General Coach Candidate News

[choosierred1 146]

I'm guessing we'll have one day where we get a good 30-40 pages 

I don't know if you are just stating your opinion or you are dropping hints in your comments, but I feel like I'm picking up what you're putting down. Ya feel me, Smalls?

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[Chris007 62,280]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

Chris can you please slip a note under Dolson's office door letting him know Mark Turgeon is leaking information, and he should not be trusted.  

I don't like to bother Scott very often but in this case it might not be a bad idea. 

[wirenuts 1,454]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

Chris can you please slip a note under Dolson's office door letting him know Mark Turgeon is leaking information, and he should not be trusted.  

If IU was even slightly considering mark turgeon (they arent), they should just go ahead and keep woodson

[Chris007 62,280]

1 minute ago, TheDMV said:

Obviously not going into specifics but it would be REALLY weird if they were talking like they’re talking and had someone they considered a likely hire right now

That does sound really weird 

[Chris007 62,280]

2 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

Obviously not going into specifics but it would be REALLY weird if they were talking like they’re talking and had someone they considered a likely hire right now

So you are saying they are courting more than one person? Rabby has said they have reached out to at least 10 agents of coaches

[Home Jersey 15,733]

4 minutes ago, TheDMV said:

Obviously not going into specifics but it would be REALLY weird if they were exploring like they’re exploring and had someone they considered a likely hire right now

So you have knowledge into how IU is conducting its search when you say things like “exploring like they’re exploring … right now”? And you have 1 degree of separation from Turgeon? What’s your take on if IU hired Turgeon?

If we have to go that far down the list I’m very concerned. 

[wirenuts 1,454]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

So you are saying they are courting more than one person? Rabby has said they have reached out to at least 10 agents of coaches

I'm sure they have cast a wide net, if for any other reason to make it appear like they did due diligence

[ziggyiu 786]

30K foot interpretation 

IU is conversing with Brad and his associates, but lower-key fact-finding is also in the works with a few other candidates. 

Perhaps we've gotten a little too ahead of ourselves as a fan base with how far along the conversations are with Brad. 

[Chris007 62,280]

Just now, Home Jersey said:

So you have knowledge into how IU is conducting its search when you say things like “exploring like they’re exploring … right now?” And you have 1 degree of separation from Turgeon? What’s your take on if IU hired Turgeon?

If we have to go that far down the list I’m very concerned. 

I'm starting to think this person might work for the search firm IU is using. They are located out east by you

[TheDMV 196]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So you are saying they are courting more than one person? Rabby has said they have reached out to at least 10 agents of coaches

I can’t speak to other aspects of the process because I don’t know. What I do know is there’s nothing about the nature of the pursuit that would suggest to me they think that some Plan A or B is imminent or likely. 
 

 

[ziggyiu 786]

Mark is currently a consultant for programs and coaches. He's not being vetting as a coach. He is one of our fact-finders, if I'm understanding the situation correctly. 

[68Hoosier 1,233]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I'm starting to think this person might work for the search firm IU is using. They are located out east by you

Or they work for Brad ******* Stevens.

[TheDMV 196]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I'm starting to think this person might work for the search firm IU is using. They are located out east by you

No, like I said, connection is via a mark connection specifically. 
 

And look everyone, I know mark may not excite a lot of the base the way others might. But he’s an accomplished college coach and those aren’t easy to find, and again there’s some feeling it’s a good fit from an intangibles perspective. 

[tyappleg 7,958]

It turns out all it took to get 30-40 pages in a day was for somebody to come in here and claim Mark Turgeoon is a serious candidate. 

[HoosierPapi4 488]

Just now, TheDMV said:

No, like I said, connection is via a mark connection specifically. 
 

And look everyone, I know mark may not excite a lot of the base the way others might. But he’s an accomplished college coach and those aren’t easy to find, and again there’s some feeling it’s a good fit from an intangibles perspective. 

2 sweet 16 visits in 25 years isn’t exactly accomplished…won some games though 

[Silat Player 1,947]

1 hour ago, cleeter said:

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That cycle misses the step where the coach not named Brad Stevens loses a lot of games.

[wirenuts 1,454]

1 minute ago, TheDMV said:

No, like I said, connection is via a mark connection specifically. 
 

And look everyone, I know mark may not excite a lot of the base the way others might. But he’s an accomplished college coach and those aren’t easy to find, and again there’s some feeling it’s a good fit from an intangibles perspective. 

It isn't that he isn't an accomplished coach. My only issue is that they should have many, many choices in mind before they would be getting to him. 

[Chris007 62,280]

Just now, TheDMV said:

No, like I said, connection is via a mark connection specifically. 
 

And look everyone, I know mark may not excite a lot of the base the way others might. But he’s an accomplished college coach and those aren’t easy to find, and again there’s some feeling it’s a good fit from an intangibles perspective. 

I'm totally fine with Mark being the associate head coach or something like that. But if we hire him, it will be the end of IU basketball. Our fans will stop going, stop giving to NIL, and will just give to the football program. I have no doubt he can coach. But we just went through Archie Miller and Mike Woodson for the last 8 years. We have tons of money to spend. 

[Chris007 62,280]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

It turns out all it took to get 30-40 pages in a day was for somebody to come in here and claim Mark Turgeoon is a serious candidate. 

I'm literally speechless 

[JF87 2,149]

21 minutes ago, monskisprodigy said:

TURGEON?!?!?! Where the flying heck did he come from in this search. Not a name I have heard in forever. 

It came from every IU fans nightmares.