General Coach Candidate News

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, southernindianahoosier2 said:

If this is the case then it is on Dolson to make the program more attractive for potential coaches. 

You mean just like UK and UL did last year

[mdn82]

1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Chatter on other 247 boards suggesting Collins to Villanova and Devries to Iowa. Would be two dominoes to fall. Assuming Brownell is getting that extension, math says it's McCollum or somebody surprising which is what most of us have thought. 

Would love to see Collins at Villanova to see what he is made of with a legit chance. 

[Hornsby]

Would try to keep it tight lipped no matter who it is I’d assume. Hopefully Dolson can beat out Iowa for likely the best coaching prospect available this cycle. If he doesn’t and we get someone very uninspiring, lol

Mccullum is very uninspiring to me. I get it you love him but we all don't.

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[HoosierPapi4]

1 minute ago, Ron Mexico said:

Glad we have to wait for Iowa to make their pick at coach before we can decide. How the mighty have fallen 

[BlueDevil]

4 minutes ago, Cd71 said:

The Ben McCollum interview with DD was pretty good.  The ending was really awkward when he was talking about the Indiana job.  He did a pretty good job of talking around the subject.   Worth a listen if you get a chance.

I thought it was great. He just sounds like a winner. Answered questions I had about his pace of play basically saying he maximized the hand he was dealt this year with no athleticism. Played the style of ball that would help his team win the most games. A guy that makes actual adjustments. He’s not my top choice but if he’s the hire then I feel good about the future. 

[HoosierFan1994]

Love that Osterman says no journalist knows anything. It would be him if anyone would. IMO that is how it should be. I don't think it's a good thing when there is news of too many leaks in a coaching search. 

[JimmerNoe]

As much as I don’t love Dakich I realllly liked that McCollum interview man. That guy sounds like he just gets it from a program building standpoint and his X’s and O’s have been discussed plenty. I think we would be pretty good year 1 and then mostly upward trajectory from there as he installed his culture. 

[IUHoosierJoe]

1 minute ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

Some people just love to be miserable.  Even if what they want to happen does happen they'll find a way to put a negative spin on it.

Some people are miserable.  A message board is their avenue to take others down with them.

[hoosiersoxfan]

Just now, HoosierPapi4 said:

Glad we have to wait for Iowa to make their pick at coach before we can decide. How the mighty have fallen 

I think that is just a unique situation because McCollum is from Iowa City

[Alford Bailey]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I agree. I used to love coming to this place but it’s changed so much. This search has taught me a lot about people in here. It’s the same people over and over. As I said contribute nothing and complain about everything. At least I’ve made some new friends along the way.

You love the attention especially when pushing the Stevens narrative then play innocent when questioned or wrong.

[ziggyiu]

I'm not inclined to support the idea of McCollum as head coach.

While he may be a great tactician, there is so much more to the IU job in particular and high-major college basketball in general that he has no experience with. And I am more interested in the number of possible candidates who have proven he can handle all the other responsibilities that are part of running a successful high-major program.

McCollum could be great, but I'm not excited about IU being his testing ground. 

[Scotty R]

I haven't caught up but what happened on here the last couple of hours that got people back to being doom and gloom agy. This board is so bi polar and getting ridiculous 

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, cleeter said:

I wont tell anyone what to believe, but me personally, i don't think the people i mentioned are coming in here and actually making stuff up and being trolls like Isaac is. I think they are genuinely hearing it and are posting it genuinely. Now sometimes it third/fourth/fifth hand information and maybe its get twisted or stretched along the way. That is where i would say be cautiously optimistic. But at that point, that falls on each person on whether to believe it or not. Long story short, i don't think they are trolling us for laughs. 

I’ve spoken with both of them quite a bit during this search both have shared info and sources with me. I totally believe they have posted what they were hearing at the time because I was hearing the same thing. It’s sad the get crapped on though.

[Kentuckysucks]

Just now, ziggyiu said:

I'm not inclined to support the idea of McCollum as head coach.

While he may be a great tactician, there is so much more to the IU job in particular and high-major college basketball in general that he has no experience with. And I am more interested in the number of possible candidates who have proven he can handle all the other responsibilities that are part of running a successful high-major program.

McCollum could be great, but I'm not excited about IU being his testing ground. 

Not my first choice either but light years ahead of Brownell or McDermott.

[EasyEJay]

1 minute ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

Glad we have to wait for Iowa to make their pick at coach before we can decide. How the mighty have fallen 

Also if Iowa is going after DeVries over Golden boy then why should we be so excited about getting McCollum? 

[mdn82]

Just now, Scotty R said:

I haven't caught up but what happened on here the last couple of hours that got people back to being doom and gloom agy. This board is so bi polar and getting ridiculous 

The sun came up. 

[Hornsby]

Tempo and never being a part of a power program. Cig had experience with Saban at Alabama and a few other places. I'm not against McCollum but I'm far from convinced he's the next great championship winning coach.

If he is honestly as great as some on here claim I fully expect him to be playing in the second weekend of the tournament. Can't wait to watch this coaching savant on Thursday. I am expecting to be in complete amazement of his coaching abilities after what I have read.

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[JPCIVOP]

2 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

I think that is just a unique situation because McCollum is from Iowa City

Like how Dusty May is from around Blooming... ugh. 

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, IU05 said:

Alright BTB Nation: flights from Teterboro are incoming to Bloomington, Clark County, and Indy Regional this afternoon. 
 

Who lives nearby and is going to tell us who gets off?

If by Indy regional in Mt Comfort I live about 8 miles from there but I am at work

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

You love the attention especially when pushing the Stevens narrative then play innocent when questioned or wrong.

Remember when you DM’d to try to find out what department I worked in so you could tell people above me that I’m on here. You should have been banned for that but I didn’t rat you out. So you can take a seat.