General Coach Candidate News

[68Hoosier 1,266]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:58 PM, Chris007 said:

Let me know which one. I love free drinks

If Chris gets free drinks, I think we should all get free drinks.  Just because he is connected with intel shouldn't matter.  We are all connected in some way right.  Like Family even. 

[HinnyHoosier 6,618]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:52 PM, Crazy about IU said:

Sad but true I once got thrown out of my daughter’s seventh grade game. I was called at home and had to go to school and had a nice conversation with the athletic director. 

I help with my son's third grade team. Our coach got T'd up because they were calling it very close for that age but also very inconsistently and not working with the kids on either team. Our team was on it's third game back-to-back-to-back and kids from both sides were getting distressed, so he got after them about it. One ref walks back down by our sideline and I say, "All he's asking for is some consistency for the kids." He tells me one more word and he's going to T me up as well. Following directions, I said not a word, but I did raise my eyebrows. Boom, T. 

Guess what though? Both guys got way better after that.

[Chris007 62,528]

I wouldn't count out Mark Few. I know he hasn't been talked about by the national media but before the season even started there was some back channeling going on. 

[Hovadipo 61,443]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:02 PM, Chris007 said:

Crean's wife used to yell a lot too.

She came by that honestly, obviously.

[AZ Hoosier 10,902]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:46 PM, Pagoda said:

Agree to disagree on a Beard DUI -- our most visible coach continuing bad behavior and providing another mugshot for the internet/media is worse to IU than losing games.  We would look so bad and the DV stuff would get brought up again.  A DUI and I'd guess Scott gets fired and Pam gets the riot act.

Yep. Kelvin Sampson 2.0. He did it once. Hired by IU. He didn’t again.

No thanks.

[GP711 2,068]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:04 PM, Chris007 said:

I wouldn't count out Mark Few. I know he hasn't been talked about by the national media but before the season even started there was some back channeling going on. 

After brad of course :)

[go iu bb 9,613]

  On 2/27/2025 at 1:26 PM, Kentuckysucks said:

A guy on the Rivals board says Whitten nixed Dolson from hiring Beard.  I highly doubt Dolson can hire whoever he wants.

Only partially believable. The part I do believe is that Whitten would say no way to hiring Facial Hair. I don't believe that Dolson proposed hiring him.

  On 2/27/2025 at 1:30 PM, Pagoda said:

I've been on Rivals a while and that guy is an iffy source and I don't really buy the timeline of his story.  Just my $0.02.

Which poster was it?

[Chris007 62,528]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:08 PM, GP711 said:

After brad of course :)

Right I was saying for some reason it's not Brad I wouldn't count out Few

[NYhoosier 46]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:04 PM, Chris007 said:

I wouldn't count out Mark Few. I know he hasn't been talked about by the national media but before the season even started there was some back channeling going on. 

Can't see it, but Few would be a home run 

[hoosierbannerd 3,520]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:53 PM, Hoosier Guy said:

I might buy the bar once Stevens is official.

Believe me, I can put the beer away...

[AZ Hoosier 10,902]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:52 PM, Crazy about IU said:

Sad but true I once got thrown out of my daughter’s seventh grade game. I was called at home and had to go to school and had a nice conversation with the athletic director. 

[JPCIVOP 692]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:04 PM, Chris007 said:

I wouldn't count out Mark Few. I know he hasn't been talked about by the national media but before the season even started there was some back channeling going on. 

He's the one name that I've not heard floated by anyone outside this board; someone (maybe Dakich) told the story of Few once saying that Indiana people were way too intense, and that he wouldn't want that job. I am curious how he would do here. He has a tremendous track record, and would have the institutional support to thrive, if he could handle the spotlight.

[go iu bb 9,613]

  On 2/27/2025 at 1:35 PM, pumpfake said:

One thing I'm certain of: When the coach is announced/introduced, we will be told he was our main (and perhaps only) target.

 

  On 2/27/2025 at 1:37 PM, Chris007 said:

We knew we wanted this guy from the start and he was the only person we spoke to. I can hear it now :-)

That's part of the purpose of a search firm. They do all of the initial contacting so the school only gets involved when they have someone where there is legitimate mutual interest. The school can then say, with a straight face, this was our first and only one. We talked to no one else.

[ClarkCoHoosier 186]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:03 PM, Uspshoosier said:

Coach search watch guide 

none today 

although it still should be 

Michigan/Rutgers 9 peacock

while you are here you might as well watch a fantastic coach that won’t be considered for IU but is a really good coach 

St Marys/LMU- 11 Cbssports 

Or you could take the night off from the coaching search and watch Teri Moren and the women’s team. 

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:04 PM, Chris007 said:

I wouldn't count out Mark Few. I know he hasn't been talked about by the national media but before the season even started there was some back channeling going on. 

I’ve wondered about him.  You know their NiL has to be crap.  He’s getting up there but was the runner-up twice.  It’s gotta be hard to get that close and never be able to close it.  Maybe he knows his window at Gonzaga has closed and he wants to go for a title.  I’d be fine with it if he’s committed to coaching another 8-10 years.  He could have another dui though.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,888]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:16 PM, ClarkCoHoosier said:

Or you could take the night off from the coaching search and watch Teri Moren and the women’s team. 

big one tonight.. lets get it! 

[pumpfake 4,519]

  On 2/27/2025 at 1:36 PM, Chris007 said:

I was not at the Purdue game so I'm not sure who was the happiest but this person was wearing all black at the Purdue game. It was kind of a weird look.

Also I noticed that none of the people putting up any money in this search were there last night. 

Of course they weren't - they were at home hitting refresh in eager anticipation RTZ news (like the rest of us, lol).

[lillurk 5,128]

  On 2/27/2025 at 3:05 PM, Hovadipo said:

She came by that honestly, obviously.

Love the Harbaughs. John doesn’t seem much of a yeller though

[Ctf9 453]

  On 2/27/2025 at 2:56 PM, TheDMV said:

No 

Why don’t you elaborate here? If you just keep being terse it feels like trolling. What have you heard? When? From who? There are ways to be vague here—other insiders do it all the time. 
 

So if you're serious about this, give us a serious perspective. 

Edited February 27 by Ctf9

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  On 2/27/2025 at 3:09 PM, go iu bb said:

Only partially believable. The part I do believe is that Whitten would say no way to hiring Facial Hair. I don't believe that Dolson proposed hiring him.

Which poster was it?

The community drunk.  He is always rambling about something over there.  Most of the time you can't even understand what he says.