General Coach Candidate News

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I’d guess some others do too, but I know a few IU media people and the stuff they can tell you is amazing.   But they don’t always run articles on it because of many reasons: (i) their sources may want it kept confidential, or at least not printed, (ii) it’s not double-sourced or sufficiently verified per journalistic standards, (iii) it’s not really relevant to their broader audience, and/or (iv) an article on it would cause a shitstorm of blowback from IU.

Given the above, that’s what makes message boards useful (and fun) for early stage and niche info.

[Stuhoo 91,122]

14 hours ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

Trilly Donovan isn’t national media for college hoops?

He is.

Welcome to 2025.

[HoosierInParadise 1,683]

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana
dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.
but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 
the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****
lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach
 

I get what you are saying here, but how is Dusty May any more believable or possible than Brad Stevens? He's only been in his current job for under a year. I would say that conventional thinking would make Dusty May more of a long shot than Brad Stevens...

[bobknightsghost 639]

Just now, IUHoosierJoe said:

Dusty May.  After that, and I don’t think it will get past that, but I’d give Scott Drew a call.  You?

I haven’t looked into drew much. Tough to argue about the success he’s had at Baylor. I’ve heard claims that his family is super religious and that’s why they like Waco and for that reason he may not be a good fit in Bloomington. No clue if that’s true

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2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

So... tell us more why you think Brad Stevens will be our next coach. 

At some point he'll just take the job out of pity for us IU fans. 

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@bobknightsghost have you heard some people think we might be linked to Brad Stevens in our coaching search? 

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1 minute ago, HoosierInParadise said:

6 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana
dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.
but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 
the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****
lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach
 

I get what you are saying here, but how is Dusty May any more believable or possible than Brad Stevens? He's only been in his current job for under a year. I would say that conventional thinking would make Dusty May more of a long shot than Brad Stevens...

Well for starters dusty May didn’t just get NBA executive of the year and help his team win the world championship nor did he turn the job down 4 years ago

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19 hours ago, johnsoniu said:

It was the original HSN. HoosierReb had a boatload of pictures. He also would email some that were reaalllly NSFW.

lol Yeah. A true patriot!!!

19 hours ago, JaybobHoosier said:

That’s not surprising to learn lol. @Naturalhoosier, was it Reb that met us in Bloomington for the IU vs Navy game and we snuck into Assembly Hall where we technically weren’t supposed to be? 

Reb brought the donuts to the tailgate.  @upperarlington was also part of that crew.  Dang that was a great time.  Full access to the court.  Just wish we had a basketball.

 

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5 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

That’s my number 1 too..

who else you got?

Steven brad is my second call

[Dave from Dayton 4,120]

I just read that a poster does not want to talk about Brad Stevens.  Should we vote him off of the island?

 

/s

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13 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Those guys aren’t well connected.

I admit to listening to Coyle’s show some, but he sure seems to speak via sphincter quite a good bit.

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10 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Honestly I’m just an IU fan that came here to have conversations about guys that actually might be the next coach at Indiana

dusty may, mick Cronin, Ben McCollum, etc.

but all you get is Brad Stevens mumbo jumbo here.. 

the only thing legit is that national media is saying he should be the first call we make, well no ****

lets have a conversation about who should be the next coach

 

Come back in 2 weeks.  

Trilly is legit, btw. 

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1 minute ago, Dave from Dayton said:

I just read that a poster does not want to talk about Brad Stevens.  Should we vote him off of the island?

 

/s

If I get voted off the island, I’ll never hear the location of Stevens and Dolsons next secret meeting.

[HoosierInParadise 1,683]

Well for starters dusty May didn’t just get NBA executive of the year and help his team win the world championship nor did he turn the job down 4 years ago

4 years is a long time. There are job opportunities I haven't taken but wished I had years later...things change over the course of a few years. However, with Dusty May, he hasn't even been there a year. I'm not buying that there is any greater chance that he comes over Brad Steven's situation...

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35 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

My point was if all of this stuff is actually going on then the national media would know about all of this and report it.

They don’t always have connections or confirmation and they don’t want to burn bridges by betraying confidential information. Some people on here have legit connections and hear things. Even a nobody like me lucked out when the Romeo Langford thing was going on—my niece was a New Albany cheerleader and friends with Romeo and she told me he told her he had decided he was going to IU and I posted that info here days before there was any national media confirmation—because none of them were imbedded as a good looking teenager girl hanging out with him. That’s the strength of this message board.

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On here, we ride the tail, of the GREAT WHITE WHALE!!!

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Just now, IUHAHN81 said:

On here, we ride the tail, of the GREAT WHITE WHALE!!!

Moby dick is our new coach?

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Just now, HoosierInParadise said:

5 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Well for starters dusty May didn’t just get NBA executive of the year and help his team win the world championship nor did he turn the job down 4 years ago

4 years is a long time. There are job opportunities I haven't taken but wished I had years later...things change over the course of a few years. However, with Dusty May, he hasn't even been there a year. I'm not buying that there is any greater chance that he comes over Brad Steven's situation...

You could be right. Dusty could be a long shot as well. If we get past those two, I start getting nervous. Not huge on Cronin. Just think he’s an @$$. McCollum is a risk because he’s never done it at this level.

[Dave from Dayton 4,120]

3 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

If I get voted off the island, I’ll never hear the location of Stevens and Dolsons next secret meeting.

Well, there has been a sighting... 

[IUHoosierJoe 2,181]

4 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

If I get voted off the island, I’ll never hear the location of Stevens and Dolsons next secret meeting.

The best part is, if you don’t hear about it, you won’t post 50 times that it’s completely made up.