General Coach Candidate News

[8bucks 7,586]

So not sure this was the intent, but Mar 7 is one day before senior day.  Rememeber last senior day when Woody was making a lot of friends with his comments?  Should a leak of Stevens occur then, that would be interesting timing.  

[lillurk 5,151]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

IU wouldn’t be naming the coach. It would be breaking news.

Yes, exactly, I was unclear but that’s what I meant.

1. Team’s season ends, either senior day if they miss the BTT, at the BTT, or in the NCAAT

2. National hoops reporter breaks the news at the time IU and new coach want that to happen (Twitter and/or live tv break-in)

3. Local reporter (Osterman) confirms it almost immediately

 4. IU sends out a release, schedules an introductory press conference for the next week or whatever

[Golfman25 6,827]

Anyone see Brad at Dunkin in an IU hat this AM?  

[Mopladysman 1,455]

2 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Yes, exactly, I was unclear but that’s what I meant.

1. Team’s season ends, either senior day if they miss the BTT, at the BTT, or in the NCAAT

2. National hoops reporter breaks the news at the time IU and new coach want that to happen (Twitter and/or live tv break-in)

3. Local reporter (Osterman) confirms it almost immediately

 4. IU sends out a release, schedules an introductory press conference for the next week or whatever

That will be awkward for May as he is still coaching Michigan but thats his problem.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,631]

Lots of specific dates being thrown about but we're missing an extremely important bit of information.  Are these dates using the Gregorian or the Julian calendar?

[IUFAN1976 4,320]

8 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Sir BTT is March 12. 

That is correct!

[MikeRoberts 7,996]

43 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Why does it seem like @BehindTheBench's timeline sounds a lot like what @JerryYeagley23 put out a couple weeks ago?

 

Also I wouldn't assume that he's a troll just because he's new

Because there is only one real logical time to announce our next coach and that is after our current coach’s job ends. That day - end of ncaa tourney is a relatively small window 

[Hoosierfan2017 25,088]

13 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

Interesting he just went on barstools PMT yesterday (Came out today) was asked about the IU job he said if he was Dolson he wouldn't even look at anyone else and hire Chris Beard. 

He said Beard is a top 3 coach in the country and is exactly what IU needs and would have IU in the top 5-7 in the country every year. Wonder what kind of favor Pitino owed Beard? LOL 

I thought maybe they were represented by the same agency but I guess Pitinos agent is the famous Drew Rosenhaus 

There are several others I’d try for before Beard, but other than that Pitino is totally right. 

[Home Jersey 16,395]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

Because there is only one real logical time to announce our next coach and that is after our current coach’s job ends. That day - end of ncaa turned is a relatively small window 

Yup. I’d say the odds of any timing other than that are slim to none. May as well call it 0 IMO.

[IUFAN1976 4,320]

14 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Nah the humiliation is well earned. 

I agree, he’s made his bed and now he has to lie in it! 

[hoosierbannerd 3,542]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Friday’s always start out like this. Let’s just make it through the whole day with good vibes.

turn that dial all the way, shoot me like a rocket into space.. loving every minute of it... loving every minute of it...

[ap2345 11,349]

24 minutes ago, Doctor Jones said:

IU plays O$U on the 8th.  BTT starts the following week on the 12th

You're right. I was looking at the women's schedule. Google did me dirty lol

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

So Pitino was vouching hard for Beard this morning?  Apparently said he’d have us top 5 almost every year.  It’s just such a perfect fit you know the Indiana administration will muck it up.

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 2,016]

I had this theory last night when I was fighting my insomnia. I'm not saying I believe it, I'm just putting it out there. 

So the Woodson hire came out of left field 4 years ago. It was rumored that Dolson wanted Matta but he failed the physical, blah blah blah. Either way, Dolson had to know that neither of those guys were long term hires. If I remember correctly, Dolson even mentioned in an interview last year that he viewed Woodson as a sort of "bridge" hire and the next coach would be more of a long term solution. 

So this made me think. What if there really was legs to the Stevens talks last time as many here have said. What if Stevens did indeed say that the timing wasn't right but otherwise he would be interested. So Dolson decided to make a short term hire (Woodson or Matta) that would bridge the gap until Stevens was available to take the job. I say this because it is the only logical reason why you would hire somebody like Woodson. 

So if that insane theory of mine is correct, that would mean that Stevens is indeed the #1 candidate and that a possible agreement is in place. It would also mean that this 4 years of suffering under Woodson was all by design. Although, a short stint with Matta would have been preferable to Dolson, it just didn't materialize. 

Is Dolson really capable of playing 4d chess like this?

Or am I crazy and we will hire Kermit Davis or Paul Mills in two weeks?

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2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I was just naming a reporter and his name popped into my head 

maybe but I think it's a good guess - if someone was told to 'lay off but IF anything comes of it then you'll be the first to know' that would support the wording and timing of the 'denial of interest'. Again - I know nothing - but makes sense. 

[maharkn 1,956]

If there was an announcement during the B1G tourney then it would have to be someone from the NBA. No way they would announce a coach that is hopefully coaching a team in the NCAA tourney

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3 hours ago, OKHOOSIER said:

I wanted Pitino so bad 20 years ago lol

You should have made reservations at an Italian restaurant then... ;)

[ap2345 11,349]

4 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

So Pitino was vouching hard for Beard this morning?  Apparently said he’d have us top 5 almost every year.  It’s just such a perfect fit you know the Indiana administration will muck it up.

Get over it. Beard will not be the coach and it would be an awful fit off the court. 

[ap2345 11,349]

Just now, maharkn said:

If there was an announcement during the B1G tourney then it would have to be someone from the NBA. No way they would announce a coach that is hopefully coaching a team in the NCAA tourney

That's correct

[Stuhoo 89,990]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Get over it. Beard will not be the coach and it would be an awful fit off the court. 

But Nick's would be slamming! "Sink the Bis with Coach" would be magical (nervous laughter).