General Coach Candidate News

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,128]

2 minutes ago, IsaacTor said:

Hey I posted a few days ago about brad saying no. Turns out I was one of those told info to steer people away. Sounds like Brad to IU is likely now. I was wrong and I am sorry for misleading you guys. 

Happy we are getting Brad 

Your apology is accepted by a grateful btb fanbase.   But if it happens again, we'll send Kathy to your doorstep to explain the process to you.   lol

[Hornsby 2,972]

Per Rabjohns..."Indiana vs. Kansas State is also in the works for 2025-2026"...Marquette and Kansas State is a strong beginning to a non-conference slate. If (big IF) we hire Brad Stevens, it would not be surprising to see the Hoosiers put into a Feast Week event (unless the Marquette game is part of an exempt event and we'd play campus games against a couple of smaller schools with Marquette as the headliner). Kind of odd to have scheduling stuff being done with no coach in place, unless....

Get rid of Woodson and beef up ths schedule. Must be getting a winner.

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[IsaacTor 627]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

No worries Isaac we knew you were but everyone has to play their role. All good and we still love you. Go Hoosiers

I do feel bad for steering people the wrong way. I thought the info I was told was accurate. Found truth out today and felt like an @$$. I'm sorry guys. 

[SamIam 701]

2 minutes ago, IsaacTor said:

I do feel bad for steering people the wrong way. I thought the info I was told was accurate. Found truth out today and felt like an @$$. I'm sorry guys. 

So what happened? 

[Chris007 50,887]

2 minutes ago, IsaacTor said:

I do feel bad for steering people the wrong way. I thought the info I was told was accurate. Found truth out today and felt like an @$$. I'm sorry guys. 

All we can do is report what we hear. We still have to take this thing across the finish line

[8bucks 6,828]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

I don't think he has ever mentioned it before (and therefore I haven't), but 8bucks was low-key awesome four years ago. I can confirm that we flat-out discussed that Woody was the very likely choice days before the news broke or Woody was even known to be in consideration.

This board has some low-key excellent posters with access that covers damn near every aspect of IU sports. That zero-$$ mod salary comes with some perks!

I forgot to look back at our conversation but that was on 3/23 as well.  Plus, as we all know, Scott wanted a zoom call, but Woody said Mike Woodson doesn't come to you... so unless Scott jumped in a plane that day then it would have been shortly after the Masshole comment on the 19th that they started talking.  

Found this Pat Forde article when looking for dates.  I don't remember if from before, but this comment does support the idea that Buckner was pretty forceful in the selection. Indiana hires Mike Woodson: Will he succeed as Hoosiers head coach? - Sports Illustrated

"How’s this for an echo chamber: A former basketball manager under Knight hires a former Knight player, with considerable urging from another former Knight player. One of the first people athletic director Scott Dolson (head manager of the 1988 IU team) thanked Monday was Quinn Bucker (point guard on the undefeated ’76 team). A person familiar with the inner workings at Indiana, who predicted several hours before the news broke that Woodson would get the job, described Buckner as “a bulldozer” in the process.

The strong-willed Buckner has bulldozed his way to a lot of success in life. Perhaps he will bulldoze a path back to greatness for his alma mater. We’ll see."

For the record, I am low-key awesome.  I would add as a signature but I am not that awesome.

[HoosierTrav 8,000]

28 minutes ago, Motley's said:

OK, who do you replace him with?

Gotta think Nico Harrison takes a hit on the fan voting this year. 

[IsaacTor 627]

Just now, Chris007 said:

All we can do is report what we hear. We still have to take this thing across the finish line

Doesnt help that I told friends and co-workers the info and had to backtrack today. Yeah still need across finish line as you said but I'm still overall thrilled if we can score from the 2 yard line

[GP711 537]

4 minutes ago, IsaacTor said:

I do feel bad for steering people the wrong way. I thought the info I was told was accurate. Found truth out today and felt like an @$$. I'm sorry guys. 

All is forgiven!! 

[IU Prof 1,324]

21 minutes ago, HoosierHuddle said:

Per Rabjohns..."Indiana vs. Kansas State is also in the works for 2025-2026"...Marquette and Kansas State is a strong beginning to a non-conference slate. If (big IF) we hire Brad Stevens, it would not be surprising to see the Hoosiers put into a Feast Week event (unless the Marquette game is part of an exempt event and we'd play campus games against a couple of smaller schools with Marquette as the headliner). Kind of odd to have scheduling stuff being done with no coach in place, unless....

Would K-State be neutral court too? Need a marquee OOC game in the Hall...

[tyappleg 4,560]

I promised myself I wouldn't buy into the BS hype again.  I'm failing miserably.

[OGIUAndy 808]

4 minutes ago, IsaacTor said:

I do feel bad for steering people the wrong way. I thought the info I was told was accurate. Found truth out today and felt like an @$$. I'm sorry guys. 

 

1 minute ago, IsaacTor said:

Doesnt help that I told friends and co-workers the info and had to backtrack today. Yeah still need across finish line as you said but I'm still overall thrilled if we can score from the 2 yard line

I can't tell if if you're being serious or not. So all of a sudden this thing is at the 2 yard line in a matter of a few days? 

[MrBBall 330]

Just now, OGIUAndy said:

 

I can't tell if if you're being serious or not. So all of a sudden this thing is at the 2 yard line in a matter of a few days? 

I wouldn’t pay any attention to this person. 

[ap2345 9,594]

2 minutes ago, IsaacTor said:

Doesnt help that I told friends and co-workers the info and had to backtrack today. Yeah still need across finish line as you said but I'm still overall thrilled if we can score from the 2 yard line

I’m sorry you got duped by Scott. I heard a couple people in the Trilly chat tell a similar story to yours and I told them then that it was a smokescreen lol

[4iufourever 133]

So we are getting Brad?  Not getting Brad?  I want my cake and want to eat it too!   This waiting around is killing me!!!  It's like I'm having flashbacks to the army.....hurry up and wait!  Let's get this done ASAP  ----signed, Impatient

[HoosierPapi4 69]

This is going to be the longest 4-5 weeks of my life. 

[BtownStrength 1,423]

28 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

That’s impressive, but didn’t the Celtics just win the championship….how did he fair in the same voting last season?

Unsure, but Brad's moves directly lead to the championship. He traded fan favorite Marcus Smart for Porzingis. He also acquired Jrue Holiday for injury prone Robert Williams and Malcolm Brogdon. Stevens is generally thought of as a top 3 executive, just as he was thought of as a top 3-5 coach before that. 

[Hoosier Guy 7,749]

We’re going to get him.  Dolson for AD of the century once he gets Stevens, on top of Cignetti last year.  We’ll be eating well.

[IsaacTor 627]

5 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

 

I can't tell if if you're being serious or not. So all of a sudden this thing is at the 2 yard line in a matter of a few days? 

It's not he is out then he is on the 2. He was never out. I was just flat out wrong

[maxwell 624]

21 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Is it wishful thinking that a monster schedule could be an indicator that Dolson has his guy, and it's a home run? 

HR with ducks on da pond. #stoked