Forde: Why is Crean going to IU now?

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Indiana needed to hit one out of the park with its new coach. Athletic director Rick Greenspan has done just that by luring Tom Crean to Bloomington in a surprising but great move, writes Pat Forde. [link]

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Around the Hall: Tom Crean
Published 4/2/2008 by Big A at Inside the Hall | An Indiana Hoosiers basketball blog
Here’s a link dump with the best stories this AM on the Tom Crean hiring. Enjoy. No big objections to Crean (Indianapolis Star) Hoosiers finally get it right (Indianapolis Star) Coaches note Crean’s tireless recruiting (Indianapolis Star) Profile: Coach has Big Ten experience (Indianapolis Star) Crean’s rationale: “Because it’s Indiana” (Indianapolis Star) Road to recovery (Indianapolis Star) The “crean and crimson” era of IU basketball (Hoosiers Insider) Who is Tom Crean? (Indiana Daily ...

Thoughts on Crean Leaving
Published 4/2/2008 by woziszeus at Chuckie Hacks
It appears that Tom Crean will be announced as Indiana's new head basketball coach today. Needless to say, I was a little shocked to hear it (as were all the talking heads around the Milwaukee area). You can debate his physical coaching in-game ability all you want, but I'm not going to do that here. Let's just think about some of the positives that Tom Crean had done for the Marquette program since taking over: -9 years, 190-96 record. -Final 4 appearance -Was part of the process that got Marquette in the Big East -Built program into a perennial top-25 team -3 members of his team were drafted, and another 3 on current roster have a decent shot -Was not an asshole, and the ...

Indiana's hire of Crean gets thumbs up
Published 4/2/2008 by jclay@herald-leader.com at Sidelines
Indiana's hire of Tom Crean as head basketball coach, to be officially announced today, is receiving plenty of praise around the hoops world. My take: Considering the circumstances, it's a good hire. Indiana is in disarray. Probation is coming. There's a reason Tony Bennett said no. Crean is a good coach, but I've never been quite as enamored with his abilities as others. He was 4-1 in NCAA Tournament games during that 2003 run to the Final Four with Dwyane Wade. He is 1-4 outside of '03, that one win coming over Kentucky last month. He's a good recruiter, and should benefit from Indiana's exposure, as compared to working at Marquette. But he can be a bit ...

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Indiana Close to Hiring Marquette's Tom Crean

NCAA Hoops Today found this 4/1/2008 on sports.aol.com

ESPN is reporting that Indiana University is close to hiring Marquette head coach Tom Crean as its next head basketball coach, and that Crean is "on the verge of accepting." Crean will have a very difficult job, as there's a good chance that all five ...

“Wait, you DIDN’T want me to look Crimson? Damn you tanning bed!”

Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football found this 4/2/2008 on www.thermocaster.com

Welcome Tom Crean. For Indiana fans everywhere, we thank you for rescuing our nightmarish administration from yet another gaffe. Now please, get some powder and start being pale - you’re not in the Bahamas (photo courtesy to our friends at ...

Indiana Basketball = Alabama Football?

The Big Lead found this 4/2/2008 on www.playisunderreview.com

I'm sure on Wednesday, the top story in sports will be the hiring of Tom Crean at Indiana. The debate will rage as to whether he's a good fit. The Indiana AD will speak at a news conference in which he'll tell the world that Indiana is back. In ...

Is Indiana Really a Step Up from Marquette?

Deadspin found this 4/2/2008 on www.east-coast-bias.com

ESPN's Andy Katz is reporting that Indiana will announce Marquette's Tom Crean as its new coach tomorrow. My first reaction on reading that: Really? That's a step up? Why would Crean leave a Marquette team that finished 5th in the Big East and ...

Is The Indiana Job Really That Great Of A Gig? [Tom Crean]

Foul Balls found this 4/2/2008 on deadspin.com

As an Illini fan eager to hammer Indiana at every opportunity, we must admit that we can't find much to mock about the hiring of Tom Crean . The guy's a respected coach, a solid citizen and has a funny name. No arguments there. Except ... why the ...

Crean to IU not good for the Big East

AEM posted 4/3/2008 from theorangesports.blogspot.com

I've been reading more and more about the choice that head coach Tom Crean made in heading to Indiana University from Marquette. While a lot of people are spinning this in a positive way and making it out to be something that is good, I think otherwise.

Tom Crean Irsay'd Marquette

Card Chronicle found this 4/3/2008 on www.crackedsidewalks.com

In his latest blog, Don Walker of the J-S clues us in to the chain of events as they unfolded yesterday evening . Tom Crean, the beneficiary of a generous, flexible,and accommodating institution, flushed that trust and goodwill down the drain and ...

Blogger Look-In: Post-Crean Marquette

Posted 4/2/2008 on FanHouse

After 9 years at Marquette, Tom Crean left for Indiana. He was formally introduced at a press conference in Bloomington, Indiana . He spoke glowingly of his time at Marquette, but said it simply came down to the chance to coach Indiana. FanHouse checked in with Cracked Sidewalks , the best Marquette blog out there. Tim Blair, who posts under the moniker of "NY Warrior" regarding Marquette's ...

Tom Crean: Explorer, Hero, Head Coach of Indiana

Posted 4/2/2008 on Black Heart Gold Pants

Crimson and Crean is the word, according to the Indianapolis Star. Puzzling choice, we thought. We wondered why Indiana would hire one of the most famed Antarctic explorers in history to coach their basketball team. Fortunately, we were able to catch up to Crean a year from now (Google Custom Time), and he was gracious enough to share his journals with us. Of course, they're in a thick Irish ...

Q: Hoosier Coach Now? A: Tom Crean

Posted 4/2/2008 on Intentional Foul

Effectively ending the Kelvin Sampson era for good, Indiana University has decided upon his replacement: Tom Crean , previously of Marquette. Crean agreed to an 8-year, $18.4 million contract to be the next coach of Indiana, their third since they parted ways with Bob Knight in September of 2000. Crean, who complied a 196-90 record at Marquette while leading them to their first Final ...

Umm, coach Crean, what are you doing in Antarctica?

Posted 4/2/2008 on The Meaningful Collateral

So we’re continuing our education on IU’s new coach Tom Crean, and, well, we didn’t know he had such a fan club. I mean, hail, hail Tom Crean? Was he THIS big in Milwaukee? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Gs2pjpJvs Apparently there was another Tom Crean from the early part of the 20th century. That Crean was an Irish seaman that became somewhat famous for his ...

Thanks, But No Thanks

Posted 4/2/2008 on Chuckie Hacks

Isiah Thomas on the Tom Crean hiring: Zeke: "He's got a brilliant basketball mind -- definitely a good hire for Indiana -- I was very vocal about Dan getting the job, but Tom is definitely qualified and will do an excellent job at Indiana," Knicks coach Isiah Thomas said before his game in Milwaukee on Tuesday. "Any way that I can help him, I definitely will." Tom Crean: (backing away slowly).

Indiana Hire Clearly an April Fool's Joke

Posted 4/2/2008 on Storming the Floor

Sure, the program is in disarray. D.J. White and Lance Stemler are “graduating”. Eric Gordon is likely to go pro. Interim coach Dan Dakich has dismissed the remaining two starters for disciplinary infractions. But the Indiana Hoosiers had enough remaining sense of humor to pull our collective leg by announcing the hiring of long-dead Antarctic explorer Tom Crean . Which is not to say that ...

Hoosiers Make A Scandal Free Hire

Posted 4/2/2008 on The Sports Lounge

After watching its players essentially quit on interim head coach Dan Dakich, Indiana University did the only thing they could, and hired a high profile name to step in as the new coach of the basketball team. This time, however, Indiana smartly picked someone who hasn’t been involved in scandal or enters the job with no experience. Tom Crean, the Marquette coach of the last 10 years, agreed ...

Indiana set to hire Crean as hoops coach

Posted 4/2/2008 on SportsFilter

Indiana University will hire Marquette's Tom Crean as its basketball coach and is expected to introduce him at a news conference Wednesday. The hiring comes near the end of a tumultuous six-week period in which former Hoosiers coach Kelvin Sampson resigned amid an NCAA scandal, interim coach Dan Dakich replaced him and then lost four of seven games. Is Indiana on the road to recovery? Read ...

Podcast: Tom Crean edition

Posted 4/2/2008 on The Meaningful Collateral

Cast: Galen Clavio, Scott Caulfield Topic: We talk about IU’s recent hire of Tom Crean. Galen likes it. Scott likes it. Yes, we both like it. Listen in and find out why.

Coaching Moves

Posted 4/2/2008 on Tar Heel Fan

All sorts of wild coaching news out there this evening. First off, Indiana pulled quite the coup in their search to replace Kelvin “My Circle” Sampson in naming Marquette coach Tom Crean as their head man. Say what you want about how Indiana conducted itself in hiring Sampson and dealing with his general shadiness but what a nice catch in enticing Crean to leave Marquette ...

Tom Crean To Accpet Indiana Job

Posted 4/2/2008 on College Basketball by Collegehoops.net

At the bottom of every sunken ship is a hidden treasure.. or at least that's what Tom Crean hopes. The nine-year Marquette coach is set to become the new Indiana Hoosiers head coach. The demise of Kelvin Sampson and the team's struggles under Dan Dakich are well documented, and it will be up to Crean to resurrect this once proud program. Unfortunately he'll have to do it without the help of ...

Dan Dakich Era: 2008-2008

Posted 4/2/2008 on The Futon Report

It was a brief, yet memorable 40 days of Indiana University basketball. Ever see an ivory tower simply implode on its own weight? That was Hoosier hoops under Dan Dakich. (Okay, most of the blame can sensibly be put on Kelvin Sampson, since without his textualnanigans, Dakich is never anointed as a Big Ten coach, but <stephen_a>THE FACT REMAINS!</stephen_a>) The era barely ...

It's official: Crean is gone

Posted 4/2/2008 on Cracked Sidewalks

Marquette confirms that Tom Crean is moving on : Marquette University wishes Tom Crean , his wife Joani and the Crean family the very best as he pursues new professional opportunities. Tom and Joani have been an important part of our Marquette family for the past nine years, devoting countless hours not only to our men's basketball program but to other athletic and community endeavors as ...

Crean to Indiana

Posted 4/2/2008 on Three Idiots on Sports

Screw You Guys, I'm Going to the Big 10 It appears Marquette coach Tom Crean is poised to become the next coach at Indiana. The 42 year old Crean has had a very strong career to date and [READ WITH KIGE RAMSEY VOICE] I think this is a very good hire for Indiana. Marquette's next move will be extremely important, because unless your name is Al Maguire, winning at Marquette is not the ...

CREAN TO INDIANA

Posted 4/2/2008 on Thirtyfive Seconds

On the heels of our scathing review of the quality of the Indiana program this morning, breaking news this evening out of Bloomington - Indiana has reached an agreement with Marquette’s Tom Crean to become the next head coach of the Hoosiers. (Link goes to Yahoo! Sports, if only because tWWL pulled the same “Well, we actually had it first, but we embargoed it - ...

Tom Crean taking over Indiana? What about Marquette?

Posted 4/1/2008 on NCAA Hoops Today

A number of places are saying that Tom Crean is close to taking over the Hoosiers! Also at AOL Fanhouse . Is this for real or an April fool's day joke? A joke was for sure the lame duck Dan Dakich "firing" two of his players on his way out, booting Jamarcus Ellis and Armon Bassett off the team. What are they smoking/eating/drinking in Bloomington? For upcoming reactions from the Marquette ...

The Hoosiers are Crean-ing House

Posted 4/1/2008 on Storming the Floor

OK, so I made a mistake - Dan Dakich most definitely was not even the short-term answer for the Indiana Hoosiers. I honestly thought he might be able to rally the troops together and help Indiana finish out its season on a strong note. But I thought wrong, oh so very wrong. Now, several weeks removed from Kelvin Sampson's premature departure from the school comes word of a new coach in ...

IU close to naming Tom Crean new head coach

Posted 4/1/2008 on Card Chronicle

This according to Andy Katz of ESPN.com. 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 ...

Hooisers Ready To Take The Crean Of The Crop

Posted 4/1/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

The BLOOMINGTON HERALD-TIMES reports that Indiana is set to name Tom Crean as their new basketball coach . Crean has spent the last eight seasons at Marquette, where he lead the Warriors Golden Eagles to the 2003 Final Four. He’ll be taking over from Dan Dakich , who’s been leading the Hoosiers on an interim basis since Kelvin Sampson resigned in February . Or course, ...

Tom Crean To Bloomington (?)

Posted 4/1/2008 on wrigleyville23

Go to Inside The Hall to stay updated on the IU basketball job.

Crean's departure leaves Marquette searching

Published 4/3/2008 on FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tom Crean's departure felt like a kick in the stomach at Marquette. Sure, the school should have been ready to face a day like Wednesday, when Crean was introduced as the new coach at Indiana. For all his coaching and recruiting ability, Crean seemed ...