General Coach Candidate News

[JSHoosier 21,933]

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.

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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 2,631]

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 22,104]

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 5,383]

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. 

[iu eyedoc 3,819]

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 22,104]

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 1,890]

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.

[Banksyrules 5,296]

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.

Don’t spit on my cupcake and call it frosting Stuhoo.  Let me dream and THEN I come here cry typing when actual reality hits. 

[Crazy about IU 265]

49 minutes ago, lillurk said:

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

If this is true I agree 100% Jerry doesn’t have to give us a name. Plus most current coaches would not be negotiating terms of a contract while coaching a team. It is very obvious who they have if they already got there man. But the big question is is it true not who it is.

[Silat Player 1,336]

53 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

Whenever I see Cronin, I can't help but think of Bill Burr. And that, of course, always makes me think of when he completely obliterated Philly. LOL

 

[JimmerNoe 881]

Other than Beard, I do think it’s interesting that we aren’t getting any early rumors from the big sites about people we’ve reached out to or who have some legs. Unless trilly or peegs have said otherwise and I’ve missed it.

i know it’s been two days, but not sure how quickly mid season vs traditional hiring processes go. With a big national spotlight I just figured we would start hearing tons of “rumors” of some sort right out of the gate. Seems like we are only hearing Stevens stuff. 

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5 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

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.

I think the Trilly piece is really interesting here, and probably confirms that there is one target right now and until that target says no, the search doesn’t shift. Part of me also wonders about the stuff Thamel said on Saturday. He made it pretty clear there was and would be a lot of interest in our job with the proven NIL. How hilarious would it be if Woody getting 5 million in roster money to fail got us a huge name lol

[JSHoosier 21,933]

2 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

If this is true I agree 100% Jerry doesn’t have to give us a name. Plus most current coaches would not be negotiating terms of a contract while coaching a team. It is very obvious who they have if they already got there man. But the big question is is it true not who it is.

They could feel good about it and still be wrong. Our insiders felt good last time before our opponents collectively laughed at how stupid the hire was.

[Chris007 58,319]

Just now, JimmerNoe said:

Other than Beard, I do think it’s interesting that we aren’t getting any early rumors from the big sites about people we’ve reached out to or who have some legs. Unless trilly or peegs have said otherwise and I’ve missed it.

i know it’s been two days, but not sure how quickly mid season vs traditional hiring processes go. With a big national spotlight I just figured we would start hearing tons of “rumors” of some sort right out of the gate. Seems like we are only hearing Stevens stuff. 

I think Scott likes having the Beard information out there even if it’s all coming from Beards agent and some friends who are former players. It lets him do his work behind the scenes without people paying attention. 

[iu eyedoc 3,819]

52 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

Whenever I see Cronin, I can't help but think of Bill Burr. And that, of course, always makes me think of when he completely obliterated Philly. LOL

 

When I here the name Dusty May,  the name reminds me of a 70's female hippie folk singer or a stripper.

[lillurk 4,609]

Jerry also said he expected an announcement right after the season and before the tourney starts.

So huge contract for a guy who isn’t currently coaching.

Hmm.

[Stuhoo 86,564]

By the way, y’all may not like Jeff Goodman, but he has sources at IU. He won’t come out and say much declarative, but he dropped Cronjn’s name early and hasn’t backed off.

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2 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

When I here Dusty May,  the name reminds me of some 70's female hippie folk singer.