General Coach Candidate News

[Mopladysman]

Just now, Papacap said:

In Boston?

He had time to go eat at Los pollos hermanos, surely he has time to go watch his son play.

[Chris007]

11 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

So he watched his son walk at the Notre Dane game and that’s supposed to mean something with IU?  I’d leave my job to watch my son’s team. 

Well he only bothered watching him one time in the previous 30 games and that was in Boston.

[Stuhoo]

37 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

“Far more” is really pushing it IMO Stu… Murray is 0-0 as a HC. McCollum won 4 D2 titles and outright MVC conference champs his first year in D1 with a rotation of 7 D2 and JUCO guys. That’s not nothing.

I said "arguably far more qualified." Here's why:

• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been on the sideline for two straight DIVISION ONE National Championship games.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been the lead recruiter for Division One players. 
  • McCollum not only hasn't landed D1 players, he currently has a roster of D2 holdovers and JUCO recruits..
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been the lead recruiter for a whole bunch of 5 star recruits.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been a key participant in landing top level portal players, and has dealt with their agents.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been instrumental in designing the offense that has won two straight DIVISION ONE National Championships.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been mentored by a Hall of Fame college coach.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been the lead game planner for games against ranked Division One teams, tourney games, and the very best ion the profession. 

So would a guy like Luke Murray be a risk? Sure!

But is McCollum, a guy that's been a fantastic program builder but has never even sniffed a major program, a higher risk? In my opinion - very much so.

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Father visits son at school during downtime at work.. More breaking news at 9:00 o’clock. There really isn’t much of anything for Brad to do this time of year, and it’s not like his job requires him to be physically in Boston. 

I know it's almost like he doesn't even have to be there the rest of the year.

[Home Jersey]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Father visits son at school during downtime at work.. More breaking news at 9:00 o’clock. There really isn’t much of anything for Brad to do this time of year, and it’s not like his job requires him to be physically in Boston. 

It’s the most interesting Brad tidbit in this thread… (that’s not saying much). Still more interesting than his daughters soccer team lol

[IU Prof]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Father visits son at school during downtime at work.. More breaking news at 9:00 o’clock. There really isn’t much of anything for Brad to do this time of year, and it’s not like his job requires him to be physically in Boston. 

Yeah, the innocent explanation is that he wanted to catch a game at ND, and now was the best time since the waiver deadline recently past. ND has a home game Saturday, too, but the Celts are hosting the Lakers that night.

That having been said, I do think it was interesting rumors were flying last night before it was discovered he was in the state.

[Home Jersey]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I said "arguably far more qualified." Here's why:

• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been on the sideline for two straight DIVISION ONE National Championship games.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been the lead recruiter for Division One players. 
  • McCollum not only hasn't landed D1 players, he currently has a roster of D2 holdovers.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been the lead recruiter for a whole bunch of 5 star recruits.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been a key participant in landing top level portal players, and has dealth with their agents.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been instrumental in designing the offense that has won two straight DIVISION ONE National Championships.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been mentored by a Hall of Fame college coach.
• Unlike McCollum, Luke Murray has been the lead game planner for games against ranked Division One teams. 

So would a guy like Luke Murray be a risk? Sure!

But is McCollum, a guy that's been a fantastic program builder but has never even sniffed a major program, a higher risk? In my opinion - very much so.

You must’ve edited your post to say arguably :) I’m starting to think Ben took a wee in your cheerios…

[HoosierSadaseci]

33 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Brad from Boston was at the Notre Dame last night and not at the Celtics

Brad was scouting Micah for Dolson to become IU's next coach...

[coonhounds]

Positive Steven's news! The haters haven't disappointed so far trying to kill the momentum!
Rtz says it's always been brad! Good enough for me!

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[coonhounds]

Positive Steven's news! The haters haven't disappointed so far trying to kill the momentum!
Rtz says it's always been brad! Good enough for me!

Sent from my SM-S926U using Tapatalk

[HoosierSadaseci]

40 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

It’s always been Brad.

After watching Clemson last night I could be talked into liking Brownell...

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

It’s the most interesting Brad tidbit in this thread… (that’s not saying much). Still more interesting than his daughters soccer team lol

Hey - we might have a chance with Stevens for all I know. But the most clearly obvious explanation for a trip to South Bend, 3:15 minutes from Bloomington, is that a parent was visiting his kid during the school year and got to hang out with one his absolute best friends Micah as a bonus.

[Chris007]

I'm sorry a lot is going on and being said behind the scenes in Bloomington. It would give more context to Brad at the game and a few other things. We'll see if it is something or not. IUFB and I had some conversations yesterday, he checked out some info and ran it past some people. The Undertaker then popped up. 

[ronzo4IU]

Brad to IU makes perfect sense. He never won a national championship at the college level but he’s accomplished that in the NBA. Coming back to the college game to coach Indiana and resurrect us from the bowels of hell and finally win a national championship is the stuff legends are made of, and the challenge he has probably been longing for.

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

You must’ve edited your post to say arguably :) I’m starting to think Ben took a wee in your cheerios…

Added "arguably" within a couple of minutes of the original post, because it's subjective that a very successful career D2, D3, NAIA, or high school coach is somehow more prepared for the pressure of IUBB than a lead assistant at the most successful high major program in the country.

[IUguy77]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Hey - we might have a chance with Stevens for all I know. But the most clearly obvious explanation for a trip to South Bend, 3:15 minutes from Bloomington, is that a parent was visiting his kid during the school year and got to hang out with one his absolute best friends Micah as a bonus.

But why did he use a plane owned by an IU donor?

[Home Jersey]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Hey - we might have a chance with Stevens for all I know. But the most clearly obvious explanation for a trip to South Bend, 3:15 minutes from Bloomington, is that a parent was visiting his kid during the school year and got to hang out with one his absolute best friends Micah as a bonus.

Sure! I don’t disagree one bit. Still for all the flight tracking that goes on in this thread, we see hes back in Indiana. Anything with IU is probably more likely being discussed elsewhere. Not sure how much time Brad spent in Indiana. But nice he’s choosing to spend time in his home state, even if only for the obvious reason.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, IUguy77 said:

But why did he use a plane owned by an IU donor?

Well that would be relevant!

Did I miss that somewhere in this thread? If not - tell me more.

[pumpfake]

43 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

It’s always been Brad.

Whoa!

 

[Artie86]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I know it's almost like he doesn't even have to be there the rest of the year.

....didn't Isaac post something similar about Stevens saying....(pararphrased) "his GM responsibilties are pretty much, not much needed after March 1st"?