General Coach Candidate News

[IUBtown 351]

So are we allowed to talk about Beard in here again? 

[AH1971 2,294]

5 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

Wade more than likely is UT bound 

They wouldn’t go after McCasland?

[Trish 12,986]

2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

He could win here and win big. Problem is…can he win and win big here in years 1 and 2? If he doesn’t, he’s toast.

I just don’t believe at this stage he has the experience and inner-workings to navigate the portal and do an overnight turn around. It’s a huge gamble.

I’d like to see him do something at an ACC school before jumping to the big leagues. 

[AH1971 2,294]

4 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

Hard not to chuckle at people dismissing Goodman but eat up random posters info.  

Smartest thing you’ve ever said. Well done.

[IU - Kaulie 2,037]

1 minute ago, tyappleg said:

Oh look; another big name to drive views.  

Kind of comes across as someone that had a lot of access in the past and is not privy to that access now.

[Hoosier987 1,911]

2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

They wouldn’t go after McCasland?

Don’t think so. McCasland likes TTu from all accounts 

[Truthhurts 337]

Look, I don’t like Goodman any more than the next guy, probably less. But he would not put that out there unless he was certain. I’m maybe a tad surprised TJ is out already, but otherwise, none of these eliminations should  be unexpected to any fan thinking dispassionately about the job. 

[Hoosierfan2017 23,821]

3 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Well, yeah, you would need Indiana sources to know that for sure.  The fact that Beard or his agents think (or just tell people) he is in the running doesn't mean squat.

I was talking about his tweet regarding Stevens/Drew/Otz not being in the running. 

[AH1971 2,294]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

I’d like to see him do something at an ACC school before jumping to the big leagues. 

I would too but any ACC school not named Duke or UNC is going to give McCollum ample time to settle in and do things his way. 

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild 282]

1 hour ago, Hoosier987 said:

Just remember guys. Whoever we get is better than Woodson. I do think along with Beard, Brownell etc…that there is a high major coach that nobody is talking about that would be a surprise and a very good one. 

Question for everyone…. What does Brownell bring to the table? I know really nothing about him. Is he good at X’s and O’s? Is he a good recruiter? Can he hire great assistants?

[iu-dl 1,632]

1 minute ago, Truthhurts said:

Look, I don’t like Goodman any more than the next guy, probably less. But he would not put that out there unless he was certain. I’m maybe a tad surprised TJ is out already, but otherwise, none of these eliminations should  be unexpected to any fan thinking dispassionately about the job. 

I do not agree with you. He's vague. He's a hater...he loves throwing shade at IU. Hence "(obviously)". F'em.

[theriverpilot 6,341]

5 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

He could win here and win big. Problem is…can he win and win big here in years 1 and 2? If he doesn’t, he’s toast.

I just don’t believe at this stage he has the experience and inner-workings to navigate the portal and do an overnight turn around. It’s a huge gamble.

Rhetorical question here but after 25 years of mediocrity, can IU afford to gamble? Or is a gamble all that’s left at this point of the search? 

[Hoosierfan2017 23,821]

McCollum would be so underwhelming. I’ve been waiting my whole life for IU to be good. I don’t want to wait yet again for another coach to come in and take several years to try to figure things out. Shades of “don’t worry, it takes four years to learn the packline defense.”

[Hoosier987 1,911]

10 minutes ago, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Question for everyone…. What does Brownell bring to the table? I know really nothing about him. Is he good at X’s and O’s? Is he a good recruiter? Can he hire great assistants?

Brownell is the safe boring pick is what the pundits would say to try and spin it into a positive. but he’s a better X’s and O’s coach than Woodson and he’s an Indiana native. 

[Truthhurts 337]

Just now, iu-dl said:

I do not agree with you. He's vague. He's a hater...he loves throwing shade at IU. Hence "(obviously)". F'em.

I don’t like him either. He’s a tool. But that doesn’t make his info wrong. 

[IUHoosierJoe 1,903]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I was talking about his tweet regarding Stevens/Drew/Otz not being in the running. 

Gotcha

[AH1971 2,294]

Just now, theriverpilot said:

Rhetorical question here but after 25 years of mediocrity, can IU afford to gamble? Or is a gamble all that’s left at this point of the search? 

I’m not sure McCollum is such a gamble if you’re fully committed to supporting him for 4 full years. Unfortunately, that’s rarely the case here.

[JustWinBaby 519]

We’ve added 15 pages in the last hour. That Goodman tweet is having the intended effect.

Is it odd to anyone else that he tweets that and then immediately starts stumping for Beard? Not trying to be a conspiracy theorist, nor am I against hiring Beard, just seems strange.

[IU - Kaulie 2,037]

1 minute ago, iu-dl said:

I do not agree with you. He's vague. He's a hater...he loves throwing shade at IU. Hence "(obviously)". F'em.

Nailed it.  His tone sounds like someone reaching.

[Hoosierfan2017 23,821]

Just now, Hoosier987 said:

Brownell is the safe boring pick. 

He isn’t even the safe pick. Hes been to fewer tournaments than IU over the past 15 years. Hes the “we’ve given up on trying” pick. Cronin is the safe, boring pick.