Coach Search 2017 IU Candidate: Dane Fife (Michigan State Asst.)

[Hovadipo 55,012]

 

Title : Assistant coach

Team: Michigan State

 

Biographical details

Born: July 26, 1979 (age 37)

Clarkston, Michigan

 

Playing career

1998–2002 Indiana

2002 Gary Steelheads

 

Coaching career (HC unless noted)

2003–05 Indiana (asst.)

2005–2011 IPFW

2011–present Michigan State (asst.)

 

Head coaching record

Overall 82–97 (.458)

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Too soon for Fife.  Would love for him as an assistant, think he will become a great coach, but I'd rather go for others at this point.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

This is terrifying


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[WayneFleekHoosier 47,932]

Yep, 41. Would love him as an assistant.


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[mark1981 1,340]

He needs some head coaching experience first

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[Stuhoo 79,623]

 

Already has five years as a D1 head coach. Defense, recruiting, full connection to IU, young.  Reality: Will NOT be an assistant anywhere once he moves on from MSU.

For me?

Approved.

[Feathery 4,005]

Roy Williams had zero college head coaching expierence and was hired at Kansas. 

[MoyeNeeded 3,073]

Absolutely not at this time. Needs to run a big time program before stepping into this job. Let's stay away from the Izzo tree for this one!

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[Dalton26 16,892]

I would love him as a lead assistant to take over after our next coach retires but not as our Head Coach. Pass

[KingPG21 6,582]

Gary Steelheads......... lol

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

Things could get interesting. Would Izzo be double pissed if his buddy Crean was fired and then we poached his associate head coach for the same position?

[Ryno6284 2,560]

Willing to give him a shot!

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,932]

I can't believe how many are willing to give Fife a chance as our HC.


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[Ryno6284 2,560]

3 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I can't believe how many are willing to give Fife a chance as our HC.


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Why not?  I thought he was a solid coach for the Mastodons!

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1 minute ago, Ryno6284 said:

Why not?  I thought he was a solid coach for the Mastodons!

Really? His winning percentage is .458 - you don't hire a guy with numbers like that to take over a program like ours.

[Bowhunter 2,693]

Need home run after The last 3 hires!

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[Ryno6284 2,560]

8 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

Really? His winning percentage is .458 - you don't hire a guy with numbers like that to take over a program like ours.

He made IPFW competitive by the time he left.  They were worse than Rutgers when he started!

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12 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

He made IPFW competitive by the time he left.  They were worse than Rutgers when he started!

We need to be far more than competitive.  Let the guy prove himself and work up the ladder a bit.  I can't think of a riskier proposition than hiring Fife.

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

 
Already has five years as a D1 head coach. Defense, recruiting, full connection to IU, young.  Reality: Will NOT be an assistant anywhere once he moves on from MSU.
For me?
Approved.

Really Stu? I'd definitely give him a chance, but you don't think this would be Too much to handle? IPFW doesn't really count as a full 5 years to me.


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[Ryno6284 2,560]

2 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

We need to be far more than competitive.  Let the guy prove himself and work up the ladder a bit.  I can't think of a riskier proposition than hiring Fife.

Wouldn't be my first choice either, but I would take him before some of the other names I've heard!