General Coach Candidate News

[Trish]

I'm ready for the post game presser with Woody. Maybe he'll take the "no comment" road concerning his retirement. 

[DChoosier]

6 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

Hoping for some transparency at the end of the search so we know who Dolson went after and who turned us down….if we end up with Mike Lewis, I want to know what number he was on Dolson list and I think that’s ok to ask since he is a public employee…who did you talk with and who did you not talk with and why? If we get some guy the casuals never heard of, we did something wrong somewhere along the way OR we fans need to be hit with the facts in the face…if it’s nobody big wants to come to IU, just tell us…

While rumors will certainly float around about the coaching search there is ZERO chance Dolson officially lists who he went after and who turned him down.  It would be nutty/stupid for him to do that. 
Can you imagine getting hired only to have your boss put out a list that said “We went after Bill,, Bob, Mary, Joe, Frank and Katie but, after being turned down, we had to settle on SlammySammy. Not going to happen.

[IUHoosierJoe]

10 minutes ago, BGleas said:

With IU's NIL war chest and the transfer portal, this is the first time where I don't think we need a home run hire. We don't need to win the press conference for recruiting and status. 

We need a coach that can build culture, identify the right players, is a tireless worker and knows his X's and O's. 

For the first time, we just need a basketball coach, someone that lives and breaths the game. 

If IU can find that in a "home run hire" then great, but winning the press conference isn't a requirement this time IMO. We just need a basketball coach that wins games. 

IMO, because of our war chest and the transfer portal, we’ll get a home run hire.  And then there’s no stopping us.

[JSHoosier]

28 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

I’m not saying you (or anyone else is wrong about this) but is there any truth to this claim other than folks seeing the buyout as a little low? And it’s not really super low for a guy jumping to P4 from what I can research. I just don’t see anything to support this claim. 

From an SI article 

If May decided to leave Michigan, the amount he would have to pay Michigan back (with “reasonable written notice”) would be as follows:

 

 

• April 1, 2025 or before: $5,000,000 + 1,513,000 signing bonus. Total is $6,513,000.

• Between April 1, 2025-April 30, 2025: $5,000,000

• Between May 1, 2025-April 30, 2026: $4,000,000

• Between May 1, 2026-April 30, 2027: $2,000,000

• Between May 1, 2027-April 30, 2028: $1,000,000

• Between May 1, 2028-April 30, 2029: $500,000

 

Lower than Woodson. IU got taken to the cleaners on that contract.

[SlammySammy]

1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

While rumors will certainly float around about the coaching search there is ZERO chance Dolson officially lists who he went after and who turned him down.  It would be nutty/stupid for him to do that. 
Can you imagine getting hired only to have your boss put out a list that said “We went after Bill,, Bob, Mary, Joe, Frank and Katie but, after being turned down, we had to settle on SlammySammy. Not going to happen.

Hey…I should be higher on the list than Mary, Frank and Katie…ok, maybe not Joe but still

[Uspshoosier]

7 minutes ago, sirhoosierlot said:

No he played at Wisconsin-Whitewater 

But he was an assistant there for awhile.  He has a lot of connections to Iowa St.   make an offer and make him say no.  I agree with Demo he would be number 1 on my list 

[DChoosier]

Lots of Buzz Williams chatter.

One a positive note, if we hire Buzz, at least I won’t  have to worry about having heart issues due to being overly excited. 

[SlammySammy]

Just now, Uspshoosier said:

But he was an assistant there for awhile.  He has a lot of connections to Iowa St.   make an offer and make him say no.  I agree with Demo he would be number 1 on my list 

I am starting to warm up to this one…young guy….hard charger…..make it so

[Chris007]

40 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

@Chris007 I know that we are all hoping for option 1 and have reasons to be optimistic, but in general how confident are you that Dusty would be a definite yes if it got to him? I know there have been some reports since last year that maybe he wasn’t as locked in for IU as we initially thought, but wondering if you had heard anything suggestive one way or another. 

I have not. I’m not sure if he’s our #2 or not but I think he will be someone we will want to talk with as soon as the season is over if we don’t have a coach already.

[DChoosier]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I have not. I’m not sure if he’s our #2 or not but I think he will be someone we will want to talk with as soon as the season is over if we don’t have a coach already.

Have you heard anything new about the Brad Steven’s train being ramped up again?

[Chris007]

19 minutes ago, Demo said:

Would think that list is a really accurate summary. The more I’ve thought it, since I continue to disbelieve on Stevens,  I’ve got Otzelberger in his own tier. I think that guy would be a freaking legend here. 

Rabby said that his agent is telling people he has no interest in listening to offers.

[SlammySammy]

18 mil buyout for Otz…..and he’s left ISU twice and come back….i say he’s a longshot

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

It's laughable that you think THEY negotiated an easy buyout so he could jump ship to IU instead of making it easier for them to can him in the event that he didn't pan out. C'mon now

They’re two different buyouts though. They owe 70% of remaining pre-bonus salary if they fire him, which starts around 15 million after this year. His buyout for resigning starts at a bit over 6 million after this year (5 million + his signing bonus) and drops each year. 

[Chris007]

Just now, DChoosier said:

Have you heard anything new about the Brad Steven’s train being ramped up again?

It’s been a quiet few days. I’m guessing things will heat back up next week.

[SlammySammy]

Again, @JerryYeagley23 stated “we have our guy”. Maybe he can drop some breadcrumbs

[Herotime]

1 minute ago, SlammySammy said:

Again, @JerryYeagley23 stared “we have our guy”. Maybe he can drop some breadcrumbs

I’d love to hear more about that, too

[Demo]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Rabby said that his agent is telling people he has no interest in listening to offers.

Would imagine that’s true, at least in season. But you make the call. 

[Alford Bailey]

Nothing is gonna happen for at least a month. All these guys are still coaching including Woodson.

[OKHOOSIER]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Rabby said that his agent is telling people he has no interest in listening to offers.

If we don’t hear about a Dusty extension or at least talks soon, I’m going to assume there is heavy smoke blowing in that direction. 

[go iu bb]

20 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

It's laughable that you think THEY negotiated an easy buyout so he could jump ship to IU instead of making it easier for them to can him in the event that he didn't pan out. C'mon now

Different buyout. The buyout to fire him is 70% of his remaining contract, so around $11M now.