General Coach Candidate News

[bigrod 2,871]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

Woodson won't last 4 years. 

He will at IU. He'll sign an 8 year contract, so we'll have to give him 5 years

[Travis Scott 248]

Tell me again why everyone is talking about Woodson? It's not like Dolson said he was meeting with him or anything? For all we know I have the same chance of being the next coach.  Patience is a virtue. 

[ap2345 7,920]

RUMOR OF THE DAY: a guy on rivals is saying there will be an announcement tomorrow and a press conference on Thursday. He’s saying it’s Alford! 

[Capt. Crimson 3,429]

Just now, ap2345 said:

RUMOR OF THE DAY: a guy on rivals is saying there will be an announcement tomorrow and a press conference on Thursday. He’s saying it’s Alford! 

Yeah well Rivals tweeted the Thad Matta junk yesterday. I don't believe anything from that site. lol

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,519]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

RUMOR OF THE DAY: a guy on rivals is saying there will be an announcement tomorrow and a press conference on Thursday. He’s saying it’s Alford! 

wouldn't surprise me at this point, honestly.  

[ap2345 7,920]

1 minute ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Yeah well Rivals tweeted the Thad Matta junk yesterday. I don't believe anything from that site. lol

Agreed but I find these rumors funny

[AZ Hoosier 7,371]

19 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Having to have a degree to go coach is incredibly stupid. You're teaching basketball. Not a class. 

One could argue that it's about the discipline of completing the process... discipline to one extent or another is critical to this...

[IUCane 173]

3 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Yeah well Rivals tweeted the Thad Matta junk yesterday. I don't believe anything from that site. lol

Throw enough crap on a wall. Hope one sticks 

[Trish 11,624]

5 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

RUMOR OF THE DAY: a guy on rivals is saying there will be an announcement tomorrow and a press conference on Thursday. He’s saying it’s Alford! 

I can't wait to lead the meltdown! 

[Zachetology 282]

4 minutes ago, sirhoosierlot said:

 

Recruit: Wow- I can FaceTime with Jamal Crawford about the team that let Carmelo shoot 15 contested jumpers a game? And I can use your AARP card to get discounts to the NCAA Tournament we won’t be in? Sign me up. 

[Kentuckysucks 2,276]

7 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

RUMOR OF THE DAY: a guy on rivals is saying there will be an announcement tomorrow and a press conference on Thursday. He’s saying it’s Alford! 

 

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

I think reality is setting in now. IU is nearly a big ten bottom feeder. We had some luster left when Crean came in and re-enerized everything. It's all gone now. We aren't a sleeping giant. If all that resource, and fans, and venue meant ANYTHING at this point, we wouldn't be at this point. The only people it means anything to are the people like we have here on this board. We are hopeless romantics with IU basketball.

Alford is all of a sudden not looking as bad(edit: I forgot he seems uninterested...spurned by the golden boy). Drew is about the best candidate we have and besides coming home, there is nothing for him at IU. 

I guess we are reduced to just taking another shot at an up and comer. 

And so I'm right back to my original thought. A proven TM/JB is probably a marginally better decision than Woodson/Lewis/Fife/Porter.

And finally, if behind the scenes we are truly failing at these negotiations, IU needs to call the interim audible and take the year to get it right. I'll take 1 year if it means actual homerun. It couldn't be any worse than the garbage basketball we just watched.

'Le sigh

[IUc2016 7,121]

9 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

RUMOR OF THE DAY: a guy on rivals is saying there will be an announcement tomorrow and a press conference on Thursday. He’s saying it’s Alford! 

the women's game is tomorrow. I would be surprised if they announced anything then

[IUHAHN81 2,191]

The fact that Alford has managed to rock the exact same haircut after all these years should be a sign that he's gonna do the same here as everywhere else. The guy is obviously scared of change and set in his ways. 

[ap2345 7,920]

1 minute ago, IUc2016 said:

the women's game is tomorrow. I would be surprised if they announced anything then

Same especially that one. 

[Hardwood83 4,774]

9 minutes ago, Travis Scott said:

Tell me again why everyone is talking about Woodson? It's not like Dolson said he was meeting with him or anything? For all we know I have the same chance of being the next coach.  Patience is a virtue. 

Someone posted earlier that it's Beilein or Woodson and will likely be announced this week. Also Rothstein (I think) tweeted that IU is focusing on former players. Probably a few other odds & ends. 

I'm with you. I am not surprised by the wild rumors and herd mentality, I am a little surprised at so many are insisting we just hire (_____________) immediately and be done with it, as if we get extra credit for a quick move. I don't want a quick hire, I want the right hire and most of the people mentioned here don't fit that in my opinion. I don't want any of the former IU players, nor a mid-major darling. I want a proven winner and that may take some time. Took us a long time to get in to this mess, not gonna get fixed in 5 days. 

[RaceToTheTop 26,156]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

That's a Thibs coached team right there. 

And Thibs is a great coach.  Wins with what he has.

[Hardwood83 4,774]

59 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Armaan in the transfer portal... Need someone quick to stop the bleeding.

Disagree. Like it or not Armaan Franklin isn't nearly as important to IU's future as this hire. Get it right and Armaan will stay or he'll be replaced, either way the coach will be the deciding factor, not a few of the current players. 

[bigrod 2,871]

I forget... How much head coaching experience did Izzo have when he was hired at Michigan State?

[Stuhoo 81,445]

7 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Someone posted earlier that it's Beilein or Woodson and will likely be announced this week. Also Rothstein (I think) tweeted that IU is focusing on former players. Probably a few other odds & ends. 

I'm with you. I am not surprised by the wild rumors and herd mentality, I am a little surprised at so many are insisting we just hire (_____________) immediately and be done with it, as if we get extra credit for a quick move. I don't want a quick hire, I want the right hire and most of the people mentioned here don't fit that in my opinion. I don't want any of the former IU players, nor a mid-major darling. I want a proven winner and that may take some time. Took us a long time to get in to this mess, not gonna get fixed in 5 days. 

Sure--you're describing something that would be excellent if it happened.

My question is--if Stevens, Beard, Oats, Musselman, Drew, etc. all say "no thanks" then what?

BTW, it's not your plan, but the 'wait a year' concept is ridiculous IMO. Do we really think that after a year of Kenya Hunter or Mike Roberts as interim coach the job will be more attractive? It will be far less attractive, and the recruiting will truly be decimated