General Coach Candidate News

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Dusty moving higher on my list.

[Uspshoosier 54,565]

22 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

For me the goal isn’t to be better than what we are now. It’s to be a national title contender year in and year out. That list is very short. I do think May could be that type of coach. 

Got to crawl before you can walk.   Get someone who can have consecutive winning conference records first and get the program actually competing for conference titles and worry about wining national titles later.   I’m a big you can’t skip steps guy.  IU is in the middle and just another college basketball team (on court results wise).  They just need a solid college coach to get them in the conversation again.    Don’t expect anyone to like that take or agree with it just my opinion 

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I’m paying Brad 20 mil more after watching this game

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7 minutes ago, cbp4iu said:

I’m paying Brad 20 mil more after watching this game

Or pay 20 million less and take Dusty.

[JSHoosier 22,240]

56 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Thanks to Quinn and Ferguson

Yep. They grifted this program for all they could, Buckner even got the university to pay for a 13k private flight.

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57 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Search firm may also help with background checks, data on market compensation, and good old CYA to make sure we don’t miss anything.

100%

[Papacap 2,026]

For those who have said the longer time goes with no extension for May, the higher the chance we are looking at him seriously is true. If I’m Michigan, I’m locking him down if at all possible.

[Asha’man 1,158]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Got to crawl before you can walk.   Get someone who can have consecutive winning conference records first and get the program actually competing for conference titles and worry about wining national titles later.   I’m a big you can’t skip steps guy.  IU is in the middle and just another college basketball team (on court results wise).  They just need a solid college coach to get them in the conversation again.    Don’t expect anyone to like that take or agree with it just my opinion 

I understand what you are saying. However with the portal and the NIL IU has at its disposal, we have to get a top end coach who can win a national title. Not that we will get it immediately. But we should be a tournament team next year no matter who our coach is. That’s the first step. Next step we are competing for a Big Ten title which means we have a chance at a final four. Gates to me is a guy who wins enough to not get fired but doesn’t make us a threat annually. And we are adrift for another decade. 

[Asha’man 1,158]

1 hour ago, Papacap said:

For those who have said the longer time goes with no extension for May, the higher the chance we are looking at him seriously is true. If I’m Michigan, I’m locking him down if at all possible.

As a Michigan football fan I’m on their boards regularly. I don’t think people fear him leaving because he is in year 1. However the MGoPodcast which should drop Sunday/Monday is going to be a good listen. The guy who owns the website/podcast got the last AD fired and has a lot of connections to get info. So interested in if he says anything. 

[Uspshoosier 54,565]

4 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

Gates to me is a guy who wins enough to not get fired but doesn’t make us a threat annually. And we are adrift for another decade

Still too young in his career for me to say one way or the other with Gates.   I know he took Missouri to the tourney in year 1 and then had an awful year 2 and now in year 3 has Missouri top 15 in the NET with some massive wins. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,050]

Interested to see how this post game media session goes.

[Asha’man 1,158]

9 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Still too young in his career for me to say one way or the other with Gates. 

Which is why I don’t think we can hire him. We need a sure bet top end coach. 

[Hovadipo 61,548]

11 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Interested to see how this post game media session goes.

He’s 100% gonna play the hits about the game. He’ll either get softball questions from the dweebs or just refuse to answer any retirement questions. 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,315]

13 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Interested to see how this post game media session goes.

Well, Woodson did skip Fischer, also, press was informed that no questions regarding yesterday’s statement will be asked 

[Stuhoo 89,914]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

He’s 100% gonna play the hits about the game. He’ll either get softball questions from the dweebs or just refuse to answer any retirement questions. 

Start the press conference with “Hey fellas; I know you might want to ask about my situation, but I’m only here to talk about the game.”

Would be the proper way to handle things.

[Hovadipo 61,548]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Start the press conference with “Hey fellas; I know you might want to ask about my situation, but I’m only here to talk about the game.”

Would be the proper way to handle things.

“Hey big fella (PR Guy…is it Keag still?), tell these fellas I’m not answering any questions about my situation” is probably more realistic.

[Hovadipo 61,548]

*narrator*
 

”He did, in fact, play the hits.”

[OKHOOSIER 5,893]

I made the comment in the game thread about Michigan going up big and pissing away leads, but I do think that problem would have been materially diminished had Johnell been allowed to transfer. I still think Dusty would win gobs of games here. 

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Start the press conference with “Hey fellas; I know you might want to ask about my situation, but I’m only here to talk about the game.”

Would be the proper way to handle things.

“Hey coach King.  How did the announcement impact your players performance in todays game?”

[OKHOOSIER 5,893]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

“Hey big fella (PR Guy…is it Keag still?), tell these fellas I’m not answering any questions about my situation” is probably more realistic.

I think I am going to start calling people Big Fella at work when I can't remember their names.