General Coach Candidate News

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Just now, TadQueasy said:

My apologizes Mr. EyeDoc.  At least one sane guy around here. :-)

I wouldn't go that far

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1 hour ago, iu eyedoc said:

Robin Trower, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter,Rory Gallagher, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Slash

Massive props for the Rory Gallagher shoutout. What a bada$$ that guy was. 

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2 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

You have to have a guy by the portal opening. Malpractice if you don’t. Have to get assistants lined up. Meet with current players. Agents outreach to portal players. Woody put them heee so it’s the way it is. 

I understand but disagree. Line things up behind the scenes and wait until the season is over to make any announcements. Waiting a couple weeks wouldn't change a thing imo. 

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5 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

You have to have a guy by the portal opening. Malpractice if you don’t. Have to get assistants lined up. Meet with current players. Agents outreach to portal players. Woody put them heee so it’s the way it is. 

Don’t worry, Zeller is taking care of that

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Does Woody receive a framed jersey tonight, too? 

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1 hour ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Doubt it... but what does "pick up" even mean? 

So... we aren't hiring a current HC? 

 

 

I'm betting it's another 8 days, at the earliest, before we know who's coaching us next season. 

No I'm saying will hear something about someone. Whether they are a head coach or not. I think if it’s McCollum will start hear rumbling this week. He will have a week off or if they lose they might not make the tourney…

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2 minutes ago, Demo said:

Massive props for the Rory Gallagher shoutout. What a bada$$ that guy was. 

 

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4 minutes ago, cbp4iu said:

No I'm saying will hear something about someone. Whether they are a head coach or not. I think if it’s McCollum will start hear rumbling this week. He will have a week off or if they lose they might not make the tourney…

I think there is going to be a lot of pearl clutching going on here come next week. Not sure why anyone thinks we will hear anything before at least sometime during the NCAA tourney. Does anyone believe the incoming coach (if a current P5 coach) would appreciate having to coach a team in the tournament while his players are distracted and answering questions about his impending departure?

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Checking bingo card…..checking….checking….nope..guitar talk not on my card…banger!

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6 hours ago, str8baller said:

How does one go about hiring the next Bo Ryan then?

We don’t need to hire McCollum. We have better, more experienced viable candidates. It’s not necessary to take a gamble on the most important hire in the history of our program. 

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3 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

I think there is going to be a lot of pearl clutching going on here come next week. Not sure why anyone thinks we will hear anything before at least sometime during the NCAA tourney. Does anyone believe the incoming coach (if a current P5 coach) would appreciate having to coach a team in the tournament while his players are distracted and answering questions about his impending departure?

Well why would Scott care about what woody thinks when he retired mid-season? He chose this. 

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21 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

You have to have a guy by the portal opening. Malpractice if you don’t. Have to get assistants lined up. Meet with current players. Agents outreach to portal players. Woody put them heee so it’s the way it is. 

Well if our next coach is playing in the sweet 16 then you won't have a coach until after the portal opens 

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1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

Well if our next coach is playing in the sweet 16 then you won't have a coach until after the portal opens 

I might state it might not be a coach currently coaching at all

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23 minutes ago, Demo said:

Massive props for the Rory Gallagher shoutout. What a bada$$ that guy was. 

 

16 minutes ago, Shoes_N_Shorts said:

 

I remember Rory's hair being longer

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1 minute ago, MrBBall said:

I might state it might not be a coach currently coaching at all

I would bet a lot that our next coach is already coaching another college team. 

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6 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Well why would Scott care about what woody thinks when he retired mid-season? He chose this. 

Where did I say anything about MW?

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3 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

Where did I say anything about MW?

Fair point. Apologies. 

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1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

Wonder what the UCONN and Alabama fans thought when they hired Hurley from Rhode Island and Oates from Buffalo. Do you think they thought they would win championships and make final fours when they got hired

RMK Army to IU

Coach K Army to Duke

Calhoun Northeastern to UCONN 

Izzo Assistant to MSU

Boheim Assistant to Syracuse 

Roy Williams Assistant to Kansas

Stevens Butler to the Celtics 

I see most of the all time coaches went from mid major to the big time and succeeded 

I wonder what Iowa fans thought when they hired Todd Licklighter or IU fans when they hired Archie Miller (I know how I felt)

Or Illinois fans when they hired John Groce

Or Minnesota fans when they hired Dan Monson. 

I could go on…there are many more examples of coaches failing to make the jump to high major.…and all those coaches had FAR more experience in division 1 than McCollum. D2 to Indiana in 1 year is a crazy jump. The point is, it’s a gamble…a gamble that is not necessary this go around. We don’t need to hire McCollum when there’s more viable candidates with far more experience. 

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1 hour ago, Asha’man said:

NIL just means players can get paid. Forget how it’s was supposed to be. That’s not the reality. The reality is it’s lay for play. This is minor league basketball now. The collective’s are the boosters who pay the players. So it’s all above board now, which gives IU an advantage since they have the funds but wouldn’t use them under the previous system. And there is nothing wrong with pay for play. The old system was actually illegal and was deemed so in court. 

I thought that was just at UL? Or are other schools bringing in prostitutes?

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2 hours ago, jimsorgi said:

Personally: I don't think results today have any effect on timing of new coach news. 

Zero timing