General Coach Candidate News

[iu eyedoc 4,503]

34 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

IUs non-con next season (some, not 100% confirmed)

@ UK, vs. Kansas St, neutral (Chicago) vs Marquette, neutral (New York - Arthur Ashe Stadium) vs St. Johns

The next HC will have nearly unlimited NIL, resources, a great national schedule, and the big ten. Whoever we get will 100% be more prepared and have a plan unlike our current situation, regardless of who it is. 

Making this formidable non conf schedule prior to getting a coach can only mean one thing...

 

Scott Dolson is assuring Mike Woodson won't have second thoughts about "retiring."

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15 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

IUs non-con next season (some, not 100% confirmed)

@ UK, vs. Kansas St, neutral (Chicago) vs Marquette, neutral (New York - Arthur Ashe Stadium) vs St. Johns

The next HC will have nearly unlimited NIL, resources, a great national schedule, and the big ten. Whoever we get will 100% be more prepared and have a plan unlike our current situation, regardless of who it is. 

Is the UK just one year, or are we back to meeting annually again?

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3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Wow that is actually really good and true. Mike does a really good job and is usually spot-on

Sorry Cronin….you out!

[HoosierKix 228]

32 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I'm not even going to cross that bridge, and even worry about that. :-) Just kidding but yes someone would hear that

Chris sorry if you have stated this, but I haven't seen it. Have you heard the same info as BehindTheBench that we should know the decision next week? Not a formal announcement but a leak to media? 

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37 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Tell me you've never been to Ames, IA without telling me you've never been to Ames, IA. 

Actually Iowa St punches above their weight in BB. Another reason for IU to feel about being in the wilderness for 25yrs. 

Haha.  Fair.  I went on a recruiting trip/camp there.  Then the same trip/camp in Bloomington.  Glad i ended up playing in Bloomington!

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2 minutes ago, Demo said:

K-State. Coached by Jerome Tang who was a long-time Asst for…….Scott Drew.

Hmmmm

ok ok. I feels you.... 

riddle me the Marquette game 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,312]

3 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

Is the UK just one year, or are we back to meeting annually again?

Yes, it’s currently a 4 year deal

2025 at UK

2026 at Lucas Oil

2027 at UK

2028 at IU

 

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26 minutes ago, Demo said:

K-State. Coached by Jerome Tang who was a long-time Asst for…….Scott Drew.

Hmmmm

I wonder if Tang gets out of Dodge if those Texas jobs start opening up. Baylor, UT, and Tech could potentially all have openings.

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2 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

Is the UK just one year, or are we back to meeting annually again?

'25 @ UK, '26 @ Lucas Oil, '27 @ UK, '28 @ IU is the schedule

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38 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

He said marquee.

If Kansas State isn't marquee, they're close.....could say they are marquette.

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2 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

'25 @ UK, '26 @ Lucas Oil, '27 @ UK, '28 @ IU is the schedule

don't think it's at Lucas Oil, but yeah

[Chris007 62,599]

7 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

Chris sorry if you have stated this, but I haven't seen it. Have you heard the same info as BehindTheBench that we should know the decision next week? Not a formal announcement but a leak to media? 

I have never heard of a specific date. I have not personally heard of a signing yet. I have heard many different people say Scott has his man. I have also heard that if so many people know it's done it's going to leak sooner rather later. I have spoken with @BehindTheBench and believe he has good info. I think that date he is saying is because it will be at the end of the regular season and people will speak more freely. 

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2 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

'25 @ UK, '26 @ Lucas Oil, '27 @ UK, '28 @ IU is the schedule

As long as we don’t storm the court it will likely be renewed!

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

15 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Pretty good food for thought from Mike Wiemuth (X’s & Joes Pod) @M_Wiemuth_

Be wary of chatter. Coaches who know they’re at the top of an AD’s target list don’t require their media pals to start whisper campaigns for their candidacy. Often times the more you hear a coach’s name, the further towards the bottom they reside on the program’s candidate list.

Haven’t heard any chatter about Dolson’s close buddy Alford.

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1 hour ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Correct.

I just threw up in my mouth . Man something about the idea of hiring him screams everything that has been wrong with IU basketball and it’s lacking of consistency the last decade. Do I think in 6 years he’d have 1 or 2 good teams ? Yes but idk if I could take the other down ones . 
 

I will say the idea of Collins is growing on me , I do think he’d do really well with IUs resources and commitment to Hoops . Would LOVE Drew or Otz (which seems to have a little smoke) seems  SD is sticking to his guns in hiring a P4 guy thats demonstrated success ! That’s got me excited . 
 

fear not though I’m riding the Stevens train til it’s someone else or he’s on camera (not that little nerd Goodman typing a tweet) that’s he’s not coming ! Let’s get it ! 

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1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

don't think it's at Lucas Oil, but yeah

It is per UK’s Athletic site

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1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I have never heard of a specific date. I have not personally heard of a signing yet. I have heard many different people say Scott has his man. I have also heard that if so many people know it's done it's going to lead sooner rather later. I have spoken with @BehindTheBench and believe he has good info. I think that date he is saying is because it will be at the end of the regular season and people will speak more freely. 

 Makes sense! Appreciate the response!

[HoosierKix 228]

1 minute ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Haven’t heard any chatter about Dolson’s close buddy Alford.

He's too busy trying to get his team to .500 in the Mountain west...

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2 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

As long as we don’t storm the court it will likely be renewed!

Side note on this, I was at IU vs Purdue the other day. Was pleasantly surprised to see us not rush the court. Security definitely thought it was going to happen but was happy it didn't And I say this as someone who has zero issues with storming courts.

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21 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

Here's an off-the-wall possibility...

We've effectively known since Atlantis that Woodson was cooked. We've also been hearing that Scott has been having conversations with a high level target (assumed to be Brad) since December, at least.

TJ Otzelberger reportedly renegotiated his contract to lower his buyout to $4 million in December.

What if Dolson has had his guy in place for a while, but it's TJ, not Brad?

Edit: This would also explain the relative lack of noise on the search front, Brad's statement to Goodman, and the recent Otz smoke...

It’s a good thought but not what happened because of the buyout. I don’t believe Otz is the one clamoring for iu job