General Coach Candidate News

[mdn82 26,344]

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 14,473]

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 4,437]

5 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

Bet his dad is pissed!

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

[Scotty R 3,665]

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

 

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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 3,003]

3 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

….i guess RTZ would be needed to clarify too

RTZ said fake news earlier...

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,781]

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

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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

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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.

[mdn82 26,344]

4 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. 

We really haven’t landed “the big fish” in a long time with any level of consistency.  We are not Kentucky, Kansas, or Duke and haven’t really recruited at that level since the early 90s.  EG?  Bracey? DJ White?  Cody?  Noah?  Not a ton of big fish in 30 years. We really need x’s and o’s and wins more than a Calipari.  Especially in this era.  Have no clue who we hire in the end.  Just hope he is a top 10 x and o guy with a better personality than Archie. 

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2 minutes ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

RTZ said fake news earlier...

Yup. Sure did 

[Artie86 3,485]

1 minute ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

RTZ said fake news earlier...

I know…. That’s why is posted this, plus, ap2345 also said to expect some wild posts this week! 

[Trish 14,473]

Just now, Home Jersey said:

That became the case when they hired Mike Woodson. 

People are having a delayed reaction lol

Yes, for sure. It was quite apparent when Indiana went with a guy like Woodson. 

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5 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

McCollum is their back up 

And they are in all likelihood going to end up going fishing if DeVries stays at WVU and IU secures McCollum.

Iowa is not McCollum's first choice, apparently

[Chris007 62,388]

2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

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.

You seem to be trying really hard. I guess I like the effort. 

[Trish 14,473]

Just now, mdn82 said:

We really haven’t handed “the big fish” in a long time with any level of consistency.  We are not Kentucky, Kansas, or Duke and haven’t really recruited at that level since the early 90s.  EG?  Bracey? DJ White?  Cody?  Noah?  Not a ton of big fish in 30 years. We really need x’s and o’s and wins more than a Calipari.  Especially in this era.  Have no clue who we hire in the end.  Just hope he is a top 10 x and o guy with a better personality than Archie. 

I’ve been reading stuff suggesting Ben isn’t exactly all that great with the media. Indiana is a different beast when it comes to fan interactions. 

[TrueHoosier62 1,855]

I think we should consider Dylan Mulvaney for the position of head coach. 

[FightFor6 1,248]

Just now, Scotty R said:

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 people he top football programs have a GM plus a lot of support staffs

 

I'm obviously not saying they don't need a staff & GM. I'm saying any strong candidate for this job should already know what they need and have people in mind to fill those roles without the AD trying to mitigate shortcomings on his own.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,689]

36 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Maybe he’ll be great but he sounds a lot like Ray Harper to me. Except Harper got a guy to the NBA 

Personally, I don't care what professional league the players go to, if any, as long as they help IU win.

[Hoosierfan2017 24,849]

Would our NIL even be elite with McCollum? Before this past year it wasn’t great, but then Woodson’s billionaire buddies dropped fat stacks for him. How many donors even know who McCollum is, let alone will be willing to give him millions of dollars?