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Dusty May turns down his Alma Mater, Indiana. Staying at UM.

Posted on 2/21/25 at 4:51 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 4:51 pm
Oof for IU. Looks like Chris beard is their next target

Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:03 pm to
Smart move. IU basketball is equivalent to Nebraska football.
Posted by tigerbait2010
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:06 pm to
That’s just ridiculous. Building a basketball roster is 10x easier than football. If that weren’t the case how do you think Kansas dominates like they have historically?
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:23 pm to
May would have been a fool to leave Michigan.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:29 pm to
Are they not both once dominant teams that are no where near what they were? Has either done much in this century?
Posted by LegendInMyMind
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:45 pm to
They should have hired him last year when they had the chance.
Posted by KosmoCramer
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:50 pm to
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Are they not both once dominant teams that are no where near what they were? Has either done much in this century?


Michigan was in the finals in 2018.
Posted by tigerbait2010
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 6:51 pm to
Kansas won a national title just a few years ago and won the big 12 for like 15 straight years. These are not the same comparisons literally just similar geographics but Kansas buying 5-8 players across the country is way easier than Nebraska building a football roster.
This post was edited on 2/21/25 at 6:52 pm
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 7:22 pm to
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May would have been a fool to leave Michigan.


Why? Indiana has deep pockets, a lot of in state talent, and is a basketball-first school.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 7:24 pm to
All I know is Danny Wolf just had one hell of a sequence in the Michigan/MSU game.
Posted by jclem11
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 7:28 pm to
My brain read Dusty Baker and I was super confused why he was coaching college baseball at Michigan of all places.

Carry on.
Posted by Ralph_Wiggum
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 7:47 pm to
I think this belongs on a Michigan board.
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 9:13 pm to
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Why? Indiana has deep pockets, a lot of in state talent, and is a basketball-first school.



As deep as you think Indiana's pockets are, Michigan's are much deeper.

They probably gave him a huge reside and promise of elite NIL, which they cab afford.

Chris Beard will absolutely kill it at Indiana. He'll have them in the Elite 8 in 2 yrs.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 9:34 pm to
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Michigan was in the finals in 2018.


That’s cool. I was comparing Nebraska football and Indiana basketball though.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 9:37 pm to
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Kansas won a national title just a few years ago and won the big 12 for like 15 straight years. These are not the same comparisons literally just similar geographics but Kansas buying 5-8 players across the country is way easier than Nebraska building a football roster.


I’m comparing Indiana basketball to Nebraska football and you keep bringing in Kansas basketball. It’s the same comparison. Once proud programs that have fallen on hard times. I’m not saying they can’t or won’t be great again.
Posted by tigerbait2010
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 9:50 pm to
The point is that Nebraska sucks because convincing enough kids in major metropolitan areas to move to Lincoln is so much more difficult than Indiana basketball returning to prominence…hence, look at Kansas

Nebraska football is an incredibly difficult job. Indiana just needs to make a good hire
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 10:01 pm to
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That’s cool. I was comparing Nebraska football and Indiana basketball though.


All good.

The post you replied to had no mention of that.

ETA: I also just saw the post you were replying to (yours) did. Apologies.
This post was edited on 2/21/25 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 10:08 pm to
But Kansas has been a continuously strong contender. They haven’t fallen off the map like Indiana. I feel like you’re arguing just to have something to argue about
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 10:08 pm to
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Smart move. IU basketball is equivalent to Nebraska football.


Disagree. I don’t think Nebraska football can compete for a natty. If Indiana hires the right coach, I don’t see why they couldn’t compete for a title.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
43199 posts
Posted on 2/21/25 at 10:09 pm to
All good, mate.
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