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[Papacap]

5 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

Look guys I don’t blame you a second for the initial reaction and take no offense at your skepticism. And I will say it’s not like I’m in the room for these convos or that mark or the IU AD or anyone directly involved in these conversations has told me this stuff firsthand. Just thought it’d be of interest that this is what I’ve been told by being indirectly connected to this specific direction of the process.  And if you take a breath and think about it from a 90,000 foot view, it actually does make some sense in my opinion. 

Yeah, for that to make sense, you’d have to be very high so 90k feet is about right. 

[Gameface01]

Clem Haskins anyone?

Former player? Haris Mujezinovic. Hes3d it here first.  

Boy I need about a 20 page break. 

[sirhoosierlot]

6 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

Look guys I don’t blame you a second for the initial reaction and take no offense at your skepticism. And I will say it’s not like I’m in the room for these convos or that mark or the IU AD or anyone directly involved in these conversations has told me this stuff firsthand. Just thought it’d be of interest that this is what I’ve been told by being indirectly connected to this specific direction of the process.  And if you take a breath and think about it from a 90,000 foot view, it actually does make some sense in my opinion. 

It'll be ok Mark

 

[Uspshoosier]

5 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

Look guys I don’t blame you a second for the initial reaction and take no offense at your skepticism. And I will say it’s not like I’m in the room for these convos or that mark or the IU AD or anyone directly involved in these conversations has told me this stuff firsthand. Just thought it’d be of interest that this is what I’ve been told by being indirectly connected to this specific direction of the process.  And if you take a breath and think about it from a 90,000 foot view, it actually does make some sense in my opinion. 

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[Ctf9]

I’m just a lurker here but I will say Turgeon fits with at least two other Dolson attempted hires: Fitzgerald in football and Matta in basketball. 
 

I would much rather risk a young and unproven coach than go this route but I do think there’s evidence that this is a route that appeals to Dolson. 

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, TheDMV said:

I don’t work for a search firm and don’t know anyone who does, either. I haven’t said that, someone else did. Like I said, just a random personal connection.

look, again, I don’t take offense and sort of realize now that sharing was probably a dumb idea. 

I suggest you go punch this fake random connection in the face.  Troll elsewhere.

[OKHOOSIER]

Just now, Ctf9 said:

I’m just a lurker here but I will say Turgeon fits with at least two other Dolson attempted hires: Fitzgerald in football and Matta in basketball. 
 

I would much rather risk a young and unproven coach than go this route but I do think there’s evidence that this is a route that appeals to Dolson. 

Minus a couple final fours and BigTen championships, but yea, close. 

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, RoadRage said:

This is probably a stupid question, but if IU is interested in Dusty May, what is the process? Do they have to ask Michigan for permission to talk to him, is May free to just meet and discuss job openings without informing anyone, or is there an unwritten code of ethics that schools normally follow? Just curious if there is a procedure.

Unlike the professional leagues, I don't think there are any NCAA or Conference rules about seeking out coaches or coaches seeking out opportunities.  However, I suspect most preliminary work is done on a clandestine basis via agents.  Any agent worth anything, is on the phone to Scott trying to get his guy on "the list," if only to get an increase from his current school.  If you're a guy like May, you really want to find out if you're 1 or 2, or 3-5 -- so you know how serious to approach you extension at Michigan.  If you're a lesser know guy out of left field, you let him know there is interest and sell your guy.  Scott is doing the reverse.  Looking down his list and calling agents saying "what if?"  

[wirenuts]

I would like to suggest jon gruden. 

He may not be a basketball coach but the sideline antics would be pure gold

[Golfman25]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

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this is a free message board.  The information in this thread may or may not turn out to be true 

If it's on the internet, It's true.  Don't you know that.  :)  

[wirenuts]

I would like to suggest jon gruden. 

He may not be a basketball coach but the sideline antics would be pure gold

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

You having a legit back and forth humoring this dude has been killing me today. This has been high comedy. Our random new guy a day with hot takes streak is at like five if you’re scoring at home. 

Give the mods a break. We’re running low on ideas of how to keep traffic up around here. I’m not gonna throw anyone under the bus, but the Turgeon idea was @Stromboli’s. 

[RaceToTheTop]

Somehow I think that Jeff Goodman won’t be tweeting ‘Mark Turgeon says he is not a candidate’.

[BleedCubbieBlue]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Somehow I think that Jeff Goodman won’t be tweeting ‘Mark Turfron says he is not a candidate’.

Is Mark Turfron Turd Ferguson and Zach Efron’s love child?

[RaceToTheTop]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Give the mods a break. We’re running low on ideas of how to keep traffic up around here. I’m not gonna throw anyone under the bus, but the Turgeon idea was @Stromboli’s. 

Are you ******* serious?

and for once, the word ******* shouldn’t be censored.

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

Are you ******* serious?

No

[tyappleg]

8 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

I’m just a lurker here but I will say Turgeon fits with at least two other Dolson attempted hires: Fitzgerald in football and Matta in basketball. 
 

I would much rather risk a young and unproven coach than go this route but I do think there’s evidence that this is a route that appeals to Dolson. 

Thad Matta was 10 times the coach Mark Turgeon was.  He's lost his fastball now, but you can't even compare the 2. 

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

Is Mark Turfron Turd Ferguson and Zach Efron’s love child?

Maybe the true Mark Tufron is the friends we made along the way.

[HoosierDevils]

I'm also on the east coast so loosely affiliated with Patrick Ewing. He is in serious contention as well. If you think about it, it makes sense at a high level - Dolson likes former Knicks players with NBA coaching experience. It's been done before. 

[Ctf9]

3 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Thad Matt was 10 times the coach Mark Turgeon was.  He's lost his fastball now, but you can't even compare the 2. 

I agree! I would have been happy with Matta as the post-Archie hire, though it seems it wouldn’t have worked out. I have no info either. I’m just saying that sometimes I worry Dolson overrates longevity and experience. 
 

There’s no defending the idea of hiring Pat Fitzgerald for instance. 

Edited February 17, 2025 by Ctf9