General Coach Candidate News

[Chris007 60,101]

6 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Many here will want to wear the crown of leading the McCollum bus when we are all celebrating his success here some day. 

I think Magnamious and Ryno may be the earliest ones I'm aware of! 

It would be a long shot to hope for more of a name, just not where IU is as a program.

I don't think this Goodman tweet is definitive by any means. 

Not gonna pull a championship caliber coach. Gotta find someone undervalued.

Douchey analogy but ... like stocks, buy low, sell high.

Better him than a "proven" P5 guy who has been mid most of his career IMO. 

Eventually they will get it right. Lot to like in McCollum's profile.

Yes it's a risk. The upside makes the fan in me feel excited, not doom and gloom.

Google him. He wins. (I know that's getting old already lol) 

I think I would rather play in the crown tournament then go this route. Just kidding I guess 

[SlammySammy 1,684]

Dolson right now to his staff “Ok guys. We just floated McCollum name to Goodman. Everybody get online and see if we get the thumbs up from BTB”

[Trish 14,306]

That’s sick feeling when Brad takes over Butler next year when his daughter is in college there. 

[Hoosier987 2,515]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I agree it shows we need to hand in our blue blood card. Football better be good or the Big Ten will want to kick us out. Better get him a lot of help 

Goodman mentioned this yesterday. Said if we were to hire McCollum we would need to surround him with excellent assistants “if he were to make it at Indiana.”

yikes 

[Scotty R 3,298]

17 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Goodness.  McCollum goes from competing in a Guppy Bowl to the Shark Tank in 1 season.  He will be eaten alive.  We’ve got a Archie Miller part 2 upcoming.  Has no idea what it takes at that level to win and recruit.  F me. 

Why would you say that. Just because Archie couldn't handle it doesn't mean McCollum can't. It would s all about personality and a belief in yourself and it seems like McCollum has that

 

[BehindTheBench 1,552]

You don’t fire Woody mid season to hire some guy D2 guy from Drake. I’ll say, my one source was someone in the athletic office. As of weeks ago, heck, even over a month ago, it was Brad. Up until about two weeks ago, it was Brad. He’s since gone eerily quiet, which I assumed was a good thing. Apparently he went quiet out of shame. If this is true, what an utter failure on Scott’s part. Brad was literally in the bag. 

[go iu bb 8,595]

FWIW, Rabby is saying he (and the people that talk to him) thinks it'll be one of McCollum, Brownell, or McDermott. He says the McCollum noise has been getting louder recently and he hasn't heard much about McDermott the past couple of days.

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,473]

1 minute ago, TheWatShot said:

The tweet said "one of" the candidates. Get a grip. 

You get a grip.  It’s a crazy hire at Indiana.  I’ve been ready for a different brand of ball for 8 years but this is a bold move.  Let’s see if he can out-Purdue who is a genius basketball mind plus experience.  That’s gonna be the goal but he is way behind the 8 ball.  If he gets star talent he won’t be adept of the hangers-on and agents etc.  And if he doesn’t, winning is hard. Just a risky as hell hire.  

[Trish 14,306]

Ben wins, just google him. 
 

Problem is, does his style of play translate to high major basketball? We just rid of an old man that played slowed and shot a low number of 3’s per game. 

[HoosierDYT 1,766]

I can’t help that my first reaction is meh which I feel will be common amongst our fans.

At least it’s not Brownell which would’ve been straight disappointment. But something like Lloyd/McDermott/Drew would’ve ingested a fun energy this program needs.

Nonetheless gonna root hard for him and at least can see the vision that it could work out really well for us.


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[mdn82 26,344]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I love it. Dolson gets fans to lower expectations for McCollum then hits them with the hammer. Such a big time move. 
 

Remember last time Goodman said Holtman was almost a done deal.

I would absolutely be thrilled if it was that at this point.  That’s where my hope is centered for the remainder of this search. 

[Over 100 Games 183]

18 minutes ago, Trish said:

This will define Dolson’s legacy.

Can we stop saying this? Feel like it’s been said over 100 times here. He hired the greatest football coach in IUFB history. Let’s relax on “legacy”

[MrBBall 906]

Just now, Trish said:

Ben wins, just google him. 
 

Problem is, does his style of play translate to high major basketball? We just rid of an old man that played slowed and shot a low number of 3’s per game. 

He better increase that pace because no one wants to see pace of play like old man Bennett

[Ryno6284 4,187]

8 minutes ago, Trish said:

Brad Stevens.

 

What happened to his middle name? 

[coonhounds 10,455]

Honestly less excited than I was for the Woodson hire and that’s saying a lot because I hated that hire too. Slow paced boring offense and zero clue the athleticism that will be needed to win at this level.  He’s in for the rudest of awakenings.  Most coaches don’t need rebuilding phases in the portal era but McCollum is gonna need a few learn the ropes seasons.  Indiana isn’t the place to do that.  F Me again. 

Slow down wayne. Thankfully this hasn't happened yet.

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[Trish 14,306]

Just now, Over 100 Games said:

Can we stop saying this? Feel like it’s been said over 100 times here. He hired the greatest football coach in IUFB history. Let’s relax on “legacy”

We will find out about us being a football school this year. Dolson’s career will indeed be on the line here. 

[WRSMick55 225]

you can coach, then you can coach. And as for recruiting, the pool of players one can recruit in D2 are not for most part D1 level players, they’re not going to go d2. so if his players were good enough to win like he has then he must recruit pretty well from the available pool. So why do we think all of sudden he won’t be able to recruit from the available D1 pool of talent? Not advocating, have no horse in this race but I could get behind him. He just wins.

[mdn82 26,344]

1 minute ago, go iu bb said:

FWIW, Rabby is saying he (and the people that talk to him) thinks it'll be one of McCollum, Brownell, or McDermott. He says the McCollum noise has been getting louder recently and he hasn't heard much about McDermott the past couple of days.

McDermott is who I am holding out hope for.  But if it’s not him, I would happily take McCollum over Brownell.  

[IU5355 769]

1 minute ago, Trish said:

Ben wins, just google him. 
 

Problem is, does his style of play translate to high major basketball? We just rid of an old man that played slowed and shot a low number of 3’s per game. 

By all accounts he seems like a brilliant coach that can adjust his play to his roster. 

I believe it was mentioned at some point that his D2 teams played a faster pace. 

[HoosierInParadise 1,516]

All the tweet says is that he’s one of the top candidates. I will say if it’s not Stevens it’ll be him. 

Goodman is just setting it up so when Iowa hires him Saturday, he can drag IU through the mud.