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Archie Miller out at Indiana

Anyone think Indiana will pursue Nate Oats from Bama now?

Btw, what is he protocol for reaching out to a coach that is in the tournament?
 
HJG1984 said:
Rumor mill is Pitino to Boston College
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I have to say, there is some symmetry to this. It would be a great, though sleazy, hire for a bad, and sleazy, athletic program. It might actually make BC relevant again, therefore, I am against it.
 
Marat said:
Anyone think Indiana will pursue Nate Oats from Bama now?

Btw, what is he protocol for reaching out to a coach that is in the tournament?
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He just signed with Alabama and has a massive buyout. That said, if donors are willing to pay for Archie Miller to leave, they are probably willing to donate to get a good coach as well
 
CL82 said:
I have to say, there is some symmetry to this. It would be a great, though sleazy, hire for a bad, and sleazy, athletic program. It might actually make BC relevant again, therefore, I am against it.
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BC was relevant??
 
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Hmmm. That answers some of that. Maybe he will end up staying there. As of now, it’s only temporary
 
Mark Cuban will get whoever he wants. If IU needs the money for Oats or Beard, they will get it. That's the benefit of having a multi-billionaire booster who loves basketball so much that they own their own team.

Although if I'm either of those 2 guys, I'm waiting for Duke/UNC/UK to come calling in a few years. IU isn't even a top 3 job in the Big 10 anymore. MSU, Michigan, and Ohio State are better programs
 
rollskies said:
They’ve already announced Alford is not a candidate, so that clears up the field a little
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The people who know Alford and that matter at Indiana can't stand him, the guy is a huge jerk from what I've heard.
 
superjohn said:
The people who know Alford and that matter at Indiana can't stand him, the guy is a huge jerk from what I've heard.
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@SJ what is the deal w/ IU and Alford? I've heard there's a rift but that was from way back. What's the story there?
 
olehead said:
@SJ what is the deal w/ IU and Alford? I've heard there's a rift but that was from way back. What's the story there?
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I heard a really good story years ago from someone who knows the goings on in Bloomington and I forget all of it. It had something to do with him screwing over a local business.
 
I remember when he was with Iowa and there was always this talk of his return. He held sainthood status in the 80s and 90s in Indiana, it just seemed so logical. Weird.
 
olehead said:
I remember when he was with Iowa and there was always this talk of his return. He held sainthood status in the 80s and 90s in Indiana, it just seemed so logical. Weird.
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The Alford window closed after he went to UCLA
The reality is Matt Painter is getting the quality kids out of Indiana. Whoever takes over IU program will need to: recruit better in state, win in the Big 10, and most importantly -beat Purdue. Miller couldn't do any of those
 
Steve Alford has spent his entire coaching career proving he is a really good mid-major coach.
 
BigTenFan said:
The Alford window closed after he went to UCLA
The reality is Matt Painter is getting the quality kids out of Indiana. Whoever takes over IU program will need to: recruit better in state, win in the Big 10, and most importantly -beat Purdue. Miller couldn't do any of those
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IU has gotten Mr. Basketball the past 3-4 years and most of their recruits have been from Indiana.. I thought he needed to recruit better talent outside the state to be honest. Purdue can do all they want, Painter has been there almost two decades and hasn't reached a final four and I don't see that changing.
 
BigTenFan said:
The Alford window closed after he went to UCLA
The reality is Matt Painter is getting the quality kids out of Indiana. Whoever takes over IU program will need to: recruit better in state, win in the Big 10, and most importantly -beat Purdue. Miller couldn't do any of those
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Actually, the issue with Indiana recruiting hasn't been Purdue. Out of the top 25 recruits out of Indiana over the past 5 years, Indiana has gotten 6 and Purdue 4. For Indiana to return to glory, they need to keep more in-state recruits home. And, I would think the 2021 class was impacted by Miller being on the hot seat. Look at the top 5 players from Indiana over the past 5 years and where they went:

2017: Michigan St., Louisville, UCLA, Louisville, Xavier
2018: Indiana, UCLA, Indiana, Indiana, Michigan St. (Miller's first recruiting class)
2019: Washington, Kentucky, Indiana, Pitt, Purdue
2020: Indiana, Purdue, Louisville, Kansas St., Indiana
2021: Purdue, Purdue, Illinois, Notre Dame, Minnesota

By school:
Indiana: 6
Purdue: 4
Louisville: 3
UCLA: 2
Michigan St.: 2
Kentucky: 1
Illinois: 1
Xavier: 1
Minnesota: 1
Notre Dame: 1
Washington: 1
Pitt: 1
 
rollskies said:


Hmmm. That answers some of that. Maybe he will end up staying there. As of now, it’s only temporary
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This means nothing. It happens a lot. Like most college football staffs do it. There’s no doubt Kenya left things on bad terms with Hurley, so not feeling bad for him at all. The timing was so strange...
 
Wouldn’t the Loyola coach make the most sense here? Already in the Midwest, up and coming? They think they need someone already established? Is this job a step up for beard?
 

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