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1 minute ago, Shooter said:

Devries would be a B- hire. Young-ish coach who has done very well relative to expectations so far in his career.

That said, he's entirely unproven at the level we want to be at. Has never had a single digit NCAA seed or coached a top 50 Kenpom squad. His accomplishments at Drake were also partially influenced by his son, who was a borderline top 100 recruit and the most talented player in the league. So he had a talent advantage relative to his rivals.

I would be cautiously optimistic if he's the guy.

Make a few minor changes, and you're describing Knight at Army. 

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I also think it's worth noting that Goodman did his podcast (Goodman and Hummel) live stream on YouTube right after he sent the DeVries tweet and brushed right past the topic on the show. They were talking about WVU being snubbed from the tournament and he said something to the effect of "and DeVries could be on the move to Iowa or Indiana but we won't talk about that right now". 

If he really had something, he'd want to talk about it for at least 5 minutes so they can pull the clip and post it separately on YouTube with an Indiana specific title "DeVries on his way to INDIANA????" for clicks.

Feels like just the next leverage play being pushed through Goodman.

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6 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Yup. I think these deals, after lengthy negotiations, tend to get finalized quickly. There’s a story, I think about Brian Kelly, being on a recruiting trip for ND when he got the official offer/agreement with LSU. There was IMO never a “done deal” and people saying it was were likely either overreacting or conveying info they got from someone who was overreacting / misunderstood the situation themselves. 

Telephone game! I’m not blaming anyone, I enjoy hearing what people hear and share with us!

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Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

are you trying to convince us Iowa is a better job than Indiana? 

Indiana definitely has more going for it based on fan support for basketball, $$ and fertile recruiting grounds in state. It’s probably not as dissimilar from the Iowa job as people like to think though. They’ve performed better than IU in recent history. For two guys from Iowa, it’s understandable if they’d prefer to be there than here IMO.

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1 minute ago, Rusty Shackleford said:

I also think it's worth noting that Goodman did his podcast (Goodman and Hummel) live stream on YouTube right after he sent the DeVries tweet and brushed right past the topic on the show. They were talking about WVU being snubbed from the tournament and he said something to the effect of "and DeVries could be on the move to Iowa or Indiana but we won't talk about that right now". 

If he really had something, he'd want to talk about it for at least 5 minutes so they can pull the clip and post it separately on YouTube with an Indiana specific title "DeVries on his way to INDIANA????" for clicks.

Feels like just the next leverage play being pushed through Goodman.

Not to be conspiratorial but I actually wonder if he knows more about the “mystery candidate” he’s mentioned but is honoring a request for secrecy.

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11 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I wouldn't consider Pat Kelsey to be very far down a list.

I wouldn’t either. I think he was their immediate second right after Dusty bailed. 
 

He also had a mid major resume equal to Devries and mcCollum combined. 
 

Similarly, people keep forgetting Mark Pope was a P5 coach in one of the top 3 basketball conferences when Kentucky hired him. Kentucky pulls a P5 coach almost every cycle except the year they got Calipari. I’m not sure how far down their list they got, but they aim high. 

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1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Very bad hire imo.  But he'll get a chance.  Definitely needs to win a lot in year 1 after we saw what Dusty, Pope, and Kelsey did or he'd be finished.

That’s going to be the case for any coach. DeVries at least can bring a roster stable enough to make the tournament at minimum next year. McCollum trying to mesh 11-12 new faces next year could be a disaster.

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5 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

I’m parked with lunch in hand and nothing to do but refresh for 40 minutes. Give me something people!

Put the phone down and EAT!

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1 minute ago, Rusty Shackleford said:

I also think it's worth noting that Goodman did his podcast (Goodman and Hummel) live stream on YouTube right after he sent the DeVries tweet and brushed right past the topic on the show. They were talking about WVU being snubbed from the tournament and he said something to the effect of "and DeVries could be on the move to Iowa or Indiana but we won't talk about that right now". 

If he really had something, he'd want to talk about it for at least 5 minutes so they can pull the clip and post it separately on YouTube with an Indiana specific title "DeVries on his way to INDIANA????" for clicks.

Feels like just the next leverage play being pushed through Goodman.

I have a very strong inclination that Goodman knows something. He is the person who is pushing a “mystery candidate” and he has been very coy about discussing the Indiana job on his shows. I think he is aware there is something bigger going on but is not going to break it until it’s time. 

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Will the real IU fans whoever IU hires as the next men’s basketball coach talk themselves into believing this was the awaited grand slam hire?

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