General Coach Candidate News

[Hoosierfan2017 24,813]

Nooooooooooooo. I hate being an IU fan sometimes. I would rather have Matta coach in a wheelchair than have some of these names people have thrown out. 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,291]

Philips said his sources said they never agreed to a Deal. Wonder if they had the physical first and any potential deal just evaporated 

[Mopladysman 1,386]

I’ve lost faith in SD if he truly tried to hire Ohio states sloppy seconds.  Lame.

[JSHoosier 22,210]

Why do I have the sinking feeling this ends with us getting Dwight Schrute?  I don't mean Crean, I mean actually Dwight Schrute?

[bird4par 372]

24 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Looks like Matta has a bad wheel already.

He hurt his foot shoving it up Goodman's arse.

[Indiana8585 141]

If they’d been in such serious negotiations why wouldn’t this be brought up and dealt with early

nevermind just saw about the deal not being there 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Indiana8585

[TheWatShot 15,474]

Unreal. This program is cursed. 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,291]

 

[theriverpilot 6,722]

OMG. What an absolute disaster. Is this true?


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Maybe look at it as a blessing than a disaster.


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[Bankshot 633]

1 hour ago, BannerVille said:

I really hope we can get Lewis on the staff.  First time head coach at this level is an awful big swing.  Minny and PSU are trying that way though.

Agree, big step. Izzo and Gard did it too albeit at the same school.

[TheDarkKnight69 328]

So do we think this is who Lander and the other guy were talking about?

[Artie86 3,477]

1 minute ago, JSHoosier said:

Why do I have the sinking feeling this ends with us getting Dwight Schrute?  I don't mean Crean, I mean actually Dwight Schrute?

Well, look on the bright side, we will have a plethora of Beets! Lol

[cthomas 6,617]

55 minutes ago, hoosrnight said:

I love them both! I think both had that gritty edge to them! Lewis would get the nod from me though. I just read an article about him throwing the ball off Jacob Jaaks (Iowa) face on an out of bounds play. Iowa hated it, but that’s how I was taught to play in the early 80s. I love that mentality from a player!

That and anyone who gets in an argument with Knight on the sidelines is ok in my book. Of course, Fife did bite someone during a game.

[Hoosierfan1901 8,291]

The only way we will get a coach is when the future HC press conference(whenever that is)

[iubb 4,798]

Um.. no... this is good.. Being a coach at IU is a demanding job, so last thing we need is for him to step down for "health issues".. and then have another coaching search next year

 

especially one that is going to sign a multi million dollar contract

[IU Scott 2,375]

I know my take is not a popular one but I really don't care what other fans think.  I have been a fan my whole life and I am 50 years old and in my lifetime I have seen 3 national championships, 6 final fours and numerous conference championships.  I feel for the younger fans who has not seen that and what it took to get those championships but I feel that clouds your judgement on things.  You probably want the quick fix and don't care how we there.  I say enjoy the journey because it is better than the destination.

On the hire I am not in the group that thinks only about getting a coach who can get us to the national championship as quick as we can.  I don't care to be like UK, duke, UNC or KU and i don't need a coach who can start getting us a lot of 5 star players right away.  What I want is to get back to what Indiana was and what it took to win at a place like IU.  I don't want the quick turn around coach who will cut corners to get there because that is not what IU basketball is all about. I want guys who know what it takes to win at IU and that doesn't mean an IU guy but I am not going to turn them away either.  I want a guy who knows what it takes to win in the conference first and foremost because that is where to start your rebuild.  I want a coach who brings in the kind of kids who I am proud of and that represents the University in a spotless manner.  I want to recruit the kind of kids that have won at IU before and those are guys with high basketball IQ's, and guy who plays with their heart.  Players who know the game inside and out and guys who know how to shoot the ball.  It is not trying to get the best athletes and teach them how to be better basketball players.

So to me I don't want the flavor of the month like Musselman who won't stay in one place long enough to build a program.  I want guys who want to grow the program and not just a guy who wants to grow his career.  I don't want Oats who has only had one good year at a power 5 school who is using guys that was already on the roster when he got there.  I like Moser after listening to him on the DD show today but his overall record is not great.  I want a guy who has proven to be able to win big or know what IU is all about and would be great to have both.

Beard- Knows RMK, Lewis, and Pat and his players look like guys who plays their tails off.

Beilein- Knows the big ten and has won the conference plenty of times. Listening to Laskowski he says Beilein grew up listening to IU games on the way home from his games.

Matta- Knows the big ten well and won in the conference and grew up in the big ten area and thought I heard he grew up an IU fan.

Bennett- Long shot at best but he has won big and he coached in the big ten as an assistant under his father.

IU guys- Fife, Lewis, Woodson

 

[NVFalcons1990 447]

6 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

 

Certainly IU wouldn't offer any job with the stipulation that he pass his physical first, right?  This part of the story to me has to be false, right?

[Five Prime 1,154]

So there really was never a clear plan.  We are just throwing **** into the wind at this point.  I'm not as disappointed about the news as I am about its implications for the decision making.

[IU Scott 2,375]

15 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

Wow this coaching search is a dumpster fire lol

How is it a dumpster fire

[kottke 919]

Just now, IU Scott said:

I know my take is not a popular one but I really don't care what other fans think.  I have been a fan my whole life and I am 50 years old and in my lifetime I have seen 3 national championships, 6 final fours and numerous conference championships.  I feel for the younger fans who has not seen that and what it took to get those championships but I feel that clouds your judgement on things.  You probably want the quick fix and don't care how we there.  I say enjoy the journey because it is better than the destination.

On the hire I am not in the group that thinks only about getting a coach who can get us to the national championship as quick as we can.  I don't care to be like UK, duke, UNC or KU and i don't need a coach who can start getting us a lot of 5 star players right away.  What I want is to get back to what Indiana was and what it took to win at a place like IU.  I don't want the quick turn around coach who will cut corners to get there because that is not what IU basketball is all about. I want guys who know what it takes to win at IU and that doesn't mean an IU guy but I am not going to turn them away either.  I want a guy who knows what it takes to win in the conference first and foremost because that is where to start your rebuild.  I want a coach who brings in the kind of kids who I am proud of and that represents the University in a spotless manner.  I want to recruit the kind of kids that have won at IU before and those are guys with high basketball IQ's, and guy who plays with their heart.  Players who know the game inside and out and guys who know how to shoot the ball.  It is not trying to get the best athletes and teach them how to be better basketball players.

So to me I don't want the flavor of the month like Musselman who won't stay in one place long enough to build a program.  I want guys who want to grow the program and not just a guy who wants to grow his career.  I don't want Oats who has only had one good year at a power 5 school who is using guys that was already on the roster when he got there.  I like Moser after listening to him on the DD show today but his overall record is not great.  I want a guy who has proven to be able to win big or know what IU is all about and would be great to have both.

Beard- Knows RMK, Lewis, and Pat and his players look like guys who plays their tails off.

Beilein- Knows the big ten and has won the conference plenty of times. Listening to Laskowski he says Beilein grew up listening to IU games on the way home from his games.

Matta- Knows the big ten well and won in the conference and grew up in the big ten area and thought I heard he grew up an IU fan.

Bennett- Long shot at best but he has won big and he coached in the big ten as an assistant under his father.

IU guys- Fife, Lewis, Woodson

 

Guess you missed the Matta news.