General Coach Candidate News

[MikeRoberts 7,427]

33 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m kinda surprised y’all haven’t caught yeagley’s careful choice of words and the distinction.

When Dusty May chose his words carefully yesterday? Everyone jumped on the distinction.

ap2345 has been clear he thinks it’s Stevens or May, but Yeagley has said no such thing to my knowledge.

Now he may jump in and 100% clear this up, but until then “Dolson’s guy” is a mystery to me.

He has made it very clear that Stevens is Dolson’s guy and that we’re getting him. 2021 and again now

[Unexpectedflash 1,183]

2 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Yeah there are some non-Stevens guys who might require that. I like Oats too, if Bill Self wants to move on (why? And also I’m a little worried he’s losing his fastball), etc. But of the candidates on anyone’s hot board, one guy is gonna require that bill

I know people call us crazy but KU fans on the internet are getting antsy with bill since they’ve just been good the last three years instead of best team in the country

[iu eyedoc 2,683]

30 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m kinda surprised y’all haven’t caught yeagley’s careful choice of words and the distinction.

When Dusty May chose his words carefully yesterday? Everyone jumped on the distinction.

ap2345 has been clear he thinks it’s Stevens or May, but Yeagley has said no such thing to my knowledge.

Now he may jump in and 100% clear this up, but until then “Dolson’s guy” is a mystery to me.

So are you saying WestCon HC with

is his "Guy?"

 

 

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 812]

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[Pagoda 1,676]

1 minute ago, Unexpectedflash said:

I know people call us crazy but i KU fans on the internet are getting antsy with bill since they’ve just been good the last three years instead of best team in the country

NIL era is reducing an important Bill Self competitive advantage…

[lillurk 4,010]

Just now, Unexpectedflash said:

I know people call us crazy but i KU fans on the internet are getting antsy with bill since they’ve just been good the last three years instead of best team in the country

Yep, and if anything their luck/reputation/poll status has outpaced their actual quality lately. That’s why as much as I think he’d be an upgrade, there are many other options I’d explore beforehand.

[Unexpectedflash 1,183]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

NIL era is taking away an important Bill Self competitive advantage…

Unsurprisingly his teams have gotten worse after he got hunter Dickinson. I wonder why 

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7 minutes ago, lillurk said:

IU is not going to 10 years, 9.2M/year for anyone other than one guy this offseason, IMHO

I don't think so either, but 9.2 for 10 years would get anyone in college, unless they just really love where they're at, and even then they'd probably take it.

[Demo 21,085]

8 minutes ago, lillurk said:

IU is not going to 10 years, 9.2M/year for anyone other than one guy this offseason, IMHO

I think the only other guy for whom a contract like that would be necessary and in play would be Pearl. 

[JSHoosier 21,053]

46 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Nate Oats has a style of play that’s fun and entertaining. I’d take him over any of the slow it down, put me to sleep styles. If we are spending $100ish on Stevens (which I don’t believe) then Oats buyout isn’t an issue. And frankly every coach in the country is on the table with the money being rumored. No reason to settle for anything but a national championship level coach. Cronin? Meh. 

If I were to guess I'd say there's only one person IU would pony up that kind of money for.

[Unexpectedflash 1,183]

As someone living in Omaha I’m probably Greg McDermotts biggest fan on this board. Elite coaching job this year having them first in the big east after losing pop isaacs. Made it to at least the sweet 16 in 3 out of the last 4 years. They run some beautiful stuff. Creighton NIL is nothing special compared to the rest of big east but he knows how to build a team that fits. 

[JSHoosier 21,053]

3 minutes ago, Demo said:

I think the only other guy for whom a contract like that would be necessary and in play would be Pearl. 

Pearl would be a great hire, but IU isn’t giving that to Bruce Pearl and have to make his son coach in waiting.

[brandct 621]

58 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

The idea that a search committee and all the cost and legwork involved would be just “optics” is ridiculous to me. He almost certainly has his first choice ID’d and I would bet on his having started the back channel talks, but highly doubt anything is a done deal, that’s a big process with lots of moving parts including ongoing negotiations with the existing team(s) that want to keep the coach in question. 

The search firm will be able to do more than just help “search” the AD will be the guy that does his own search. They will do the background checks, start work on the contracts, be able to do more background checks door contacts while trying to iron out details without having people watching their every move, and so much more. It’s dotting I’s and crossing T’s of things that have to happen behind the scenes where the AD can keep things quiet until it’s time to tell everyone.

[mdiu28 2,114]

42 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m kinda surprised y’all haven’t caught yeagley’s careful choice of words and the distinction.

When Dusty May chose his words carefully yesterday? Everyone jumped on the distinction.

ap2345 has been clear he thinks it’s Stevens or May, but Yeagley has said no such thing to my knowledge.

Now he may jump in and 100% clear this up, but until then “Dolson’s guy” is a mystery to me.

Are you referring to the capitalized Few from his post of few days ago? That'd be great, just don't see him leaving. 

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1 minute ago, brandct said:

The search firm will be able to do more than just help “search” the AD will be the guy that does his own search. They will do the background checks, start work on the contracts, be able to do more background checks door contacts while trying to iron out details without having people watching their every move, and so much more. It’s dotting I’s and crossing T’s of things that have to happen behind the scenes where the AD can keep things quiet until it’s time to tell everyone.

Lets hope Stevens didn’t ever strangle his agent.

[Demo 21,085]

3 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Are you referring to the capitalized Few from his post of few days ago? That'd be great, just don't see him leaving. 

Of all the guys we’re throwing around here that it’s not gonna be, the not-gonna-be-ingest is Few. 

[OKHOOSIER 4,038]

19 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

I know people call us crazy but KU fans on the internet are getting antsy with bill since they’ve just been good the last three years instead of best team in the country

We just get a bad rap because we’ve done this so many times. UNC fans in my area are losing their minds over Hubie/plenty want him fired and he was ACC coach of the year last season. The NIL/transfer era giveth and taketh, and programs like KU and UNC are learning this isn’t 2012 where recruits magically wanna go to *checks notes* Lawrence Kansas. 
 

Bama and UGA are learning this now too in football. Whereas once they would stack 4/5 star talent on the three deep, and hoarding it away from other schools, now they can’t. 

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58 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m kinda surprised y’all haven’t caught yeagley’s careful choice of words and the distinction.

When Dusty May chose his words carefully yesterday? Everyone jumped on the distinction.

ap2345 has been clear he thinks it’s Stevens or May, but Yeagley has said no such thing to my knowledge.

Now he may jump in and 100% clear this up, but until then “Dolson’s guy” is a mystery to me.

May's answer yesterday was almost an admission of interest/yearning.

Reporter: Any interest in the IU job?

Dusty: It's flattering, it's crazy, I love being at UM, this place is my foundation, but I'm happy at Mich.

Reporter: Is there anything you can say to Mich fans that are worried?

Dusty: There is nothing I can say, hasn't crossed my mind other than what friends and family have said.

 

Loved coaching at UM

 

IU is my foundation

 

Friends and family

 

Those sound like talking points from a resignation from UM taking IU job speech.

 

[Demo 21,085]

38 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

I know people call us crazy but KU fans on the internet are getting antsy with bill since they’ve just been good the last three years instead of best team in the country

The bar there is insane. Legitimately unreasonable. But it won’t be shocking if Self pulls the plug soon. Go play with the grandkids. Maybe after next year, something like that. Dude’s in his 60’s, rich, done everything he can do. And heart stuff is not nothin’. And he might not be Jay Wright great on tv, but he’d be really good. Not hard to see. 

[IU Prof 1,208]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m kinda surprised y’all haven’t caught yeagley’s careful choice of words and the distinction.

When Dusty May chose his words carefully yesterday? Everyone jumped on the distinction.

ap2345 has been clear he thinks it’s Stevens or May, but Yeagley has said no such thing to my knowledge.

Now he may jump in and 100% clear this up, but until then “Dolson’s guy” is a mystery to me.

We know Brad was Dolson's top choice last time. If, and that's still a big IF, Dolson does truly have his guy in the fold, then I'd be shocked if it wasn't Stevens. I doubt Jerry'd have said, twice, "it's all happening" in reference to Dusty or Mick.

Add to this the fact Trilly said he hadn't heard any buzz with IU doing backchannelling to college coaches, which is consistent with targeting an NBA guy.

To be clear, I'm not saying I think it is Brad. Just that he's the only plausible candidate if our guy is already in the bag.