General Coach Candidate News

[Chris007 61,809]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:01 PM, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Dolson is a worse AD than Fred Glass and I didn’t think that that was possible. I wish there was a way to get the entire fanbase to boycott and make them play in front of an empty Assembly Hall. IU doesn’t deserve anyone’s time or money. 
 

Oh well, a half empty Assembly Hall gets the same point across. A whole lot of people’s winter calendars just cleared up. 

If he does come back it’s not because Dolson didn’t try. The trustees have not been behind this. I still think Archie won’t coach another game at IU

[Parakeet Jones 4,012]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Treesh said:

I wonder what Archie and Scott are doing during the selection show..

Updating resumes?

[Trish 14,448]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:20 PM, Parakeet Jones said:

Updating resumes?

I think Archie is having everyone over for a nice Sunday evening meal! They are reflecting on a great year!

[NashvilleHoosier 3,898]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Treesh said:

I wonder what Archie and Scott are doing during the selection show..

What does the team as a whole do? Do they get together at all to watch this knowing their name isn’t gonna be called? Is it still interesting b/c it’s college basketball? 

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Chris007 said:

If he does come back it’s not because Dolson didn’t try. The trustees have not been behind this. I still think Archie won’t coach another game at IU

I’ll believe he’s back when I see it. I still can’t see him coming back. It makes no sense

[Hoosierfan2017 24,628]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:17 PM, theriverpilot said:

Indiana basketball is the brand. Love Tom Allen and what he’s done for the football program but IU but basketball is the image


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Football is like an added bonus for me. I love football and would love to have a consistently good program. But I still need the basketball program to be great. It’s like Ohio State football. OSU having a great basketball program is a great added bonus for the fans. But they would still be pissed despite that if their football program stunk.  

[Feathery 4,005]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Chris007 said:

If he does come back it’s not because Dolson didn’t try. The trustees have not been behind this. I still think Archie won’t coach another game at IU

If Dolson tried and trustees blocked it, then Archie should know his time is drawing near. He should get out before he is fired next off season. 

[Hoosierfan2017 24,628]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Chris007 said:

If he does come back it’s not because Dolson didn’t try. The trustees have not been behind this. I still think Archie won’t coach another game at IU

Sucks that IU handcuffs its ADs from being able to do their job. It’s like the position is just there to raise money from donors while the big decisions get made by someone else. In any event, Dolson will be the guy carrying the stink on him because he’s the public face of the department. 

[MikeRoberts 7,949]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:24 PM, Hoosier Guy said:

I’ll believe he’s back when I see it. I still can’t see him coming back. It makes no sense

Zero winning seasons in the bigten and collectively over the 4 year period I believe we are 10th out of 14

IU should fire him even if he offered to coach for free

[TheWatShot 15,457]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:24 PM, NashvilleHoosier said:

What does the team as a whole do? Do they get together at all to watch this knowing their name isn’t gonna be called? Is it still interesting b/c it’s college basketball? 

We always see the videos of teams going nuts when their name is called. I've always kind of wanted to see one for a team that wasn't chosen. 

[lillurk 4,986]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Chris007 said:

If he does come back it’s not because Dolson didn’t try. The trustees have not been behind this. I still think Archie won’t coach another game at IU

Would you guess he takes a fresh start, or you think there’s a big fish that can’t be caught until late spring?

[nerdvana 401]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Chris007 said:

If he does come back it’s not because Dolson didn’t try. The trustees have not been behind this. I still think Archie won’t coach another game at IU

Interesting.  Any idea why the trustees are hesitant to make the move?  I'm assuming it's because of the buyout.  Regardless of what people think of Archie, he's a lame duck coach.  No recruit with any real options is going to want to come to this mess.

[Hoosierfan2017 24,628]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:24 PM, NashvilleHoosier said:

What does the team as a whole do? Do they get together at all to watch this knowing their name isn’t gonna be called? Is it still interesting b/c it’s college basketball? 

They’re probably playing Warzone right now

[theriverpilot 6,714]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:30 PM, nerdvana said:

Interesting.  Any idea why the trustees are hesitant to make the move?  I'm assuming it's because of the buyout.  Regardless of what people think of Archie, he's a lame duck coach.  No recruit with any real options is going to want to come to this mess.

A lame duck coach and also a decision that puts recruiting on ice


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[Trish 14,448]

If we don’t hear anything tomorrow or at least this week. He’s staying. 
 

Unless Brad comes in the summer. 

[lillurk 4,986]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:34 PM, Treesh said:

If we don’t hear anything tomorrow or at least this week. He’s staying. 
 

Unless Brad comes in the summer. 

Yup, or unless he flees to “greener” pastures to avoid a chilly AH

[TheWatShot 15,457]

  On 3/14/2021 at 10:30 PM, nerdvana said:

Interesting.  Any idea why the trustees are hesitant to make the move?  I'm assuming it's because of the buyout.  Regardless of what people think of Archie, he's a lame duck coach.  No recruit with any real options is going to want to come to this mess.

The trustees aren't like us (well, maybe sans Buckner). We eat, sleep, and breathe IU basketball and we even seek out Internet message boards to write about it. They don't see it that way. It's just an athletic program to them. Firing a coach and spending money is more of a nuisance than something they actively want to do. 

[colonel06 1,948]

Jeff Rabjohns, PEEGS, seem to indicate no change of coach for next year as of last week writing.


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[lillurk 4,986]

If IU is going to delay the inevitable for a season and thus kneecap recruiting etc. for an additional year, I’ll just check out and be a casual fan until the next coaching regime. Miller teams are a slog to watch even in the “best” of times.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,902]

Get ready to buttonhole this thread until January 2022.  Interesting to see a year from now how many of the names that have been bandied about as potential replacements for '21-22 drop out of contention for various reasons.  Archie better start working the transfer market pretty damn hard because only 1 2021 commit ain't gonna cut it and if Archie's retained I'll be very worried about how many of our existing roster will depart and have to be replaced.