General Coach Candidate News

[mdn82 25,923]

1 minute ago, go iu bb said:

I'd be out too. I don't know if I'd even come back when he ends up getting fired. The fact that he was hired in the first place would make that very difficult. Easier than every to move on, though, after the last 8 years.

I really have a hard time believing IU would actually hire him. Even if the administration was about to overlook his past, he'd be a very divisive hire that would drive a lot of fans away.

To the last point we are still talking about the University that could have hired many more qualified individuals and landed on Mike Davis to appease a group of kids that wouldn’t be there more than 5 minutes anyway.  I do not think they look past their nose, and that hasn’t changed in 25 years. 

[Hornsby 3,362]

Rabjohns hearing same thing. Beard would win titles here. 

Yes he would

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[BehindTheBench 857]

11 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

It's been a long day... how will we make it through March at this rate? Lol

By winning a National Title, duh 

[mdn82 25,923]

1 minute ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

 

[Hornsby 3,362]

Interesting. So at a bare minimum the 1,000+ posts here saying that Beard has no chance were in fact wrong. Weird.

Well at least we can't be told no bigger name wanted the job because at least one does

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[RaceToTheTop 29,023]

37 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Listened to the largest Michigan podcast today. They are starting to turn a bit concerning their team and Dusty. They don’t think they will win another game this year. Lose this weekend and 1 and done in both the BTT and NCAA’s

It is possible.  They aren't playing real well right now.  I do worry for their sake that they could end up facing a team in the NCAAs that will go small on them and make it hard for Dusty to play Goldin and Wolf together.

[Hornsby 3,362]

If we can’t hire someone with 10 million a year to get us back winning then we’re hurting. But I guess save money and go that route. But you’re not uniting the fan base.

Stevens is the only guy to unite the fan base. Woodson clearly wasn't.

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[Motley's 352]

Dolson spoke at length about a study members of his staff produced at the time that became instrumental in the hiring process. 

He directed his team to analyze the last three decades of Indiana football to identify areas of consistency when the Hoosiers were successful. The group asked the same questions about like-programs — including North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Purdue and Illinois — to see what common factors were present when they were winning. 

Dolson leaned on that research to come up with an initial pool of candidates that included Cignetti. 

The athletic department also hired prominent search firm TurnkeyZRG to assist them. Dolson has gone on record describing them as “invaluable” to the process in the past. At that Rotary Club meeting, he said the firm worked off criteria he provided them, criteria which came directly from that study, to identify candidates.

Indiana will follow a similar blueprint in the coming weeks, as it seeks Woodson's replacement.

[IU5355 332]

5 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

By winning a National Title, duh 

A truly optimistic mind. Lol

[TTT 1,178]

31 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

Guys, this is all just window dressing. Scott's had his guy for a minute! Names flying around everywhere like coins out of a winning slot machine!

Coins don’t fly out of a winning slot machines anymore.  Now it’s a high tech cash out voucher.  That’s why I don’t play anymore because I don’t know what I am doing without all the noise from the coins.

[RaceToTheTop 29,023]

2 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Stevens is the only guy to unite the fan base. Woodson clearly wasn't.

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I heard Woodson's family voted 3 to 1 in favor of him retiring.

[steubenhoosier 1,534]

6 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

It is possible.  They aren't playing real well right now.  I do worry for their sake that they could end up facing a team in the NCAAs that will go small on them and make it hard for Dusty to play Goldin and Wolf together.

Sounds familiar.

[Stuhoo 86,200]

38 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Stevens is the only guy to unite the fan base. Woodson clearly wasn't.

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For the introductory press conference? Sure.

But when we start consistently winning with someone else? 100% yes. That will unite the fanbase too.

[Josh 12,983]

14 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

My wife told me I’m on here to much and I said this only happens every 4 years 

My wife said she loves IU coaching searches because I get distracted from bothering her 

[HoosierPapi4 282]

12 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

Can you make these easier to decipher please 

[Jet812 211]

11 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

Offer he couldn’t refuse?  

[IUGRAD06 494]

Beard won’t unite this base.  He will further divide it.  Remember when UT hired Schiano and had to back out of it.  Similar stuff will happen.  People pushing for him most likely never attended IU-Bloomington and the Bloomington part matters.  They don’t understand the dynamics here and how people will take it.  I will pull my donations and most likely my firm will as well.  One partner to me the other day.  Hiring someone like Beard will make me done with that place.  

[BleedCubbieBlue 1,818]

13 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

I am glad we made an offer he can’t refuse.

[Josh 12,983]

7 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Stevens is the only guy to unite the fan base. Woodson clearly wasn't.

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Woodson did unite us!  Even the hard-core sunshine pumpers joined with the rest of us

[Hoosierfan1901 7,453]

Can we just wrap up the coach search?