General Coach Candidate News

[EasyEJay 806]

2 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

 

Man I hope so otherwise I’d be sweating all day tomorrow…………… Beware the Ides of March 

[GP711 2,070]

4 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

 

I wonder why:)

[go iu bb 9,764]

11 hours ago, Demo said:

You got it. No matter where he’s recruiting going forward, McCollum’s gonna recruit to what he values. When you listen to the guy talk the game and his players there are 2 qualities he clearly values more than anything else, self-motivation and mental processing speed. And given how much motion he runs and how much read and react they have built in that makes perfect sense. But the thing we’d have to get used to with a guy like him is that he’d be the anti-Woody from a roster building perspective. For all the criticism of Woody recruiting based solely on the stars next to a kid’s name, the fact of the matter is those made for sexier, more interesting recruitments. I doubt McCollum gives the slightest $hit about stars. We say we want that, but if he starts recruiting dudes with offers from directional Michigan schools, and I doubt that would solely be the deal because every coach wants talent, but if he does, ya just gotta trust he knows what he wants and judge the development piece and the results. 

I don't remember Bo Ryan a lot of highly ranked players yet he was able to win over 70% of his games at Wisconsin and make tournament runs. I don't follow UW closely so I may be remembering that incorrectly but that's how I remember them during his time - a bunch of 3 star and below players just killing it and pwning IU in the process. Maybe the occasional 4*.

[Scotty R 3,765]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

Woke up feeling kinda funny this Friday…

Feels like if McCollum isn’t announced on Monday, it will be someone else. The Goodman tweet definitely was instigated by his side IMO

If it is McCollum it won't be announced Monday since his team is still playing 

[IU5355 888]

Hopefully Goodmans history of tweeting "leaks" inaccurate coaching info helped eased everyone's minds. Persolly I am huge on McCullom. But certainly not a fan of 50% of the board loathing the idea. 

[mjeze106 617]

5 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

 

Aw naw, hell naw, boy
Y'all done up and done it

[SlammySammy 1,736]

6 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

 

[Alistair Smash 582]

You have to be Robert Langdon to follow most of the cryptic stuff that is posted on this thread.  But I got RTZ this time!  It IS going to be a good day!

[HinnyHoosier 6,633]

1 hour ago, Silat Player said:

Ok, so today's topic is McDermott as IU's coach. 

Got it. 

With subheading:

Ageism. 

*Braces for impact knowing sarcasm will be missed*

[Home Jersey 16,308]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

If it is McCollum it won't be announced Monday since his team is still playing 

Statement Monday. Announce him after their season is over. Gotta get a jump on the portal. If it’s him, he can address with his team this weekend. Just my take. Not saying that’s what will happen. 

[TadQueasy 2,590]

24 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Your next avatar needs to be Sammy Sosa. You get three different looks to choose from.

lol his changing of avatars keeps me on my toes.  I too often associate people with their avator and you just never know with ole Sam

[Hovadipo 61,518]

It’s going to be 80 degrees and sunny today. If you’re having anything other than a good day, that’s a you problem. 

[IU05 746]

Gooooood Friday morning. We gettin Our Guy today? Let’s get Our Guy today. 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,313]

8 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

 

Friday is always a good day

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,104]

1 minute ago, IU5355 said:

Hopefully Goodmans history of tweeting "leaks" inaccurate coaching info helped eased everyone's minds. Persolly I am huge on McCullom. But certainly not a fan of 50% of the board loathing the idea. 

its not 50% and imo that should not influence your opinion 

[lillurk 5,151]

I would sincerely encourage obsessive of this search to consider:

1. Both Thamel missives seem to indicate he’s talked directly to Scott Dolson

2. Goodman is an actual journalist so he’s not just blowing smoke, though when he editorializes it’s pretty transparent. As @Hoosierfanyuh mentioned, he’s careful in choosing his words. He surely has connections at IU, however, it seems like his info is coming from the coach/agent side of things 

3. Other than mayyyybe some leaky donors or athletic dept. staffers, the IU side of things has been basically silent (though see #1 above).

4. Focus on actual, material happenings. May got an extension, for example. There have been some milquetoast denials, which the denier could easily “change his mind” about, or use as leverage for more money in his current job. Not much else has happened publicly.

5. Finally, no one is really out until the job is filled. I mean there are coaches who are contractually unlikely, of course, but failing that, we don’t necessarily know much

[AH1971 3,309]

13 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not a bad thing depending on what kind of results he produced while in his 5-6 years.   If he comes in and fails then time for IUBB to take a look in a mirror if a successful sitting power 5 coach comes in and gets the same mediocre results then I agree it’s a bad fit for both however if in those 5-6 years he came in and produced results similar to what he is doing now or produced better results then then if he decided to retire after those 5-6 years and left the place better then where it is at then I would be fine with him leaving.  IU is in no position to turn their nose up to a coach like him like some posters on here do 

I don't think McDermott would "fail" at IU but I also don't see McDermott coaching 10-12 years here either. I think there's plenty of younger guys who could raise the floor at IU, all with significantly higher ceilings due to their age. 

But most importantly, I just don't get making the move from McDermott's angle. Why leave Creighton, especially now of all the times? Would have made sense after his son graduated 10 years back.

[Hornsby 3,870]

Man IUFB insider poster got the peegesters all going last night the Rabjohns only could in his wildest of dreams . 
 
- he said he’s not ready to completely discount Stevens but even people on IUs end think it’s crazy . 
- says McCollum is definitely a candidate but far from a done deal and Iowa potentially opening os something he wouldn’t bet on McCollum being the next coach 
- said Gun to his head there are a handful of Big 12 coaches he would bet IUs next coach comes from there . 
 
- interesting 

Good if true

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[Alistair Smash 582]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Friday is always a good day

Tell that to the Knights Templar.

[go iu bb 9,764]

11 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Those are valid concerns. He is 43 and other notable young coaches praise his acumen.

I trust he will continue learning and growing. And will be able to win big here too. We'll see if he becomes the guy. 

If he's the one who's hired and is successful, he could be IU's coach for 25 years. He could be the long term solution for IU.