Scotty R

We sports fans are a weird bunch. We all have candidates we like and would like to see hired and we spend hours trying to make others see what we see. I like McCollum and would like to see him hired so why do I care if others don't like him. Why do we try to justify our opinions and try to change others mind because im the end none of it matters. IU will hire a coach who they feel is the best fit to coach IU. All of us will have a choice after the hire the next coach. You can either support the choice or find another team to follow.

Pitino didn't leave the big east for UK Also show me the last few years where a lot of coaches left power conference teams for other power teams. Calipari left because he was getting heat and wanted out.

So if IU had hired Kelsey last year our fan base would have been outrage. UL thought they had May after Drew said no. UK went after Hurley and Drew before selecting Pope

So why did UK have to settle for Pope or UL for Kelsey

I just don't see a reason for the guys like TJO or Drew to leave for this job because they can win there and with less pressure. Why do you think UK had to settle for Pope or UL with Kelsey. Top coaches don't leave for other power conference teams. It shouldn't be real hard to understand that

What makes Beard a top coach. He has had two really good seasons and the rest are just average. Doesn't that sound a lot like Crean

I am not talking about the administration but the fans turning on coaches at the first site if trouble.

If you are talking about offense being boring so that would eliminate Beard and TJO since their offense isn't very good.

What is so funny Certified. The IU fans were used to the up tempo Hurrying Hoosiers and didn't like the slow pace and defensive oriented style of RMK. It didn't take long for the fans to change when they saw it win big.

Actually from what I have heard that some fans weren't happy with the RMK hire

Maybe this is why we get crappy coaches because the top coaches don't want to come here. They see the fan base turns quickly on the coach if they don't win right away.

If it wins, yes people will watch. UVA won a championship and UW got to two final fours playing slower

What excites me is a 30-3 record. I take substance over style any day. I thought I read where his championship teams averaged over 80 points a game. Maybe he feels like this is the style he has to play for this team to win

I am just wondering if we are just delusional or we just don't really pay attention to college basketball. Big time coaches don't need or want to come here because they can already succeed where they are right now. With the comment how we have the win right away just shows our mentality and why coaches might not want to coach here.

That is the problem thinking we have to win big early. Do you want a quick fix or have long term stability.

That is the problem thinking we have to win big early. Do you want a quick fix or have long term stability.

I would say that it is more that those candidates are interested in the job

Our only great coach RMK came to IU as a 31 year old coach who played a deliberate offense and a great defense. Our fans were use to the Hurrying Hoosiers and didn't like this kind of basketball but it didn't take much time for the fans to buy in.

Couldn't Goodman got this info from those coaches agents

Still can't get caught up but it appears there are some drama queens posting today. I see we should just get rid of the basketball program or this search is a complete failure. I don't understand why anyone would be surprised that those coaches mentioned would not be interested in the job. Our fans need to just look at the past hiring cycles and realize you don't see many power conference coaches leaving for another job. The ones who will leave are guys like Beard or Brownell who are at lower tier power conference teams.

To me if a player doesn't play 30% of the games they should get another year and shouldn't matter when you played those games. The NCAA gave every player a covid year even though everyone played a whole regular season so Goode should get another year.

That is what the search firm is for

I would love to be wrong and we can get a TJO or Drew. I would have Stevens first but that probably is a huge long shot

Nate Oats was a high school coach and within 8 years he got the Alabama job. Also there is a risk with anyone you hire

Of course there are hit and misses. What I am trying to show is that getting other top power conference coaches to leave is not very likely. There have been very few top jobs where you see a successful power conference coach leave for another one. If you want a power conference coach it will more than likely be Beard, who I don't want or Brownell, Buzz Williams. If it was up to me I take McCollum over those type of coaches.