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[ziggyiu 767]

I'm not inclined to support the idea of McCollum as head coach.

While he may be a great tactician, there is so much more to the IU job in particular and high-major college basketball in general that he has no experience with. And I am more interested in the number of possible candidates who have proven he can handle all the other responsibilities that are part of running a successful high-major program.

McCollum could be great, but I'm not excited about IU being his testing ground. 

[Scotty R 3,252]

I haven't caught up but what happened on here the last couple of hours that got people back to being doom and gloom agy. This board is so bi polar and getting ridiculous 

[Chris007 59,792]

1 minute ago, cleeter said:

I wont tell anyone what to believe, but me personally, i don't think the people i mentioned are coming in here and actually making stuff up and being trolls like Isaac is. I think they are genuinely hearing it and are posting it genuinely. Now sometimes it third/fourth/fifth hand information and maybe its get twisted or stretched along the way. That is where i would say be cautiously optimistic. But at that point, that falls on each person on whether to believe it or not. Long story short, i don't think they are trolling us for laughs. 

I’ve spoken with both of them quite a bit during this search both have shared info and sources with me. I totally believe they have posted what they were hearing at the time because I was hearing the same thing. It’s sad the get crapped on though.

[Kentuckysucks 4,243]

Just now, ziggyiu said:

I'm not inclined to support the idea of McCollum as head coach.

While he may be a great tactician, there is so much more to the IU job in particular and high-major college basketball in general that he has no experience with. And I am more interested in the number of possible candidates who have proven he can handle all the other responsibilities that are part of running a successful high-major program.

McCollum could be great, but I'm not excited about IU being his testing ground. 

Not my first choice either but light years ahead of Brownell or McDermott.

[EasyEJay 614]

1 minute ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

Glad we have to wait for Iowa to make their pick at coach before we can decide. How the mighty have fallen 

Also if Iowa is going after DeVries over Golden boy then why should we be so excited about getting McCollum? 

[mdn82 26,213]

Just now, Scotty R said:

I haven't caught up but what happened on here the last couple of hours that got people back to being doom and gloom agy. This board is so bi polar and getting ridiculous 

The sun came up. 

[Hornsby 3,867]

Tempo and never being a part of a power program. Cig had experience with Saban at Alabama and a few other places. I'm not against McCollum but I'm far from convinced he's the next great championship winning coach.

If he is honestly as great as some on here claim I fully expect him to be playing in the second weekend of the tournament. Can't wait to watch this coaching savant on Thursday. I am expecting to be in complete amazement of his coaching abilities after what I have read.

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[JPCIVOP 633]

2 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

I think that is just a unique situation because McCollum is from Iowa City

Like how Dusty May is from around Blooming... ugh. 

[Scotty R 3,252]

1 hour ago, IU05 said:

Alright BTB Nation: flights from Teterboro are incoming to Bloomington, Clark County, and Indy Regional this afternoon. 
 

Who lives nearby and is going to tell us who gets off?

If by Indy regional in Mt Comfort I live about 8 miles from there but I am at work

[Chris007 59,792]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

You love the attention especially when pushing the Stevens narrative then play innocent when questioned or wrong.

Remember when you DM’d to try to find out what department I worked in so you could tell people above me that I’m on here. You should have been banned for that but I didn’t rat you out. So you can take a seat. 

[SlammySammy 1,635]

Gone for a few hours to do some work, come back and nothing has changed...still the circular jerkular motion of "I like this guy" and "We know!!!".....and no news from anyone who knows anything.....

[realTomCrean 2,606]

Because he hasn't finished lower than 1st in conference in over a decade. 

[Hornsby 3,867]

I'm not inclined to support the idea of McCollum as head coach.
While he may be a great tactician, there is so much more to the IU job in particular and high-major college basketball in general that he has no experience with. And I am more interested in the number of possible candidates who have proven he can handle all the other responsibilities that are part of running a successful high-major program.
McCollum could be great, but I'm not excited about IU being his testing ground. 

How dare you question the next legend

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[Pagoda 3,589]

6 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

If he is honestly as great as some on here claim I fully expect him to be playing in the second weekend of the tournament. Can't wait to watch this coaching savant on Thursday. I am expecting to be in complete amazement of his coaching abilities after what I have read.

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Terrible strawman.

[SlammySammy 1,635]

Anyone else immediately ignoring anyone sharing updated flight tracking? Seriously....

[Home Jersey 14,429]

3 minutes ago, ziggyiu said:

I'm not inclined to support the idea of McCollum as head coach.

While he may be a great tactician, there is so much more to the IU job in particular and high-major college basketball in general that he has no experience with. And I am more interested in the number of possible candidates who have proven he can handle all the other responsibilities that are part of running a successful high-major program.

McCollum could be great, but I'm not excited about IU being his testing ground. 

He may be the best IU can do IMO

[Juwan Moye 900]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I agree. I used to love coming to this place but it’s changed so much. This search has taught me a lot about people in here. It’s the same people over and over. As I said contribute nothing and complain about everything. At least I’ve made some new friends along the way.

From my absolutely limited vantage point:

There are people like yourself, Jerry, RTZ etc who tell us what you know that I think 99%+ of this board appreciates.

Then there are people like Isaac, and others, who make definitive claims that are most likely purely trolling. 

You’d hope that people could differentiate between the two but sadly the negative Nancie’s around here just dump you all into one because at some point people thought it was cool to be negative/contrarian/skeptical etc.

 

Long story short: 90%+ of this thread is hot garbage, the only true value comes from people like yourself sharing what you hear and I for one appreciate it, even if it’s mainly for entertainment purposes.

[mdn82 26,213]

Just now, Hornsby said:

If he is honestly as great as some on here claim I fully expect him to be playing in the second weekend of the tournament. Can't wait to watch this coaching savant on Thursday. I am expecting to be in complete amazement of his coaching abilities after what I have read.

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For me, it’s too extreme to put that much stock in a single elimination tournament.  Still quite a bit of luck that gets tossed into it.  The body of work is more critical, imo, as any team can get insanely hot with the right draw.  And then you could be stuck in their way.  Us against Syracuse would be one that comes to mind.  I am not saying he is the man or not, but either side trying to pull a gotcha from a single - single elimination tourney is more looking for ammo than outcomes. 

[sirhoosierlot 3,406]

[JPCIVOP 633]

1 minute ago, Hornsby said:

If he is honestly as great as some on here claim I fully expect him to be playing in the second weekend of the tournament. Can't wait to watch this coaching savant on Thursday. I am expecting to be in complete amazement of his coaching abilities after what I have read.

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So... he is literally coaching a DII team this year. In his interview he said that he put the roster together not expecting short-term success. To boot, Texas Tech's coach (who Drake would face in the next round) credits McCollum for remaking McCasland's offensive system. I'm not going to hold Drake's results against him this year, regardless of who IU hires.