General Coach Candidate News

[HoosierDad14]

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]

[WayneFleekHoosier]

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]

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 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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. 

[Hoosier Guy]

28 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. 

I think you’re correct.  Dusty May would’ve been the next coach if Dolson didn’t have someone else lined up already.

[Juwan Moye]

9 minutes ago, Trish said:

It’s Brad Stevens. 

March 2nd

3pm

Fox Sports

[iu eyedoc]

11 hours ago, bobknightsghost said:

There are just too many other things at play. A quad 1 game could be playing the best team in the country on the road or the 75th best team in the country on the road. IMO beard is in a different league than Cronin. I’m not impressed with what Cronin has done at UCLA

Your not impressed by a .690 win % in and out of conference, 3 sweet16's, and a Final Four in the last 5 seasons, but are in love with a guy that is barely better than a coin flip in confrence games and hasn't made it past the first weekend of the tournament since 2019?

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild]

57 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

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

I mean so is Michigan 

[AZ Hoosier]

2 hours ago, madtownhoosier said:

Not when you consider he can go to Florida and play several rounds of golf on IU's dime.

The guy is simply amazing... he's blowing off pre- and post-game interviews with Don Fischer because he's embarrassed that he's an entitled brat and crappy coach who hasn't recruited for 4 years... but he can take the time to travel to Florida on the company dime to "recruit" a kid who's already committed and who would crawl over broken glass to play for IU... 

So glad he's gone soon, but wish he was gone last year... he's screwed up this program more in the past 4 years in more ways than we can count, and walked away with $20M... 

 

[OKHOOSIER]

So if Goodman is to be believe the Otz buyout is actually 4Million? Do we actually think we have a shot there? I always figured he was a big time long shot like Oats but at a place with less money. If Otz is actually viable and interested he has to be number 1. 

[IndianaSconnie90]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

Because they did and so did Louisville. 

I have no sources suggesting that they specifically passed on Beard for background issues. That's speculation, easy speculation,  regardless of how incorrect it might be

[AZ Hoosier]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

I’m not sure why anyone would let him do it though.

because he said it was ok.

[IndianaSconnie90]

1 hour ago, IUBtown said:

Where's the report on that?

There isn't one lol haven't you picked up on the flow here? 

[deserthoosier]

1 hour ago, madtownhoosier said:

Not when you consider he can go to Florida and play several rounds of golf on IU's dime.

Come on...there's nobody (Dolson, whoever) that says, "Nope, you're not spending recruiting resources at this stage of your employment."