General Coach Candidate News

[JSHoosier 22,212]

34 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Won’t happen.  If Dolson hired Brownell I expect the fan base to personally hide-strap his @$$ to a pine rail and send Scott up the Monon Line.

If he got rid of Woodson just to hire Brownell then he'd deserve it.

[jimsorgi 1,134]

9 minutes ago, Alistair Smash said:

Saban had LSU rolling when he left, one year removed from a national championship and coming off a 9-3 season. That argument isn’t persuasive to me. If he’s trying to set his son up to take over, that is a stronger argument, but isn’t dispositive in my view. Fair points to argue, though. 

I don't think Saban leaving for the NFL 20 years ago is that relevant. 

But ultimately so much of it comes down to individual personalities and intangible factors that it's pretty hard to say anything with absolute certainty. 

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

10 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

I don't think Saban leaving for the NFL 20 years ago is that relevant. 

But ultimately so much of it comes down to individual personalities and intangible factors that it's pretty hard to say anything with absolute certainty. 

If you know Bruce Pearl you know that he has a massive, massive ego.  He’s all about Bruce Pearl.  He would love a fishbowl job like IU.  In honestly it’s probably his dream job in all of college basketball.  But the timing just isn’t there.  He’s too old and has it rolling at Auburn.  But given the right circumstances, he’d absolutely jump for a chance at the IU job.

[Alistair Smash 582]

10 minutes ago, jimsorgi said:

I don't think Saban leaving for the NFL 20 years ago is that relevant. 

But ultimately so much of it comes down to individual personalities and intangible factors that it's pretty hard to say anything with absolute certainty. 

Ok. Kalen Deboer had Washington rolling but left for Alabama. The point being that coaches leave despite the fact that their current team had achieved success. Certainly there are intangible factors that we are not privy to. These discussions are just opportunities to read tea leaves, understanding the subjectivity. 

[HoosierInParadise 1,658]

Yes he does.  I question whether the fire is there to coach in college in today's environment. 

I agree this could be something that ends up being a reason he wouldn't accept the job. However, if he accepts it, I would have to believe at that point that he wants it and would put is all into it.

[VFury 624]

1 hour ago, Hornsby said:

He is not capable of winning 6 in a row vs good competition. No chance

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He's barely capable of winning one in a row against good competition.

[hoosierbannerd 3,520]

36 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

There’s more to it than that. He has Auburn rolling and he’s got it set up so when he retires his son takes over. He’s not leaving.

Assume it's All Quiet On The Midwestern Front sir?

[Uspshoosier 54,428]

1 minute ago, Alistair Smash said:

Ok. Kalen Deboer had Washington rolling but left for Alabama. The point being that coaches leave despite the fact that their current team had achieved success

Bama wasn’t a rebuild.   The argument would be why leave the program that he built into where it is today where they are going to have 16+ Q1 wins and easily the number 1 overall seed.  Has 5 SEC championships over the last couple years(conference tourneys included) and a trip to the final 4 why would you leave for a program that has had 1 winning conference record in the last 9 years, 0 championships and hasn’t made it past the second round.  Why chance leaving for a program like that on a maybe they can turn it around back to where they were with all the resources when you are already in one of the top 2 conferences and have it rolling.   

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

56 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Yes he does.  I question whether the fire is there to coach in college in today's environment. 

I disagree.  This is a man that puts in the work with every job he’s attained.  If he were to coach IU, he’d be fully committed to the job.  No doubt.

[ib4iu 570]

1 hour ago, Alistair Smash said:

I’m not sure I understand your point. My current position isn’t relevant. You can point to lots of athletes that chase their dream jobs which typically coincide with their hometown teams. And, just to be clear, I’d listen if the Astros or Dodgers called..

It is relevant. You just made a horrible analogy. It’s more like saying if Bruce Pearl was a middle school teacher and IU was his dream job and the offered him half his salary he would take it in a heartbeat. Except he isn’t a middle school teacher. He’s in the same exact position IU could offer him, but currently for the #1 team in the country. 

[8bucks 7,554]

1 hour ago, MikeRoberts said:

Lots of chatter just last year that he was interested. If true not sure why he would no longer be

Some other chatter that he wanted to get assurances little Pearl would get to be coach when he retired.  So I wonder if it was "I am willing to leave unless..." and if he got the assurance he needed he may not be willing now.  Who knows if true 

[Five Prime 1,154]

Still no news?

[Hoosierfanyuh 6,795]

Just now, Five Prime said:

Still no news?

No notable news will be leaked until our season is over. We’re more than likely going to make the tourney so it’s going to be a minute. 

[bird4par 373]

9 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

Still no news?

 

[Chris007 62,528]

11 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

No notable news will be leaked until our season is over. We’re more than likely going to make the tourney so it’s going to be a minute. 

I still think more things will be leaked as the next couple weeks go.

[P92 548]

1 hour ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Won’t happen.  If Dolson hired Brownell I expect the fan base to personally hide-strap his @$$ to a pine rail and send Scott up the Monon Line.

So basically what you’re saying is that “there’s two kinds of dumb: someone who fires a coach, runs out in the snow and hires Brownwell, and the person who does the same thing in Assembly Hall. The first doesn’t matter much, but the second you kinda have to deal with.”

[Hoosierfanyuh 6,795]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I still think more things will be leaked as the next couple weeks go.

Fingers crossed! 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,309]

22 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

Still no news?

Behind the Bench mentioned that a leak (Media based) could happen this week, but I doubt it. 
 

 

[P92 548]

Just now, Chris007 said:

I still think more things will be leaked as the next couple weeks go.

Yes, if things don’t start leaking the week of the Big Ten Tournament I will be ready to totally give up on BS— if we have our man, he has to start the moving process, assembling a staff, and his old job has to start replacing him—this can’t wait till the last second. At that point, so many will be involved that someone will leak.

[Chris007 62,528]

4 minutes ago, P92 said:

Yes, if things don’t start leaking the week of the Big Ten Tournament I will be ready to totally give up on BS— if we have our man, he has to start the moving process, assembling a staff, and his old job has to start replacing him—this can’t wait till the last second. At that point, so many will be involved that someone will leak.

On a different board there has been a couple houses that have been discussed. Also one big booster has stated that one realtor has signed an NDA to help with the moving process.