General Coach Candidate News

[Rusty Shackleford 838]

3 minutes ago, Teter02 said:

Eric (Hoosier Hysterics) is friends with him. All intel pointed to Cronin being interested in IU.

I'm friends with Cronin, too. He told me the opposite.

Not to take the piss, but I don't place much stock in anything that comes out of that guy's mouth.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,475]

2 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

So I have a question.  How much are people on the BoT updated on these searches?  Are they really in the loop or do they just get vague information along the way until things are close to being final?  

it's a process, you know 

[jimsorgi 1,125]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Just watch games and enjoy some basketball, beers maybe some BBQ. :-) 

BBQ = Brad/Brad Question? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE HINTING AT??

[bigrod 3,139]

3 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

It was sarcasm.  You should try sarcasmchecker or sarasmly.

My favorite post of the day!  So far...

But I believe those are proper nouns ;)

[TadQueasy 2,545]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

For the last couple Quinn was involved. This one I'm guessing they are just getting an update when it is close to be finished

That's kind of what I was thinking.  So even if we did have a member here who was on the board or had close connections to the board they really do not have as much information as one might think.  And especially with how locked down Dolson seems to be with this thing.  I cannot see him giving any real information to the board until things are about to be finalized 

[Hoosier DaDa 3,757]

3 hours ago, TadQueasy said:

Lets hope soon we can throw on some Ice Cube that today was a good day! 

 

[HoosierSadaseci 2,993]

18 minutes ago, KathywithaC said:

I responded to a post wondering if today was a good day to monitor FlightAware (I said it was not). Anything else I’ve stated has been factual, as well. Lastly, anyone who gets pissed off on a Friday because of what someone posts on an IU basketball forum needs to examine their priorities. 

Maybe you should examine your priorities...

[JPCIVOP 692]

6 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

BBQ = Brad/Brad Question? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE HINTING AT??

It's Brad (Stevens) the Board (Of Trustees) with Quinn at the head! 

[IU Prof 2,277]

1 hour ago, KathywithaC said:

Not what I said, implied or suggested. We aren’t talking directly with active coaches yet. To their representatives either directly or through an intermediary? Yes. There’s a distinction in there. No need for me to try and explain it further.

I'm going to give Kathy the benefit of the doubt here. We all know she's big on process. And she's said several times she is choosing her words carefully.

So the fact that she has, at least twice, said that we aren't talking with "active coaches" yet must mean something. There is no reason to use "active" otherwise.

So I think one can conclude that, if you believe Kathy, that means we have been talking to non-active coaches directly.

That could mean Brad or Wright. Sadly, though, that could also mean Turgeon...

[newcastle12 338]

12 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Respectfully, I don't agree. I certainly don't think "Eric" being friends with him is any sort of indication Cronin was ever on the list. 

On the list and willing to take the job are different things. 

 

Mick Cronin badly wants this job. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,475]

1 minute ago, newcastle12 said:

On the list and willing to take the job are different things. 

 

Mick Cronin badly wants this job. 

I don't believe that in any way shape or form. And yes, I agree, they are two different things. 

[Uspshoosier 54,172]

1 minute ago, newcastle12 said:

Mick Cronin badly wants this job. 

Not from what I’ve heard and seen 

[skhoosier2 130]

33 minutes ago, Teter02 said:

If we hire Brownell over a Mick Cronin then I’ve got serious questions. Cronin wasn’t high on my list but I’d take him over Brownell all day.

This x100  I’m not in the camp that wants Cronin at all but I’d take him 17x over Brownell. At least we know he can get us in the tournament every year. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,237]

KathyC is obviously a huge troll, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if she/he works in academia on some level. This isn't to offend anyone on BTB who does work at a university, but it is a strange place to work if you've only ever worked at a private for-profit kind of company. 
Her responses kind of show some of the issues that might indicate some of the reasons why IU has sucked over the past 25 years. How she focuses on minor, unrelated things (like grammar, etc...) or emphases "process" to a comical degree - that's true. I've seen it with my own eyes. 
I worked as a consultant for a couple of major universities and actually sat on a BoT for 2 smaller colleges at one time. I would almost laugh out loud at some of the issues that were brought up. It's that kind of stuff that totally goes on in college administrations that weighs down even easy decisions.
Don't get me wrong. Massive bureaucracy and groupthink and minor issues can sometimes be a huge problem at for-profit companies too (IBM in the 60s is a famous example that is taught in some biz schools), but it seems to be a regular part of life in unis today. 
I wonder what kinds of crazy conversations went on behind the scenes at IU led to the hiring of Woodson? And what kinds of stupid conversations are going on right now? 
Just a thought. There ARE lots of ACTUAL KathyCs in the admin of IU right now. Remember that. 

So much of this. The Indiana administration has been glaringly bad for a long time. Not surprised we’ve made every bad decision imaginable along the way. And now, it’s all the fans fault for our inadequacies. People making decisions that have zero to do with winning because that has not been their priority. They get caught up in the minutia or concerned with ideals either cultural or political that are more important to them. Sports are for the dumbfolk in the eyes of the academics. If only they’ve learned that they’ve been doing harm all along not only in the sports world but the real world at large too.


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[HoosierTrav 8,320]

If they hire Brownell, at this juncture, then Knight was 100% right in his estimation that the university was actively trying to de-emphasize the basketball program. 
 

Would be a worse hire than Woodson imho. 

[HoosierPapi4 488]

IUFB over on peegs isn’t buying the noise from today either lol

[Mopladysman 1,365]

Just now, HoosierPapi4 said:

IUFB over on peegs isn’t buying the noise from today either lol

The brownell noise?

[HoosierPapi4 488]

2 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

The brownell noise?

Yeah

[rcbowla 8,217]

19 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said:

I'm friends with Cronin, too. He told me the opposite.

Not to take the piss, but I don't place much stock in anything that comes out of that guy's mouth.

Are you actually friends with him? Part of me thinks my sarcasm meter has gone to **** but I also don't think you seem to be BS'er either. Sorry need to get to know your style better I guess.

[Hoosier DaDa 3,757]

3 hours ago, KathywithaC said:

Not much need for it today. Patience, on the other hand, is sorely needed.

Oh my today might have everything...there is a Kathy sighting.