indiana fires crean

[mscott59]

i'm no fan of tom crean. his air of self-importance stalking up and down the sidelines, his pouting, it was cartoonish. but a year ago the guy won his 2nd big 10 title in 8 years in bloomington, and upset kentucky on their way to a sweet 16. this year, exactly 1 minute after the first ncaa game of the day began, iu canned him. the hoosiers beat kansas and unc during the pre-season, but fans over there forgot about those wins... remembering the loss to iu-ft wayne inbetween those games.

[Mickey34jb]

Mar 16, 2017 18:20:13 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

i'm no fan of tom crean. his air of self-importance stalking up and down the sidelines, his pouting, it was cartoonish. but a year ago the guy won his 2nd big 10 title in 8 years in bloomington, and upset kentucky on their way to a sweet 16. this year, exactly 1 minute after the first ncaa game of the day began, iu canned him. the hoosiers beat kansas and unc during the pre-season, but fans over there forgot about those wins... remembering the loss to iu-ft wayne inbetween those games.

This opens the door for Alford to come back but he looks comfortable at UCLA.

[mscott59]

Mar 16, 2017 23:09:43 GMT -5 Mickey34jb said:

Mar 16, 2017 18:20:13 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

i'm no fan of tom crean. his air of self-importance stalking up and down the sidelines, his pouting, it was cartoonish. but a year ago the guy won his 2nd big 10 title in 8 years in bloomington, and upset kentucky on their way to a sweet 16. this year, exactly 1 minute after the first ncaa game of the day began, iu canned him. the hoosiers beat kansas and unc during the pre-season, but fans over there forgot about those wins... remembering the loss to iu-ft wayne inbetween those games.

This opens the door for Alford to come back but he looks comfortable at UCLA.

iu fires crean 1 year removed from a league title and sweet 16 run. mike davis got run 3 years after taking the hoosiers to the ncaa title game; of course he was in the immediate shadow of bobby knight, so davis' days were numbered at the first signs of mediocrity. tough spot. there was a day when ucla coaches felt the same pressure post-wooden. i really wonder if alford returns to bloomington, especially after the recent success w/the bruins. leaving westwood for any other college job? voluntarily?

[daleko]

Mar 17, 2017 7:52:53 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

Mar 16, 2017 23:09:43 GMT -5 Mickey34jb said:

This opens the door for Alford to come back but he looks comfortable at UCLA.

iu fires crean 1 year removed from a league title and sweet 16 run. mike davis got run 3 years after taking the hoosiers to the ncaa title game; of course he was in the immediate shadow of bobby knight, so davis' days were numbered at the first signs of mediocrity. tough spot. there was a day when ucla coaches felt the same pressure post-wooden. i really wonder if alford returns to bloomington, especially after the recent success w/the bruins. leaving westwood for any other college job? voluntarily?

Indy AD is delusional.

[mscott59]

Mar 17, 2017 12:16:38 GMT -5 daleko said:

Mar 17, 2017 7:52:53 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

iu fires crean 1 year removed from a league title and sweet 16 run. mike davis got run 3 years after taking the hoosiers to the ncaa title game; of course he was in the immediate shadow of bobby knight, so davis' days were numbered at the first signs of mediocrity. tough spot. there was a day when ucla coaches felt the same pressure post-wooden. i really wonder if alford returns to bloomington, especially after the recent success w/the bruins. leaving westwood for any other college job? voluntarily?

Indy AD is delusional.

like i said earlier, i'm no fan of crean. i think he carries himself as a jerk. but canning wilson re football and now crean... certainly looks like a major house cleaning theme taking precedence over results on the field of play.

[daleko]

Mar 17, 2017 12:47:09 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

Mar 17, 2017 12:16:38 GMT -5 daleko said:

Indy AD is delusional.

like i said earlier, i'm no fan of crean. i think he carries himself as a jerk. but canning wilson re football and now crean... certainly looks like a major house cleaning theme taking precedence over results on the field of play.

It's why, in St L, Hoosier takes on a different and pejorative tone.

[Mickey34jb]

Mar 17, 2017 7:52:53 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

Mar 16, 2017 23:09:43 GMT -5 Mickey34jb said:

This opens the door for Alford to come back but he looks comfortable at UCLA.

iu fires crean 1 year removed from a league title and sweet 16 run. mike davis got run 3 years after taking the hoosiers to the ncaa title game; of course he was in the immediate shadow of bobby knight, so davis' days were numbered at the first signs of mediocrity. tough spot. there was a day when ucla coaches felt the same pressure post-wooden. i really wonder if alford returns to bloomington, especially after the recent success w/the bruins. leaving westwood for any other college job? voluntarily?

Perhaps, Kent State beating the Bruins tonight could get the wheels of change to happen. Go Flashes!

[Mickey34jb]

Kent State dug themselves a hole they couldn't get out of as they started the game shooting 1 of 10...Bruins rolled

[mscott59]

Mar 18, 2017 4:07:34 GMT -5 Mickey34jb said:

Kent State dug themselves a hole they couldn't get out of as they started the game shooting 1 of 10...Bruins rolled

Kent state was good enough on offense to get within shouting distance but the bruins could not miss. Think at one point in the 2nd half they made 9 straight shots.

[Mickey34jb]

Mar 18, 2017 12:49:44 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

Mar 18, 2017 4:07:34 GMT -5 Mickey34jb said:

Kent State dug themselves a hole they couldn't get out of as they started the game shooting 1 of 10...Bruins rolled

Kent state was good enough on offense to get within shouting distance but the bruins could not miss. Think at one point in the 2nd half they made 9 straight shots.

Didn't knowing that..fell asleep 3 or 4 minutes into the second half..long day for me and this game with a late start just couldn't hold on