Chris Beard is the right man for this job. It is my belief that coach Beard is an upstanding man who would represent our school well in addition to winning on a national level at this school. Coach Beard spent many years studying under the tutelage of many good coaches (including Bob Knight). Coach Beard’s forcing baseline defense is derived from Coach Knight’s. *This style of defense has led Beard to having a 2-0 record against Purdue* (side note: North Texas also forced baseline and Purdue struggled with that once again in their tournament game). Coach Beard is also regarded as a good recruiter, and if he can recruit to Lubbock... I’d say it’s safe to bet to assume he could recruit to Bloomington. Chris Beard has also had plenty of well-noted success in the NCAA tournament. Lastly, his personality is one that the state connects with. He embodies everything that this state and school are culturally about. Similar to Bob Huggins at West Virginia, and Tom Allen with our football program. The cultural fit cannot be understated or dismissed in the slightest. Chris Beard has also shown an ability to lure talent via the transfer portal. Given this strength, he would most likely be able to land some high value transfers to avoid next year being another total rebuild year for Indiana. Chris Beard could and would win at Indiana. Join me in raising awareness for the fanbase’s desire to see him do so! Go Hoosiers!