General Coach Candidate News

[BehindTheBench]

11 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I have a feeling we will know within, oh, say… 10 business days.

Just a fantastic contribution to the board, keep the negativity coming big guy! Curious, what are your sources saying? What are your takeaways on the search? Who do you want it to be and why? How about the roster make up for next year, any thoughts? Holler if I can help you draft a post with actual substance. 

[Silat Player]

I guess the biggest question at this point is one of three:

1. Does Dolson already have his man (and has for a while)?

2. Is he just putting the finishing touches on a deal in place and waiting for the end of that coach's season to announce?

3. Is he in scramble/panic mode?

[Ctf9]

3 minutes ago, hper50 said:

This is probably a lazy take but outside of age, I’m still getting strong Cignetti vibes from McCollum (especially after listening to him on D*kich today). 

Agree and would add that McCollum has consistently developed point guards, in an echo of Cignetti and QBs. 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We are and RTZ doesn’t need crapped on like you did. You’ve done it to me and others. 

Crapped on?! I said he’d threaten to leave the board and then he immediately did. That’s on him. 
It’s not that serious man 

[EasyEJay]

Did a little more research, Fran's buyout just north of 4 million. signed an extension in 2021 through 2028. On the hook for 60% percent of the base salary for every year left on the contract payable through the remaining years so about 1.4 million a year for the next 3 years. That's not pennies on the dollar from what people say about Iowa financially. Add that to DeVries 4.6 buyout and the rumors of his concern with Iowa's NIL as it is plus rev share with Mens Football and Womens Bball I think Iowa will look elsewhere IMO. 

Maybe those NIL and Rev share things mentioned above drives McCollum to pursue IU instead of Iowa ? a possibility but if I had to bet if its not DeVries its McCollum for the Hawkeyes. if DeVries is not announced to Iowa by Thursday then IMO its McCollum 

[4iufourever]

1 minute ago, BehindTheBench said:

Just a fantastic contribution to the board, keep the negativity coming big guy! Curious, what are your sources saying? What are your takeaways on the search? Who do you want it to be and why? How about the roster make up for next year, any thoughts? Holler if I can help you draft a post with actual substance. 

[WRSMick55]

1 hour ago, Teter02 said:

I’m not excited about either. HOWEVER, how can you make somebody take a job that they aren’t interested in. I’m sure Scott threw the kitchen sink at “big names”. If we don’t have one on the sideline next year, it’s likely not due to a lack of a plan or effort.

The reality check for many of us will be that IU basketball simply isn’t the job we think it is after years of bad basketball.

Maybe, just maybe, it isn’t that IU basketball isn’t the job people think it is, maybe college basketball isn’t what we think  it is. Maybe NO university has the attraction it once had to snap their finger and get whoever they deem as the guy.

[Jeff Flabjohns]

2 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Just a fantastic contribution to the board, keep the negativity coming big guy! Curious, what are your sources saying? What are your takeaways on the search? Who do you want it to be and why? How about the roster make up for next year, any thoughts? Holler if I can help you draft a post with actual substance. 

It’s becoming obvious there’s a strong inverse relationship between the quality of one’s sources/info and how sensitive they are to any ounce of criticism.  

[Soulsnipes]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We are and RTZ doesn’t need crapped on like you did. You’ve done it to me and others. 

I've never understood why people get on a message board and try to blast people for sharing whatever it is. Go read somewhere else then. This board is what makes a lot of us happy since the product on the floor hasn't.

[Artie86]

14 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

So basically Osterman is saying no journalists know anything.  Fan and journalists will just have to wait to see what he does. 

......sound familiar?????

JerryYeagley23 said the same thing!

[Kentuckysucks]

4 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

I guess the biggest question at this point is one of three:

1. Does Dolson already have his man (and has for a while)?

2. Is he just putting the finishing touches on a deal in place and waiting for the end of that coach's season to announce?

3. Is he in scramble/panic mode?

If we haven't heard anything by Wednesday it's probably #3.

[Jeff Flabjohns]

I believe in Yeagley. 
Stu said yesterday he was hearing it’s not Stevens. 
jackal and 0708 have intimated McCollum for some time. Hope they’re right 

[iubb]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Yeah please go ahead and post some substance, I’d love to laugh :) 

Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning?

[Home Jersey]

Just now, iubb said:

Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning?

The search has worn on me. We all just want to know already. I appreciate posters with a track record sharing what they hear and having a conversation. I’ve got no patience for new accounts peddling fanciful rumors that don’t pan out continuing to string people along. Maybe it’s because I’m from New Jersey and don’t know how to act when I smell bull****

[sirhoosierlot]

9 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

So is Medved and there are people that already know he is taking Minnesota? So many people have said this is one of the tightest searches theyve seen. 

 

I don't buy that is because he is coaching a team personally 

i have no idea tbh. I could see that from BM's angle though to minimize distractions. That's taking in consideration he's even the guy. Could just be tight lipped because we're an insane fanbase and the administration doesn't want a bunch of chatty kathy's running around talking about multimillion dollar contracts. there's a ton of noise even without leaks, I can't imagine what it would be like if there were. 

[GloryDays]

2 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

We’ve got this all wrong… he’s not a troll… just a confused schizophrenic man… 

 

[12345Brad]

7 minutes ago, hper50 said:

This is probably a lazy take but outside of age, I’m still getting strong Cignetti vibes from McCollum (especially after listening to him on D*kich today). Supremely confident in himself and his system, no BS, the standard is the standard, production over potential. 
 

I know the tempo is a red flag…. But outside of that, I think his style is EXACTLY what Indiana fans want. Defensive-minded, constant motion offensively, relentless effort on both ends. I know it’s not as modern, but that’s the kind of team we can be proud of. 
 

(Purdue sucks!… But so does Michigan & Ahia State!)

After listening to some interviews with him, his tempo is solely based on his personnel.  He has to play this way this year bc of the guys he has.   Give him a bunch of better athletes and his tempo would very well change.  He adapts very well. 
 

is he a risk given his background?  Definitely.   But he communicates better than Archie did.  The debate is if McCollum resume is better than Archie’s before he got to IU.    
 

Either way, McCollum is more impressive in interviews than Archie was when they talk bball, philosophy, etc. 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

3 minutes ago, Soulsnipes said:

I've never understood why people get on a message board and try to blast people for sharing whatever it is. Go read somewhere else then. This board is what makes a lot of us happy since the product on the floor hasn't.

I think most people are here to interact with other fans, not to be toyed with by an attention seeking narcissist.

[hoosierbannerd]

1 minute ago, sirhoosierlot said:

i have no idea tbh. I could see that from BM's angle though to minimize distractions. That's taking in consideration he's even the guy. Could just be tight lipped because we're an insane fanbase and the administration doesn't want a bunch of chatty kathy's running around talking about multimillion dollar contracts. there's a ton of noise even without leaks, I can't imagine what it would be like if there were. 

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, don't say kathy...

[cleeter]

Whether Chris, RTZ, AP, BTB GP or anyone else are right or wrong, then it is what it is. 
This is a free message board and we all come here wanting info. 
They dont post = everyone freaking out wanting info
They post = if it fits your narrative, you love it. Doesn't fit = you hate it. 
Either way, they post what they are hearing. We should thank them for that. It's why we come here. 
They don't force you to believe anything. If you want to mad at someone if they are wrong, I'd look in the mirror first. 
We all are fans of Indiana Basketball and Woodson is gone (right?) so lets unite on that and keep it that way.
Except Isaactor. Screw you pal.

*If it ends up being Brownell, we are screwed.