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[Golfman25 6,862]

8 hours ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

His X’s and O’s I assume are good but can he recruit with money he’s provided? I have zero desire for him to recruit most of the players he has at Northwestern as I’d want him to shoot much hire but there is no proof he can’t cheat recruit those high end players and that’s why I’m skeptical of him. 

NW is an academic school.  He has a very limited pool of players he can even hope to recruit.  

[RoadRage 3,162]

Maybe Cronin is the best we can do this time around?

 

[OKHOOSIER 5,894]

1 minute ago, Golfman25 said:

NW is an academic school.  He has a very limited pool of players he can even hope to recruit.  

Has Collins considered or been considered for other jobs? Seems like he’s done enough at NW for other schools to kick the tires. Maybe he just likes the job. I can’t remember any noise around him for other openings. 

[Golfman25 6,862]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

Eyeballing his business dealings, he seems like a $200M+ range dude.  Big car dealers all seem to make a fortune.

He appears to commit a lot to IU.  Great to have him in the stable of big donors!

Just proof that cars are way overpriced.  :)

Loyola Chicago had a big car dealer as a supporter.   Built them an arena and everything.  

[Demo 25,009]

19 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Because they did and so did Louisville. 

Been thinking about Beard a bit the last couple of days and I think dude could be at Ole Miss for a while. How many jobs are out there that: 1) are really gonna seriously consider him, 2) have an AD that is either in enough trouble to take the gamble or so secure that they can, 3) have a culture that would make him a sell to their money guys, and 4) are a job Beard would consider a real step up. I can’t think of many situations like that. He wouldn’t be in play at UNC or KU. Oregon if Altman retires? Can’t see that. Florida if Golden moves up? Maybe, I guess, but I doubt it. If OSU moved on from Diebler? Would he view that as a step up? The 1 job I keep landing on, assuming he keeps himself together, is Arkansas when Cal retires, but that’s probably 3 years out. Really not sure what’s out there for him. 

[Dave from Dayton 4,125]

No Beard!

Mustache, yes!

[IU Prof 2,393]

11 minutes ago, choosierred1 said:

Brad ******* Stevens
Dusty ******* May
Chris ******* Beard

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TJ ******* Otzelberger 

https://youtu.be/OldZYBbrTFQ?si=qxMgZXj__NJ6hyeB

[Golfman25 6,862]

6 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

Has Collins considered or been considered for other jobs? Seems like he’s done enough at NW for other schools to kick the tires. Maybe he just likes the job. I can’t remember any noise around him for other openings. 

Not sure about other jobs, but NW is basically home for him.  Kids in school, etc.  

[Demo 25,009]

8 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

TJ ******* Otzelberger 

https://youtu.be/OldZYBbrTFQ?si=qxMgZXj__NJ6hyeB

If Otz can be had I’m not even sure you conduct a search. He’s that easy. But can he actually be had? 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,917]

24 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Yeah but it seems Dusty would prefer to be at Michigan than Indiana

That may end up being true. But I would also think signing the extension, making those statements, and then later “changing your mind” to take your dream job for an offer you can’t refuse is way more comfortable than not signing the extension and having to constantly deal with the speculation as he’s trying to close out a potentially very successful season.

[HoosierDad14 67]

9 minutes ago, Demo said:

Been thinking about Beard a bit the last couple of days and I think dude could be at Ole Miss for a while. How many jobs are out there that: 1) are really gonna seriously consider him, 2) have an AD that is either in enough trouble to take the gamble or so secure that they can, 3) have a culture that would make him a sell to their money guys, and 4) are a job Beard would consider a real step up. I can’t think of many situations like that. He wouldn’t be in play at UNC or KU. Oregon if Altman retires? Can’t see that. Florida if Golden moves up? Maybe, I guess, but I doubt it. If OSU moved on from Diebler? Would he view that as a step up? The 1 job I keep landing on, assuming he keeps himself together, is Arkansas when Cal retires, but that’s probably 3 years out. Really not sure what’s out there for him. 

I think he was going to be the next coach at Arkansas before they got wind that Cal might be an option. You’re probably right - that might be his ceiling for now. But as time passes and if he stays out of trouble that could definitely change.

[Rico 3,733]

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,900]

TJ ******* Otzelberger 

Oats makes 4 million a year but has a big buyout. Give this man 7 million and find the buyout.

Nate ******* Oats


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[bigrod 3,214]

Only my personal opinion, but I think IU already has their coach. Take that for what it's worth, but my feeling is that May has been told and that is why he signed an extension. As others have said, things aren't making a lot of sense right now. Scott is still doing his due diligence, but why has all the information suddenly stopped flowing? Maybe I'm delusional or it's just wishful thinking, but I think things aren't making much sense right now for a reason. Scott has been conducting this search for over a year now, IMO. 

[go iu bb 10,082]

10 hours ago, IUFB said:

By all accounts it was a positive meeting, but why is that even happening? Given how Woody is acting behind the scenes this was an absolute shock. Trying to understand how that fits into this whole landscape 

Probably wanted another Florida golfing trip on IU's dime before he leaves.

[IU Prof 2,393]

10 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

 

Oats makes 4 million a year but has a big buyout. Give this man 7 million and find the buyout.

Nate ******* Oats


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Word on the street is that Otz substantially lowered his buyout when he most recently reworked his contract.

[go iu bb 10,082]

The goal is to hire a great (or even good) coach.

The goalie is the IU fan base.

The kickers are IU ADs over the years.

 

[RoadRage 3,162]

10 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

That may end up being true. But I would also think signing the extension, making those statements, and then later “changing your mind” to take your dream job for an offer you can’t refuse is way more comfortable than not signing the extension and having to constantly deal with the speculation as he’s trying to close out a potentially very successful season.

This is what Dusty said just after signing a 10 year extension at FAU….

"I love it here. I love our players, I love our staff, and the only thing I've been focused on since the beginning was doing the best job for our team," May told CBS Sports two days before FAU played in the Final Four. "I was doing my job and I never had any intent of leaving."

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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,900]

TJ ******* Otzelberger 

Also, this notion of the “fishbowl” “be in front of the fans” “sell” is mostly crap.

The AD “Sells” the program and they kick @$$ with that. They’ve sold every off season we’ve ever had.

Fishbowl? Get real. We are a program starving for success. Get someone that can get a top 15 winner and the fans start making songs about how amazing you are. Imo easy benchmark to clear because of lack of recent success plus/compared to resources.

“Be in front of fans”. Nah. Just be likeable and be able to talk basketball and be genuinely passionate about the job. That’s all.

Woody and Archie have set the bar so low, someone can come in and be the hero.


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[Trish 14,538]

23 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Only my personal opinion, but I think IU already has their coach. Take that for what it's worth, but my feeling is that May has been told and that is why he signed an extension. As others have said, things aren't making a lot of sense right now. Scott is still doing his due diligence, but why has all the information suddenly stopped flowing? Maybe I'm delusional or it's just wishful thinking, but I think things aren't making much sense right now for a reason. Scott has been conducting this search for over a year now, IMO. 

It’s Brad Stevens.