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  1. CortinasDeCarne CortinasDeCarne is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 5:46pm)

    <H1 class=storyTitle>Source: Indiana near agreement to make Crean next coach</H1>
    ESPN.com news services

    Updated: April 1, 2008, 5:40 PM ET
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    Trying to put a tumultuous few months behind it, Indiana University is on the verge of naming a new coach, Tom Crean of Marquette, a source with the school told ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Tuesday.

    The Hoosiers have to hope that the hiring goes more smoothly than the awkward parting with former coach Kelvin Sampson.

    Indiana is awaiting a letter of agreement from Crean before a deal is finalized, and a tentative news conference has been scheduled for Wednesday to make an announcement.

    He resigned amid allegations of NCAA violations. Dan Dakich, an assistant under Sampson and a former Indiana player and assistant under Bob Knight, took over as interim coach for the rest of the season.

    The university first contacted Washington State coach Tony Bennett late Saturday night, but he withdrew from consideration.

    Crean, who took the Dwyane Wade-led Golden Eagles to the Final Four in 2003, just completed a 25-10 season. Marquette lost to Stanford in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

    Crean is 190-96 in nine seasons at Marquette and has taken the Golden Eagles to the NCAA tournament five times. Before that, he was an assistant at Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Western Kentucky.
  2. mhoddi mhoddi is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:00pm) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    yeah just heard this on PTI

    good choice for IU
     
  3. RoyalCrusher RoyalCrusher is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:19pm) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    looks ok to me
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  4. BillMueller BillMueller is offline OT President

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:21pm) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    gg career of Tom Crean
  5. NetFan44 NetFan44 is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:25pm) in reply to BillMueller

    april fools?
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:27pm) in reply to NetFan44

     
    Originally Posted by NetFan44 View Post


    april fools?

    thanks! same to you
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:28pm) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    Great choice imo.
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  8. MangosPapa MangosPapa is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:33pm) in reply to AJKHoosier1

    In relation to all that has gone down, this is a great hire.
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:35pm) in reply to AJKHoosier1

    Ehhhh

    Thats a safe choice.

    Its like going out and seeing 3 girls. A superhot one but you run the risk of striking out and beating off at night, an ok one but you know what you are going to get. Then that not so attractive one but could be a total freak in the bed.

    After getting burned by Samscum, IU chose the average girl.
  10. Willywoo Willywoo is offline

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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:36pm) in reply to MangosPapa

    I'm not believing anything today, until it is confirmed by three independent, credible, reliable and trustworthy sources.
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:49pm) in reply to BlindBuddah

    crean is as hot as it gets, not like they can get Izzo or Pitino. Crean had big success in frickin Milwaukee. I'm heading to the bar right now to celebrate!
     
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 6:50pm) in reply to BlindBuddah

    I think Indiana should be happy that they got someone as good as Crean. Its not like its a very desirable job right now. Dakich just kicked two starters off the team, two other starters were seniors, and Gordon is going straight to the NBA. Doesn't look like a bright future, there top recruit Devin Ebanks asked for his release from his commitment. Crean is going to have a hell of a job repairing the damage that Sampson did. Oh they are probably going to lose some scholarships for the illegal phone calls. On the other hand IU's football team is really on the way up....oh wait.
     
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 7:27pm) in reply to tuthill

    I wonder if this is enough to keep Jordan Crawford from transfering? IU is in for a couple tough years.
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 10:08pm) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    I originally said this would happen, I believe over a month ago, and I restated it today on some IU basketball thread. Great choice in going with Tom Crean.
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    Apr 1st, 2008 (4/1/2008 10:15pm) in reply to Geostorm2005

    Good news for IU.
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    Apr 2nd, 2008 (4/2/2008 1:32am) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    Crean and Crimson
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    Apr 2nd, 2008 (4/2/2008 2:18am) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    Hopefully Crean can lead you guys to more than just one NCAA tournament win in five years without the likes of an NBA All star. Did you know he was one of the highest paid coaches in college basketball? Guy thought he was a God and had a sick team the last couple of years that always seemingly under achieved.

    He has family in Indiana which probably helped make the decision a bit easier. Leaving such a solid team and going to such a shitty one doesn't really make sense but I guess the allure of coaching at Indiana reeled him in. Meh, won't miss him and hope Marquette can pick up Bennet or someone up and coming.
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    Apr 2nd, 2008 (4/2/2008 2:20am) in reply to CortinasDeCarne

    Very good hire for IU. I've been a Crean fan for along time and always hoped that he would take over the msu job when izzo retired. Hoosier fans should be very happy that they got a high-profile coach to step into the oncoming storm..
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    Apr 2nd, 2008 (4/2/2008 10:41am) in reply to Luckypizza

    Ellis and Bassett are gone already. I hope Crawford stays and that Crean can keep the 2 top 100 recruits from de-comitting completely, I know they are both looking at other schools. Crean can recruit the Midwest though which IU hasn't had since Bob Knight. Davis SUCKED at recruiting Indiana and the midwest, he could only recruit like Georgia and Alabama.
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