Coach Search 2017 IU Candidate: Billy Donovan (OKC Thunder)

[ElectricBoogaloo 4,307]

1 hour ago, IU402 said:

a.m. ramblings

Exciting to think IU could land him.

Similar Cal to Kentucky, Instant success. It might not manifest itself in wins the first season. Have to believe it will in recruiting. Wait until the next.....

IU is a sleeping giant

IU could announce its back, in a big way. .

Donovan or Stevenson (please and thank you)

Dare to dream the impossible dream.

Its only impossible if you don't try........

Unleash the beast that is Indiana...

Who is Stevenson? lol

I guess we're expanding the coaching search.

[sirhoosierlot 2,698]

GET IT DONE FRED!!

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[IU402 9]

My bad, Stevens

[JSHoosier 19,890]

Imagine pUKe fans saying he turned them down twice so there's no way he would come here.

Then Glass announcing the new IU head coach....Billy Donovan.

That mushroom cloud would be their heads exploding.

[HoosierAloha 30,026]

Imagine pUKe fans saying he turned them down twice so there's no way he would come here.
Then Glass announcing the new IU head coach....Billy Donovan.
That mushroom cloud would be their heads exploding.

Interesting that he turned down puke twice. Also interesting Fred saying he wouldn't hire a coach that had major infractions. Fred took a lot of shots in his presser. That was a big one.

[Brass Cannon 24,292]

4 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

Interesting that he turned down puke twice. Also interesting Fred saying he wouldn't hire a coach that had major infractions. Fred took a lot of shots in his presser. That was a big one.

He was happy at the time at Florida with little pressure and an AD promising him top of the line facilities.  Which they could have delivered any time they wanted but the football team needed home and away practice equipment and a few underwater basket weavers. 

[Brass Cannon 24,292]

Well the Thunder are now the 6 seed. If our coaching search goes into May we know who we are waiting on. 

[FloridaHoosierGirl 4,614]

Does anyone know who is agent is?  That's who we need  to track!

[mark1981 1,340]

Fwiw a friend received a text from a family friend of the Koch's saying IU is negotiating with Donovan

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[Hovadipo 55,242]

Fwiw a friend received a text from a family friend of the Koch's saying IU is negotiating with Donovan

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I could be ignorant, but where's the Koch connection with IU or Donovan?

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Fwiw a friend received a text from a family friend of the Koch's saying IU is negotiating with Donovan

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You mean Marshall? Koch's are tied to Marshall


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[Capt. Crimson 3,424]

You mean Marshall? Koch's are tied to Marshall


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Unless they are aware of the other candidates in the pool and know Donovan's got dibs. Haha


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[mark1981 1,340]

You mean Marshall? Koch's are tied to Marshall


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I thought the same. These are Koch's associated with IU

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[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

I thought the same. These are Koch's associated with IU

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Hmmmm interesting.

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[Hovadipo 55,242]

Cook is IU


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Good call. Could be it?

[hoosierkamman@att.net 9]

Here is a good one. I live in cali and ucla is playing here. A friend of mine knows the basketball manger for ucla and told her that the Iu offer 7 for 30 to Alford did happen

[BGleas 7,880]

4 minutes ago, hoosierkamman@att.net said:

Here is a good one. I live in cali and ucla is playing here. A friend of mine knows the basketball manger for ucla and told her that the Iu offer 7 for 30 to Alford did happen

I don't think the manager would know if the head coach was fielding offers from another school in the middle of a tournament run. 

[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

I don't think the manager would know if the head coach was fielding offers from another school in the middle of a tournament run. 

Probably just heard rumors. Then saw a verified guy make that tweet.

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[Brass Cannon 24,292]

Or Alford told him because he's spreading these rumors himself 

[Hovadipo 55,242]

Okay did some digging.

Apparently there is a Koch Enterprises in Evansville. They have their hands in some different types of business.

http://www.kochenterprises.com/koch-enterprises-companies

I also found that the creator of Holiday World was a Koch. (Not sure if there is a relation there, I assume so)