General Coach Candidate News

[Kentuckysucks]

9 minutes ago, Trish said:

I tend to agree. Dolson isn’t stupid. You don’t fire Woodson to make a lateral move. Bare minimum you either hit a home run or you hire the potential guy (Ben).

Yeah and you don't pull the trigger on Miller lite and his $10M buyout to go out and hire Mike freaking Woodson do you?

[newcastle12]

26 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

So will both of those tourneys die off? Or be filled with low majors?

the NIT is on life support, and I can't imagine the CBI continuing with the forcing of the conferences listed teams to play in it and the NIL going along with winning in the Crown.

Edited March 15, 2025 by newcastle12

[Trish]

4 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

You sure the woody firing wasn't just damage control in the moment?

I believe this move was calculated and that was to give Woodson his flowers as Dolson knew this would be his last season with the Hoosiers. This gave the fan base to cool off for a few weeks, that’s for sure. 

[JPCIVOP]

1 minute ago, newcastle12 said:

You aren't allowed to turn down a Crowne invite, it's in the TV contract.  At least that's been what's been advertised.  So if Indiana gets asked (and they will) they have to go.

 

"Under terms of the proposed arrangement, the top 16 teams in the Big 12, Big East and Big Ten that did not qualify for the NCAA tournament  — as ranked by the NET — would be required to play in the Fox event even if they are invited to the NIT. Those three leagues have rights deals with Fox. The network also has a rights agreement with the Pac-12, but it is unclear whether that league would be added due to complications arising from the Pac-12’s impending realignment defections."

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20231012034237/https://themessenger.com/sports/fox-sports-mens-college-basketball-proposed-tournament-las-vegas

I can't imagine that IU would hold off hiring a coach for the sake of giving the team a chance to make a run in The Crown...

[hoosierbannerd]

5 minutes ago, Trish said:

If Indiana doesn’t make the dance. I’m personally expecting an NBA announcement whether it be a Brad Stevens or Billy Donovan. Maybe throw Jay Wright in there, that announcement would be Monday-Wednesday of next week.

If Indiana makes the dance, we’ll find out the following week. 

I’d say it’s Brad Stevens / Jay Wright / Billy Donovan. Ben McCollum will go to Iowa. Brownell I don’t believe is a serious candidate despite media rumblings. At least he shouldn’t be a serious candidate. I’d be absolutely shocked if he was the guy. 

Now THAT'S a banger... :)

[JPCIVOP]

Just now, Trish said:

I believe this move was calculated and that was to give Woodson his flowers as Dolson knew this would be his last season with the Hoosiers. This gave the fan base to cool off for a few weeks, that’s for sure. 

The fan base would have gone nuts if a decision had not yet been made on Woodson...

[SlammySammy]

Just now, JPCIVOP said:

I can't imagine that IU would hold off hiring a coach for the sake of giving the team a chance to make a run in The Crown...

It’s Indiana……lol

 

 

ya know, that used to be said with a positive connotation…..

[JimmerNoe]

2 minutes ago, Trish said:

If Indiana doesn’t make the dance. I’m personally expecting an NBA announcement whether it be a Brad Stevens or Billy Donovan. Maybe throw Jay Wright in there, that announcement would be Monday-Wednesday of next week.

If Indiana makes the dance, we’ll find out the following week. 

I’d say it’s Brad Stevens / Jay Wright / Billy Donovan. Ben McCollum will go to Iowa. Brownell I don’t believe is a serious candidate despite media rumblings. At least he shouldn’t be a serious candidate. I’d be absolutely shocked if he was the guy. 

Trish from the top rope putting out three god-tier names and I am here for it. This is what my gut is telling me, that we have someone that is in a position where they can quietly give Scott an answer and the media runs wild with any name they can get their hands on because they are not getting much information. 

[Uspshoosier]

6 minutes ago, Trish said:

I tend to agree. Dolson isn’t stupid. You don’t fire Woodson to make a lateral move. Bare minimum you either hit a home run or you hire the potential guy (Ben).

You do when your last coach had 0 college basketball coaching experience going into the job and then proceeded to neglect other aspects of the job in year 4.   He calculated his move and acted when the time was right.  You swing for however and then at worst you get a coach like Brownwell that for me personally isn’t in my top 8 however whatever number you want to say he is 10, 11 25 on the list is 400 times better then a current coach that doesn’t respect the college basketball game or grind and doesn’t want to recruit.    I don’t know much but I do know if Brownwell turns out to be the coach his but will be in the gym doing his job trying to make IU better.   It won’t be lack of trying if he fails he will do everything he can to make IU relevant again 

[Shooter]

2 minutes ago, newcastle12 said:

You aren't allowed to turn down a Crowne invite, it's in the TV contract.  At least that's been what's been advertised.  So if Indiana gets asked (and they will) they have to go.

 

"Under terms of the proposed arrangement, the top 16 teams in the Big 12, Big East and Big Ten that did not qualify for the NCAA tournament  — as ranked by the NET — would be required to play in the Fox event even if they are invited to the NIT. Those three leagues have rights deals with Fox. The network also has a rights agreement with the Pac-12, but it is unclear whether that league would be added due to complications arising from the Pac-12’s impending realignment defections."

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20231012034237/https://themessenger.com/sports/fox-sports-mens-college-basketball-proposed-tournament-las-vegas

At this moment, Ohio State is NET #40, Northwestern is NET #53, and IU is NET #54. But I can certainly see the TV suits demanding Indiana over Northwestern.

[SlammySammy]

Just now, hoosierbannerd said:

Now THAT'S a banger gang... :)

Is it though? I have absolutely no idea who Trish is or who their sources are…do you? I mean, I could be Brad Brownell for all anyone here knows…

[newcastle12]

15 minutes ago, Magisterium said:

I think Cronin and Brownell are both “good” coaches but in no world would I think either one was a good enough coach to justify their buyouts, especially on top of whatever “settlement” payout Woodson will likely get (as of April 1st Brownell’s would be $8.33 million and Cronin’s would drop to $10 million).

And for those who want to point to Allen’s buyout, that was a markedly different situation-the donors weren’t coming up with the $15 million then so they could come up with another huge bag in order to pursue a “name” or “elite” coach, they signed a coach who was making less than $1 million a year in his previous job.

If I were a big donor and Dolson came to me needing a bag for a buyout of a coaching candidate, it would need to either be a less expensive, or more impressive, name than Brownell or Cronin, or their  specific buyouts would have to be negotiated significantly lower.

Isn't there a clause in Cronin's contract that can lower it by a significant amount?  That's what Rabjohn's (who I assumed heard it from Eric) said.  I'm unsure if it's an IU specific clause or something else, but that was a pretty clear thing that Rabby didn't talk around that he put out there.

[HoosierInParadise]

If Indiana doesn’t make the dance. I’m personally expecting an NBA announcement whether it be a Brad Stevens or Billy Donovan. Maybe throw Jay Wright in there, that announcement would be Monday-Wednesday of next week.
If Indiana makes the dance, we’ll find out the following week. 
I’d say it’s Brad Stevens / Jay Wright / Billy Donovan. Ben McCollum will go to Iowa. Brownell I don’t believe is a serious candidate despite media rumblings. At least he shouldn’t be a serious candidate. I’d be absolutely shocked if he was the guy. 

Now that's what I'm saying!....one of those three and we are ready to roll.

[HoosierInParadise]

Is it though? I have absolutely no idea who Trish is or who their sources are…do you? I mean, I could be Brad Brownell for all anyone here knows…

Well if you are, please stay at Clemson.

[SlammySammy]

Just now, newcastle12 said:

Isn't there a clause in Cronin's contract that can lower it by a significant amount?  That's what Rabjohn's (who I assumed heard it from Eric) said.  I'm unsure if it's an IU specific clause or something else, but that was a pretty clear thing that Rabby didn't talk around that he put out there.

You would think there are 100 reasons to run from LA as a midwestern guy….taxes alone must be killing him…he will have much more take home pay in Indiana….

[Magisterium]

2 minutes ago, Trish said:

If Indiana doesn’t make the dance. I’m personally expecting an NBA announcement whether it be a Brad Stevens or Billy Donovan. Maybe throw Jay Wright in there, that announcement would be Monday-Wednesday of next week.

If Indiana makes the dance, we’ll find out the following week. 

I’d say it’s Brad Stevens / Jay Wright / Billy Donovan. Ben McCollum will go to Iowa. Brownell I don’t believe is a serious candidate despite media rumblings. At least he shouldn’t be a serious candidate. I’d be absolutely shocked if he was the guy. 

My (possibly mistaken) understanding was that Donovan is only under contract with the Bulls for the remainder of this season, which for them could be mid-April.

But I have no idea how he feels about college BB these days.

[RaceToTheTop]

27 minutes ago, deserthoosier said:

 

I think you are reading that wrong.  If Brownell terminates he owes 20% of remaining compensation — about $3.3 million.  It’s 50% only if Clemson terminated.

[rayl456]

1 minute ago, SlammySammy said:

Is it though? I have absolutely no idea who Trish is or who their sources are…do you? I mean, I could be Brad Brownell for all anyone here knows…

You sure ain’t Sammy Davis Jr.

[SlammySammy]

1 minute ago, HoosierInParadise said:

2 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

Is it though? I have absolutely no idea who Trish is or who their sources are…do you? I mean, I could be Brad Brownell for all anyone here knows…

Well if you are, please stay at Clemson.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t disagree with most of what was said….

[Ryno6284]

2 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

Is it though? I have absolutely no idea who Trish is or who their sources are…do you? I mean, I could be Brad Brownell for all anyone here knows…

We do know that @TheDMV is Ant though, Wright?