General Coach Candidate News

[Alistair Smash]

1 minute ago, hoosierpatriot22 said:

I don’t know but I’m tired of it. Think I’m gonna drop a new name in a bit and change the conversation 

Damon Bailey!

[Rusty Shackleford]

2 minutes ago, lillurk said:

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.

I think he'd only sit on it if he got assurances that he could be the one to break it.

And to get very conspiratorial, his relationship with Stevens would play into that.

[lillurk]

1 minute ago, JimmerNoe said:

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. 

Not convinced of this, but you could even make the case there was some sort of horse trade involved with his info/reporting at a couple different spots.

[Home Jersey]

Just now, lillurk said:

At the very least this speaks pretty highly of the ath dept staff’s ability to convince them to wait and see. 

Wasn’t it noted earlier in the thread that it typically takes two business days from the players request for them to officially be in the portal? So we’d find out if anyone is hitting the portal tomorrow in all likelihood, unless they choose to announce it themselves sooner

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

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. 

Kentucky made a really good hire. Got an offensive coach that can get some excitement back to Kentucky. And more excitement than just "here is a freshman." Calipari was just a completely different hire. He was killing it in recruiting at Memphis in the CUSA. Pretty sure he had Wall and Cousins going there before taking the UK job.

[CSP]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Nope, just that we should get off our high horse before we turn our noses up at potentially beating out Iowa for a coach.

Or... others could have done research on DeVries and come up with their own conclusions. Why didn't he play more P5 teams in the regular season? 

His record against P5 teams was 2-7 in his last 5 years. 

B- hire, leadoff single

 

maybe that is the best we can do

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

If we do get DeVries do we also get DeVries?

[lillurk]

Just now, Rusty Shackleford said:

I think he'd only sit on it if he got assurances that he could be the one to break it.

And to get very conspiratorial, his relationship with Stevens would play into that.

This, or going from “hire Otz” to “he’s not a candidate” without getting anything on the record

[coonhounds]

What time is the announcement scheduled?

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[Home Jersey]

Just now, coonhounds said:

What time is the announcement scheduled?

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Nothing yet unless I’m mistaken

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 minutes ago, lillurk said:

At the very least this speaks pretty highly of the ath dept staff’s ability to convince them to wait and see. 

Certainly does.  Iowa's already had 3 players announce for the portal.

[CSP]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

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.

Again, the most popular winter sport in Iowa is WRESTLING. 

[SlammySammy]

5 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

Why are we locked back on devries?

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Brownell turned us down

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Should have just brought Cignetti and Byington over as a combo deal.

[coonhounds]

Nothing yet unless I’m mistaken

Oh ok. The way everyone was freaking i thought it was soon

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[Ryno6284]

Just now, Home Jersey said:

Nothing yet unless I’m mistaken

Speculation is today, or tomorrow, or Thursday! Lol I’m going noon news drop Thursday, right before tipoff!

[Hoosier Guy]

5 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

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. 

I tend to agree.  Goodman mentioned a mystery candidate with the McCollum tweet as well.  It obviously means that DeVries isn’t the mystery candidate since he was mentioned in the newest tweet today.

[Rusty Shackleford]

1 minute ago, lillurk said:

This, or going from “hire Otz” to “he’s not a candidate” without getting anything on the record

I don't know man. I think this could be a thing. 

I have very much been keeping BS hope alive but trying to avoid putting on a tin foil hat of my own.

Watch Goodman break it and say something like he's "had a feeling this was a possibility for the past week or so" to cover his bases.

[Jeff_Boy_Ardee]

 

[hoosierpatriot22]

Porter Moser chatter starting to heat up