General Coach Candidate News

[Josh 13,209]

  On 3/6/2021 at 11:55 PM, Stuhoo said:

DENNIS GATES DAMMIT (I get it—I’m on an island with this)

Only two years as a head coach at a place that's confused whether Cleveland is a city or a state...defend your pick sir.

[lillurk 4,919]

  On 3/6/2021 at 11:55 PM, Chris007 said:

Also I love how Dolson is reaching out on all these & just gathering as much information as possible, then decide which way to go.

Me too. I’m much more pro-Glass than a lot of folks here but he went 50/50 on revenue sport hires, which followed similar methods as far as the public knows: find you coach and focus on him.

IU has a different context in Fb Vs. BB though. Dolson’s doing it right.

[8bucks 7,461]

So can you give us more info on Mack’s interest?  Did we reach out first?  Did he? 

[323SGrant 1,176]

  On 3/6/2021 at 10:54 PM, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard that Chris Mack has told IU he would listen. Anyone interested?

I’d be pleased with Mack. Had some good teams at X and appears to be a very good recruiter, but I thought he was untouchable due to his wife’s Louisville ties.


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[HoosierTrav 8,289]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:05 AM, 8bucks said:

So can you give us more info on Mack’s interest?  Did we reach out first?  Did he? 

Sounds to me like he's simply just hearing what we have to say. I don't view the IU job as better than U of 6, I guarantee he doesn't either. 

[lillurk 4,919]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:11 AM, HoosierTrav said:

Sounds to me like he's simply just hearing what we have to say. I don't view the IU job as better than U of 6, I guarantee he doesn't either. 

Hard to compare but I think it would be easier to recruit at IU if you got it going consistently.

[Chris007 61,115]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:05 AM, 8bucks said:

So can you give us more info on Mack’s interest?  Did we reach out first?  Did he? 

My guess from what I heard was that his agent has made it known to IU he would listen to what we have to say.

[Bowhunter 3,091]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:15 AM, Chris007 said:

My guess from what I heard was that his agent has made it known to IU he would listen to what we have to say.

Probably just to get a raise


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[HoosierTrav 8,289]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:12 AM, lillurk said:

Hard to compare but I think it would be easier to recruit at IU if you got it going consistently.

I personally don't buy that. Cant think of anything that Indiana offers a coach that UL doesn't, other than maybe a better campus experience. 

[MemphisHoosier 2,330]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:11 AM, HoosierTrav said:

Sounds to me like he's simply just hearing what we have to say. I don't view the IU job as better than U of 6, I guarantee he doesn't either. 

Yeah, if it came out that he 'worked' IU & the process for a raise and extension at U of 6, I wouldn't be surprised...

[Trish 14,401]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:02 AM, Josh said:

Only two years as a head coach at a place that's confused whether Cleveland is a city or a state...defend your pick sir.

Gates is going to Boston College. 

[lillurk 4,919]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:16 AM, HoosierTrav said:

I personally don't buy that. Cant think of anything that Indiana offers a coach that UL doesn't, other than maybe a better campus experience. 

Yeah I wouldn’t argue this a ton, though I think in both spots you recruit lots of IN and Midwest kids and if IU was cookin’ more of them might prefer IU.

[lillurk 4,919]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:17 AM, Treesh said:

Gates is going to Boston College. 

Probably so and I admire @Stuhoo’s commitment to pumping him up. Hope he succeeds...BC seems like a tough gig to me.

[maharkn 1,935]

  On 3/6/2021 at 11:08 PM, Feathery said:

James Franklin at PSU only hires assistants with hot wives bc that means they can recruit. I’d say Enfield can recruit. Lol

Gives the dad of top five players a job helps him to

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,650]

  On 3/6/2021 at 9:02 PM, Bobman1 said:

What about Steve Pikiell? I would personally rather have a couple other options but curious to see the response.


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I think he likes it at Rutgers

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[Demo 22,883]

  On 3/7/2021 at 12:16 AM, Bowhunter said:

Probably just to get a raise


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Yeah, this wreaks of the Painter to Mizzou talk way back when.

[Demo 22,883]

  On 3/6/2021 at 11:55 PM, Stuhoo said:

DENNIS GATES DAMMIT (I get it—I’m on an island with this)

I try not to judge guys I haven’t watched and I’m fairly sure the last full CSU game I saw was coached by Kevin Mackey.
That’s been a couple of years, right?

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,650]

  On 3/6/2021 at 9:58 PM, mdiu28 said:

Truly don't get the Fife love. 
If he didn't go to IU, no one would want him let alone know who he is. 

But, but, but it has to be an IU guy.

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,650]

  On 3/6/2021 at 10:54 PM, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard that Chris Mack has told IU he would listen. Anyone interested?

Trolling?

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[Baltimore Hoosier 986]

Isn’t it probably more feasible that IU waits until April 2022 before firing Miller to pay the 50% buyout? 

That being said, why would a coach like Stevens ever leave the NBA for a program that hasn’t won a championship in almost 35 years? Hell, they’ve only won 3 conference Championships in the last 20. A coach in a reasonably comfortable situation at a power 5 school would have to be crazy to come to IU. There is NO patience amongst the fan base or local media, despite being mediocre for most of the last few decades, and there is unbelievable pressure to win immediately. Pretty tough gig.. A guy like Dennis Gates or Dane Fife might be the best we can hope for.