General Coach Candidate News

[TheWatShot 15,338]

I think it's interesting how people were convinced Dusty May wouldn't come here because he just changed jobs a year ago, but we never hear that with McCollum or DeVries. 

[hper50 1,634]

I feel like I'm missing something here, but why does Kory Barnett hate IU so much? I understand Tom Ostrom and Chester Frazier...

[Hoosierfanyuh 4,920]

UPDATE (MARCH 18): With DeVries out of the picture at Iowa, the Hawkeyes will go full speed at McCollum. He was at the Iowa high school basketball state tournament last weekend recruiting.

[AH1971 2,651]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:28 PM, Ctf9 said:

The buyout is another consequence of Woodson getting a fourth year. We could have hired DD from Drake. Instead we pay five million in NIL and a five million buyout now for a lost season. Incredible.  

Well if you didn’t know we were about to pay $90 million for Brad Stevens so I think we’ll be alright…

[Kentuckysucks 4,330]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:27 PM, JustWinBaby said:

He'll be a better hire than Sampson because he's just as good at the X's and O's and (to my knowledge) doesn't have a drug problem in his locker room.

Oh good grief.  Not even remotely comparable.  And Sampson was the exact same age was DD when we hired him.

[PartyintheVillas 884]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:29 PM, Motley's said:

If IU hired Steve Kerr, I'd run my diploma through a shredder and mail the pieces to the athletic department

Really? Why?

[realTomCrean 2,717]

[BBTB 65]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:15 PM, 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 

Yikes seems they are as bad we are 

[HoosierInParadise 1,586]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:20 PM, JimmerNoe said:

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”?

Yes...or he would say that he is a strong candidate for IU...

[AH1971 2,651]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:29 PM, hper50 said:

I feel like I'm missing something here, but why does Kory Barnett hate IU so much? I understand Tom Ostrom and Chester Frazier...

I would think Chester Frazier gets a serious look at the WVU head job. They all seem to like him a lot.

[Hollywood Mike Miranda 1,041]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:12 PM, mdn82 said:

Because the upside is exponentially less than the downside with our level of patience and current state of the program.  Someone can hit the lottery, sure, but it will be a massive undertaking to shift the culture. 

I guess that's where I disagree with the take. I think "just win, baby" fixes everything pretty fast.

If someone took the job and was really successful quickly, which is very possible in the NIL era, wouldn't they be treated like a God in the most basketball crazy state there is given how long IU has been consistently mediocre / crappy?

And the downside is what? You're not successful fast enough or ever, so you get fired and leave a multi-millionaire??

[spe317 988]

@Chris007 Have you made any progress convincing your family (wife) the best shopping in Indy is at the various smaller airport gift shops?

[Asha’man 625]

It’s a process guys. Just be patient and let the process take care of this search. And for those of you who don’t understand the process, go back to the beginning of the process and start again. 
 

I think I did that right. 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,473]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:29 PM, TheWatShot said:

I think it's interesting how people were convinced Dusty May wouldn't come here because he just changed jobs a year ago, but we never hear that with McCollum or DeVries. 

It’s an entirely different situation really. Dusty’s already in a P2 conference and immediately demonstrated to himself and the admin he can be successful there. 

[Hoosier82 591]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:14 PM, Rusty Shackleford said:

I believe this. Looks like IU or extension at WVU for DD.

I thought that before this news came out. I would not be surprised if he stays at WVU with a raise and more NIL. Iowa will turn to McCollum and  my guess is he will jump at it.

[realTomCrean 2,717]

We want Crean! We want Crean! We want Crean! We want Crean! We want Crean!

[HoosierInParadise 1,586]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:22 PM, Asha’man said:

I think this is where all the Stevens, white whale, big fish rumors hurt the program. I appreciate the insiders as they have brought the goods on recruiting. But I said this before and I’ll say it again the insiders have never been right on the coaching searches. I’ve been around since before Sampson was hired and each times the insiders would throw out these rumors, and it was always false. But let’s not crucify them. Let’s just back the next coach. If it’s DeVries, let’s support him and the program. He is a damn good coach and would be our best coach since Sampson. 
 

Rumors don't hurt a program....losing for 25 years does...

[Motley's 593]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:30 PM, PartyintheVillas said:

Really? Why?

Because next to Popovich he's the most overbearing, self-important, virtue-signaling SJW in sports

[RaceToTheTop 29,903]

I think Jonathan Powell of WV entering the portal might be telling.

[realTomCrean 2,717]

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:32 PM, HoosierInParadise said:

  On 3/18/2025 at 5:22 PM, Asha’man said:

I think this is where all the Stevens, white whale, big fish rumors hurt the program. I appreciate the insiders as they have brought the goods on recruiting. But I said this before and I’ll say it again the insiders have never been right on the coaching searches. I’ve been around since before Sampson was hired and each times the insiders would throw out these rumors, and it was always false. But let’s not crucify them. Let’s just back the next coach. If it’s DeVries, let’s support him and the program. He is a damn good coach and would be our best coach since Sampson. 
 

Rumors don't hurt a program....losing for 25 years does...

21 years**