General Coach Candidate News

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2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Has Brad given them the same “no?”   I just don’t buy that “I am not a candidate” = no.  That’s weasel language.  No means no.   

Because there was never anything being discussed between IU and Brad.  He was never an option.  He doesn’t need to issue a public denial.  

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I just got off the phone with a source that is very high up in the IU administration (initials are PW but that’s the only hint I’m giving). This anonymous person said that Brad is actually waiting until the Celtics find out which seed they’ll be in the playoffs, and then he’ll sign the contract. They also said that Goodman is being paid to be a smokescreen because they’re nervous about Shams leaking it before Woodson is gone. Something about property damage? Go Hoosiers!

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10 minutes ago, GP711 said:

Brain dead comment. Believe me or don’t, don’t care but I’m not trolling. 

You don’t have enough credibility around here to push back like this. You and Isaac showed up blowing a bunch of smoke that promptly had cold water thrown on it. You’re in a different boat than the Chris/Jerry types around here, lol. It’s a free message board so have at it, just don’t expect to be taken remotely seriously when you’ve been here for a minute and dead wrong about stuff you’re stating with confidence.

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7 hours ago, IsaacTor said:

Just had a long sit down with a buddy getting a full update. As of now the plan is to have brad sign the contract on March 2nd. He wants to essentially finish his season as a GM with the Celtics which mainly ends in March 1st as a GM. The verbal agreement still stands but he does not want any announcement until after that point. So the signing Monday won't occur but this is all but locked down. Contract is 6 years 67 million and brad has an option to extend to 10 years after year 3. Includes promises towards IU funded NIL and assistant pools but I don't know the value behinds those numbers. 

Just be patient. Hate me because of Goodman's tweet but there is a reason for all this optimism and it's that Brad still is a verbal agreement with IU and both IU and Stevens camp agree to all contract terms. 

 

Brad brownell will not be happy.  I heard he has just set up with a tour of the set of Gilligans island.  

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1 minute ago, Golfman25 said:

Has Brad given them the same “no?”   I just don’t buy that “I am not a candidate” = no.  That’s weasel language.  No means no.   

I agree the language is vague and it sounds like it could be a Saban situation.  I can’t shake that feeling either.

I’m just sharing what they think, I don’t know exactly what they did to investigate the statement.  They are pros and while I don’t want to believe them, I am forcing myself to.

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11 hours ago, wirenuts said:

Is there anybody in here that actually likes Goodman as a reporter?

Call it a poll. 

Yes I do.  Talia Goodman does an excellent job reporting on women's bball.

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49 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

So much Beard and Stevens talk. What makes either of them better than Dusty May? Stevens has been out of college basketball for an eternity. 

I’ll be honest I do not understand the love affair with Beard from a strictly coaching perspective. He’s being canonized for a two year run at TT half a decade ago. His conference coaching record is pedestrian at the P4 level and seriously inflated by one outstanding year at TT, followed immediately by two mediocre seasons before leaving town. Maybe he would have made Texas a juggernaut, we will never know since he got fired for cause. His coaching record on paper looks worse than Cronin with less tournament and P4 experience. 
 

I think he’s a good coach, but the emotion of the disagreement I think has people putting him in some weird class by himself when the numbers and record don’t actually warrant that level of obsession. 

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9 hours ago, HoosierTrav said:

We also have nothing to lose and have a crappy program….. beard or not…. Just putting things into perspective. 

The University and its fans continue to hold onto this outdated perception of the programs value and status in the college basketball world. We have accomplished little to nothing over the last 30+ years….. so little that the only people who view us as a blueblood are Indiana fans and people like Dick Vitale….

The elitist attitude and moral superiority of the university and fans, is frustrating. It’s really wearing thin on me, honestly. 

So many of the fans refuse to extend grace to any coach with any known past transgressions. As if they are completely irredeemable…There are people on this site who still despise Kelvin Sampson and would adamantly say they wouldn’t want him. 

I’m not calling you out individually. I appreciate a lot of your posts and perspective on most things. Again…Just exhausted from people not extending any grace to anyone that’s not a saint.

The way I see it, is that IU doesn’t have anything to lose. We are at the absolute rock bottom, when you consider our history and where we are now. We’ve won 5 titles,  haven’t won one in nearly 40 years, and have no legitimate reasons to believe we will be able to compete for one in the next 2-5 years….. or beyond… unless this hire is absolutely nailed. 
 

If we hire a guy that’s is clearly below Beards level, than I personally don’t know that I’ll be able to give much more attention and support to the program. It will be officially dead to me. I’m sick of the false hope. I need to see action at this point. 
 

Respect to anyone who sees it differently. 
 

People despise Sampson for what he did at IU and how that impacted IU.

Refuse to extend grace to any coach with any known past transgressions? I guess you haven't seen all the posts that would be  happy to have Pearl or Few to name 2 with past transgressions that people would be willing to forgive.

DV is a whole other thing. Couple that with drinking and he's a time bomb. Worth the risk for someone who has won only 54% of P4 conference  games in his career and has been unable to come close to replicating the success he had 6 and 7 years ago?

IU will not hire Coach Facial Hair.

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10 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

@Scotty R, I've always respected you as a poster, because you fit the archetype of IU fan who really wishes it was still 1990 and I have a soft spot for those fans, but this is some pretty shameful sh*t. Did you really think nobody over here would see this? Be better. 

I couldn't care less if you anyone found out about that post because I posted pretty much the same thing in this board yesterday 

 

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I will say, if it’s Brownell then that means IU is not serious about resurrecting its men’s basketball program. I’m going to choose to believe that’s false/fake. I can see him being on a list of a 4th or 5th tier of coaching candidates, but no logical way he’s higher than that. I would rather take an up and comer that Brownell. 
 

Like I said, not gonna let that get me down, because I refuse to believe IU is that unserious about its program. 

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40 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Beard lost again to his cross state rival. That’s 6/7 losses in that rivalry game for him (according to cbs). Can’t be losing to your in state rival like that. Those are Archie numbers!

I checked out an Ole Miss forum and some were saying he has already gone to Indiana in his mind! LOL!

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40 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Beard lost again to his cross state rival. That’s 6/7 losses in that rivalry game for him (according to cbs). Can’t be losing to your in state rival like that. Those are Archie numbers!

Hes in his 2nd year? 

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1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Hes in his 2nd year? 

Gotta wait until he gets his guys 

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FWIW Bloomington people i know that donate mid-high level think it’s May or Cronin.  But they don’t know either.  Connected to Hoosier Hysterics. 
 

That matches what I believe which is May All Day.  Cronin fits the narrative Dolson describes.  But the fanbase will have to warm up if it goes that way. Temperature is pretty cold for Cronin. 

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22 minutes ago, GP711 said:

Brain dead comment. Believe me or don’t, don’t care but I’m not trolling. 

I appreciate the information.

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I just got off the phone with a source that is very high up in the IU administration (initials are PW but that’s the only hint I’m giving). This anonymous person said that Brad is actually waiting until the Celtics find out which seed they’ll be in the playoffs, and then he’ll sign the contract. They also said that Goodman is being paid to be a smokescreen because they’re nervous about Shams leaking it before Woodson is gone. Something about property damage? Go Hoosiers!

Lol

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9 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I couldn't care less if you anyone found out about that post because I posted pretty much the same thing in this board yesterday 

 

Apples and Oranges 

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4 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

FWIW Bloomington people i know that donate mid-high level think it’s May or Cronin.  But they don’t know either.  Connected to Hoosier Hysterics. 
 

That matches what I believe which is May All Day.  Cronin fits the narrative Dolson describes.  But the fanbase will have to warm up if it goes that way. Temperature is pretty cold for Cronin. 

If Cronin gets up there at the intro presser and does the “It’s Indiana” routine, he will get people on side pretty fast.  But he has to win…

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2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

FWIW Bloomington people i know that donate mid-high level think it’s May or Cronin.  But they don’t know either.  Connected to Hoosier Hysterics. 
 

That matches what I believe which is May All Day.  Cronin fits the narrative Dolson describes.  But the fanbase will have to warm up if it goes that way. Temperature is pretty cold for Cronin. 

I don’t ever bring it up because I don’t consider them sources, but I’ve heard the same RE: May. That it’s always been him until it isn’t, which is also why I’ve said if he doesn’t sign an extension soon, I’ll be pretty convinced that’s where this is headed. Reality is I don’t think anyone really knows what Dolson is doing except for Dolson who I trust not to Jack this up. Pretty low bar to clear after the last eight years. 

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2 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Can we just ban Isaac for obvious trolling I mean it’s verging on cruelty at this point lol 

Now wait just a minute… I was attacked for comments like this. I thought obvious storytelling was encouraged. 

Edited Sunday at 01:51 PM by Truthhurts