General Coach Candidate News

[newcastle12]

1 minute ago, JPCIVOP said:

Off topic: If IU wanted to fly to given locations, and not risk being tracked by coaching search obsessives, what would be some good airports to evade suspicion? 

Rabby said in the discord last night they don’t fly out of Bloomington for sports trips like this.

[Home Jersey]

1 minute ago, PartyintheVillas said:

I have a very good friend who is a head coach at Iowa for another sport. They want Devries. 

I am random message board guy and I will not dox myself (or my friend) so take this for what it's worth

Thanks, this is interesting. Seems to me that would confirm this is agent driven and more likely about trying to get WVU to step things up for DeVries…

[Uspshoosier]

9 minutes ago, Trish said:

Woodson to Darian would be a choice

The right one.   A coach with 0 college basketball coaching experience when hired to a coach that has grinded his way up the ranks and in his first year at a high major has wins over Zags, Arizona and road at Kansas 

breath of fresh air that the program is acting like an actual college basketball program again if he is hired.   

[Rusty Shackleford]

The roller coaster feels a lot more real today.

Still not 100% buying DeVries but wouldn't be shocked.

[8bucks]

12 minutes ago, 12345Brad said:

Did i read this correctly?  Devries has won one tournament game - a play-in game?   Thats the best IU could do?!  
 

He may end up solid here, but I really thought IU would hire someone else.  
 

TBD I guess if it is him.   

I get that assumption, but looking at all the other majors (UK, Lville, Villanova, UNC, Duke, Uconn) have any of them hired anything but an unproven P5 guy?  That is the way it is now.  If Dolson does the same, some will scream this search was a failure even if all our peers have done that.  If he pulls the rabbit out of the hat though...

[PartyintheVillas]

Just now, Motley's said:

I don’t care if he has different political views. I do care that he’s a virtue signaling, insufferable @$$. I don’t think he even believes half of what he says. He’s intimidated by his own players, such as Draymond Green and Steph Curry. 

Well I agree with basically everything he says, and think he's an incredible basketball coach. I also think Bruce Pearl's social media posts are ignorant and self-serving but I can separate that from his job.

[JPCIVOP]

Y'know, if we can only put together 750 more pages, we can make this the all-time leading thread on this message board. 

I formally petition to make this the 'Hired Coach Thread' if and when the hire is a big fish. I think it's a fitting way to bring closure to the Brad rumors/longings one way or another. 

[PartyintheVillas]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

that would be embarrassing for that FRACTION of the fanbase

I agree but it's also embarrassing to eliminate almost any coach for his political views.

[12345Brad]

1 minute ago, Hoosier82 said:

I have no idea if ultimately he would be a success, because all we can do is project.  From what others have said, he recruits well, team plays good defense (top 10 this year), and he can adjust when his best player goes down.  When could we say that with an IU coach the last 10 years?

Oh he’s better than Woodson!

but we’ll always be wondering “what could’ve been”.  
 

hopefully he is a stud if it is him 

[12345Brad]

1 minute ago, 8bucks said:

I get that assumption, but looking at all the other majors (UK, Lville, Villanova, UNC, Duke, Uconn) have any of them hired anything but an unproven P5 guy?  That is the way it is now.  If Dolson does the same, some will scream this search was a failure even if all our peers have done that.  If he pulls the rabbit out of the hat though...

Fair 

[Uspshoosier]

16 minutes ago, 12345Brad said:

Did i read this correctly?  Devries has won one tournament game - a play-in game?   Thats the best IU could do?!  
 

He may end up solid here, but I really thought IU would hire someone else.  
 

TBD I guess if it is him.   

One more win then both Kentuckys and Louisvilles new coaches combined have in the ncaa tourney 

[HooHooHoo22]

I just wanna see what the board does if DD signs an extension with WVU lol 

[CSP]

Just now, PartyintheVillas said:

I agree but it's also embarrassing to eliminate almost any coach for his political views.

Nahh.. Kerr's a p****

[OliviaPope40]

The FranCon does not exist. 

[12345Brad]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

One more win then both Kentuckys and Louisvilles new coaches combined have 

Fair point. Just didn’t think it’d be him.  

[Gameface01]

Sorry I just need a raise of hands. Anyone else sigh/eye roll when they see SlamSammy ad the next post?

[iubb]

Just now, OliviaPope40 said:

The FranCon does not exist. 

FRANCON ANGRY
FRAN CON SMASH

SMASH PC

 

ARRRRG

 

ANGRY

[IU Prof]

What's the latest? Still Devries? Anything of note since the Goodman tweet?

[12345Brad]

Just now, HooHooHoo22 said:

I just wanna see what the board does if DD signs an extension with WVU lol 

Then Dolson obviously “has his guy!”

[mamasa]

49 minutes ago, Str8Hoosiers said:

He would be leaving regardless. He got no playing time all year long

And another blast from the past!!!