General Coach Candidate News

[newcastle12]

Just now, IUBtown said:

I don't know, Pope was a UK alum and maybe they liked Kelsey more?  UofL maybe a little more gunshy than Kentucky, but you have no idea why they weren't hired.  Don't use your own personal bias and feelings to make things up.  

Good advice for everyone, it just as easily could have been passed on for exactly the same reasons we think they were passed on here. 

[Silat Player]

8 minutes ago, JPCIVOP said:

The most absolutely maddening thing has been going through this season remembering that IU beat Tennessee in that Exhibition. For all the grousing about roster fit, that game showed that this team had the talent to play with anyone. It's been a question of consistency. Not totally connected, but I'm inclined to think that there are 20 coaches or more who could have gotten more out of this team this year.

Way more than 20 coaches. How long did it take Woody to figure out that playing Reneau and Ballo together was a bad idea? 

He stopped doing it only initially when Reneau got hurt. 

[OliviaPope40]

Rick Barnes?

[Pagoda]

12 minutes ago, JPCIVOP said:

https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaam-specials/coaches

A follow-up from the earlier coaching odds; the entire page appears to be down. Looks like the board blew the whole thing up!

Ha.  It went down yesterday too and reappeared sometime this morning from what I can tell.  We’ll see if it comes back.

Frankly, the max bets are so small and lines move on basically nothing it’s probably not a useful predictive tool like a real Sportsbook that can handle normal levels of action.

[Zcorey92]

19 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

We tried it with Kelvin Sampson... how did that turn out? 

Indiana self reported some extra phone calls and got rid of him. Now he’s at Houston and they’re ranked in the top 10 every single year while we are on the bubble every single season 

[Silat Player]

Just now, OliviaPope40 said:

Rick Barnes?

Good coach. He's older than Woody, though. I think he's like 70.

One pre-requisite should be that they should be younger than 70, I think. LOL

[P92]

19 minutes ago, GP711 said:

Anyone at the big ten tournament to confirm or deny the rumors that Brad is there?

I’m here, lower bowl. I haven’t seen him, but I’m looking. Any description on where he’s supposedly sitting?

[str8baller]

Pearl and auburn have lost 3/4. Mark him off the list.

[iu eyedoc]

If an announcement is coming Monday, as for current coaches, I think Wade and to a lesser extent McCollum would be in play.

My logic:

If announced before the tournament, a major program guy would be seen by some as causing distraction and deserting his players. Wade was recently interviewed and has said he has had discussions with his players concerning his future. Any run by McNeese would be a good story of the team coming together with their departing coach.

Portal recruiting would be possible, even as he coached his team. Things would probably be kept quiet but as there is zero overlap in players in play for both schools, no perceived conflict would prevent reaching out to certain players about interest to play at IU.

[GP711]

1 minute ago, P92 said:

I’m here, lower bowl. I haven’t seen him, but I’m looking. Any description on where he’s supposedly sitting?

No I do not just heard he was there. Usually lower bowl or behind benches tho. Appreciate the effort!

[Zcorey92]

25 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I watched Ole Miss yesterday and they struggled getting to 50. It was like watching paint dry. 

I watched beard  win at every single spot he’s been at with limited resources besides Texas and he had them ranked #1 in the country before he was let go.  Just hire the proven winner 

[iu eyedoc]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

Pearl and auburn have lost 3/4. Mark him off the list.

He's been distracted by his IU contract talks

[P92]

I’m behind the Michigan bench, 13 rows up. I’ll post if I spot him.

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Zcorey92 said:

I watched beard  win at every single spot he’s been at with limited resources besides Texas and he had them ranked #1 in the country before he was let go.  Just hire the proven winner 

Not my cup of tea but appreciate your fandom. 

[lillurk]

“Will Wade wants the IU job above all other openings but can’t even get an interview” is not evidence of an incompetent search, it’s evidence that the search is complete

[pumpfake]

Just now, lillurk said:

“Will Wade wants the IU job above all other openings but can’t even get an interview” is not evidence of an incompetent search, it’s evidence that the search is complete

That could be a very good reason.

[Zcorey92]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

Not my cup of tea but appreciate your fandom. 

I’ll see you in four years when we are hiring another coach then. I’m sure beard will be at North Carolina or Kansas by then. 

[iu eyedoc]

3 minutes ago, P92 said:

I’m behind the Michigan bench, 13 rows up. I’ll post if I spot him.

What if you are him?

[OliviaPope40]

9 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

Good coach. He's older than Woody, though. I think he's like 70.

One pre-requisite should be that they should be younger than 70, I think. LOL

Barnes is 70 although my grandmother didn't like him. 

[AZ Hoosier]

9 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

I don't know, Pope was a UK alum and maybe they liked Kelsey more?  UofL maybe a little more gunshy than Kentucky, but you have no idea why they weren't hired.  Don't use your own personal bias and feelings to make things up.  

That wasn't what you said... You said "there's a difference" between not hiring and passing on a hire. I need you to explain the difference... instead of doing that, you made it about my personal bias. Admittedly, I don't want either of those guys, but that is irrelevant to what you said.

My point remains, neither Kentucky or Louisville hired Beard or Wade, so there had to be a reason beyond my "own personal bias". Stop being pedantic.