General Coach Candidate News

[JSHoosier]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

Would be the end of the program.  I don’t buy that at all.  No way Dolson is that stupid.

I'd hope not, but he gave Woodson a 1m raise for what should be bare minimum expectations.

[OKHOOSIER]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

One thing I was told today from the former athlete board that Dolson talks to is don’t be surprised if it’s a Brad, just not the Brad everyone wants. Kind of sad.

We could definitely do worse than Brownell, but whooo boy would that be a let down. But after the last 25 years also the most Indiana Basketball thing we could do lol

[BtownStrength]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I was afraid of Brad Brownell

That would be a gut punch 

[#1fanofafrin]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I was afraid of Brad Brownell

[LamarCheeks]

My prediction: We get Stevens ... 

... in 2055

After turning us down six times in 30-plus years -- he agrees to make his long-awaited, much-anticipated return to the Hoosier state. 

"At 78 years of age, I realize -- I'm no longer a Masshole, and am ready to come back to Indiana and live out my childhood dream of coaching the Hoosiers," Stevens said in a press release.

Before leaving, Boston throws him a massive party! 

[TTT]

So after all the speculation is IU now back to Brad Stevens as the next IU men’s basketball coach?

[spe317]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

One thing I was told today from the former athlete board that Dolson talks to is don’t be surprised if it’s a Brad, just not the Brad everyone wants. Kind of sad.

You wash your mouth (fingers in this case?) out with soap. That’s a hard nope nope nope. 

[maxwell]

10 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Bottom line: If Scott Dolson hired Beard, it would mean he did his homework. And I’d trust that.

"did his homework" along with a very strong sales presentation and close of Pam Whitten.

[Hoosier987]

I’m pretty sure we would all unite against Brownell. That would be an awful hire. Look at the Clemson message boards. They don’t care if he left. Some are even hoping we take him. Wow. That’s a disaster. 

[HoosierInParadise]

My prediction: We get Stevens ... 
... in 2055

He makes his long-awaited, much-anticipated return to the Hoosier state. 
"At 78 years of age, I realize -- I'm no longer a Masshole, and am ready to return to Indiana to live out my childhood dream of coaching the Hoosiers," Stevens said in a press release.

Before leaving Boston throws him a massive party! 

We better save Woodson's raised seat...

[darB s'tI]

11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

One thing I was told today from the former athlete board that Dolson talks to is don’t be surprised if it’s a Brad, just not the Brad everyone wants. Kind of sad.

That would be the opposite of making a splash. Gross. 

[lillurk]

2 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

I'd hope not, but he gave Woodson a 1m raise for what should be bare minimum expectations.

I don’t know what happened in the negotiations but it always seemed like this was a horse trade to me and in exchange he got the right to pay any termination fee in payments as low as $1M a year; those two things were added to CMW’s contract at the same time. 

[Ryno6284]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I was afraid of Brad Brownell

NO F'N WAY!

[lillurk]

Underwood meets the Thamel criteria and is a good coach. Brownell …think how many dudes would have to say no before we got to him, no offense to BB

[go iu bb]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

One thing I was told today from the former athlete board that Dolson talks to is don’t be surprised if it’s a Brad, just not the Brad everyone wants. Kind of sad.

Hiring Brownell wouldn't be kind of sad, it would be very sad. He's having a good year in a crappy ACC. At Clemson, he's only 59% overall and 52% in conference.

This is the exact type of hire IU avoids, it would be pathetic but also par for the course. If that does end up being the case, it'll show that Buckner and company may have pushed for Woodson but Dolson was also likely very much on board that train. 

I guess since Stevens is out of the picture IU is going to IU.

Maybe the next AD would get the basketball hire right in 4 years.

[Henryville Hoosier]

2 minutes ago, iu-dl said:

That would be the opposite of making a splash. Gross. 

Belly flop

[BGleas]

11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

One thing I was told today from the former athlete board that Dolson talks to is don’t be surprised if it’s a Brad, just not the Brad everyone wants. Kind of sad.

This isn't meant to discredit you. Just sharing my reaction. 

I would just be very surprised if Scott Dolson told a bunch of AAU coaches on a call who he was hiring, or if he told an athlete board. 

There's no way he's talking to people like that about the search. If he is, then it's an indicator that's he not really in charge of this, which I think we all agree he is. 

[Pagoda]

Just now, lillurk said:

Underwood meets the Thamel criteria and is a good coach. Brownell …think how many dudes would have to say no before we got to him, no offense to BB

I think we would go with our best bet midmajor coach before Brownell.

[JSHoosier]

3 minutes ago, iu-dl said:

That would be the opposite of making a splash. Gross. 

It'd be a splash, in a toilet bowl.

[Hoosierfan1901]

12 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I was afraid of Brad Brownell

That doesn’t surprise me…