General Coach Candidate News

[SlammySammy 1,737]

IF it is Brownell, I have questions.......Was this "the guy" from the start? Did we shoot for the stars and get knocked back down to earth MORE THAN ONCE??? Honestly, with the money floating around for this coaching hire, Brownell would have to be the choice after multiple letdowns, right? If NOT, and its just my opinion, DOLSON NEEDS TO GO.

[Kentuckysucks 4,348]

Just now, SlammySammy said:

IF it is Brownell, I have questions.......Was this "the guy" from the start? Did we shoot for the stars and get knocked back down to earth MORE THAN ONCE??? Honestly, with the money floating around for this coaching hire, Brownell would have to be the choice after multiple letdowns, right? If NOT, and its just my opinion, DOLSON NEEDS TO GO.

Listening to Leary with Coyle this morning, Todd said there probably aren't more than 10 coaches in the country that wouldn't take the IU job if offered.  We should get someone very good.

[iubb 4,852]

6 minutes ago, Hurryin' Hoosiers said:

hoping just a bad case of taco bell?

Taco bell needs a toilet sponsership 

[IU5355 949]

 @BehindTheBenchcome on now. Spill it!! Its wittman isnt it???

[EasyEJay 806]

8 minutes ago, the_jackal said:

 

You may be right, we will see. only said he was being vetted so don't need to go throwing away your IU fandom card just yet

I don't want brownell, such a meh hire. but i do like watching his teams play, does more with less and a fun offense to watch (most shots are 3s or at the rim). just hope we do much, much better. very much a mark pope or pat kelsey type of hire

Any way, these threats of not being a fan any longer if we hire 'X' are always funny to me. you know you will still watch games and if the new coach wins you'll be back on the train quicker than a pick-pocketer on adderall 

- Jackal

Not if , in this day in age in college hoops you don't "Tom Crean Rebuild time" D2 wonder boy better come in guns a blazing he will see how good of a "tactician" he is when he runs up against Tom Izzo, Matt Painter, Brad Underwood and others don't find guys like that in D2 or the Mo valley. Oral Freaking Roberts fired their coach after 2 years my man. 

Ain't me Scotty D's gotta worry about if he gets the hire wrong ! 

[Sandman 105]

2 minutes ago, mamasa said:

Absolute BS. The University represents the fans as well. Don't try to act like we as fans have no say in the direction of the University. I don't watch UK because they've run a slimy program for years. The fans are the ones who buy merch, subscribe to the endless streaming platforms, go to games, etc. Try telling those fans that they don't have a vested interest in the program they choose to follow. Asinine 

Sorry, just because I buy a shirt or hat, I'm not a part of IU athletics. And if anyone came up to me to ask why I support a coach who did "something bad", I'd say it's not my problem. I just watch the occasional sporting event. It's not that deep.

[mamasa 16,082]

1 hour ago, ceast11 said:

Just a general FYI for everyone: Only positive posts regarding Bradley Kent Stevens are allowed on the General Coaching News Thread.

Passive aggressive posting is for immature people who don't know the words for what they want to say. 

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 1,543]

Just now, IU5355 said:

 @BehindTheBenchcome on now. Spill it!! Its wittman isnt it???

His goal with that post was one of two things:

1) Derail the Beard talk

2) Put the attention on him

 

Maybe both...

[Scotty R 3,768]

1 hour ago, EasyEJay said:

Scott Dolson is. not. going. to. hire. a. coach. who. has. coached. only. 30. D1. Basketball. games. D2 wonder boy will not be the next HC at IU its a flat non-starter for me . 

One good season in the Mo valley means NOTHING. Schertz won 30 games last year and is middle of the pack at St Louis this year. 

Millions of dollars in NIL to manage, being able to recruit the portal/ Indiana HS/ National prep schools all stuff McCollum has 0 experience with. 

 I refuse to believe that McCollum is getting talked about for more than 5 secs. I guess since the search is going on as long as it is makes it unique, maybe you are trying to get your Moneys worth out of the search firm. 

Him and Brownell would be the ONLY two hires that would make seriously for the first time in life consider NOT watching / attending IU basketball games 

OSU football hired a HC with no D1 HC experience and he won a championship (Jim Tressler)

 

[tyappleg 8,286]

12 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Oh no.....

Oh brother. Just say it if you have something to say. 

[DChoosier 9,956]

Just now, Sandman said:

You're right, Few is probably a raging alcoholic and there must be dozens of people with anecdotal evidence of his public drunkenness. Strike him off the list!

The difference is that we allegedly (I do not have first hand knowledge) looked into Beard during the post-Archie Woody hire, BFORE the domestic violence accusation, and took a pass due to what we found out.

Louisville and UK looked into him after the dv accusation and passed.

I agree with others that he is not worth the risk. He is a very good coach but it’s not as though he has won 2 Natty’s.

 

 

[IU5355 949]

Just now, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

His goal with that post was one of two things:

1) Derail the Beard talk

2) Put the attention on him

 

Maybe both...

It worked. Thank you for being a voice of reason.

[mamasa 16,082]

1 hour ago, HOOSIERINJURTLAW said:

She just signed an extension... she is not going anywhere. You do not know what you are talking about.

Are you physically able to post a civil comment?  You may or may not have info, but no need to act like a jerk about it

[spe317 1,015]

Or we got the hard no from our guy. 

[SlammySammy 1,737]

Just now, mamasa said:

Are you physically able to post a civil comment?  You may or may not have info, but no need to act like a jerk about it

[mamasa 16,082]

1 hour ago, HOOSIERINJURTLAW said:

Let me tell you how the legal world works. If they fired her for hiring a employee. They would get sued for not only her current contract but for 2-3x damages. That is how the real world works. Iu is not paying her $15mil because she hired someone. Chris does not know what he is talking about.

Oh, thank god we have someone to tell us how things work. We to stupit 2 figger out the way tha big ol' world works

[4iufourever 290]

14 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Oh no.....

Just say it.  I hate when people with info or claim to have info do this.  Is it just for likes?  Why bother with crap like this?

[TheWatShot 15,634]

Amazing how a two-word post gets people so worked up. 

 

Some of you should go outside and enjoy the lovely winter we're having this spring. 

[rcbowla 8,282]

Grant McCasland (48)

- Overall Record JUCO- 142-32 D2- 55-12 (25-9) D1- 201-95 (107-54) Sun Belt/C-USA/Big 12

- 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1-2)

- 1x JUCO National Championship and 1x NC runner up

- 2x Conference Champion (C-USA)

 

T.J. Otzelberger (47)

- Overall Record 190-104 (95-57) Summit/MWC/Big 12

- 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances (4-5)

- 2x S16

- 2x Conference Champion (Summit)

- 3x Conference Tournament Champion (2x Summit and 1x Big 12)

 

 

 

[BehindTheBench 1,555]

10 minutes ago, Hurryin' Hoosiers said:

hoping just a bad case of taco bell?

Haha you stole my punch line. Just trying to lighten the mood. It gets sooooo uptight in here. All is well fellas. The pain, suffering, and losing will all be over shortly. And the “Isaac” comments continue to crack me up. As my general once said “you’re illuminating your relative lack of knowledge….” Carry on, the future is brighter than the lights at TD Garden