General Coach Candidate News

[Artie86 3,442]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

That's crazy talk guys.  Brad isn't coming ever.  He's perfectly content in a job where his subordinates earn 5x what he is. 

 

Coach Stevens thinking, “Man, Kyrie, you need a tic tac!”

[Chris007 61,684]

I want Phil Jackson to come in to teach our walk-ons the triangle offense 

[HoosierKnight 200]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

If the hire isn’t Stevens, Beard, Drew, Musselman or Oats, I’ll be pretty disappointed

10 days ago when this roller coaster journey started, those were my exact thoughts. After all of the craziness and constant rumors, I’m still right there. Stevens. Beard. Drew. Musselman. Oats. 

[Hardwood83 4,990]

52 minutes ago, southernindianahoosier2 said:

If IU can't land a top coach its because IU isn't cool anymore. If we land a top coach then it turns out i'm wrong and IU is cool then I apologize, but here are my thoughts on what would have to change if IU can't land anyone they go after. 

Facilities are not the top 5 in the country.

Uniforms are outdated and adidas sponsorship isn't cool to 18 year olds. 

Haven't won anything in recent years. 

rumors are that Administration is looking to self report any and everything

National media doesn't like us

 

Why those may all be true- couldn't the same be said about a TON of other schools that are winning? Oregon State? Does anyone not a burned out hippy think that is a "cool" spot? Yet they are in the S16. Loyola-Chicago is killing it and they haven't been cool since the Kennedy Administration. Point is IU has 10x the potential of either of those places and just needs a competent coach to unlock it. A really good coach vaults us back into the top 3 of the conference. Great coach and we become dominant again. 

[RaceToTheTop 30,587]

1 minute ago, Artie86 said:

Coach Stevens thinking, “Man, Kyrie, you need a tic tac!”

Probably thinking "Kyrie...the EARTH IS NOT FLAT.:

 

[NashvilleHoosier 3,897]

17 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

random dude on twitter say Nate Oats to IU is gaining traction. He knows nothing probably, but I like to think he does! 

Bring on Nate Oats!

Well I just emailed my recommendation to Mr. Dolson about 20 minutes ago. Oats was my recommendation so it makes sense that it's gaining steam. 

[RaceToTheTop 30,587]

I'm not too proud to admit that I am getting impatient and anxious.  But it certainly comes from a place of caring about the program.  I'm also in for the long haul regardless of who it is.

[Hardwood83 4,990]

6 minutes ago, T White said:

I'd rather have a guy who doesn't feel the need, and has the maturity to not do either. Give me someone who knows how to act like they've done it before and will again, without the "look at me" moments.

I'm old school too and agree with you....but admit it, if he's jumping on the table a lot (winning) it would grow on you, or at least you could live with it.

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

13 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Hilarious!! He's going to beat that horse till the 27th at 11:59 pm. 

I do like how he’s consistent. I like consistency. I really don’t think it’s over with Stevens. That comment about being skewed still intrigues me

[bigrod 3,137]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I want Phil Jackson to come in to teach our walk-ons the triangle offense 

By walk-ons, you mean team, correct? :D

[Magisterium 452]

11 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

That's crazy talk guys.  Brad isn't coming ever.  He's perfectly content in a job where his subordinates earn 5x what he is. 

 

that'll change when Brad's fired and ends up coaching the Pistons, where the players only make 3-4x what he does

[NashvilleHoosier 3,897]

7 minutes ago, T White said:

I'd rather have a guy who doesn't feel the need, and has the maturity to not do either. Give me someone who knows how to act like they've done it before and will again, without the "look at me" moments.

T White get the #$%& out of here!!

Sorry, couldn't resist. There was a pregame kerfuffle where I think the LSU players were barking quite a bit. Wade is an a$$hat. They totally needed to be told to get the #$%& out of there. 

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’ve wanted Oats ever since I saw him call out Coach K and tell Will Wade to get the f*** out after beating him for the conference title. That’s the kind of energy I want to see from our coach. 

The only bad thing is he apologized for that comment about Coach K

[JaybobHoosier 12,933]

6 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

I'm not too proud to admit that I am getting impatient and anxious.  But it certainly comes from a place of caring about the program.  I'm also in for the long haul regardless of who it is.

Right there with you. I want them to get it right so patience is key, but I don’t want it to drag out for the team and getting in transfers lol.

[T White 319]

1 hour ago, brumdog45 said:

I totally get that.  But it doesn't stop me from worrying about that possibility more every day that we have not signed a coach.

It seems that many on here want a coach whose team is still playing, but want to get it done before that coach's team is eliminated. You can't do that. Patience folks. 

[bigrod 3,137]

19 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Hilarious!! He's going to beat that horse till the 27th at 11:59 pm. 

Maybe it’s just blind hope, but for a while I thought that maybe this whole thing is just a smokescreen to give Stevens time. However, the 27th really wouldn’t make any sense at all. 

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9 minutes ago, T White said:

I'd rather have a guy who doesn't feel the need, and has the maturity to not do either. Give me someone who knows how to act like they've done it before and will again, without the "look at me" moments.

I hear ya T White and I was being a bit dramatic. Point is I want someone with serious passion for winning, which I believe both of those guys exude. But putting aside what I want for just a brief second, let's consider what the recruits want ...... interesting how it seems to point at the same conclusion

 

[ap2345 11,254]

At least the trade deadline is tomorrow so we have that to look forward to. [mention=6227]ap2345[/mention] do you ever get into the Peegs chat during the day? Backalleyguru has been saying the same thing for weeks. I just don't know him

Yeah I’ve been in and out of it all day.


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[TheWatShot 15,454]

10 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

I'm not too proud to admit that I am getting impatient and anxious.  But it certainly comes from a place of caring about the program.  I'm also in for the long haul regardless of who it is.

Not trying to single you out, but I'd like to see us keep the anxiety to a minimum. Other fanbases are taking great pleasure in seeing us sweat this out, and some of them are trying to create as much doubt and confusion as possible to stir the pot. 

[Hardwood83 4,990]

1 minute ago, Moye > Boozer said:

I hear ya T White and I was being a bit dramatic. Point is I want someone with serious passion for winning, which I believe both of those guys exude. But putting aside what I want for just a brief second, let's consider what the recruits want ...... interesting how it seems to point at the same conclusion

 

If Oats and Mussleman both stay put at least it will make life harder on Kentucky. No more coasting in the $EC, they'll have to compete Tenn and these guys, maybe Florida again.