@walt542 

That's an interesting hypothesis. Anything substantive to back it up, or is this just your thinking on what was the case? 

Posted by: @unclemark

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@walt542 

That's an interesting hypothesis. Anything substantive to back it up, or is this just your thinking on what was the case? 

Good thing we avoided that cupcake, if he's so worried about Purdue fans. 

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@walt542 Tracks with what I had heard from some people that I know, that should know.  At the time, I chalked it up to IU choosing to stick with Woodson, and the May's feeling "spurned".

Also, there was an article written about Dusty and his wife, and how getting out of the Bloomington area was something that both of them wanted, especially his wife (after his time at IU).

These things open up the possibility that maybe Dolson/Quinn, etc... might have been open to moving on Woodson after year 3 for a guy like May or Stevens.  But neither were interested. ???  That would shatter a lot of narratives on this board...

@walt542 Sounds like IU needed to buy his entire extended family a condo building or something down in the Keys.  Think outside the box!  I think May, at IU, would have been very successful.  At the time, I posted many times about reservations I had about him.  He was giving off some serious Tom Crean vibes, to me.  And I honestly don't think he'll sustain Michigan, at the level they're playing right now...  But I do think, with their resources behind him now, he'll keep them as a perennial B10 contender, and deep NCAA run threat.  I don't think its any sort of given, if he had been hired this past offseason at IU, that he'd be doing all that much better than CDD.  Can't stress enough how different the NIL/Rev Share/Portal values were this past offseason versus the prior offseason.  And while May probably would have gotten a little more backing from the donors than CDD did, its a stretch to think he'd have had enough to get all the same guys he got at Michigan.  And he wouldn't have had the benefit of a good 1st season in the B10, to show guys wanting to move up.

Posted by: @iunorth

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@walt542 Sounds like IU needed to buy his entire extended family a condo building or something down in the Keys.  Think outside the box!  I think May, at IU, would have been very successful.  At the time, I posted many times about reservations I had about him.  He was giving off some serious Tom Crean vibes, to me.  And I honestly don't think he'll sustain Michigan, at the level they're playing right now...  But I do think, with their resources behind him now, he'll keep them as a perennial B10 contender, and deep NCAA run threat.  I don't think its any sort of given, if he had been hired this past offseason at IU, that he'd be doing all that much better than CDD.  Can't stress enough how different the NIL/Rev Share/Portal values were this past offseason versus the prior offseason.  And while May probably would have gotten a little more backing from the donors than CDD did, its a stretch to think he'd have had enough to get all the same guys he got at Michigan.  And he wouldn't have had the benefit of a good 1st season in the B10, to show guys wanting to move up.

@walt542 I would think he'll have a long and successful run in Ann Arbor, at this point.  Assuming the NBA lure isn't there.  Maybe he'll take over for Spoelstra when he moves on, or something?