General Coach Candidate News

[BehindTheBench]

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Just now, dwtaylor1055 said:

It’s a game of poker and Dolson played this well(once it becomes official)

100%

Nobody knew. He tried for the whales but was told pretty quickly they weren’t interested. DDV probably became a real option only in the last 2-3 days and he changed up his plans and put the full court press. 
I assume the firm did the pre-work on him beforehand. 

[CSP]

Just now, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

Nopeeee

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I want our next coach to do what Oats did at Alabama.  They are a top 10 team over and over and over again.  Do I think Devries can do this at Indiana.  Nope. Oh well. I guess we will be better than with Woodson.  Maybe.  Not even convinced of that.  
 

3 million at WV vs 5 million for Woody.  Basically had an equivalent year.  I don’t see the extra 2 million being the difference at all.  

[Capt. Crimson]

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

It’s really just been Trilly. No one else national has confirmed yet. Thamel only tweeted he wasn’t a candidate for Iowa earlier.


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[Home Jersey]

Just now, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

Nothing official yet, this is per Trilly

[Mr. Hoosier Pride]

Just now, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

nope.....just a lot of reactions on potential news.....the norm

[Jeff Flabjohns]

1 minute ago, Demo said:

I imagine that's correct. The Stevens stuff was such nonsense past shear due diligence. Dolson most likely spent the last 12 months profiling what he wanted for program leadership and doing some investigation into candidate fits who might be available. The search firm then filled in the blanks for him and when 1 of the guys he identified became available prematurely, thank you UNC AD, Dolson jumped. I don't see how that's not really, really good.

 

Preach brother. 

[Bowhunter]

2 months of getting all worked up . Hoping for the best. I was wishing for a coach in the tournament or Brad Stevens. I do like DD better than Brownell.

[GP711]

1 minute ago, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

It was sent to me that Trilly said they were finalizing terms. i Assumed it was accurate.

[NVFalcons1990]

3 minutes ago, GP711 said:

I predicted it would be the mystery candidate, I was wrong. I apologize to all.

Blasphemy!

 

[Hoosierfan1901]

2 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

Trilly and Curry Hicks

[EasyEJay]

6 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said:

Somehow getting Mullins to decommit from UConn would go a loooong way towards getting a lot of fans on board.

Not saying it's likely. But it'd be pretty cool if it happened.

Heard if the hire had been Dusty or Brad Stevens then probably would happen but can’t see it happening unfortunately 

[iubb]

[HoosierKnight]

4 minutes ago, GP711 said:

I predicted it would be the mystery candidate, I was wrong. I apologize to all.

Do we know the mystery candidate?

[FrenchConnection]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Tell me you know nothing about this search. Dolson didn’t mention Devries till very late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. 

Let me say how I think it went down and you can tell me if I'm way off-base:

1. Swung big for Stevens again because boosters demand it. This went on for a while and it got really close again, but in the end he decided to stay in Boston.
2. Then took a temperature check with some other people, and struck out again. 
3. Started conducting a regular college basketball coaching search. 

There is no shame in striking out. In fact, you want him taking those swings. But getting someone from the NBA or out of a broadcast job is pretty tough when the money is similar and the job is easier. I'm actually pretty happy to have made a regular coaching hire this time instead of reaching into the NBA so I think it all might have worked out. I like getting a young guy who has something to prove instead of a guy at the end of his career. 

[Magnanimous]

4 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

No! Devries went grocery shopping and by the time he left the store he’d apparently been our next coach for 45 minutes already. 

[Alistair Smash]

[Jeff Flabjohns]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I guess we will be better than with Woodson.  Maybe.  Not even convinced of that.  
 

3 million at WV vs 5 million for Woody.  Basically had an equivalent year.  I don’t see the extra 2 million being the difference at all.  

Watching our team/staff the last two years and still having this opinion is wild stuff

[Silat Player]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

I imagine that's correct. The Stevens stuff was such nonsense past shear due diligence. Dolson most likely spent the last 12 months profiling what he wanted for program leadership and doing some investigation into candidate fits who might be available. The search firm then filled in the blanks for him and when 1 of the guys he identified became available prematurely, thank you UNC AD, Dolson jumped. I don't see how that's not really, really good.

 

I think it's great. I'm glad that Dolson went with a young, hungry coach.

And one with some experience to boot.