General Coach Candidate News

[Pagoda 2,384]

14 minutes ago, Motley's said:

Can't imagine Scott Drew will ever leave Baylor. If he ever does, it won't be a public university.

"Everything we do around the program is Christ-centered," he told CBN News. "The great thing is we can prepare champions for life. And that's a spiritual, academic, and character formation in athletics. So for us to be able to incorporate the spiritual part has been so key and paramount to all our success and He's blessed us."

When asked about the importance of religious freedom in America, Drew said he is glad to be at a Christian university where he can openly share his faith.

"Baylor University gives you that opportunity. Spiritually we're allowed to have an impact in our players' lives, so many of my coaching friends [that] are devout in their faith are at institutions where they can't," he explained. "I am a much better husband, father, spiritually I have grown from the staff that we have because we will do coach's bible studies together and we start every meeting in prayer."

Yep. UK made a huge run at him and he passed.  If he went with us that would be surprising, we are similar to UK, just in a college town and we have our teeth.

But, who knows, maybe the Indiana angle matters.

[HoosierMoore 347]

39 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Dusty May: The Dust Sweepers

May-hem?

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,490]

8 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Al Michales saying Do you believe in miracles is maybe the greatest line in all of sports broadcasting. I remember it well being 4 years old (Not really). But I also believe in miracles and believe were going to get this hire right. 

I've never been much of a hockey, maybe because I never took the time to understand it, but man that game gave me the chills. I was 15 at the time and hearing the chants of USA at the end of the game and Michaels' call is one of my favorite sports moments of all time.

"Do you believe in miracles" is right there with Jack Buck's "Go Crazy Folks" and "I can't believe what I just saw" as my favorite all time calls.

[IUHoosierJoe 1,707]

3 minutes ago, HoosierMoore said:

May-hem?

I like that, but we may have to change Assembly Hall’s name to Allstate Assembly Hall to be allowed to use it.  :)

[Ryno6284 3,458]

I thought Joe Hillman was a Woody guy?

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,749]

Boring week for Indiana hoops.  
 

I still think Dusty makes the most sense. However I’m concerned a second weekend for Michigan could really, really delay things.  
 

I could see it being Cronin tbh.  It’s being pushed by a lot of voices.  Not very exciting to me but he does have good stats.  Could be a lot worse, I suppose.  

I don’t see it being Drew.  
 

I just want whoever it is to get a good start in the portal.  
 

Really, really don’t want to miss the tournament 3 straight years.  

[Uspshoosier 49,856]

@WayneFleekHoosier your last post says hidden. Did you accidentally hit hide button when you hit send?  Happens to me sometimes.  I can unhide if you want 

[Uspshoosier 49,856]

Cronin going for win 500 tonight 

[thebigweave 439]

I was trying to get student section named based on the potential coaches but no one had any suggestions.
Like Cronin's Corner or the BS student section.  I know these suck but I was trying.
 

Cronin's Cronies/The Cronies

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[WayneFleekHoosier 49,749]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

@WayneFleekHoosier your last post says hidden. Did you accidentally hit hide button when you hit send?  Happens to me sometimes.  I can unhide if you want 

Yeah, accident. You can unhide. 

[ziggyiu 712]

If Cronin is hired, how about a student section named something like: "We wish May or Stevens or Drew or a lot of other people were our coach"?

It's not totally refined, but I can support the sentiment. 

[VFury 263]

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-02-18/ucla-mens-basketball-story-mick-cronin-500th-win-milestone

Doesn't exactly sound like the guy we've been painting the picture of wanting out of UCLA.

[IUHAHN81 2,863]

Everyday when I get home from work, the 1st thing my wife asks me is, "Any news on Brad?" It's like DAMMIT woman, the wound is still open!!!!!! Let me heal!!!!!!

[Chris007 53,141]

34 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Yep. UK made a huge run at him and he passed.  If he went with us that would be surprising, we are similar to UK, just in a college town and we have our teeth.

But, who knows, maybe the Indiana angle matters.

I thought someone said his wife wasn’t supportive of the move to Lexington is the reason he stayed at Baylor. They couldn’t find a church they liked. I think he’s a home run hire but a little too religious for me but I’ll support him if he’s the guy. 

[Hoosier Guy 7,886]

2 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

Everyday when I get home from work, the 1st thing my wife asks me is, "Any news on Brad?" It's like DAMMIT women, the wound is still open!!!!!! Let me heal!!!!!!

Same.  My wife tells me I’m obsessed with this entire situation.  I give her the “it’s only a hire that will determine if IU is good at basketball ever again” explanation.  It’s a valid explanation.

[Home Jersey 11,964]

5 minutes ago, VFury said:

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-02-18/ucla-mens-basketball-story-mick-cronin-500th-win-milestone

Doesn't exactly sound like the guy we've been painting the picture of wanting out of UCLA.

It doesn't, but keep in mind it's written by the LA Times... A few things that caught my eye... don't think he'd have a problem winning over our fanbase talking like this... 

 

"Having compiled a 499-231 record in 22 seasons, Cronin, 53, would become the youngest active Division I college basketball coach with 500 victories should his team prevail. Cronin likes to say he’s chasing banners, not wins.

Rather than reiterate that he’s not leaving UCLA or disarm the question with his mantra that he loves living in L.A. because he “turns left on Sunset” Boulevard, Cronin talked about the unforgiving nature of fans.

“I would say some people might be happy because some people are probably on [message] boards wanting me fired,” Cronin said with a laugh when asked what he would tell UCLA fans concerned about seeing him listed as a candidate for the Indiana job on message boards.

“And I’m being dead serious. Your popularity rating when you’re a coach, you have to check your ego — they booed [Arkansas coach] John Calipari at Kentucky, OK? You know what he did there? … So I’m well aware that I might be on a board for a job, but my board, somebody might want me to lose my job and I know I’m laughing, but I’m being serious, man. We get our @$$ beat Tuesday [against Minnesota], go ahead and check our boards.”

[raorIU 351]

3 hours ago, OKHOOSIER said:

That was a weekly occurrence in McNutt.  

Happened four times in one night. I was sick as hell and just flat out refused to leave my room for the fourth one. Turns out there was an actual fire, in the room one floor up from mine. They were pissed at me. I had to write an apology to the head guy (dean?) in charge of McNutt. Lame.

[hoosierbannerd 2,493]

1 hour ago, 68Hoosier said:

I was trying to get student section named based on the potential coaches but no one had any suggestions.

Like Cronin's Corner or the BS student section.  I know these suck but I was trying.

 

If it's an all male section for Cronin, it could be "Mick's D*cks!"...

[HoosierHoopster 7,565]

37 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

I've never been much of a hockey, maybe because I never took the time to understand it, but man that game gave me the chills. I was 15 at the time and hearing the chants of USA at the end of the game and Michaels' call is one of my favorite sports moments of all time.

"Do you believe in miracles" is right there with Jack Buck's "Go Crazy Folks" and "I can't believe what I just saw" as my favorite all time calls.

I was a HS hockey player at the time, that was such a memorable moment in time, and they were legit amateur- college athletes, not pros, and made it through the best for that win. Genuinely amazing 

[Trish 12,625]

57 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

Let's revisit the reasons why Dolson forced Woody into retirement mid season if he didn't feel comfy that he had his replacement. Just to shut fans up? Surely it wasn't to give heads up to the all the ADs to negotiate a contract extension with their current coaches. So if he didn't feel good he had someone locked up, im left to assume it was literally done to shut the fan base up with all the boos etc. Right or way off?

The timing is interesting. It could be settle the fan base. The boo's were getting very loud at home games. Perhaps Woodson did indeed "retire", I highly doubt it though but that could explain the timing.

Or maybe it's announced now so coaches can start putting feelers out to Indiana letting them know, -- hey, let's talk.