General Coach Candidate News

[IUGRAD06]

41 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

Am I crazy to think Woodson might try to walk back his "retirement" if he can win a couple games in the NCAAs?

Basically, try to rally booster support and force Dolson's hand on firing him?

You want to see a s###storm that would cause with the base?

[8bucks]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Behind the IU bench

And we just recently started getting posts from BehindTheBench.  Hmm

[TadQueasy]

Just now, 8bucks said:

And we just recently started getting posts from BehindTheBench.  Hmm

[Mopladysman]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

I appreciate you. Matches up with what Jerry had always said. Thanks for the heads up. Train is rolling.

Jumping the shark round 2.

[Hoosierfan1901]

4 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

And we just recently started getting posts from BehindTheBench.  Hmm

I think my tinfoil hat just electrified 

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

And we just recently started getting posts from BehindTheBench.  Hmm

I think you’re missing the part of formal announcement in 3 weeks. Nothing to do with Cody, he’ll be on staff 

[MikeRoberts]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I think you’re missing the part of formal announcement in 3 weeks. Nothing to do with Cody, he’ll be on staff 

We’re going to hire a guy to be our head coach that hasn’t coached in college basketball in 12 years and we are going to surround him with people that have never coached or been GM ever? 
 

I love Zeller the player but trying to wrap my head around how this makes sense. And this would be news to someone he is extremely close to

[#1fanofafrin]

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

We’re going to hire a guy to be our head coach that hasn’t coached in college basketball in 12 years and we are going to surround him with people that have never coached or been GM ever? 
 

I love Zeller the player but trying to wrap my head around how this makes sense. And this would be news to someone he is extremely close to

You’re really trying to find something to be upset about. If it doesn’t work out then we get Drew. But it sounds like you have an agenda. I’m rooting for whatever you want buddy. 

[Uspshoosier]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

The biggest irony thing that could happen in this coaching search would be having to wait until IU loses in the NCAA tourney before they could announce Drew as the next head coach after Baylor doesn’t make the tourney. 

Even better Baylor/IU meet in the First 4 and IU wins and then when IU loses  in the tourney IU hires Drew 

[MikeRoberts]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

You’re really trying to find something to be upset about. If it doesn’t work out then we get Drew. But it sounds like you have an agenda. I’m rooting for whatever you want buddy. 

I’ve been clear that I don’t have Stevens high on my list. If he is going to be the coach I would like to see a veteran staff around him that has been in the college game, the current game and landscape. 
it’s not an agenda. I want to win and I think there are safer options out there to achieve that. I think he is a gamble and we don’t need to gamble. Adding people like Cody is gambling even more given he has zero experience coaching or as a GM.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

I’ve been clear that I don’t have Stevens high on my list. If he is going to be the coach I would like to see a veteran staff around him that has been in the college game, the current game and landscape. 
it’s not an agenda agenda. I want to win and I think there are safer options out there to achieve that. I think he is a gamble and we don’t need to gamble. Adding people like Cody is gambling even more given he has zero experience coaching or as a GM.

I think you’re over thinking all of this lol, the GM role is just a title they all do different things. He may not even be that, might just be on the staff which can vary from anything 

[cbp4iu]

Stevens

Otzelberger

Drew

Few

McCastland

give me one of these coaches and we are back as a program.

[8bucks]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

I’ve been clear that I don’t have Stevens high on my list. If he is going to be the coach I would like to see a veteran staff around him that has been in the college game, the current game and landscape. 
it’s not an agenda agenda. I want to win and I think there are safer options out there to achieve that. I think he is a gamble and we don’t need to gamble. Adding people like Cody is gambling even more given he has zero experience coaching or as a GM.

I would hope if he is on staff he is in a Hulls type role where he isn’t a primary assistant but can learn. If Stevens were to return to college it would be partially due to him enjoying the interaction with young people. He got to know the Zeller family and Cody very well when recruiting him and his brothers

[Hoosierfan1901]

Can’t wait to watch foxsports tomorrow

[Solsberryberries]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Can’t wait to watch foxsports tomorrow

Have they set out the chairs for the press conference?  Does anyone know if the pep band will be there?

[JPCIVOP]

25 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I’ve been clear that I don’t have Stevens high on my list. If he is going to be the coach I would like to see a veteran staff around him that has been in the college game, the current game and landscape. 
it’s not an agenda. I want to win and I think there are safer options out there to achieve that. I think he is a gamble and we don’t need to gamble. Adding people like Cody is gambling even more given he has zero experience coaching or as a GM.

I actually don't get the take that Stevens is not a safe choice to win at IU with whatever staff he wants. Woodson was an NBA guy, but was never known as an Xs and Os savant; Stevens was literally considered one of the best tactical coaches in the NBA. The choice for best tactical coach in college basketball would immediately be between him and Pitino. Would be happy to eat crow, but I would go so far as to say Stevens is not a gamble at all.

[TheWatShot]

30 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I’ve been clear that I don’t have Stevens high on my list. If he is going to be the coach I would like to see a veteran staff around him that has been in the college game, the current game and landscape. 
it’s not an agenda. I want to win and I think there are safer options out there to achieve that. I think he is a gamble and we don’t need to gamble. Adding people like Cody is gambling even more given he has zero experience coaching or as a GM.

The guy figured out a way to get Butler to a national championship game...twice. I think he could handle coaching in today's game. 

[TheWatShot]

6 minutes ago, JPCIVOP said:

I actually don't get the take that Stevens is not a safe choice to win at IU with whatever staff he wants. Woodson was an NBA guy, but was never known as an Xs and Os savant; Stevens was literally considered one of the best tactical coaches in the NBA. The choice for best tactical coach in college basketball would immediately be between him and Pitino. Would be happy to eat crow, but I would go so far as to say Stevens is not a gamble at all.

Not wanting a guy with his track record "because he hasn't coached here in awhile" is the most IU fan-thing ever. 

[DSUMMITT]

23 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

I would hope if he is on staff he is in a Hulls type role where he isn’t a primary assistant but can learn. If Stevens were to return to college it would be partially due to him enjoying the interaction with young people. He got to know the Zeller family and Cody very well when recruiting him and his brothers

My son went to every Zeller family camp he could. I'll just say this - I would LOVE to have any of the Zellers working withthe program - they don't get much better the the Zellers imho. Work ethic alone is off the charts - there won't be sitting around the 19th hole drinking wine and smoking cigars when there's work to be done.