General Coach Candidate News

[theriverpilot]

2 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

I was really hoping to change my avatar, but if Brownell ends up being the guy, it will have to stay for another 4 years until we are right back in this same situation. 

I would certainly hang on to that avatar for a few more weeks :-/

[mdn82]

35 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

Wade more than likely is UT bound 

I assumed he would end up at NC State.  Seemed more their speed. 

[Shoes_N_Shorts]

46 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

https://x.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1898785091981091055?t=4-5M7fMEBfDmhwIdjnwsEQ&s=19

 

Engagement farming. 

[mdiu28]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

ESPN called Tom Crean a brilliant hire.  Archie was hailed as a grand slam home run.  CBS said they expected multiple FFs coming our way soon.

Bottom line, if the media likes the hire you know we screwed up.

Exactly. 

The Crean hire being the exception. Overall and given where the program was, that hire worked out. He just wasn't the guy to get where we ultimately needed to go. Crean has nothing but my respect. 

[theriverpilot]

2 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

Beaed, Brownell, surprise high major coach 

I initially read the last part as “surprise high school coach”, and I was sadly not as offended as I should have been. Lol

[hoosierssf457]

Whoever Dolson hires, I hope he spanks Iowa in year 1. Help send Fran out the door.

 

Side note, will Woodson keep the chair?

[theriverpilot]

Just now, hoosierssf457 said:

Whoever Dolson hires, I hope he spanks Iowa in year 1. Help send Fran out the door.

 

Side note, will Woodson keep the chair?

Hell, I think we all just want to beat Northwestern again 

[PritchardPutBack]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

ESPN called Tom Crean a brilliant hire.  Archie was hailed as a grand slam home run.  CBS said they expected multiple FFs coming our way soon.

Bottom line, if the media likes the hire you know we screwed up.

The media also hated the Woodson hire and made fun of it though too. So arguably, they got that right. Think everyone just stinks at knowing how a coach will turn out

[iubb]

Engagement farming. 

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[Hoosierfan1901]

Just now, theriverpilot said:

Hell, I think we all just want to beat Northwestern again 

Or Nebraska 

[RaceToTheTop]

32 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

McCollum would be so underwhelming. I’ve been waiting my whole life for IU to be good. I don’t want to wait yet again for another coach to come in and take several years to try to figure things out. Shades of “don’t worry, it takes four years to learn the packline defense.”

Exactly how many years did it take McCollum to figure out D1 from D2?  

[IU Prof]

1 hour ago, IU Prof said:

I want to believe the insiders here, and hope they keep posting, but I think Goodman's track record on searches recently is stronger.

So until proven otherwise, I think this is probably a pretty good, if disappointing/depressing, view of where things stand.

The above having been said, I will also say that Goodman's tweet is once again kind of vague about what's sourced and what isn't.

The favorable interpretation - Jeff heard from an agent that a guy who clearly would be down our list was just contacted for the first time by IU. This leads him to conclude that Drew, Otz, etc., are out if we're only now reaching out to 3rd tier candidate.

The less favorable interpretation- Jeff knows first hand that Drew, Brad, and Otz are all out, since he's close to all of them.

My intuition is #2, but my heart hopes it's #1.

[iu eyedoc]

Dusty May is 2-4 with 3 home losses and 3 losses by 13+ points and 2 squeaker wins over Rutgers and Neb since his extension.

 

Just sayin'

 

[JSHoosier]

5 minutes ago, PritchardPutBack said:

The media also hated the Woodson hire and made fun of it though too. So arguably, they got that right. Think everyone just stinks at knowing how a coach will turn out

The only people that didn't hate that hire were his buddies and the posters on this board that gaslit themselves into thinking it wasn't an awful hire.

[akumanina]

3 hours ago, Hoosier987 said:

Honestly…this is what worries me about Woodson. The “maybe I’m retiring too soon “ comments after yesterday’s game. I know I mentioned this on the board last week…but each win empowers Woodson…he doesn’t want to leave. A couple wins in the tourney and who knows, maybe we’re stuck with him. It probably won’t happen…but the thought will be in the back of my mind… until he finally packs up his office and walks out the door. 

My guess is he and IU signed an agreement already otherwise Dolson wouldn't have released that announcement. Just my guess.

[JSHoosier]

If IU hired Brownell they'd just be telling us to spend our time and energy elsewhere, because they don't want the program to actually win.

[iu eyedoc]

UM MSU ending ugly

[HoosierSadaseci]

1 hour ago, Artie86 said:

Chris007 has mentioned the knowledge and inside info from Jerry and RTZ and some of the best out there.  I choose to be patient and move forward with Steven’s until any of those 3 say something otherwise. Jmo

 

Been quiet on that front...

[mdn82]

17 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

I should have clarified, it was Goodman’s 3rd endorsement of a coach, TJ O, Drew and now Beard

I don’t know how long Drew convos were this time or if it was an immediate no, but TJO I don’t think was that.  I would be willing to bet the names you are hearing today are the names that came back from the search committee as being interested or not if it’s x coach is in or out. I just heard names for the first time beyond Beard yesterday at the game beyond the “it would be great if”.  
 

Beard I heard because of the amount of work supposedly being done.  I never took it more than anything beyond they wanted to feel good about their decision if it went that way, and not bow to pressure.  New era.  Cignetti showed the importance of hope and winning.  That’s what will drive this search it sure sounds like.  Not key admin or the loudest 5-10%.  If football can drive what it did?  They know what basketball will do.  Winning pays.  Losing costs buyouts.  Morals are not a currency that has paid the bills.  The people they would lose would be minimal compared to the upside of winning.  

[Shoes_N_Shorts]

If we are so far down the list that Brad freaking Brownell is an option…

 

McCollum>>> McDermott> Collins>>>>>>>>>>>>Brownell