General Coach Candidate News

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Barring an absolute miracle, there is no big fish coming to Bloomington and it's clear that not everyone will be happy with whoever the next coach is.  But this is where we're at.  You can cite all you want about our tradition, our resources, our facilities, our NIL, but this is who we are and who we've been for far too many years.   

                                            Overall                            B1G

Tom Crean                      166-135 (55%)                71-91 (44%)

Archie Miller                     67-58 (54%                    33-44 (43%)

Mike Woodson                  82-53 (61%)                  41-39 (52%)

[CSP]

1 minute ago, HoosierHuddle said:

I just don't agree with you. I'm not saying DeVries is the best coach in the country but he's really quite good. He was an assistant at Creighton for a long time (both Altman and McDermott). West Virginia was dreadful before DeVries arrived and then went 10-10 in the very tough Big 12 this season and that was without Tucker DeVries playing a conference game. Without his son, WVU still beat Kansas at Phog Allen and Iowa State (when they were #2). With Tucker DeVries, they beat Gonzaga and Arizona in Atlantis and took Louisville to overtime. That's pretty darn good for a first-year in a power conference and a first year of a major rebuild. In addition, he landed three four-star recruits at West Virginia...not bad at all.

I'm more impressed with his WVU season than his time at Drake, I'll say that. 

[SlammySammy]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

If McCollum says he's not interested, picking DeVries would not be picking him "over" McCollum.

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, mdn82 said:

And since we know the Sisleys are paying attention, welcome!  We have had some great parents/family members join our boards.  Some not so good lol.  We look forward to Trent and watching him grow with whomever that coach is.  At any point if you guys want to put your final vote in for anyone, we will keep it to ourselves. 

Everyone is playing for 2nd in the great family members on BTB game. My queen Lydia Ferrell can not be topped.

[mdn82]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

Everyone is playing for 2nd in the great family members on BTB game. My queen Lydia Ferrell can not be topped.

But what about Troy’s mom :)

[AZ Hoosier]

33 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said:

This is true but Goodman putting this out makes me think it's more agent peddled stuff. We know DeVries is closely linked to Iowa. The clock is ticking now. Could very well be leverage to get higher salary and/or better NIL guarantees from Iowa.

Could definitely be wrong. DeVries wouldn't be a terrible hire for IU.

I'm more of the thought that Goodman doesn't know d!ck and is just throwing stuff at the wall hoping for a winner. The dude is somewhat connected, but he's pretty troll-ish.

[hoosiersoxfan]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I'm more impressed with his WVU season than his time at Drake, I'll say that. 

He turned around a terrible WVU in one year and they got hosed from a tourney bid without their best player

[Juwan Moye]

14 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

This guy doesn’t know anything lol

I believe you still owe a $100 donation to Mayo Clinic.

[go iu bb]

Rabby says he's hearing that DeVries will be meeting with his AD today. 

That is interesting but it doesn't really mean anything. It could be to inform the AD that he's taking another job (either IU or Iowa) or that he's staying at WV.

[AH1971]

Just now, Juwan Moye said:

I believe you still owe a $100 donation to Mayo Clinic.

Done

[CSP]

Just now, hoosiersoxfan said:

He turned around a terrible WVU in one year and they got hosed from a tourney bid without their best player

That doesn't scream "IU should hire him" but yes, it was a successful season for him, I agree. 

[AZ Hoosier]

34 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Even Tyme is confused 

He was born that way.

[Alford Bailey]

So a Devries hire means……….Dolson literally got his guy within the last day

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, mdn82 said:

But what about Troy’s mom :)

Rest in peace, Patty. You can't say she didn't keep us on our toes around here.

[mdn82]

Just now, AZ Hoosier said:

He was born that way.

Holy hell, Tyme is Lady Gaga.  No wonder he is the way he is.

[hoosierpatriot22]

Just for potential future reference, someone tell me how to correctly pronounce “DeVries.” I’ve heard ‘Deh-vry”  “Deh-vree” and “Deh-vrees”

[mdn82]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Rest in peace, Patty. You can't say she didn't keep us on our toes around here.

I always enjoyed her and her temperament.  Got the locals talking.

Edit: Some parents do not belong in this environment :)

[AH1971]

Just now, Alford Bailey said:

So a Devries hire means……….Dolson literally got his guy within the last day

More than likely yes, which was always going to be the case.

The idea that Brad Stevens was going to walk away from the Celtics in the middle of the season sounds more ridiculous by the day….yet has been the topic of discussion for the last two months.

[Ryno6284]

1 minute ago, hoosierpatriot22 said:

Just for potential future reference, someone tell me how to correctly pronounce “DeVries.” I’ve heard ‘Deh-vry”  “Deh-vree” and “Deh-vrees”

Last one

[Asha’man]

35 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

No way I would pick Devries over McCollum unless MCCollum said he was not interested

In some respects DeVries is the safer pick. He was very successful for years at the D1 level. He also has proven he can recruit well at a power conference level with less resources than IU. And they should have made the dance in year 1 after turning around WV quickly.