General Coach Candidate News

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Just now, IUguy77 said:

Peegs board guy that supposedly has sources. Said earlier he’s moving on from Brad and focusing on May and Drew. 

He just read my post last night lol.

[Chris007 52,524]

30 minutes ago, DSUMMITT said:

Like many of you - I've been around for every coaching change after RMK (and sadly refreshed boards since then - first time was IIBF and Indy Star boards mostly) but this one feels real important. Like generational anchor important.

Us RMK fans are getting long in the tooth - less and less fans remember even that 1991 team. We haven't had a coach since that's created a legacy. Crean a bit, I guess, but it was still too up and down and he needed a deeper run then sweet 16 to insure that imho. But the point being is - this feels like our time to make or break this brand to a certain degree. Very dramatic I know.

I'm sure I felt this way the last 3 hires - but this time just seems heavier - do you all feel that way? I guess in the NIL age you don't have to wait 3 or 4 years to evaluate so you can 'fail fast' but can we afford to do that again? SD has got to be feeling this. 

 

 

I 100% feel this way. We can't miss this time. We've had a couple of bad hires and the fan base is getting really restless. Lots of people are older and wondering if they will see another good run in their lifetime. Lots of younger fans who haven't ever seen a good run are starting to find something else to do with their time. Scott knows all of this and I'm sure does feel the pressure. I know some don't but I trust Scott. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,521]

https://x.com/bball_war3/status/1892600263673868757?s=46

[HoosierFan1994 4,898]

15 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

It’s getting to be a long time since we were serious contenders — it’s really only been one time in the last 20 years, with most seasons being completely uncompetitive.  I mean we have not been close to a good program for decades, often due to negligence, which makes it even more frustrating.  All these bad years slowly chip away at interest in the team.  If it doesn’t happen now with our top-5 NIL… will it ever happen?

And football is now an alternative.  Future years probably won’t be as special as last season, but we now have a seriously competent and competitive program that is 1,000x more fun to follow than our brutal bball program.  Scott has a shot to get bball back on track, but if he doesn’t, I think football also takes away interest from bball and bball may not recover.

BINGO. Indiana HAS to get this hire right. This is probably the most attractive this job has been since maybe 2006 when Davis stepped down at the end of the season. I teach and I am stunned that a lot of the students (middle school age) are IU fans. Think about the kids IU will be recruiting in the '26, '27, and '28 classes. They were in preschool when the WatShot happened. The only "good" memory they might have is Yogi leading IU to the B1G title/Sweet 16 and Trayce's senior year. 

Why I think they have to hire a proven guy. Not an Archie Miller like hire. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,875]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

https://x.com/bball_war3/status/1892600263673868757?s=46

FYI, that account thinks people should move on from Brad Stevens to IU stuff 

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2 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

https://x.com/bball_war3/status/1892600263673868757?s=46

If it’s not BS, it likely never was.  Not sure I buy that he’d run away from something he really wants to do, with 10’s of millions on the line, because people were leaking info.  Yeah, it sucks & would be aggravating, but what does it affect or change once the announcement is made?  Someone will have to help convince me why that would torpedo his future…

[Hoosierfan1901 6,875]

Dusty May, come on over 

[SlammySammy 538]

May or Drew is the latest skinny huh.....Drew does not excite me but hey we have done worse

[SlammySammy 538]

NEW: Scott Drew LEAVING Baylor for Indiana Basketball Coaching Vacancy as Top Candidate Is Possible

 

FYI, I did not view the content yet...got sidetracked

[Chris007 52,524]

13 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

https://x.com/bball_war3/status/1892600263673868757?s=46

So true

[ap2345 9,770]

25 minutes ago, IUGRAD06 said:

Tony Bennett was in Bloomington for a donor event a couple weeks ago.  

Why would he have been in Bloomington for a donor event?

[IUguy77 251]

5 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

May or Drew is the latest skinny huh.....Drew does not excite me but hey we have done worse

Me either. Can we please just hire someone normal who’s a good coach. The over the top religious stuff is as bad as Crean and his whacko stuff. 

[Chris007 52,524]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Why would he have been in Bloomington for a donor event?

I can't imagine our donors who like to tell everyone what they had for breakfast not take a single picture

[Mopladysman 704]

3 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Why would he have been in Bloomington for a donor event?

Probably trying to get some juicy tidbits. 

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9 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

NEW: Scott Drew LEAVING Baylor for Indiana Basketball Coaching Vacancy as Top Candidate Is Possible

 

FYI, I did not view the content yet...got sidetracked

haven't watched it but saw the comments .... 

 

@enterprises9983

9 days ago

This was a terrible video

[ap2345 9,770]

3 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

Probably trying to get some juicy tidbits. 

Or... he wasn't lol 

[OKHOOSIER 4,587]

7 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So true

To be fair, if I’m donating 7 or 8 figures to this school and program I’m talking whoever and about whatever the F I want and no one is telling me otherwise lest I turn off the money spigot. 

[iubb 3,415]

Just now, OKHOOSIER said:

To be fair, if I’m donating 7 or 8 figures to this school and program I’m talking whoever and about whatever the F I want and no one is telling me otherwise lest I turn off the money spigot. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,875]

18 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

FYI, that account thinks people should move on from Brad Stevens to IU stuff 

Adding onto this, it was his own opinion, but if he hears something interesting, he will post it.

https://x.com/bball_war3/status/1891524603228357107?s=46&t=0mbJ_TT4MQ8KZKv29ZqhSg

https://x.com/bball_war3/status/1891835514921099604?s=46&t=0mbJ_TT4MQ8KZKv29ZqhSg

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24 minutes ago, IUguy77 said:

Peegs board guy that supposedly has sources. Said earlier he’s moving on from Brad and focusing on May and Drew. 

Brad doesn’t want the job….Dusty did want the job, I hope he still does!