General Coach Candidate News

[Hovadipo 60,944]

1 minute ago, mdn82 said:

A man in a wife beater holding a 12 pack? 

DAD?

[Alford Bailey 13,172]

1 minute ago, Mopladysman said:

Hmm.  If Devries gets that extension, BM goes to IOWA, what are we left with?  

LOL! I guess that guy out of left field

[AH1971 2,628]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

That would be great imo. 

Not really. If we don’t get DeVries this is going to turn into a 2-3 week nightmare that blows UK’s fiasco last year out of the water. 
 

We’ve gotten what, 4-5 candidates new jobs/raises so far and the tournament hasn’t even started?

[realTomCrean 2,713]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I don’t understand the DD hate if someone would like to fill me in? BM was coaching d2 10 months ago if that’s who you favor over him.

[Mopladysman 1,294]

Hes not a candidate because he already took the job.  Right guys?

[go iu bb 8,610]

33 minutes ago, westgym said:

With the understanding that I have little credibility here, debated for the past few days about sharing this outside of a few through DMs.  But here goes:

A longtime friend and colleague of Brad’s told me over the weekend that BS will not be the next coach.  Was this an exact quote from Brad?  He didn’t say that, (and didn’t say it wasn’t) but left no room for doubt.

Post this due to some fans thinking BS is toying with the fan base/dragging this out/is letting his daughter decide (!) and turn against him based on untruths.  
 

The sooner fans can let go of Brad,  then it allows folks to get excited about the next great coach waiting in the wings.

So you're saying it's Brad? We can see through this smokescreen.

I kid, I kid.

[Home Jersey 15,023]

If DeVries is NOT a candidate at Iowa, he is either staying at WVU or coming to Indiana. Maybe McCollum preferred Iowa and was never coming to IU. Maybe IU always preferred DeVries to McCollum or they will choose to wait until after Drake is done to hire McCollum. 

With it being out there he’s not a candidate for Iowa, I assume that’s from the Iowa side signaling to McCollum they want him. I don’t think in any scenario we’re getting Iowa’s back up choice.

[mdn82 26,344]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

DAD?

Oh damn, I just had half of the board having flashbacks.  This round of counciling is on me…

[Doctor Jones 69]

3 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

No wonder people nationally think this fan base are crazy. Just look at this board the last two months and that proves their point because bwe are insane. Every day a new name comes out and we flip out

 We also believe every little thing that is posted and take it as gospel and that just allows for people to have fun at our expense. Most of these podcasters and posters are playing most of you like a fiddle and are enjoying every second of it.

Most if not everything that is said is from the coaches agent and nobody outside of the IU administration knows a damn thing

RELAX 

This board has 9,000 members of which about 1/3 need help.  That trends with general population average for mental illness.

[JustWinBaby 1,626]

 

4 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

You massively overrate this job. DeVries is an excellent coach. I don't believe it's him, but if it is I'll be happy. Proven track record, can recruit talent, has elevated the program wherever he's gone. And has a cool name. Maybe not an A+ hire but I'd give it a solid B. Certainly raises the floor immediately at IU. Who knows what the ceiling would be, as he's not been at a high major program long enough to establish a tournament résumé.

 

1 minute ago, HinnyHoosier said:

This. As a fan base, the bold is our biggest barrier to reality.

I want it to be Brad Stevens as much as anyone. But the reality is that:

1) Being a college coach is a much harder, higher pressure job than what Stevens is doing now. He actually is getting to enjoy his wealth; few college coaches get to do that until they're retired.

2) The IU job just simply isn't what it used to be. It can become a great job again, but as of right now it's not a major destination for most coaches. That said, we have more resources than all but a handful of programs, so there's no limit to what a very competent coach can achieve here.

As far as I can tell, DeVries is a better X's and O's coach than anyone we've hired in the last 25 years aside from maybe Kelvin Sampson (and it has taken him a long time to get to where he's currently at). He's also a really solid recruiter who has brought quite a bit of talent to West Virginia despite relatively meager NIL resources compared to Indiana.

This hire should not disappoint anyone. I'm already pumped to see Tucker DeVries in an Indiana jersey. Let's do this.

[Alford Bailey 13,172]

1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

Not really. If we don’t get DeVries this is going to turn into a 2-3 week nightmare that blows UK’s fiasco last year out of the water. 
 

We’ve gotten what, 4-5 candidates new jobs/raises so far and the tournament hasn’t even started?

Exactly. Need to close this

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 10,997]

We paying a $5 million buyout for DD? 

[JimmerNoe 1,069]

I would think that if Thamel is saying he’s “not a candidate at Iowa”, that would lean more towards an extension?

Because if Thamel knows he’s not going to Iowa because he’s going to IU, wouldn’t he just break “Devries to IU”?

[IUCrazy2 2,813]

4 minutes ago, newcastle12 said:

Why isn’t it apparent that Dolson used Brian Evans and the Hoosier Hysterics to get out his message on Woodson?  
 

who was the other guy in the room in the infamous meeting with Eric where woody cancelled fan camp and the gif tournament?  

Because I think it was more Woody's ego vs. Eric's ego and they ended up in a passing match with each other.  They Hysterics are loose cannons and I think the University should be a little more active in controlling it's image.  Those guys basically had the "Officially Licensed Indiana University" stamp on them and when outsiders talk about a toxic environment, I think they would be at the top of that list.

And they aren't reliable reporters.  They carried Woodson's water for years and then aired the laundry after they got cut off.  It makes total sense for Dolson to cut out wildcards with the next hire.  We need this to go well and the last thing you want is people who were given special access staying close to your program when they have been shown to backstab you in the past.  And frankly as a content consumer, I think it is better to not have these guys attached at the hip to IU either because it causes them to withhold info (as the Hysterics have admitted).

[hoosierpatriot22 168]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/is-the-devries-writing-on-the-wall.466131/page-11
 

Fun reading for those sickos who need to peruse two boards at once 

There’s nothing I’d rather do less than read a second board

[RaceToTheTop 29,874]

2 minutes ago, lillurk said:

My polite read on it is that McCollum’s resume is very pure, almost without failure once he got it rolling. DeVries has been in a more challenging situation and has outperformed expectations, has high D1 experience, but no “wow” breakthrough S16 at Drake or whatever.

Breakthrough S16 or higher appearances don't always translate well.   I.e., Archie Miller.

[JustWinBaby 1,626]

10 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

I’ve heard from a good source the Hysterics aren’t getting access again as long ad Scott is AD.  So that’s good news.

This is honestly the best thing I've heard all day, and I'm pretty excited about the DeVries smoke.

[AH1971 2,628]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

We paying a $5 million buyout for DD? 

Who else are you going to hire?

[EasyEJay 696]

https://x.com/itsantwright/status/1902030964538167653?s=46&t=wvB5Ust96aXw3uINU-fkXw

omg I forgot Chester Frazier is also on WVU staff LOL this dude might be IUs next head coach and literally has a staff filled with dudes who HATE IU that’s objectively hilarious ! 

[Hoosierfanyuh 4,889]

1 minute ago, lillurk said:

My polite read on it is that McCollum’s resume is very pure, almost without failure once he got it rolling. DeVries has been in a more challenging situation and has outperformed expectations, has high D1 experience, but no “wow” breakthrough S16 at Drake or whatever.

That’s fair. My concern with BM is lack of high major experience, and i know ball is ball, but im talking more about dealing with that level of athletes/competition 24/7/365, recruiting, ect. At least DD has proven he can handle those things. Not like either hire would make me super excited but I am going to support whoever SD chooses.