General Coach Candidate News

[BeerBQ]

47 minutes ago, Papacap said:

About to start a Van Halen tribute band concert. Been pregaming with some fraternity brothers. So in the goal of post count, feel free to ignore this. 

1) I turn 60 on April 1. So for those of you wanting a coach for the next 20 years, great. I want a coach for pretty much now. 
2) Having said that, I haven’t see a lot of coaches mentioned here who I would be super disappointed in. Maybe Brownell? But I just don’t think IU needs to get that far down on the list. 
3) For coaches who think IU is a fishbowl and IU fans expect too much, pound sand. I want a coach who thinks they are the best and doesn’t care about too high of expectations. 
4) Eddie Van Halen is a top 5 guitarist. All the haters who think he’s not, there are not 5 other guitarists who, when you hear them play, you know who it is. Well, to me there aren’t 5. Which is my criteria. 
5) The NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event. Period. It absolutely sucks when IU isn’t in it. So pound the **** out of OSU, and, as the youngsters say, LFG. 

So the time for a great hire is Right Now?

 

[bodsbums]

16 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

It’s soccer night in the snow in Canton Ohio for me.

Crazy fun. Great game between Illinois and Purdue. Indianas turn tomorrow.

I still feel a dusty or Stevens move, because why not.

I’m still very confident it’ll be someone good.

Gonna be a good couple weeks.


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I was at a soccer game in the snow in canton tonight as well. Small world. U16 boys. 

[MikeRoberts]

5 minutes ago, bodsbums said:

I was at a soccer game in the snow in canton tonight as well. Small world. U16 boys. 

What club does your son play for?

[theriverpilot]

49 minutes ago, Papacap said:

About to start a Van Halen tribute band concert. Been pregaming with some fraternity brothers. So in the goal of post count, feel free to ignore this. 

1) I turn 60 on April 1. So for those of you wanting a coach for the next 20 years, great. I want a coach for pretty much now. 
2) Having said that, I haven’t see a lot of coaches mentioned here who I would be super disappointed in. Maybe Brownell? But I just don’t think IU needs to get that far down on the list. 
3) For coaches who think IU is a fishbowl and IU fans expect too much, pound sand. I want a coach who thinks they are the best and doesn’t care about too high of expectations. 
4) Eddie Van Halen is a top 5 guitarist. All the haters who think he’s not, there are not 5 other guitarists who, when you hear them play, you know who it is. Well, to me there aren’t 5. Which is my criteria. 
5) The NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event. Period. It absolutely sucks when IU isn’t in it. So pound the **** out of OSU, and, as the youngsters say, LFG. 

Enjoy that concert, Pap. 

Agree with all of this except #4. Eddie is a top 3 guitarist in my opinion.

And college football bowl season used to be on par with the NCAA tournament for me, but conference realignments and the corporate-fication of it all has knocked it firmly below the NCAA tournament now. The tourney is now king.

Here’s to seeing the new coach getting IU solidly in every future tournament with no bubble drama that we’ve had to recently endure.

[MikeRoberts]

26 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

It’s soccer night in the snow in Canton Ohio for me.

Crazy fun. Great game between Illinois and Purdue. Indianas turn tomorrow.

I still feel a dusty or Stevens move, because why not.

I’m still very confident it’ll be someone good.

Gonna be a good couple weeks.


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Crazy you guys were at the same tournament. You with Sport Club?

[bodsbums]

9 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

What club does your son play for?

OSU- Ohio Strikers United. Based out of Wooster OH. I am a Hoosier transplant living in Ohio for 25 years now which is hard for me to believe. 

[4iufourever]

4 hours ago, Hardwood83 said:

What HAVEN'T we argued about yet? History!!  How about this- Vicksburg was more important to ending the war than Gettysburg. Discuss. 

Here's some trivia for you: John Tyler was the 10th President, born in 1790. He has 2 grandsons that are still living! He had children late in life and so did his son. Remarkable.

What does this have to do with IU's coaching search? You know what John Tyler did not have? A beard.....make of that what you will. 

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Well, Vicksburg was key to controlling the Mississippi River, and it split the Confederacy after it fell.  I have heard about John Tyler's grandsons being alive today.  The crazy thing is that he was the vice president to Tippecanoe (William Henry Harrison-- Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!), the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, which I believe is very close to that university that we shall not speaketh of.  

Do you know who had a beard?  Famous Confederate general John Bell Hood, who adopted Texas as his state.  Beard coached at Texas Tech and Texas.  Do you know who was from Georgia and had a famous beard?  General James Longstreet, which so happens to be Chris Beard's state of birth.  My mind is blown!!  Make of that what you will. 

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[Trish]

39 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

But Monday…

This will be a post B1G tourney news drop. 

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Idk game days are usually a little slower, could see Sunday being a big one though

Illinois beating Purdue was huge so now I feel like IU has to win tomorrow because feel like IU matches up better against Oregon than Illinois

[MrBBall]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

This will be a post B1G tourney news drop. 

Why do you say that?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

8 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Illinois beating Purdue was huge so now I feel like IU has to win tomorrow because feel like IU matches up better against Oregon than Illinois

Oh yeah we definitely want to play Oregon 

[Mike Rodick]

1 hour ago, Papacap said:

About to start a Van Halen tribute band concert. Been pregaming with some fraternity brothers. So in the goal of post count, feel free to ignore this. 

1) I turn 60 on April 1. So for those of you wanting a coach for the next 20 years, great. I want a coach for pretty much now. 
2) Having said that, I haven’t see a lot of coaches mentioned here who I would be super disappointed in. Maybe Brownell? But I just don’t think IU needs to get that far down on the list. 
3) For coaches who think IU is a fishbowl and IU fans expect too much, pound sand. I want a coach who thinks they are the best and doesn’t care about too high of expectations. 
4) Eddie Van Halen is a top 5 guitarist. All the haters who think he’s not, there are not 5 other guitarists who, when you hear them play, you know who it is. Well, to me there aren’t 5. Which is my criteria. 
5) The NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event. Period. It absolutely sucks when IU isn’t in it. So pound the **** out of OSU, and, as the youngsters say, LFG. 

Agree about EVH,he was a demon on the guitar...also agreed on wanting a "right now" kinda coach,I'm getting along in years too and would love to see a few good seasons of IU basketball with my Grandsons before they plant me in my forever hole in the dirt...are there any VH tribute bands that do Roth and Hagar VH tributes?

[Eagle’s Rug]

1 hour ago, Papacap said:

About to start a Van Halen tribute band concert. Been pregaming with some fraternity brothers. So in the goal of post count, feel free to ignore this. 

1) I turn 60 on April 1. So for those of you wanting a coach for the next 20 years, great. I want a coach for pretty much now. 
2) Having said that, I haven’t see a lot of coaches mentioned here who I would be super disappointed in. Maybe Brownell? But I just don’t think IU needs to get that far down on the list. 
3) For coaches who think IU is a fishbowl and IU fans expect too much, pound sand. I want a coach who thinks they are the best and doesn’t care about too high of expectations. 
4) Eddie Van Halen is a top 5 guitarist. All the haters who think he’s not, there are not 5 other guitarists who, when you hear them play, you know who it is. Well, to me there aren’t 5. Which is my criteria. 
5) The NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event. Period. It absolutely sucks when IU isn’t in it. So pound the **** out of OSU, and, as the youngsters say, LFG. 

Regarding #4,  Eddies great and certainly recognizable, won’t argue his status in the top 5.  

But these guys are just as recognizable off the top of my head.  That’s an easy 10:

Jerry Garcia

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Slowhand

Duane Allman

Trey Anastasio

Jimi Hendrix

Kirk Hammett

Angus Young

Billy Gibbons

David Gilmour

 

[spe317]

Just now, Eagle’s Rug said:

Regarding #4,  Eddies great and certainly recognizable, won’t argue his status in the top 5.  

But these guys are just as recognizable off the top of my head.  That’s an easy 10:

Jerry Garcia

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Slowhand

Duane Allman

Trey Anastasio

Jimi Hendrix

Kirk Hammett

Angus Young

Billy Gibbons

David Gilmour

 

That’s a great list but can they beat a zone? What’s their kenpom?

[DChoosier]

1 hour ago, TadQueasy said:

This slow down seems strange.  Did a large group of regulars get a private message and were told to quiet down?  

Some of them might be insiders that were told to quiet down.

Some of them might be posters that were called up from the basement, by their mom, for family movie night.

Who knows ???

[Mike Rodick]

4 minutes ago, Eagle’s Rug said:

Regarding #4,  Eddies great and certainly recognizable, won’t argue his status in the top 5.  

But these guys are just as recognizable off the top of my head.  That’s an easy 10:

Jerry Garcia

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Slowhand

Duane Allman

Trey Anastasio

Jimi Hendrix

Kirk Hammett

Angus Young

Billy Gibbons

David Gilmour

 

Gilmour is the best to ever pick up a guitar,EVH is right behind him....but I'm almost certain neither of them could bust a zone defense. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I was at a soccer game in the snow in canton tonight as well. Small world. U16 boys. 

Crazy. Yep. U16. We play for Midwest out of Fort Wayne/Kendalville.


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[KNOBYDOX]

32 minutes ago, Eagle’s Rug said:

Regarding #4,  Eddies great and certainly recognizable, won’t argue his status in the top 5.  

But these guys are just as recognizable off the top of my head.  That’s an easy 10:

Jerry Garcia

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Slowhand

Duane Allman

Trey Anastasio

Jimi Hendrix

Kirk Hammett

Angus Young

Billy Gibbons

David Gilmour

 

Chet Atkins

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

2 minutes ago, KNOBYDOX said:

Chet Atkins

Beat me to it.

In my opinion a very underrated guitarist was Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon. Not saying his top 5, but definitely underrated. 

[KNOBYDOX]

Not sure the younger generation heard of him