General Coach Candidate News

[HoosierSadaseci 2,309]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

GP711 is probably Guy Fawkes

Hey, I resemble that remark...

[EasyEJay 129]

22 minutes ago, sirhoosierlot said:

I don’t think IU will hire McCollum but comparing him to Porter Moser is nuts 

I’m not really saying in terms of style or coaching or personality . But just a reminder he’s the mid major flavor of the year . And D2 / mid major success in NO WAY indicates high major success it’s a totally different beast in every way. Too many examples to cite but we experienced it first hand with Archie . Porter Moser and his luck success at Oklahoma is another example 

[EasyEJay 129]

26 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

If some other Blue Blood gets Oats i'm gonna be upset. lol

Rumor mill is he (Oats) has his eyes on Kansas that’s why KU fans have been so irritated the last 2 years of Self and want him put in out to pasture. 
 

but I got to imagine he might have taken UNC if it opened up hard one to pass up ! 

[Artie86 2,778]

39 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Maybe they aren't...

.....mabye one of the requests from "Dolson's guy" was to get teams "A", "B" and "C" scheduled for next year to help bolster IU's resume. I would definitely be like, "I will make that happen. What else can I do for you?"

[iubb 3,560]

[pumpfake 4,113]

Maybe one reason behind the improved schedule is to elevate our national exposure.  With a newly hired, big name coach it would add a lot of hype to the media coverage.  Our recent lackluster preseason schedule has provided no "buzz" (other than getting stomped by every decent team we played).

[IUBtown 87]

It's not like after the Woodson retirement announcement Dolson thought welp let's work on the schedule.  This has likely been something that's been on going and agreed upon well before either announcement. 

[Hornsby 3,083]

I’m not really saying in terms of style or coaching or personality . But just a reminder he’s the mid major flavor of the year . And D2 / mid major success in NO WAY indicates high major success it’s a totally different beast in every way. Too many examples to cite but we experienced it first hand with Archie . Porter Moser and his luck success at Oklahoma is another example 

Correct

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[Eagle’s Rug 497]

16 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

It's not like after the Woodson retirement announcement Dolson thought welp let's work on the schedule.  This has likely been something that's been on going and agreed upon well before either announcement. 

With TV/media agreements I’m sure this gets pushed as early as possible.  Waiting to schedule so that we can name a coach is likely not an option.

[QuinnB(BOT)(Perfectin76) 216]

Hey partners! How is everyone feeling today?

[jermhoosierfan 117]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Yes, it’s currently a 4 year deal

2025 at UK

2026 at Lucas Oil

2027 at UK

2028 at IU

 

The joke at the time it was announced was that Calipari will not be around when the game is in Bloomington.  LOL  I didn't think it would come true in just a few months after the announcement.

[BradStevens 91]

1 minute ago, QuinnB(BOT)(Perfectin76) said:

Hey partners! How is everyone feeling today?

Not bad, my man!

[68Hoosier 991]

7 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

The joke at the time it was announced was that Calipari will not be around when the game is in Bloomington.  LOL  I didn't think it would come true in just a few months after the announcement.

Right, I remember that as well.  Turns out to be true.  I still don't get why we caved in on the Lucas Oil game.  Seems that UK got the better end of the deal.  Starts there and they get a year at Lucas Oil.  

[Hornsby 3,083]

Hey partners! How is everyone feeling today?

Good. Still think stevens is a complete pipe dream. Let's go get Drew

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[jbeaman9 1,202]

12 minutes ago, QuinnB(BOT)(Perfectin76) said:

Hey partners! How is everyone feeling today?

SMOTHERED CHICKEN!

[JustWinBaby 221]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

If some other Blue Blood gets Oats i'm gonna be upset. lol

I wouldn't worry too much about this. Nate Oats is already somewhere with pretty substantial financial commitment to basketball. Every football school is now effectively by extension a basketball school too.

People forget that football is about 80-90% of funding these days. Basketball definitely takes a back seat to football on the national stage; the national audience generally only pays attention to college basketball when the tourney rolls around. In this era, football drives the bus of athletic finances, and that's why it was so important for Indiana under Whitten and Dolson's leadership to finally "get it" and make a serious investment in football. It matters now more than ever that we embrace football at Indiana, whether we like it or not.

Bottom line: Alabama will be good at basketball for the foreseeable future, and Nate Oats likely won't be going anywhere. Thanks to football, they have the money to stave off any blue blood that comes calling.

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[jermhoosierfan 117]

3 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Right, I remember that as well.  Turns out to be true.  I still don't get why we caved in on the Lucas Oil game.  Seems that UK got the better end of the deal.  Starts there and they get a year at Lucas Oil.  

I believe Crean was trying to get them back on the schedule when he was here with a home and home with a game in Louisville and one in Indy in between, and Cal wanted nothing to do with home games because he wanted a game in Indy for recruiting. IIRC

[lillurk 4,338]

Big game tonight, I bet we get some interesting leakage tomorrow about the search one way or another. Not, like, reporting, just more whisper campaign stuff after some of the donors, department staff, etc are all in the same place again.

Could be small, could be spicy.

[Stuhoo 85,222]

1 hour ago, sirhoosierlot said:

I don’t think IU will hire McCollum but comparing him to Porter Moser is nuts 

Because Moser already had extraordinary success in the NCAA tournament and McCollum has never coached against a ranked team?

[IUguy77 300]

6 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Good. Still think stevens is a complete pipe dream. Let's go get Drew

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Explain the rationale that Stevens is a pipe dream but Drew isn’t.