General Coach Candidate News

[Eagle’s Rug]

2 hours ago, BA47591 said:

You're  either a woman, like to argue or under the of 30. The "because of Knight" might make you all 3. 

Denigrating women in a response to someone not liking a alleged woman beater is something else.

[MrBBall]

5 hours ago, Asha’man said:

As a Christian, I believe that people can change and become better people. A basic tenant of the faith is we are all redeemable, everyone of us. So I will not write someone off because of a terrible action. Doesn’t mean what he did was right. Doesn’t mean he should be hired to coach at IU. But feel free to laugh, it says more about you than me as a Christian. 

Thanks for sharing. And also both can be true. We can forgive those who made terrible mistakes. We can also not wish them to be a coach even if they are forgiven. Both. 

[IUBtown]

1 hour ago, Eagle’s Rug said:

Denigrating women in a response to someone not liking an alleged woman beater is something else.

I'll put you down for a no on Beard as well. 

[IUBtown]

16 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Thanks for sharing. And also both can be true. We can forgive those who made terrible mistakes. We can also not wish them to be a coach even if they are forgiven. Both. 

But why?

[Eagle’s Rug]

7 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

I'll put you down for a no on Beard as well. 

Wrong.  I’ll support him if the university does.  They will have done their due diligence, and will know much more about the allegations than I ever would.

[Pagoda]

On 2/21/2025 at 5:11 PM, Pagoda said:

Gee thanks a lot Rick Pitino for bringing up Chris Beard so he can be rehashed for like the 10th time.

Gee thanks a lot Rick Pitino Hoosier Hysterics for bringing up Chris Beard so he can be rehashed for like the 10th 15th time.

[Scooter T Washington]

6 hours ago, Hoosier987 said:

Beard is turning a SeC football school into a basketball school. 

Just imagine Woodson standing on lift chair if IU ever won a game of this magnitude at SSAH.

[MrBBall]

56 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

But why?

Because maybe I don’t want a m woman beater as a coach. Or I don’t have to ******* give a random guy a reason, again….  
 

move on with your Beard fantasy and letting stuff slide to win at all costs. I have a set of values I’ll live by. They don’t change because of a coach of a team. 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus]

48 minutes ago, Eagle’s Rug said:

Wrong.  I’ll support him if the university does.  They will have done their due diligence, and will know much more about the allegations than I ever would.

This is 100% my stance. 

The university will do their due diligence. They will put these candidates through the ringer. If he passes that, then it's good enough for me. They will be privy to information that none of us know. 

[Motley's]

Will we Wade deep into the murky and slippery depths?

[coonhounds]

Which way u guys think this coaching search is going today? Buckeye beat down eve!

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[IndianaSconnie90]

I don't believe there's enough crow for all the people on this board to eat if Beard is hired lol

Let me rephrase, I don't own enough underwear to make up for how many pairs I will inevitably piss in from laughter if Beard is hired 

[SlammySammy]

A lot of this guy talk.....

[IU Prof]

5 hours ago, BA47591 said:

This statement is insane. 

 

Not really. Here are Beard's records at Power 5 schools (omitting the shortened, final season at UT):

18-14 (6-12)

27-10 (11-7)

31-7 (14-4)

18-13 (9-9)

18-11 (9-8)

22-12 (10-8)

20-12 (7-11)

21-9 (10-7)

Take away a big year 3, and that's very Woodson-esque.

If I showed you that resume with any other name attached to it, people wouldn't get nearly as excited as they do when it's Chris Beard. And that's before we even get into the baggage.

[IU5355]

2 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

Not really. Here are Beard's records at Power 5 schools (omitting the shortened, final season at UT):

18-14 (6-12)

27-10 (11-7)

31-7 (14-4)

18-13 (9-9)

18-11 (9-8)

22-12 (10-8)

20-12 (7-11)

21-9 (10-7)

Take away a big year 3, and that's very Woodson-esque.

If I showed you that resume with any other name attached to it, people wouldn't get nearly as excited as they do when it's Chris Beard. And that's before we even get into the baggage.

How many 25 point losses does Beard have?

15 point?

Not being argumentative. Legit question. 

 

[JHoosier914]

5 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

IU is making an investment when hiring the next coach.  The analogy doesn’t really apply.  It isn’t about ‘forgiveness’. 

I also agree with this - the hire isn't about forgiveness.  My analogy was meant to imply that just because he has had some patterns of behavior before that are "bad" or "wrong" doesn't mean he can't change.  If others don't believe people are capable of change, that's their opinion.

Do I think he will be our new head coach? No

Do I "*want* him as our next head coach?  Not really.

Do I walk away from being a fan of the program if we hire him (assuming we did vast due dilligence and SD truly believe Beard is a changed/reformed man)? No

[#1fanofafrin]

[IU Prof]

2 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

How many 25 point losses does Beard have?

15 point?

Not being argumentative. Legit question. 

 

That's totally fair. I'm just talking final records. I have no doubt Beard's teams are consistently more competitive. But I don't think people would sign up for those end results.

People keep saying "Beard wins." But he actually doesn't.

[BGVille Hoosierfan]

5 hours ago, BA47591 said:

You're  either a woman, like to argue or under the of 30. The "because of Knight" might make you all 3. 

Huh??? Beard took TTU to an Elite 8 and then the Natty in back to back seasons. He also had UT top 5 in the country in just his second season before being dismissed. He took Little Rock to the tourney and beat Purdue as well….I know you don’t like him and that’s fair, but to say he’s not a good coach is extremely false.

[SlammySammy]

   I would take either of these guys lol