General Coach Candidate News

[OKHOOSIER]

1 minute ago, Golfman25 said:

It's almost a joke of an "extension" for a guy that may win the conference in year 1.    

I think it was more getting one done to stop the questions. It speaks more to the fact he was never leaving Michigan in the first place after Woody got another year. Now you could, I suppose, hope that was because he (Dusty) knew he wouldn’t even be considered due to Dolson having someone else not currently coaching already locked up, but I find that highly unlikely. The most logical explanation is Dusty told us no, and knew nothing he could say would stop speculation sans extension. My opinion? Dusty was never leaving a high major that he liked after one season, and probably was never a realistic candidate. 

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Dolson’s a smart guy and with basically a year to prep I find it impossible to believe that the plan is a guy who ain’t comin’, a guy who ain’t comin’ and a guy who probably ain’t comin’. Sure, take the big swings if you need to, but then get into your actual process and nail down your guy. And it’s gonna take a minute. The downside of Woody not making it to the end of the year is the giant information vacuum that we’re going to spend the next 6-8 weeks filling with our angst and insanity. But they’ll get a good dude. They will. Not concerned about the size of the name.

If Woodson made it to the end of this season without being "retired," there would have been even more angst and insanity. It just would've been fretting about whether Woodson would be back next year instead of who the next coach will be.

I certainly expect that Dolson did have a longer list than just 2 or 3 names and he probably had a good idea at the chances of landing Stevens or May before Woodson was "retired."

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

13 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Let’s debate something we can actually resolve before the NCAAT, since no one on this board, the interwebs, or the outer sphere has a “con-flabbin” clue who the next coach will be or has an actual say in any of this. So…top 10 Westerns:

1) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2) The Searchers

3) Once Upon a Time in the West

4) Stagecoach

5) Django Unchained

6) Shane

7) The Outlaw Josey Wales

8) Rio Bravo

9) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

10) The Magnificent Seven

Now tell me why Unforgiven, either True Grit, the rest of the Dollars trilogy, Tombstone, The Wild Bunch, Ben McCollum and the Sundance Kid, High Noon, Blazing Saddles (or others) should replace anything on this list. 

You forgot Big Jake, McClintok, pale Rider, and Winchester 73

[eddy4iu]

42 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

As far as I know, he wanted a shorter amount of years but a higher per-year salary, an assured abundance of NIL each year, and a certain amount of money for the assistant pool. 

And a better non-con schedule and a basketball GM?  Can't remember who threw those out but thought you might have been one of them?  

[Dave from Dayton]

24 minutes ago, iubb said:

Today is Tuesday:
So todays leader in the clubhouse for the IU job is Tonya Harding

Now THAT is a knee slapper!

[ap2345]

Are we having fun yet?

[Home Jersey]

Just now, go iu bb said:

If Woodson made it to the end of this season without being "retired," there would have been even more angst and insanity. It just would've been fretting about whether Woodson would be back next year instead of who the next coach will be.

I certainly expect that Dolson did have a longer list than just 2 or 3 names and he probably had a good idea at the chances of landing Stevens or May before Woodson was "retired."

I think we are 99.9% aligned on our view of the situation. Only slight difference I have here is that I really don’t think retiring Mike midseason in any way says something about Dolson’s preparedness for the search. I don’t think he necessarily had to have a good idea about if Dusty or Brad would say yes before deciding on Mike. IMO that was purely damage control and stopping a bad situation from becoming worse. That said, I’d sure hope with basically a year to plan, Dolson knows what he’s doing…

[Hoosierfan1901]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Are we having fun yet?

March 2nd will be better

[coonhounds]

So our insiders saying stevens is out for sure? Trying to catch up on my lunch

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[Gameface01]

Nobody else think "The quiet man" was an honorable mention

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

And a better non-con schedule and a basketball GM?  Can't remember who threw those out but thought you might have been one of them?  

Yes I have heard those but it wasn't from me. GM and Assistant GM

[Gameface01]

And this is alot bigger than just fans booing. Like, big deal. Surely that's not reason Woodson had to be announced then right?? Had to be another reason that announcement couldn't wait

Edited February 25, 2025 by Gameface01

[Hoosierfan2017]

2 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

So our insiders saying stevens is out for sure? Trying to catch up on my lunch

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The Riddler says so, but I think he makes some things up. Others are unsure. 

[Golfman25]

57 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I will go a step further and say that a couple of people who had to go back and find more money said they wanted a guarantee this time that if they found a few more million to throw on the deal it wasn't going to be a no. From everything I heard they got that. That was the morning of the 14th. Then everything took off till Goodman in the afternoon. 

My sources haven't said much since. I have heard other people saying different things but it goes in cycles. Every time you hear something good within a few hours you hear something bad and vice versa. 

So who really knows? 

Well then if I am reading this right, the deal was made the morning of Feb 14.  Stevens tells Goodman he is not a candidate for the IU job, without telling him it's because he just accepted the IU job.  Perfect.  :)   

[JPCIVOP]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

The most likely scenario is Brad Stevens isn’t coming here, evidenced by Goodman’s tweet saying as much, and neither is Dusty May, evidenced by him signing an extension literally last week, but some are spinning those two events into evidence they’re coming to IU…

I hope Dolson doesn’t share their beliefs and is working on finding who actually might want to be our next coach. 

It is true that the more mental gymnastics we have to pull, the less good we should feel about any particular candidate. I caught myself trying to talk myself into Dusty's extension not being an obstacle, but I'm suspicious of that line of thought.

[coonhounds]

The Riddler says so, but I think he makes some things up. Others are unsure. 

Coach ss? If our insiders are wavering I am concerned

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[mdiu28]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

Yes I have heard those but it wasn't from me. GM and Assistant GM

What's your take on pushing Woody to a retirement announcement mid-season? Purely to safeguard in the event he goes on a run? Wo many things just don't add up. 

[JPCIVOP]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Dolson’s a smart guy and with basically a year to prep I find it impossible to believe that the plan is a guy who ain’t comin’, a guy who ain’t comin’ and a guy who probably ain’t comin’. Sure, take the big swings if you need to, but then get into your actual process and nail down your guy. And it’s gonna take a minute. The downside of Woody not making it to the end of the year is the giant information vacuum that we’re going to spend the next 6-8 weeks filling with our angst and insanity. But they’ll get a good dude. They will. Not concerned about the size of the name.

This is true; with the resources and the time, I think the biggest of fish are gettable. Would just like the timeline to accelerate. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

5 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

So our insiders saying stevens is out for sure? Trying to catch up on my lunch

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The way I see it, a lot of talk, but also not enough concrete evidence. Pretty much, no one has a clue was is going on.

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Well then if I am reading this right, the deal was made the morning of Feb 14.  Stevens tells Goodman he is not a candidate for the IU job, without telling him it's because he just accepted the IU job.  Perfect.  :)   

The one thing I have never been told most likely is because it hasn't happened nothing has been signed. Maybe agreed to but not signed. Not sure what happened after that. I don't like verbal agreements