Don't Believe Everything You Read -- Or Hear

There's a rumor picking up some traction on the Internet that Tim Floyd has contacted Indiana about its open coaching position. It's been written up on a Scout.com affiliate website, and now there's even a voicemail posted on YouTube with Tim Floyd asking for Indiana Athletic Director Rick Greenspan to give him a call.

The voice on the message sounds exactly like Floyd and leaves his direct telephone line (which is why we aren't linking to the video here). A recent attempt to call that line wasn't answered, but it did indicate Floyd's own voicemail was full -- not an unusual occurrence, according to L,A, Times reporter Ben Bolch.

The voicemail from Floyd is left with "Stephanie," who presumably would be Greenspan's assistant. Here's the catch. ... There's nobody by that name in the Indiana Athletic Directory. IU Sports Information Director J.D. Campbell confirmed by e-mail that he doesn't know a Stephanie.

We don't know if the message circulating the Internet is old (it's undated) or fake, but we do know that it doubles as a 20-second billboard for a blog based in Boston. Among the funnier comments on that site:

"Tim bet Rick $100 that Kelvin wouldn't last two years, he wants his money..." -- johnb122

There are now reports that LSU and Floyd haven't been in contact, either.

If you want to buy into any Tim Floyd rumors, how about the one that he's a hitchhiker?

Photo by Dino Vournas / AP