General Coach Candidate News

[mdiu28]

4 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Let's assume that Stevens is the next coach for a bit.  Is anyone here worried about the expectations and if he can really live up to them.  He has been out of the college scene for several years now. Will the fan base give him enough time to get things right or will he need to produce in year 1.

There's no doubt our fanbase is impatient. IMO, this is just bc we're sick and tired of being mediocre and know what could be here. 

Brad is the one hire that will get ultimate patience. Everyone else - probably not. 

[CSP]

1 minute ago, mdiu28 said:

There's no doubt our fanbase is impatient. IMO, this is just bc we're sick and tired of being mediocre and know what could be here. 

Brad is the one hire that will get ultimate patience. Everyone else - probably not. 

which is ridiculous, but probably true.

[DSUMMITT]

47 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

I don’t remember who posted it right after the Woodson retirement was announced, but one of our insiders said this coaching search will feature a lot of denials, smokescreens, and misdirections.  Certainly, that seems to be holding true.  Probably many more to come before it’s over.

I've heard the same thing from a number of people - I'm not nearly as connected as people on here but I have lived in Btown since college - let's just say 30+ years - and do know some people - mostly IT in AD. Many of them have said 'yeah it seems to be all over the place info-wise' - or more likely it's made to look that way. Makes sense - stuff is gonna get out - what's the easy way to keep people guessing? When something 'correct' gets out put out some fake info as well.  

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Maybe SS just said that so BTB would get to 1500 quicker??

[Golfman25]

2 hours ago, OKHOOSIER said:

Do you think it’s possible the main thing here with the silence and lack of firmer public ‘no’ is simply because Stevens hasn’t told Dolson no? If Dolson hasn’t been told no, there’s no reason to think he’s moved on to sitting coaches, hence, little to no agent noise leaking out to insiders. 

I am sure Scott has a timeline in mind.  The beauty of it is he can work on Stevens now since he's not coaching.  Can't really do anything "official" with May, Cronin, etc. until their seasons are over.  So he's go between now and the end of the Big Tournament to nail down Stevens.  If he doesn't, he has a week to prep and switch to the next guy or guys depending on how long their NCAA tournament runs last.  He's either going to announce Stevens the day after Woodson is done, or take a few days to get the next guy.  We'll know soon.  :)   

[Chris007]

Just now, mdiu28 said:

There's no doubt our fanbase is impatient. IMO, this is just bc we're sick and tired of being mediocre and know what could be here. 

Brad is the one hire that will get ultimate patience. Everyone else - probably not. 

One thing I will say and agree with Rabby on is if it's a college coach the expectations for me in year 1 won't be as high as normal. The reason why is the portal is opening earlier and the time for it being opened is shorter. So if we hire a coach who makes it to the elite 8 he won't have as much time as others. I don't know just trying to be realistic. 

[Mopladysman]

15 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

As far as I know, he wanted a shorter amount of years but a higher per-year salary, an assured abundance of NIL each year, and a certain amount of money for the assistant pool. 

Doesn’t make sense that he didn’t have an assured abundance of nil prior to that point.

[dwtaylor1055]

so who is the leader in the club house now for the HC gig?

[Home Jersey]

Just now, dwtaylor1055 said:

so who is the leader in the club house now for the HC gig?

The field

[IUGRAD06]

Just now, dwtaylor1055 said:

so who is the leader in the club house now for the HC gig?

Drew, Otz, Cronin, McDermott, McCollum, McCasland, or Collins 

[iubb]

Just now, dwtaylor1055 said:

so who is the leader in the club house now for the HC gig?

Today is Tuesday:
So todays leader in the clubhouse for the IU job is Tonya Harding

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

Doesn’t make sense that he didn’t have an assured abundance of nil prior to that point.

I think he wanted the exact amount in writing in the contract

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

so who is the leader in the club house now for the HC gig?

@RoadToZion said yesterday it has been Brad for weeks

[OKHOOSIER]

3 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

The field

Yea if Dusty and Brad are off the board, it needs to be full court press on Drew and then Otz, which unfortunately means this goes for a while. It’s gonna be a long March 

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, Jet812 said:

This is what I fear the most.  That Dolson thought he’d get Stevens, it ain’t happening & now we’re scrambling again.  If that’s the case SD should be fired.  I just don’t have the faith that many others do because of the Cig hire…

Surely you're joking.  No other coaches can even talk about IU directly with Scott right now.  All he can do is his background work (i.e.; what brand of scotch the Beard like) and maybe chat with an agent or two "hypothetically."  Still a long way to go.  

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, iu eyedoc said:

They added 1 year and like $1.5M to May's  already low buyout. He may be content in Ann Arbor but nothing about that extension would change IU's interest in May

It's almost a joke of an "extension" for a guy that may win the conference in year 1.    

[Home Jersey]

Just now, OKHOOSIER said:

Yea if Dusty and Brad are off the board, it needs to be full court press on Drew and then Otz, which unfortunately means this goes for a while. It’s gonna be a long March 

Personally, while I’d love to be wrong, I’m assuming Brad and Dusty are a hard no. Otz and Drew in the next tier probably and I also think the odds it’s either of them are very, very low. To be honest, starting to wonder if the eventual hire is even somebody we’re talking about much at this point. Doubting it’s any of McCasland, McDermott, Buzz, Cronin, Pitino Jr etc. Probably not McCollum, Calhoun, or Byington all in their first years at schools. DeVries is too but maybe we can take him from WVU? Hard pressed to pick an individual favorite right now at the end of February.

[CSP]

6 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Surely you're joking.  No other coaches can even talk about IU directly with Scott right now.  All he can do is his background work (i.e.; what brand of scotch the Beard like) and maybe chat with an agent or two "hypothetically."  Still a long way to go.  

No, it's definitely more likely that SD should be fired. smh

[WRSMick55]

12 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Let’s debate something we can actually resolve before the NCAAT, since no one on this board, the interwebs, or the outer sphere has a “con-flabbin” clue who the next coach will be or has an actual say in any of this. So…top 10 Westerns:

1) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2) The Searchers

3) Once Upon a Time in the West

4) Stagecoach

5) Django Unchained

6) Shane

7) The Outlaw Josey Wales

8) Rio Bravo

9) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

10) The Magnificent Seven

Now tell me why Unforgiven, either True Grit, the rest of the Dollars trilogy, Tombstone, The Wild Bunch, Ben McCollum and the Sundance Kid, High Noon, Blazing Saddles (or others) should replace anything on this list. 

Shane undoubtedly #1

[CSP]

1 minute ago, Home Jersey said:

Personally, while I’d love to be wrong, I’m assuming Brad and Dusty are a hard no. Otz and Drew in the next tier probably and I also think the odds it’s either of them are very, very low. To be honest, starting to wonder if the eventual hire is even somebody we’re talking about much at this point. Doubting it’s any of McCasland, McDermott, Buzz, Cronin, Pitino Jr etc. Probably not McCollum, Calhoun, or Byington all in their first years at schools. DeVries is too but maybe we can take him from WVU? Hard pressed to pick an individual favorite right now at the end of February.

there's also no need to, outside of just a discussion piece