General Coach Candidate News

[SlammySammy]

17 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

If it’s gonna be Cronin, I would rather take a chance on McCollum.

Best post of the day….

if we’re going down on our list might as well take a chance on a real winnee

[DougJr74]

6 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

The sooner everyone accepts that there’s a super real possibility of this job going to Mark T, the better. 

Give it up. Not happening.

[Truthhurts]

It’s not gonna be Brad. Dusty, via his extension, just turned it down.  Drew turned down UK, so he’s not coming to IU. TJ’s buyout is likely insane. Fans (wrongly) ptobably can’t be sold on Ben M. Beard would be too big of a - ahem - black eye on the university. 
 

Sooooo …criticize all you want, but serious question, why *wouldnt* Brad B be a serious candidate?  Who else exactly is there, realistically, outside of Brad B and Cronin? 

[tyappleg]

14 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Jeff Goodman reporting the driver in JFK's car is not a candidate for the assassination.  "I look driving cars.  I enjoy waking up every day and driving people from point A to point B".

The driver was also weary of being in what is known as the presidential assasin fishbowl.  Not a ton of success in that job, only a couple have succeed, and the most recent ones have failed. 

[IUGRAD06]

Someone I know, AAU coach, thinks it is going to be one of between Otz,, McCollum, Brownell, McDermott and McCasland.  Brownell is really liked by a lot of AAU coaches in Indiana and runs a motion offense. That is why he is getting mentioned. 

[Uspshoosier]

13 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

The sooner everyone accepts that there’s a super real possibility of this job going to Mark T, the better. 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

STOP.  Just stop with the Kennedy assassination stuff.  Everyone knows it was aliens and they're being housed in Area 51.  

[DSUMMITT]

10 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

The sooner everyone accepts that there’s a super real possibility of this job going to Mark T, the better. 

I think you are joking but if you aren't- everything I hear is that 'Mark T' is going on UNC staff - Hubert is loved and others want him tossed so to appease both sides they are cleaning house on support structure i.e. setting up an NBA type structure around Davis.

[RoadRage]

1 minute ago, Truthhurts said:

It’s not gonna be Brad. Dusty, via his extension, just turned it down.  Drew turned down UK, so he’s not coming to IU. TJ’s buyout is likely insane. Fans (wrongly) ptobably can’t be sold on Ben M. Beard would be too big of a - ahem - black eye on the university. 
 

Sooooo …criticize all you want, but serious question, why *wouldnt* Brad B be a serious candidate?  Who else exactly is there, realistically, outside of Brad B and Cronin? 

If those are your choices you don’t let the fans dictate your decision, you try to hire Ben McCollum. He’s no riskier in my opinion that Cronin or Brownell, 43 years old with a phenomenal winning record, he might just be a future superstar coach! 

[hoosierbannerd]

3 minutes ago, Truthhurts said:

It’s not gonna be Brad. Dusty, via his extension, just turned it down.  Drew turned down UK, so he’s not coming to IU. TJ’s buyout is likely insane. Fans (wrongly) ptobably can’t be sold on Ben M. Beard would be too big of a - ahem - black eye on the university. 
 

Sooooo …criticize all you want, but serious question, why *wouldnt* Brad B be a serious candidate?  Who else exactly is there, realistically, outside of Brad B and Cronin? 

By all accounts, Dolson has had over a year for this hire and with the amount of money he has to pay for a coach and NIL for a top roster, if he only pulls in Brownell; that would be severely disappointing. I don't think that's going to be the case though... :)

[rcbowla]

21 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

A friend and I spent an afternoon looking at the Zapruder film frame by frame. With our limited equipment we concluded that what looks like a gun from the driver, is actually John Connally’s hat. If you watch the video closely a few times, you might also agree?

I've heard that many times but as Fleek said there are other elements to it including all of the reactions and the timing of when he turns and gestures that that's when JFK is shot. But I digress

[Truthhurts]

7 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

If those are your choices you don’t let the fans dictate your decision, you try to hire Ben McCollum. He’s no riskier in my opinion that Cronin or Brownell, 43 years old with a phenomenal winning record, he might just be a future superstar coach! 

I’m 100% on board with Ben and that’s totally my pick if I’m the AD. But I have zero faith in the admin to take the “riskier” option. 

Edited February 22 by Truthhurts

[Chris007]

12 minutes ago, Truthhurts said:

It’s not gonna be Brad. Dusty, via his extension, just turned it down.  Drew turned down UK, so he’s not coming to IU. TJ’s buyout is likely insane. Fans (wrongly) ptobably can’t be sold on Ben M. Beard would be too big of a - ahem - black eye on the university. 
 

Sooooo …criticize all you want, but serious question, why *wouldnt* Brad B be a serious candidate?  Who else exactly is there, realistically, outside of Brad B and Cronin? 

Goodman just said that when TJ renegotiated in December his buyout dropped to 4 million. I still don’t think he’ll leave but that’s doable.

[theriverpilot]

1 hour ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Interesting fact is that Harrelsons dad was an honest to god hitman.  Some people thought he was involved in the JFK assassination but that’s a topic for another day.

This is why I’m here. New basketball coach search updates and super random trivia like this!! Lol

[RoadRage]

3 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

I've heard that many times but as Fleek said there are other elements to it including all of the reactions and the timing of when he turns and gestures that that's when JFK is shot. But I digress

I can tell you honestly, this was 20 years ago and we had only heard it was the driver, no other theory, we came to the governor’s hat all on our own. We need a thread somewhere to discuss this!

[OKHOOSIER]

Buzz Williams has moved up my list and appears to be a vest guy. +1

[Truthhurts]

12 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

By all accounts, Dolson has had over a year for this hire and with the amount of money he has to pay for a coach and NIL for a top roster, if he only pulls in Brownell; that would be severely disappointing. I don't think that's going to be the case though... :)

Fans significantly overestimate the magnitude of their teams’ pull on coaches, and IU is guiltier of it than any fan base.  Hard to disagree with a word of this piece, other than I prefer Ben over Brad B
 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2025/02/22/indiana-basketball-coach-purdue/79441554007/

Edited February 22 by Truthhurts

[Mopladysman]

8 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

If those are your choices you don’t let the fans dictate your decision, you try to hire Ben McCollum. He’s no riskier in my opinion that Cronin or Brownell, 43 years old with a phenomenal winning record, he might just be a future superstar coach! 

This

[RaceToTheTop]

6 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

I've heard that many times but as Fleek said there are other elements to it including all of the reactions and the timing of when he turns and gestures that that's when JFK is shot. But I digress

Everyone talks about a second shooter but no one talks about a second President.

[Truthhurts]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Goodman just said that when TJ renegotiated in December his buyout dropped to 4 million. I still don’t think he’ll leave but that’s doable.

Hadn’t seen that. That’s very doable. TJ would be a home run and maybe the NIL situation being relatively bad drives him away.