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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) This is just f***ing ridiculous, first the qualit goes to hell, now they've stopped all together. Did you see the pictures they had of the trip to the White House? What purpose do those serve? Hooray.

Link? And which Gumbel?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 03:21 PM) Could you explain your post? They used to post desktop-sized pictures in their photo section last year. Now they barely update, and if they do, you're lucky if they're even avatar sized.

CBS = whores

Even the shortest offseason lasted an eternity. Good to be back.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 02:16 AM) So on ESPN tonight I heard like 5 times that IU had to let go of Bobby Knight and admit that he's not coming back, and I'm sitting here thinking "There are actually people who think Bobby Knight should/would/could come back?" People obviously forget that 1-6 record in the tournament in his last 6 years.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 06:40 PM) Maybe I'm completely off base, but I swore way back when Alford pretty much declined the job? I was thinking it was when he had just joined Iowa. I'm pretty sure he's never been offered the job.

I won't miss Vaden too much; he's really become Bracey-lite of late. He's either hot or cold, never inbetween, and it's hard to depend on that. I will miss DJ a lot though. He was huge for this program, and none of this would be news, if he never got hurt. He's that important. I'm surprised he's so quick to react on this though; he'll be sitting out almost 2 full seasons in a row now. It'll be interesting though. I don't know if Davis catches on to somewhere that fast, or even a place in colege. Davis has always been a huge NBA guy; I wouldn't be surprised the least bit to see him catch on as an assistant somewhere in the NBA.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 04:44 PM) Yeah, that's true. Whoever said Rick Barnes had an interesting point as well, Texas is a football school, and Indiana isn't. Plus, Indiana could offer him quite a deal I'm sure, and IMO Barnes is a very good coach. Another name I thought of for some reason is Lorenzo Romar at UW, even though I have no clue about his background. That was me. I haven't really heard his name in any speculation, but if he comes up, he'd be a great replacement. He'd be able to still utilize his ties to Texas to recruit there, and I think he'd be able to get Indiana players to stay in-state.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 04:26 PM) Would IU be interesting in Steve Lavin? He's a guy I actually think could do a very good job for them, although he REALLY seems to like his current job. Eh. Keep him in the booth; he's great at that. Sure, he'd be familiar with the situation with his experience, but in the end, he didn't come through at UCLA either.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 04:03 PM) At this point i see sunday's game against us as being a blowout or an absolute struggle (even a loss), i just don't know which extreme it will be. Haha, I really don't think you'll have anything to worry about. We barely survived against you guys here. We're not a road team, never have been under Davis. I don't know if a "Rudy" type story is going to salvage this.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 04:00 PM) I'm still a bit miffed as to why Davis is even sticking around right now...Jay Bilas was saying the same thing last night Eh, I understand what you're saying. However, either way, it's not going to make much of a difference. It will only affect this season, and this season doesn't mean much anymore.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 03:58 PM) It's pretty simple then, stay out of these threads. No one wants you in them. ^^^ The CBB thread is all your's now. I'm not sure what more you want. I thought you guys would be happy that the Indiana talk will be out of the thread now.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 03:49 PM) Matta is not going anywhere. He's in a great situation, and the NCAA has their lips stuck too far up tOSU's ass to ever really punish him. I'd love to see Tubby Smith at Indiana, he's just like Mike Davis in that he took a bunch of the last coach's players to the title game (although Tubby won) and then gradually has gone downhill. Mark Few is a very interesting choice, Indiana could offer him way more than Gonzaga pays. I know you'd love to see Indiana fail. Good for you. I don't want Few though. Indiana's problem has been defense for most of Davis' tenure, and Few certainly won't know how to cure that.

Good speech by Davis. I don't know if the reception at next Wednesday's game will be as bad as expected, now that we have closure.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 03:44 PM) Davis looks like a huge weight has been lifted from his shoulders Yep. I'm happy for Davis. He deserves better, and we deserve better. I wish him the best of success in the future. Greenspan does not plan on naming a replacement until after the Final Four, for obvious reasons. Davis felt that it was time for the program to be re-united, alumni, players, fans, etc. to all come together again. Feels the resignation is best for the university, players, team, etc. He knows it feels that it is bad timing, but he thought it was time to move on. He feels it’s time for him to move on, and he wants Indiana to have adequate timing to have a coach replacement. He says this is a great day for basketball, because Indiana deserves better. He said he wants for everyone to be happy in this program, and if that means for him to step aside, he’s for it.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 12:35 PM) If Alford did somehow get the job, recruiting might take a hit. Not necessarily his strong point.... I still don't want him, but I think he'd have no problem winning back the state of Indiana in recruiting because of his past. And Indiana's known to have some great talent over the years.

Makes sense. Great article by Whitlock on the whole situation. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...whitlock/060216 It's ridiculous how many opinion letters in the IDS today are saying race played into the factor. It's not that at all.

That's one thing I hate about the Alford situation. He's finally having a good year, and that lays a lot into the talks. However, he doesn't have a good past, and there's no real proof that the light's turned on this year, and this is what he can do from here on out. One name that really hasn't been mentioned that could be an interesting one is Rick Barnes at UT. There's a lot of egos in college sports, and Barnes is basically 3rd fiddle to football and baseball at Texas. He could be the guy here, if he wanted that. Does anyone know what time the press conference is supposed to take place? There's like a billion media trucks outside of AH.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:09 AM) Sure ya do. Alford looks no better in the Big Ten, career-wise. It's not all about us wanting an IU guy, it's just the results. If Alford was a little over .500 in 4 consecutive seasons, he'd be hearing all the stuff Davis is right now.

Already in the CBB thread, of course. However, I'm not going to merge this, and we can use this thread for any news on possible replacements, etc. for the time being. And I still do not want Steve Alford.

Happy birthday!

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 11:08 PM) This just in...The Knicks won a game. I repeat...The Knicks won a game. Heh. Wilbon called that on PTI.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2332196 Eddie Sutton is reportedly resigning tonight too.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) Not sure if I buy into this CNNSI report 100%, considering internet reporting has the luxury of using "sources" whether or not they actually exist. When I see it in print from a reputable source other than Seth Davis, then I'll take it to the bank. (Although I'm not going to dispute that he will be gone. Obviously, he will.) Seth Davis has always been tight with Davis though. You heard how many times he mentioned the Seth Davis article during the DP interview.