General Coach Candidate News

[hoosierbannerd]

27 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I think one other thing that has changed or hopefully, Scott is using is how Cig is treated after one winning season as a football coach. That dude can walk on water. Now go get someone who does that with basketball and we'll be praying to you on Sunday mornings

Come unto me and I will give you B1G Championships and Final Fours...

[ap2345]

7 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

He added that he took the field because he thinks both Pearl & Beard are non-starters and that the math dictates that he take the field.

 

1 minute ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

what'd he say

that

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

what'd he say

It's favorable to Brad and Dusty so you won't like it. So no reason to share it :-)

[Shoes_N_Shorts]

If you zoom out, it really does sound like it's

1. Stevens

2. Dusty

I can't imagine it gets past there. 

See you in 6 weeks!

[dwtaylor1055]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

It's favorable to Brad and Dusty so you won't like it. So no reason to share it :-)

it'll be favorable when one of those two choose IU.  if not, I suppose we all can settle with Mick

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

[Napleshoosier]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

The UL campus is so bad lol. Pretty nice athletics campus though despite the location and the Yum Center downtown is first class. Related since it's close to campus: I was stunned to learn that Churchill Downs is in the middle of...that area right in the middle of the city.

The Speed Museum is pretty cool. Got lots of really cool Indian artifacts and stuff.  The campus pretty much sucks!  Always has and I’m sure always will.  Ur right, Churchill is in the middle of a dumpy area. When it was built I’m sure it was on the outskirts of town but that was along time ago.  The powers that be in L-ville let it go down hill.  The east is the only area worth a crap.  Louisville does have some real nice city parks.  Cherokee and Seneca, etc and some nice public golf courses except Shawnee.  I’ve heard you can get guns stuck in ur face and robbed there now.  To bad.  I used to play those courses in high school and college. 

[Muskie plays the four]

20 minutes ago, iubb said:

Brad Pit is our new head coach 

Legend of the falls Brad Pitt ? If so I'm in on  Tristan fighting bears at half time  

[Chris007]

5 minutes ago, Shoes_N_Shorts said:

I

See you in 6 weeks!

That is the part that sucks. As Tom Petty said Waiting is the hardest part

[hoosierbannerd]

4 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

It's favorable to Brad and Dusty so you won't like it. So no reason to share it :-)

If you care too... argue Dusty over Brad as far as a coach (other than IU ties). There are concerns about his teams losing leads? Can he "build a monster?"

[HoosierTrav]

1 hour ago, HOOSIERINJURTLAW said:

Just out of curiosity, what do fans think is a BIG NAME/HOME RUN? Take Stevens out of the equation, is MAY a big name?

I would place him in that category, yes. Along with Drew, Few, Beard (whom I know isn’t an option)…. Guys that would excite the fanbase and have very little downside risk. 

[Kentuckysucks]

My biggest concern with Cronin would be recruiting.  Doesn’t look like he’s landed a single top 100 player in 2025 and only got one in 2024 and that was a kid from LA.  I feel like Alford recruited a lot better there.  Is he really that much of an @$$ that no one wants to play for him?

[Chris007]

Just now, hoosierbannerd said:

If you care too... argue Dusty over Brad as far as a coach (other than IU ties). There are concerns about his teams losing leads? Can he "build a monster?"

Eats, drinks, breathes basketball. Slightly younger. Lived this for many years as a manager and staff member so know what it's like and what to expect. Seems like he knows how to build a team to how he wants his team to play. Fun style to play.

Was my next-door neighbor at Jackson heights, which Brad never was.

[jbeaman9]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

That is the part that sucks. As Tom Petty said Waiting is the hardest part

Rabby had a quote on the radio today that made me go "hmmmmm....."

"Lot of coaching announcements come somewhere around the final 4 weekend. The convention, agents, coaches, associates, associates of associates, all meeting in the city with the final 4. If that's the timeline, we're looking at 4-6 weeks, something like that, of a coaching search. It could happen before that, and I think it's probably likely, right now, that it does happen before that."

[kottke]

Just now, jbeaman9 said:

Rabby had a quote on the radio today that made me go "hmmmmm....."

"Lot of coaching announcements come somewhere around the final 4 weekend. The convention, agents, coaches, associates, associates of associates, all meeting in the city with the final 4. If that's the timeline, we're looking at 4-6 weeks, something like that, of a coaching search. It could happen before that, and I think it's probably likely, right now, that it does happen before that."

That would have to mean Stevens then, no?

[Trish]

We just wrapped up practice, I saw an interesting tweet. Anything happening? Woodson file for unemployment? 

[jbeaman9]

Just now, kottke said:

That would have to mean Stevens then, no?

In my unprofessional opinion, it means Stevens OR a HC who's team is out of the tournament by that time. So, technically, if Michigan or UCLA or whoever is out early, it could get done earlier than the final 4.

[rayl456]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

That is the part that sucks. As Tom Petty said Waiting is the hardest part

Or…”Runnin’ down a dream, that never would come to me, workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads”

[Napleshoosier]

47 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I say if Stevens and May say no, just hire McCollum and call it a day. I don't care where he has coached because winners win no matter where they coach. It is obviously he has built a culture in his program and get kids to fit that culture to win at that high of a rate.

Boring basketball. 

[CrossboneIU22]

Everyone, we have several days/weeks left until anything gets closer to a resolution I think.  To get us through, maybe we need a schedule.  That way some people can actually get our work done and only visit during their preferred times.  Sorry Chris, you are still required to refresh every 5 minutes to answer questions that you already answered 5 pages back for the 5th time because no one wants to go back and read the 20 pages that just posted in the last hour. (I'm guilty as charged right here)

7:00 AM - WAKE UP (For Some)

7:01 AM - Discussion about last nights message board insiders from other boards and media people.

8:00 AM - New news or reports that the STEVENS stuff is false and inaccurate and he is not coming.

9:00 AM - Chris/AP/Yeags pops in to reassure us everything is on schedule but it is fluid

9:01 AM - WAKE UP (For the rest of us)

10:00 AM - BEARD and CRONIN discussion

11:00 AM - MAY discussion

12:00 PM - Random poster visits with info that Stevens is not happening and panic sets in

12:30 PM - Lunch and Kathy reminds us its a process and we are not following our own process because the sky is actually water but nothing is starting for another 6 weeks even though it has already started a year ago.

1:00 PM - FEW discussion along with up and comers with historical facts

2:00 PM - OTZ and OATS discussion

3:00 PM - PEARL and DREW discussion

4:00 PM - MCCOLLOM and MCCASLAND discussion

4:05 PM - BUZZ WILLIAMS discussion

4:10 PM - COLLINS discussion

4:11 PM - SHAKA discussion

4:12 PM - BEARD beating of a dead horse discussion

4:30 PM - Moderator tells us to knock off the BEARD and DV talk. 

4:31 PM - Stevens and Celtics discussion about what is and isn't true but may all be true or may none be true.

4:58 PM - Track Flights

5:00 PM - New Info is coming in that may or may not be true

6:00 PM - Chris/AP/Yeags confirms that Stevens is still in play and not to worry 

7:00 PM - STEVEN and MAY discussions

8:00 PM - Discussion about whichever potential candidate is killing it or getting destroyed on the court currently

9:00 PM - The Sky is falling crowd discussion

9:15 PM - The future is bright crowd discussion

10:00 PM - Beer/Alcohol Discussion

10:45 PM - Incoherent ramblings from a couple of drunk posters about the most random things

11:30 PM - Good night and nice dreams about Steven and/or May or nightmares about Processes, Shaka, and Beard

12:00 PM - ZzzzzzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

Rinse and Repeat

 

(This was meant to provide humor, not a dig at anyone specific and with the greatest amount of respect for those mentioned in this thread, well except for one)