General Coach Candidate News

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

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 paying 4d chess like this?

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

As I and a couple other have said when Dolson wanted to move on last season Quinn said it had to be a big name and not Bruce Pearl. He checked in with Brad and he said not till the Celtics win the championship or fall apart. So you’re not crazy.

[Kentuckysucks]

3 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

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

I get it. IU won’t hire him.  But if it’s not Brad, Dusty, Drew, Pearl, Beard, or Wade I absolutely guarantee you we are doing another coaching search in 3-5 years.

[tyappleg]

10 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

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

BehindTheBench was probably looking at the same thing when he said 10 days; lol.

[Artie86]

27 minutes 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 tourney is a relatively small window 

.....I will piggy back this too and say we can all agree the the "Woodson Experiment/Era" or whatever you want to call it, can't end soon enough, but..........

Dolson's is a very smart business man! His stock has continued to rise these last two years by investing tons of money in the football program, includeing hiring a stellar coach and stellar assistants.

He has full support from Whitten and this next bb coach should be another feather in his cap.

With that being said, Dolson will give Woodson the full season. He will not want to interrupt Mike or this team by news of his replacement until they are finished. I just see Dolson doing this as professional as possible. jmo 

I may not like it, but something tells me this is how it's gonna play out.

[Hoosier DaDa]

2 hours ago, HoosierAccipiter said:

…but does he know where the Beaver is?

OK can't help it and June wasn't talking about the youngest son.

 

[OKHOOSIER]

11 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

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 paying 4d chess like this?

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

I mean it isn’t that crazy if you are Dolson and worried about losing a shot at Stevens by hiring someone young that has a Crean level run and lasts 10 years. And then we never have a shot at Stevens once his kids are older.  This is good fanfic and makes sense. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

8 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I get it. IU won’t hire him.  But if it’s not Brad, Dusty, Drew, Pearl, Beard, or Wade I absolutely guarantee you we are doing another coaching search in 3-5 years.

Yeah all the worry about the administration looking dumb if they hire Beard and he screws up, but they’ll be looking real stupid anywhere when they hire yet another doofus who sucks at the job and we’re back at it 3 years from now.

[iubb]

[Artie86]

1 minute ago, iubb said:

....."Like the Sands of an Hour Glass, These are the Days of Our Lives!"

[MikeRoberts]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Yeah all the worry about the administration looking dumb if they hire Beard and he screws up, but they’ll be looking real stupid anywhere when they hire yet another doofus who sucks at the job and we’re back at it 3 years from now.

I would take Beard above anyone else. He’s passionate about college basketball, loves IU and is a proven winner.

Ole Miss fans love him

[PartyintheVillas]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

I would take Beard above anyone else. He’s passionate about college basketball, loves IU and is a proven winner.

Ole Miss fans love him

His ex doesn't

[ap2345]

19 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I get it. IU won’t hire him.  But if it’s not Brad, Dusty, Drew, Pearl, Beard, or Wade I absolutely guarantee you we are doing another coaching search in 3-5 years.

Maybe

[Hurryin' Hoosiers]

3 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I would take Beard above anyone else. He’s passionate about college basketball, loves IU and is a proven winner.

Ole Miss fans love him

[go iu bb]

6 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I would take Beard above anyone else. He’s passionate about college basketball, loves IU and is a proven winner.

Ole Miss fans love him

Just because he wants the IU job doesn't mean he "loves IU." Why do you think he "loves IU"?

54% in P4 conferences isn't really a "proven winner." You'd take that over actual proven winners?

Good thing Ole Miss fans love him because no better schools want him. He doesn't love them back because he wants out but has no where to go.

[Chris007]

22 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

I get it. IU won’t hire him.  But if it’s not Brad, Dusty, Drew, Pearl, Beard, or Wade I absolutely guarantee you we are doing another coaching search in 3-5 years.

IU could hire Beard then one crazy night out and we’re hiring a new coach in a year. When Pat Knight won’t vouch for you, then you’re in trouble.

[Stuhoo]

6 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I would take Beard above anyone else. He’s passionate about college basketball, loves IU and is a proven winner.

Ole Miss fans love him

 

4 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

His ex doesn't

Well, duh!

She is no longer an Ole Miss fan.

[Artie86]

Theoretically speaking

....man, if I'm a board member/booster who was sittin' on hot, first hand, pro-Stevens info, directly from Dolson's mouth, it would be next to impossible to hold in. That's just me. lol

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, go iu bb said:

Just because he wants the IU job doesn't mean he "loves IU." Why do you think he "loves IU"?

54% in P4 conferences isn't really a "proven winner." You'd take that over actual proven winners?

Good thing Ole Miss fans love him because no better schools want him. He wants out but has no where to go.

He loved UK and UofL last year and they both passed on him. Their a lot less unholy than we are and still said no thanks.

[MikeRoberts]

8 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

His ex doesn't

Neither does mine nor yours. 
 

the guy will either win big at Ole Miss or take over somewhere else and we will watch him compete for final fours just like we have when we passed on Calipari, Pitino, Pearl etc 

[EasyEJay]

Heard over on Trillys discord Bill Self rumors are starting to fly, in recent days I've started to think he might be a Dark horse candidate? 

The more Kansas loses this season the more realistic it becomes. Kansas fans want Nate Oats BAD and he would leave Bama in a heartbeat for KU.

Self would have the same set of resources that he does at Kansas same national exposure but with a fanbase and administration that at least for 4-5 years are gonna be happy with a top half of Big Ten and just stabilize the program by getting the tourney every year. And if one year you go on a run ? Well you go out as the savior of one of the proudest brands in college hoops. Could be his coaching career swan song?