General Coach Candidate News

[sirhoosierlot 3,176]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Because Moser already had extraordinary success in the NCAA tournament and McCollum has never coached against a ranked team?

 

[JustWinBaby 232]

6 minutes ago, IUguy77 said:

Explain the rationale that Stevens is a pipe dream but Drew isn’t. 

I think every high-caliber head coaching candidate is a "pipe dream" at this point simply because there is no information leaking whatsoever, all we know right now is that there are highly confident and excited vibes amongst donors. Other than that, it's anyone's guess.

I do not think that Indiana is even remotely considering guys like McCollum or Cronin if this is the vibe. I believe we are getting one of Brad Stevens, Scott Drew, TJ Otz, or someone else with an impeccable résumé. In other words, I think we're going to get a "pipe dream" caliber coach. We just don't know who yet, and with so little info, everyone at this point seems like a long shot.

Edited 4 hours ago by JustWinBaby

[hoosiersoxfan 325]

I've heard Pope wants to get the home/home matchups going again too for after the 2028 game at Assembly Hall so if Pope is still at Kentucky in a few years, expect 2029 to be at Rupp and then will go back and forth like it used to.

[schoosier 3,621]

Over the past four years, Moser has gone 46-8 in nonconference play...but 23-41 against conference foes.
 

How is this guy even being talked about? Succeeding in conference play has to be a top 5 qualification.

[BehindTheBench 384]

25 minutes ago, QuinnB(BOT)(Perfectin76) said:

Hey partners! How is everyone feeling today?

Is this Quinn the Pacers Announcer, BOT member, Woody apologist, or retirement planner? Small plug there for Mack Financial....

[JustWinBaby 232]

Just now, schoosier said:

Over the past four years, Moser has gone 46-8 in nonconference play...but 23-41 against conference foes.
 

How is this guy even being talked about? Succeeding in conference play has to be a top 5 qualification.

I don't think Porter Moser was brought up as a candidate this cycle, people were simply comparing his 2021 résumé to 2025 McCollum

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,500]

5 hours ago, Tasmanian Devil said:

Well, yeah he is.

Do I think Brad Stevens is going to come? He may, he may not. But you call other people out for not providing proof when you’re not providing proof yourself? Isn’t that a little hypocritical?

Sure, but he wasn't wrong when he said people who believe BS is coming, don't ask for proof, but when someone else says he isn't coming , they ask for proof. That is just as hypocritical IMO. 

I think Truth is wrong to demand that people stop believing he is coming. People can believe what they want. I personally don't think it will happen,  but I would be ecstatic if it does. What I don't like to see is if we don't get him, some seem to think the sky is falling and we will hire another Woodson. 

[RoadToZion 1,170]

Talking to a big dog this afternoon. I’ll update afterwards………..

[hoosierbannerd 2,510]

32 minutes ago, QuinnB(BOT)(Perfectin76) said:

Hey partners! How is everyone feeling today?

eat me...

[HoosierCoop 4,103]

1 minute ago, RoadToZion said:

Talking to a big dog this afternoon. I’ll update afterwards………..

[go iu bb 7,551]

29 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Right, I remember that as well.  Turns out to be true.  I still don't get why we caved in on the Lucas Oil game.  Seems that UK got the better end of the deal.  Starts there and they get a year at Lucas Oil.  

I saw that the Lucas Oil game is considered a home game and not a neutral site game. That means that IU controls the tickets like a home game. It's possible IU wanted that for some reason (I think it was Cal but just saying it's possible). It does seem like it would be better to have both home games  in Bloomington, at least to me.

[Ponduke 38]

 

1 minute ago, RoadToZion said:

Talking to a big dog this afternoon. I’ll update afterwards………..

I wouldn't think Glen would have any insight into our coaching candidates.

[BradStevens 94]

2 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Talking to a big dog this afternoon. I’ll update afterwards………..

Woof!

[IUHoosierJoe 1,770]

2 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Talking to a big dog this afternoon. I’ll update afterwards………..

* reminds self to take phone charger into the office after lunch

[Hoosier DaDa 3,464]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Yes, it’s currently a 4 year deal

2025 at UK

2026 at Lucas Oil

2027 at UK

2028 at IU

 

A scheduled hammered out by two coaches that won't be at the respective schools when first game is played.  Thanks Woody for losing to Calipari on the neutral site.  

 

 

PS: Before anyone jumps down my throat, I know Woody is not to blame for 2026 neutral site.  But he kind of is LOL. 

[Hoosier DaDa 3,464]

2 hours ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

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

You think wrong! But yeah!

[jimsorgi 383]

7 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

I don't think Porter Moser was brought up as a candidate this cycle, people were simply comparing his 2021 résumé to 2025 McCollum

Even in 2021 Moser was a weird candidate. This was a guy who was fired by Illinois State and took 7 years to have a winning conference record at Loyola... then they took off and had a great four-year stretch. 

 

McCollum is not very similar. Risky for different reasons that Moser. 

[HoosierInParadise 894]

Regardless of who is asked to prove their information, reality will eventually rise to the top. If I want to believe information I like without proof, but ask for proof of something I don't like that is up to me as the person receiving the information. If you want to say that it's hypocritical, that's fine, but either way, I am responsible for my own interpretation of the information I receive, even if it's limited by my own doing. I guess I don't understand why people are so worried about the reactions of others?

[Pagoda 2,517]

9 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I saw that the Lucas Oil game is considered a home game and not a neutral site game. That means that IU controls the tickets like a home game. It's possible IU wanted that for some reason. It does seem like it would be better to have both home games  in Bloomington, at least to me.

Interesting, good catch.  I thought the Lucas Oil game would be 50/50 like The Hoosier/RCA Dome and Freedom Hall games.  Agree if we have two games at UK we should have two at IU, but at least the games are back.

Personally, I would have this game in Lucas Oil every year with IU and UK fans split at center court.  This game is special and there isn’t anything else like it, it’s the Red River Rivalry of CBB if both schools would get the scheduling right (and we need to be a better program, though that is hopefully getting fixed).

[8bucks 6,964]

3 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

Sure, but he wasn't wrong when he said people who believe BS is coming, don't ask for proof, but when someone else says he isn't coming , they ask for proof. That is just as hypocritical IMO. 

I think Truth is wrong to demand that people stop believing he is coming. People can believe what they want. I personally don't think it will happen,  but I would be ecstatic if it does. What I don't like to see is if we don't get him, some seem to think the sky is falling and we will hire another Woodson. 

Chris and JY have provided background to information they shared about BS.  This helps makes those cases a little more plausible.  Not sure it is really very reasonable to get many, if any, facts at this stage.  We get stories and then the reader considers those and makes a determination and it should be pointed out that determination is not in cement, but wavers as other stories come in.  One fact we go was BS "comment" to Goodman which adds to this and for some, maybe those who never believed the BS coming storyline, they then have the "evidence" they need to say see he is not coming.  For others, who may think the BS is maybe coming stories, that "comment" was not a definitive comment and there may still be a path.  I think the background shared by Chris and JY (and if ap, and others also had that information shared credit to them too) sheds some light on this and either we have a few creative liers or there is some smoke.  If there is some smoke then maybe this could occur.

@Truthhurts came on and confidently said they had a source close to BS saying 0% chance.  That seems to warrant some background info as to how that came about, did the discussion take place last time?  Was there a vote? can he shed any details to contradict?

@BGleas has a different opinion and has sources and personal background with the Celtics.  He has shed light on what he thinks happened or did not happen.  That certainly impacts the information credibility shared by Chris and JY but does not debunk it completely.  

It is all about the story, the background info, and even how long they have participated here.