before but I wanted to share. Izzo could retire tomorrow. not sure this makes since.

8 minutes ago, HoosierJax said:

Defense optional.

21 hours ago, IU Scott said:

No thank you

Why not?

After seeing Thad Matta today i understand why he is done coaching. picture an 90 year old man with a walker shuffling his feet 4 inches at a time. Thats Matta but no walker yet. The pain must been something.

5 hours ago, Reacher said:

What are the odds we take Mike Lewis and Tim Buckley from UCLA?  Buckley could wind up a hero by improving our shooting next year. 

0%

2 hours ago, btownqb said:

Week from now things at IU could look a lot different (not meant to insinuate anything bad either)... we could have hired 2 more asst coaches by then, have 3 new players on our roster, shew so many possibilities. 

I think Roberts stays on staff at least this year. If not, Woodson, Matta, and Hunter would be doing all the work. Just a lot for 3 guys, who are already understaffed and two of them haven't been in the college game. 

Why would keeping Roberts matter? Hunter came from UConn.

5 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said:

Midnight on a Wednesday and we are still on HSN. We suck dude.  😁

At least I'm out working...lol

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

 

Maybe he can recruit.

44 minutes ago, IUaic said:

So if you keep Kenya. There are 2 spots for Roberts, Lewis (if he is even being considered), and Tucker?

I would be shocked if he kept Roberts on the bench.

Speed, speed and more speed.

Interesting to see Bloomington North/Ohio st. Musa Jallow in the portal.

26 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said:

What's the thinking on Lewis?  Is it a foregone conclusion that he has a good chance of being the lead assistant once UCLA loses?

With this run UCLA is on someone will give Mike a shot as head coach. he is getting a lot of credit for game planning .

38 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Do we need to make an official announcement on Hunter? or is it just like.. "he's with us, duh" type thing? I really want to keep him. 

If you keep Hunter I could see him maybe keeping Mike Roberts being a IU guy in some role. Maybe taking a step back into Dir. of BB ops. but just a maybe. If Mike would even want to.

48 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

Well now that 69 goes from Evansville to Bloomington, it isn't exactly a long drive to Evansville. 

2 hours

I met Larry Brown once in my back yard. I lived in Hilton Head Island, SC for 16 years when I worked on the PGA Tour. A golf cart was riding around in my yard so i went out to say i didnt mind if they walked around looking for their ball but keep the cart behind the stakes. It was Larry Brown. He was playing with Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun.

21 minutes ago, NCHoosier32 said:

i don't buy into Archie not knowing or not caring about IU history.  i am trying to comprehend how it makes a difference to constantly be preaching on or telling current players old IU stories.  i mean they'd be really cool to me, but will that be the difference in getting us to play better basketball?  coach's job is to motivate.  they just have to be able to motivate whatever their style is.  

The 3 things Dolson said the current players asked for in the new coach was telling about Archie. Relationship with the staff, player development and an opened up style of play.

Sounds like the Larry Brown on the staff is happening.

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Would be a nice addition 

It might take a min. to sign guys like this.

1 hour ago, IUFLA said:

I seriously doubt Archie had anything to do with ticket distribution to former players...that would be an AD/Athletic department call...Blame Fred Glass...

I don't know why you can't turn the page on Archie...You're emails worked...he's gone...

Fred Glass to blame all the way!! I hope Dolson revisits this policy of 2 tickets at 2 games a year. Should there be 50 former players there every game, no but it shouldnt be an issue if they want to come.

1 hour ago, Joe_Hoopsier said:

If you need, lets say 3 players. You have a team of Wood, Larry Brown and Thad Mata. It's only 3 short trips and he is done recruiting for the year. How much energy could it take? 😉

Brown and Matta won't be able to recruit at all.

5 hours ago, 5fouls said:

Mike was my favorite Hoosier player for many years, even after he graduated.  

Suck up!!

38 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said:

Are their going to be AAU events this summer?  Haven’t we not officially hired an assistant before so he wouldn’t be limited to the days he attended? If there are no AAU events, there is no point, but if there is I wonder if we might try that again. 

I would thiink the NCAA will allow off campus recruiting soon. Football can recruit on campus soon if not already. A new staff wouldnt want to hide Assistants i wouldnt think. I look for splash hires from Woodson to make some noise.

1 minute ago, Parakeet Jones said:

Woody mentioned in one interview I saw with him yesterday that he was going to start making calls today to guys he wanted to talk to. I wonder how long until some of those guys jump on board. 

I would think in the next week some name or 2 will come out.

3 hours ago, HoobieDoobie said:

Surprised we haven't heard any news on this front yet. This staff needs to be world class.  Anyone hearing anything outside of Larry Brown?  Keeping previous staff members to appease current players is not forward thinking.  I feel bad for those guys, but we can't screw this up again.  Maybe its just me wanting to purge all things associated with Archie.

Mike Roberts is still around Laz said he went to Cook Hall to see Woodson and Mike let him in. He said Mata was meeting with a player in one office and Woodson was meeting with a player in another office. I was surprised to hear Mata was meeting with a player one on one without Woodson. Speeding up the process I guess.