Can IU keep Coach Allen when big schools call?

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11 thoughts on “Can IU keep Coach Allen when big schools call?

  1. Good article, but some hyperbole. “Longtime” coach Dakich coached Bowling Green for 10 years…
    Cutting edge analysis by DiNardo LOL

    Don’t compare compensation to 2007 and Harbaugh. Harbaugh’s comp is the biggest outlier in CFB, and 2007 was a different world. What was LSU paying in 2007? Allan’s stock is high, which is awesome, but big time programs are a different world. They don’t care that you are enthusiastic and a Christian. Lose 2-3 games for a couple years in a row, and you are gone. Will be fascinating to watch what happens.

    1. Dakich was an assistant at IU for 12 years and then interim head coach for a few games. That’s at least 23 years of coaching, which is longtime in my book. Allen is really special and, like most Hoosier fans, I hope he stays. Another great article by Anthony.

  2. IU football always has been, and always will be, a joke. So it’s only a matter of time before he leaves for greener pastures. Quite frankly, I don’t even think of them as a prominent basketball program anymore either.

    1. Its only a joke if they let it be. Its up to IU. If you are an IU fan or alumni, let the University know.

  3. It takes $ to make $. Michigan makes a ton of money off of their football program because they have consistently spent big-time $ on it’s facilities and coaches which created wins for their program. You can’t by a Prius and expect it to deliver Ferrari results. If IU genuinely wants to build a top-notch football program, then it will have to invest like their serious about it. And when IU starts consistently competing with other top programs in the country, they’ll have zero issue selling out every game at Memorial Stadium.

    1. If you read the article it sounds like they are making investments in the program. It’s about a lot more than just one guys salary, although yes, that’s a significant part. IU is making investments and IF Tom Allen sees a path to building something special he’ll be more likely to stay. Pay will help as well, but as anyone who manages people will tell you not everyone just looks at where the biggest check is. Some people see a bigger picture ” where can I build something that will be remembered?” No one a hundred years from now will say “oh, that guy was the highest paid coach back in the day”…. but they will say ” IU football, what an awesome program. Built buy legends such as Tom Allen. That’s what will keep him here, that’s what we have to hope he envisions.

  4. Here is IU’s chance. Are they going to put up or have to hide their faces and shut up. They have some ways to go, still, to catch up to an Ohio State or Michigan or Penn State in terms of the big time talent. That isn’t to say that IU doesn’t have some pretty good talent. The “Big” programs though have lots of it. When injuries hit (and they always do) they simply look down the bench and there is another high school all-American sitting there waiting their turn.
    Allen will also have to evaluate his position. He could, if he keeps things going the direction they are now, keep this job for quite a while. However, as noted by some other commenters, at “Big” programs there is no margin of error. If you slip and don’t put up lots of wins you are gone and that can be a very quick turn around.
    I graduated from Miami University. They are known as the “Cradle of Coaches.” That’s because they don’t want to pay them what they are worth once they get good and over time Miami has turned out some good ones. (yes even Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler were coaches there)They decided they were not going to go down that path. IU is in a “BIG” conference so they need to start acting like it.

  5. Regarding IU’s lack of fb revenue, that’s got nothing to do with being able to come up with the big bucks to keep Allen. Look at NU. They have the 4th highest paid fb coach in the league. Yet they have smaller attendance at their fb games and their bb attendance is left than half of IU.

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