General Coach Candidate News

[HoosierSadaseci]

1 hour ago, AH1971 said:

Reached out too or been turned down? May and Stevens aren't coming to IU. Neither is Pearl, neither is Oats, neither are a bunch of these other names being floated. And if we aren't going to go after Cronin and refuse to talk to guys like Wade/Beard, this is what your candidate list most likely appears as of today

Tier A

Drew/Otzelberger (don't see him leaving Ames)

Tier B

Brad Brownell

Tier C

McCollum/Byington

You're vastly overestimating the IU job and how it pertains to certain candidates. 

My...aren't you a ray of sunshine today...

[EasyEJay]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I’ll just say I’m encouraged by Chris’ tone today 

For sure , also (knock on wood) the lack of Stevens contract renewal or news with the Celtics . That would be the straw that broke the camels back for me . 
 

even with the hoops team playIng better and if they make a little run next week and make the tourney 3 more weeks of this ugh it’s tough . 

[iubb]

2 minutes ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

My...aren't you a ray of sunshine today...

Wouldn't you if someone peed in your bowl of cheerios?

[AH1971]

1 minute ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

My...aren't you a ray of sunshine today...

For having a realistic perspective? 

Otzelberger would be a home run and Drew would be a very solid hire. I wouldn't be thrilled with Brownell but would be interesting if given the right resources and support, his honey-moon would last about 2 weeks however.

McCollum/Byington are a flip of the coin. 

Who do you think IU is hiring? 

[IUFB]

2 hours ago, Hoosier987 said:

I understand what you're saying and that might be the key to all of this and hoping you are right...there have been at least some whispers and discussions going around and if he gets key backing of some boosters again. It's not necessarily a foregone conclusion. 

Mike Woodson will not be Indiana’s coach next year. Period. 

[HinnyHoosier]

3 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

For sure , also (knock on wood) the lack of Stevens contract renewal or news with the Celtics . That would be the straw that broke the camels back for me . 
 

even with the hoops team playIng better and if they make a little run next week and make the tourney 3 more weeks of this ugh it’s tough . 

The lack of Stevens + Celtic News can be encouraging, however I don't know that there's necessarily a rush to do anything with front office contracts at all before they get the ownership all figured out.

[JSHoosier]

Here's the real question, when they do announce a new coach in a few weeks, do they wake Hill up for the announcement or just roll him out the door chair and all?

[Trish]

Just now, JSHoosier said:

Here's the real question, when they do announce a new coach in a few weeks, do they wake Hill up for the announcement or just roll him out the door chair and all?

I think he's already packed up his home in Bloomington. He's ready for the Florida sunshine!

[Bowhunter]

5 hours ago, JustWinBaby said:

Good morning BTB, March 2nd came and went with no Fox Sports announcement. I move to officially ban @IsaacTor. 

I’m only half joking.

Looks like he banned himself 

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Who do you think IU is hiring? 

A solid college basketball coach that has grinded his way up the ranks.  Don’t really care about the name just a breath of fresh air knowing an actual college basketball coach will be leading the program instead of a coach that had 0 college basketball coaching experience before he was hired 

[johnsoniu]

26 minutes ago, iubb said:

We've got trouble right here in river city?

Trouble with a capital T, that rhymes with B, and that stands for Bball

[Hornsby]

Mike Woodson will not be Indiana’s coach next year. Period. 

But right now he is just doing his job.

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[Ryno6284]

1 hour ago, TheDMV said:

Yeah I mean I can promise you all this isn’t true. 

Ant, why you gotta be a buzzkill!

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Here's the real question, when they do announce a new coach in a few weeks, do they wake Hill up for the announcement or just roll him out the door chair and all?

I believe he will leave on his own volition and will walk away carrying...

Armond Hill's Napping Chair (All Rights Reserved)

[Alford Bailey]

I’m just totally shocked we had a guy show up during a coaching search to claim Stevens was coming  and he turned out to be a troll…..

[iubb]

4 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

Ant, why you gotta be a buzzkill!

DMV's source at the local DMV on the IU coaching search

[bigrod]

3 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

I’m just totally shocked we had a guy show up during a coaching search to claim Stevens was coming  and he turned out to be a troll…..

Defies logic...

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

4 hours ago, Motley's said:

 

Hearing more names like this. Before it gets to unproven names like McCollum or McMillan, there’s a faction that sees a move to a Groce or Alford. 

John Groce, Akron Zips

John Groce has turned the Akron Zips into a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips have won two of the last three MAC tournaments and have gone 157-86 under Groce. Prior to coaching at Akron, he spent five years in the Big Ten with Illinois, where he went 95-75 and reached the NCAA Tournament once. He also won two MAC tournament titles as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats from 2008 to 2012. His tenure with the Bobcats was highlighted by a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2012. 

Groce’s ties to the state of Indiana could make him an enticing candidate. A native of Muncie, Indiana, he started his coaching career at Taylor University in the NAIA before serving as an assistant for the Butler Bulldogs.

NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[IUFB]

32 minutes ago, iubb said:

I found @IsaacTor

Please show me where I can find this video to share with everyone I know. this is so funny

[Hoosierfan2017]

1 hour ago, AH1971 said:

Or....and hear me out

Running off a coach, and alum at that, who has taken his team to the tournament 3 times in 4 seasons relegates the candidate list to "mediocre P5 coaches" and hungry up and comers. 

Yes, I’m sure “sneak into the tournament and finish .500 in conference” was what the boosters paid $6 million for this past offseason. 

No one “ran Mike Woodson off.” He turns 67 years old in 3 weeks. At most he had a few years left. He did nothing to warrant a fifth season (or even a fourth), so he got fired.