General Coach Candidate News

[IUwins0708]

I would trust @Chris007 @JerryYeagley23 way more than me. So don’t lose all hope.  Just thought the timing of the message was odd given I hadn’t heard anything for a while

[mdn82]

2 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

Bet his dad is pissed!

Bet the offense would be fun as hell and he could do better than Luke Walton.  Maybe not quite Chris Collins as x and o’s, but I would pay to see it.  Who doesn’t love a legit 2nd gen coach?

[HoosierSadaseci]

14 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

How much does Brad Underwood like money?

Maybe Underwood was the Brad all along...

[JF87]

46 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

Ya know part of me thinks if Stevens has to have this much massage and begging to come, f@ck him. Have some dignity. 

Why would you assume this?  No coach is going to be announced until after IU is done playing.  Stevens may very well be a done deal and there is no value to Brad Stevens to have it announced early.  Being mad at Stevens because the announcement doesn't meet your timeline is a little silly.    

[GP711]

6 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said:

It was all pro Stevens up until this point, but again I hadn’t heard anything for a while before today. @IU05

Still pro Stevens 

[Hoosier987]

38 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

There's no basis yet to say McCollum is NOT a good recruiter. 

That’s EXACTLY the problem 

[Artie86]

Just now, IUwins0708 said:

I would trust @Chris007 @JerryYeagley23 way more than me. So don’t lose all hope.  Just thought the timing of the message was odd given I hadn’t heard anything for a while

….i guess RTZ would be needed to clarify too

[IUwins0708]

Just now, GP711 said:

Still pro Stevens 

Will gladly be wrong!

[LamarCheeks]

I've seen a lot of wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over the past few weeks. 

But keep the faith. 

As Andy Dufresne will tell you ... 

[Hoosier987]

33 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

All the Iowa talk is surrounding DeVries. 

McCollum is their back up 

[Ryno6284]

4 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Cig coached at Bama and recruited top level talent.  McCollum will need help with introductions to the Indiana high school scene. I’m a believer in NIL helping a new coach build a roster quickly. I also think there is some talent on the team and coming in next year. 

I agree with this, I also think they have guys they would leave that are 5 or 4 stars because they don't fit! We focus on star ratings, they focus on who fits what they want! That is what winners do!

[mdn82]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

I've seen a lot of wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over the past few weeks. 

But keep the faith. 

As Andy Dufresne will tell you ... 

 

[Trish]

10 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

Current .909% win percentage in D1

Never said he can’t win, I’m implying Indiana can’t land the big fish because it’s not just “Indiana’ anymore. 

[Ryno6284]

5 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

Bet his dad is pissed!

I bet this went over 75% of this boards head! Lol

[Scotty R]

26 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

I don't dislike McCollum but I have immediate concerns about any candidate that needs the AD to immediately build up a support system to cover gaps in his ability to run a big-time program. That's such a red flag. 

I think any coach we hire even Stevens needs a strong support staff to get through all the  things college coaches have to go through. A lot of  top football programs have a GM plus a lot of support staffs

 

[Home Jersey]

Just now, Hoosier987 said:

That’s EXACTLY the problem 

He's going to, in all likelihood, be a Painter style recruiter going for guys that fit his system.

Quite confident he will be able to find 3 and 4 star guys who want to play for him after this season at Drake. 

He could bring Stirtz, retain Rice and Reneau ... maybe Mgbako ... and fill in transfers. We'll see, if he ends up being the guy. 

There's going to be risks no matter what. Trust Dolson or not, I guess.

[HoosierSadaseci]

3 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

….i guess RTZ would be needed to clarify too

RTZ said fake news earlier...

[Jeff Flabjohns]

We’ve averaged a McDonald AA per year over the last decade and a half and have three second-weekends but mostly missed tourneys to show for it.

I’m not worried about Ben McCollum being able to recruit the guys he wants at this level. With the right coaches it’s about so much more than Stars next to a recruits name

[Home Jersey]

2 minutes ago, Trish said:

Never said he can’t win, I’m implying Indiana can’t land the big fish because it’s not just “Indiana’ anymore. 

That became the case when they hired Mike Woodson. 

People are having a delayed reaction lol

[Indynorthsider]

2 minutes ago, Trish said:

Never said he can’t win, I’m implying Indiana can’t land the big fish because it’s not just “Indiana’ anymore. 

But to be honest, Kentucky tried a couple big fishes last year and fell back on Pope. It “seems” to have worked out we shall see but it’s not like we are the first to take big swings and miss and Kentucky is in a 100 x’s better spot than we are.