General Coach Candidate News

[Alford Bailey]

Cronin is picking up steam from legit media outlets. Several new articles out today. Obviously doesn’t happen til UCLA’s season is over.

[Muskie plays the four]

22 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

McDermott who someone on here said he needs to stay at the mid major level is currently coaching on FS1 in a sold out Madison Square Garden against Rick Pitino for first place in the Big East 

If nothing else McDermott would make IU fun to watch again. 

[RaceToTheTop]

Just now, Parakeet Jones said:

I posted a question in a similar vein on HSN. Basically I asked, if we hire a sitting college coach would we prefer 

A. A deep March run to build up his profile for future recruits, but we wait longer  

B.  He loses early, but we get him early to start portaling.  With this we potentially hear about his poor performance in March ad nauseum  

 

Early loss.  A deep March run increases the chances of his school ponying up to keep them.

[BA47591]

Does anyone think it won't be Dusty? 

7y-50m and incentives? 

I think he has a signing bonus of 1.5 ish to repay if he leaves before April 1.That shouldn't hold us back. Buyout is low. 

He's not everyone's #1 choice but probably in everyone's top 3. Then we can start the speculation about the roster. 

 

[Parakeet Jones]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Early loss.  A deep March run increases the chances of his school ponying up to keep them.

I concur. 

[Muskie plays the four]

6 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

No worries, blue tick.

Always thought of him as a  Walker.

[Ryno6284]

2 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said:

I posted a question in a similar vein on HSN. Basically I asked, if we hire a sitting college coach would we prefer 

A. A deep March run to build up his profile for future recruits, but we wait longer  

B.  He loses early, but we get him early to start portaling.  With this we potentially hear about his poor performance in March ad nauseum  

 

If it is May, I would say lose early, I don't think it would change the minds of the people that want him now.

If it is someone like Cronin or Buzz, etc. I think a deeper run would help people come around on them being coach at IU.

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, CrossboneIU22 said:

Why would Cronin even entertain leaving the Blue Blood UCLA for IU?  UCLA has a rich history of athletes and donors and their NIL potential is waiting to explode, with (in my opinion) larger potential than ours. Cronin being a Midwest guy is the only reason I can think of why he would even want to leave but even that is wishful thinking. He has never to my knowledge mentioned being enamored with the IU job like Pearl or Beard. He’s not a former IU or Indiana guy like Stevens, May, or Alford.

it would be very similar to Self leaving  Kansas for IU. I don’t see it even remotely happening. 

Compared to IU, they don't have the donors.  Also don't draw dick at home.  Through 14 home games this year they averaged 6,447 fans.  Cronin also hasn't been a fan of the long road trips that the West Coast teams have to do in the Big Ten.

[HoosierInParadise]

Cronin is picking up steam from legit media outlets. Several new articles out today. Obviously doesn’t happen til UCLA’s season is over.

Think his agent is putting his name out there to position him for a raise or do you think he would really have interest in the IU job?

[Alford Bailey]

2 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

Does anyone think it won't be Dusty? 

7y-50m and incentives? 

I think he has a signing bonus of 1.5 ish to repay if he leaves before April 1.That shouldn't hold us back. Buyout is low. 

He's not everyone's #1 choice but probably in everyone's top 3. Then we can start the speculation about the roster. 

 

Personally I think Michigan will lock him up

[monskisprodigy]

This Creighton v. St Johns game is a fun one…

I think I’d take McDermott. 

[lillurk]

Just now, Alford Bailey said:

Personally I think Michigan will lock him up

I think they might. They certainly can afford it, so in some respect it’s probably up to him, assuming the IU job is still there when his team’s done. 

[IUHoosierJoe]

3 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Probably the other guy Goodman said wasnt coming…..

Sorry, I’m not on Twitter.   Who else did Goodman say isn’t coming?

[HinnyHoosier]

25 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

4 of their last 6 are at home. They probably finish like 16-4. But he is a flavor of the month. Lol.

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More like the flavor of the last 2-3 years. Usually a recipe with that kind of flavor stays on the menu for a long while.

[JF87]

1 hour ago, IU_FanClub said:

If we as a fan base are treating Cronin like a non starter and ridiculous option I fear we have completely lost perspective. That guy is a winner. Not saying he’s my number one choice but the idea that hiring him would be some terrible mistake is just insane to me. 

Yes, but Archie was short.   :)

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

Does anyone think it won't be Dusty? 

7y-50m and incentives? 

I think he has a signing bonus of 1.5 ish to repay if he leaves before April 1.That shouldn't hold us back. Buyout is low. 

He's not everyone's #1 choice but probably in everyone's top 3. Then we can start the speculation about the roster. 

 

I don’t. I think Michigan will get him locked up. 

[OKHOOSIER]

Every win Dusty racks up is so frustrating and just increases the amount we are gonna have to overpay for not firing Woody’s @$$ last year if we can even get him to leave after one season.

Letting that potato coach a fourth year is gonna go down as an all time blunder if this turns into our Wisconsin moment with Dusty given how good he looks in year 1. 

[Ryno6284]

4 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

Does anyone think it won't be Dusty? 

7y-50m and incentives? 

I think he has a signing bonus of 1.5 ish to repay if he leaves before April 1.That shouldn't hold us back. Buyout is low. 

He's not everyone's #1 choice but probably in everyone's top 3. Then we can start the speculation about the roster. 

 

The one and only question is...Does Dusty want to coach IU!  If he does, UM won't be able to lock him up.

[Hoosierfan2017]

6 minutes ago, CrossboneIU22 said:

Why would Cronin even entertain leaving the Blue Blood UCLA for IU?  UCLA has a rich history of athletes and donors and their NIL potential is waiting to explode, with (in my opinion) larger potential than ours. Cronin being a Midwest guy is the only reason I can think of why he would even want to leave but even that is wishful thinking. He has never to my knowledge mentioned being enamored with the IU job like Pearl or Beard. He’s not a former IU or Indiana guy like Stevens, May, or Alford.

it would be very similar to Self leaving  Kansas for IU. I don’t see it even remotely happening. 

He doesn’t strike me as an LA guy, and no one in LA cares about college basketball. UCLA averages 6400 fans in a 13k arena. With all the things to do in LA, it’s just not high on the priority list m. Idk what their NIL is like, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it wasn’t great either  

https://www.si.com/college/ucla/news/bruins-david-singleton-iii-pauley-pavilion-01jkrvkx03tr

[Jet812]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Sure.

But Hiring someone that is proven great is not really an option unless by some miracle Stevens is a yes.

So hiring someone is more than an assessment of what they've done; it’s an assessment of what they could be. And some without an .800 win rate is fine;

Schertz is a far better, proven option now than he was a year ago, yet last year he was worshipped by the masses.

Anyone in their right mind would kill for Shaka, and he was crap at Texas. But he was very young and got better.

Cronin has shown us what he could be.  He could be solid, high floor.  Good for you though, lower expectations leads to less disappointment…