General Coach Candidate News

[IU Scott]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Of course I’m mad at IU. Other programs consistently cheat their butts off and reap the rewards of it. We do things the “right” way, miss the tournament more often than we make it, and regularly get clowned by the media. IU would rather consider a guy who has made 2 tournaments in 17 seasons than the guy who has his 1 seed in the sweet 16 and has interest in the job. It’s a joke. IU makes it loud and clear that a good basketball program isn’t its top priority, which is frustrating as hell to me. All I want is for IU to be a great program again, but the administration refuses to let it happen.

I never want IU to win at any cost and rather lose every game than cheat.  It is a sad day for me to see any IU fan that would be alright with cheating if it means a championship/

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, HoosierTrav said:

This Loyola defense is super impressive. They have every action OR ST is throwing at them. 

Or St may or may not score a field goal this half.

[Zachetology]

Loyola is the team that Wisconsin tries to be.

[Demo]

16 minutes ago, HoosierTrav said:

This Loyola defense is super impressive. They have every action OR ST is throwing at them. 

Their footwork and movement as a group is so good. They are forcing these long possessions but maintaining cohesion except for the 1 baseline miscommunication. I know it bugs some folks, but that’s really good coaching. 

[12345Brad]

14 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Saw a good process of elimination post from earlier and I thought I'd give a crack at it:

OUT

Beard- Would've heard chatter by now and I think he's going to Texas.

Beilein- Would've been hired by now but I think he could be the fallback guy. 

Cheaney- Would've been hire by now. Think it was a courtesy interview. 

Fife-Would've been hired by now.

Matta-Would've been hired by now.

Woodson-Would've been hired by now. Think it was a courtesy interview. 

In-Play

Atlman- Supposedly his reps are interested. His teams had some bad off court issues and I’m afraid that’s a no no for our administration. 

Lewis- Still coaching but he is an assistant. Doesn't make sense. 

Moser- Peegs mods are in love with him. Just doesn't make sense like Lewis. Style doesn't match up with Dolson. Also doubt he was at the top of his list before the tournament. 

Musselman- Team is still playing. Plus he plays the style that Dolson talked about. 

Stevens- Still a long shot but he is technically not available right now. I do believe our guy Chris. He's by no means saying it'll happen, but his people give it a shot. 

???- Someone nobody is talking about. Could it be Oats? 

My "hot board"

1. Musselman

2. ????

3. Stevens

 

Assuming Stevens and Beard are out, I would hope it’s Muss followed by Beilein as a bridge/band-aid.  Even 5-7 years of Beilein - you know it’s a good 5-7 years.  Maybe, just maybe Moser - but just seems too risky given the fragile state of the program now. Need as close to a guarantee as possible (I realize there’s always a risk). 
 

I still don’t think the $10mm was raised just to get Stevens. I think Dolson realized the program was in neutral and the offense was not attracting recruits nationally - and ultimately the tipping point was the free agency off-season - any new coach can accelerate any rebuild by August.  
 

Sure there may have been some mutual interest from Stevens and nobody expected Texas to lose first round - but Muss is solid and Beilien wouldn’t be a horrible last resort. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

7 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I never want IU to win at any cost and rather lose every game than cheat.  It is a sad day for me to see any IU fan that would be alright with cheating if it means a championship/

Did you root for the 2016 IU conference champion and sweet 16 team?

[jmsgws]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Of course I’m mad at IU. Other programs consistently cheat their butts off and reap the rewards of it. We do things the “right” way, miss the tournament more often than we make it, and regularly get clowned by the media. IU would rather consider a guy who has made 2 tournaments in 17 seasons than the guy who has his 1 seed in the sweet 16 and has interest in the job. It’s a joke. IU makes it loud and clear that a good basketball program isn’t its top priority, which is frustrating as hell to me. All I want is for IU to be a great program again, but the administration refuses to let it happen.

I am so happy that IU would rather lose and do things the right way, than cheat and win.  If the only way IU can have a good basketball team is to hire a coach that is going to cheat and live and in the Grey area; I hope they disband basketball all together,  The University is much bigger than any sports program.  Do it right or don't do it at all.  

[8bucks]

I don’t see how anyone is really out at this point. Guys that could have been hired but have not are still very much in play but may be a 2nd, 3rd or 4th option.  

[HoosierFan1994]

6 minutes ago, 12345Brad said:

Assuming Stevens and Beard are out, I would hope it’s Muss followed by Beilein as a bridge/band-aid.  Even 5-7 years of Beilein - you know it’s a good 5-7 years.  Maybe, just maybe Moser - but just seems too risky given the fragile state of the program now. Need as close to a guarantee as possible (I realize there’s always a risk). 
 

I still don’t think the $10mm was raised just to get Stevens. I think Dolson realized the program was in neutral and the offense was not attracting recruits nationally - and ultimately the tipping point was the free agency off-season - any new coach can accelerate any rebuild by August.  
 

Sure there may have been some mutual interest from Stevens and nobody expected Texas to lose first round - but Muss is solid and Beilien wouldn’t be a horrible last resort. 

Muss plays the transfer market and I think that’s the newest trend in college basketball. 
I’m not 100% against Moser, just 75%. This just screams Archie with a better personality. They play defense but their offense is built around one player I feel. Just not sure he’s the move. 

[Hoosier2016]

Can’t wait to watch iu score 40 points a game if we get moser...Jeez 

[IUfan_Charlie]

I really worry about what a Moser offense would look like in the big ten. I just don’t see it. 

[Josh]

Somebody will hire Moser away from Loyola after this year.  He's certainly outgrown Loyola

[IU Scott]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Did you root for the 2016 IU conference champion and sweet 16 team?

What is your point because that team never got in trouble  or put on probation or vacate wins

[8bucks]

2 minutes ago, Josh said:

Somebody will hire Moser away from Loyola after this year.  He's certainly outgrown Loyola

Yeah. Incredible how they play D. All of them move their feet like Aaron Craft. 
 

Offensive flow is not bad but they don’t seem to have any threat from outside today. 

[HoosierFan1994]

4 minutes ago, Josh said:

Somebody will hire Moser away from Loyola after this year.  He's certainly outgrown Loyola

I think they play like 5 seniors. For sure. Heard Creighton (his alma Mater) May part ways with McDermott.

[HoosierFan1994]

Just now, 8bucks said:

Yeah. Incredible how they play D. All of them move their feet like Aaron Craft. 
 

Offensive flow is not bad but they don’t seem to have any threat from outside today. 

Norris is Aaron Craft I swear. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

8 minutes ago, jmsgws said:

I am so happy that IU would rather lose and do things the right way, than cheat and win.  If the only way IU can have a good basketball team is to hire a coach that is going to cheat and live and in the Grey area; I hope they disband basketball all together,  The University is much bigger than any sports program.  Do it right or don't do it at all.  

Your worldview completely ignores the realities of big-time college basketball in the 21st century. More power to ya if you’re fine with IU being a bad basketball program, but I’m not. We don’t let our coaches recruit in the gray area. But then we also don’t hire good coaches because good coaches recruit in the gray area. So, we hire inferior coaches, handicap their recruiting, and then expect them to compete for conference and national championships. It’s comical, really. The holier than thou attitude is what has gotten us 4 tournament appearances in the past 13 seasons. 

[Brooks]

I think at this point its safe to say we have no idea what Dolson has in mind. I read several boards and all the " insiders" have different info. Dolson is definitely being tight lipped on this one. Guess we may not find out any real info till he is ready for it to come out. I commend him on this. Now hopefully I can give him the same props with the decision he makes for our new coach. Ill give whoever he hires the chance. 

[HoosierFan1994]

8 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

I don’t see how anyone is really out at this point. Guys that could have been hired but have not are still very much in play but may be a 2nd, 3rd or 4th option.  

That’s possible too. I’d just be a little upset if our coach has been available all along and we waited two weeks. This is the year you need a guy in place by final four weekend. I’ll wait for Stevens but I find it hard to believe they wait until June. 

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Your worldview completely ignores the realities of big-time college basketball in the 21st century. More power to ya if you’re fine with IU being a bad basketball program, but I’m not. We don’t let our coaches recruit in the gray area. But then we also don’t hire good coaches because good coaches recruit in the gray area. So, we hire inferior coaches, handicap their recruiting, and then expect them to compete for conference and national championships. It’s comical, really. The holier than thou attitude is what has gotten us 4 tournament appearances in the past 13 seasons. 

Winning and not blatantly cheating are not mutually exclusive.