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[Napleshoosier 10,812]

The thought of Cronin makes me wanna puke!  Hard no!

[WRSMick55 257]

33 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

When I here Dusty May,  the name reminds me of some 70's female hippie folk singer or a stripper.

Dusty Springfield

[tyappleg 7,924]

1 hour ago, Unexpectedflash said:

As someone living in Omaha I’m probably Greg McDermotts biggest fan on this board. Elite coaching job this year having them first in the big east after losing pop isaacs. Made it to at least the sweet 16 in 3 out of the last 4 years. They run some beautiful stuff. Creighton NIL is nothing special compared to the rest of big east but he knows how to build a team that fits. 

I think i prefer him over Cronin.  The only negatives are he did fail at Iowa State and he is 60 (which surprised me when I looked it up). 

I think we could see a higher ceiling with McDermott than Cronin, but possibly a lower (but not by much) floor. 

[IUHAHN81 3,309]

I can't help but feel like IU bball program is at a point where they need to hit a grand slam with this hire. I feel like they need it all this time around. Sexy name. Winner on and off the court etc. They need it ALL. This program needs a major injection of life into it!  A guy that wins at a decent clip but lacks other things just isn't gonna cut it. Scott, we need u to pull this one off buddy!!!

[Chris007 62,194]

33 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

By the way, y’all may not like Jeff Goodman, but he has sources at IU. He won’t come out and say much declarative, but he dropped Cronjn’s name early and hasn’t backed off.

I thought it was frowned upon to hire coaches from the same conference. 

[tyappleg 7,924]

2 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

He really on Saturday seemed like the only national guy looking around going “do you all really not think IU could not pull someone big?” He’s like the only person I saw acknowledge the top of the B1G budget, top ten national NIL, and how much of a sell those would be. 

It's a nice change from most national media guys.

"Haha Indiana fans are delusional if they think they can hire somebody big, anyways here's our coaching big board: Brad Stevens, Billy Donovan, and Chris Beard"

[reconmkd 4,748]

And on todays episode of As the World Turns, the rollercoaster of emotion continues as the IU fan base continues to react to the rumors, hints, and falsehoods of who maybe the next HC of their beloved basketball program. Stay tuned as the national pundits begin to inject their opinions on who would be a great replacement just like they did in the past 2 coaching searches even though they are out in left field and like to report on what they heard at the local B-dubs! And don't forget to tune in next week as the half retired, current coach tries to throw in another wrench to the fan bases' plans!

[LIHoosier 27,694]

7 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

He really on Saturday seemed like the only national guy looking around going “do you all really not think IU could not pull someone big?” He’s like the only person I saw acknowledge the top of the B1G budget, top ten national NIL, and how much of a sell those would be. 

How did someone so rational end up at ESPN? Someone's getting fired for that.

[Dave from Dayton 4,001]

4 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

I can't help but feel like IU bball program is at a point where they need to hit a grand slam with this hire. I feel like they need it all this time around. Sexy name. Winner on and off the court etc. They need it ALL. This program needs a major injection of life into it!  A guy that wins at a decent clip but lacks other things just isn't gonna cut it. Scott, we need u to pull this one off buddy!!!

IU has needed that since RMK.  Sampson sure can coach and would have been great provided however he could not stop doing things that were impermissible.  And IU's oversite was belated at best, non-existent at worst.  And then we self reported which most colleges do not do.  It was totally out of control.  

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

Good list imo

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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,284]

If we are willing to pay, I want Oats or a guy like Oats.

Hurley, Oats, Painter are the top 3 coaches in the game right now.

May is solid. He fits in the next tier. I’d be happy with him. I think he’s the most realistic target. But the timing is gonna be awkward.

Cronin. Man, idk. Realistic. But is this what we want when we can pick our style and branding?

McCasland-could be an Oats like guy with top NIL. Maybe, maybe not.

McDermott-I don’t hate it. Solid coach. It’s ok. Similar to May for me.

DaVries- similar to McDermott, May but a peg below.

Wade-he’s good, he’d win with Nil but he’s awfully Slimey.

Beard-I think he would have us top 10, but the fan blowback, etc just not gonna cut it.

The timing thing is gonna be tricky with anyone not named Stevens or Donovan. Are there any other NBA ties that would be candidates.

A day later, I firmly think it’ll be May. But if they make a deep run (or anyone we are after) we are screwed.


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14 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Cronin is a very good coach who would immediately be an upgrade to the last 8 years, but he doesn't really inject life and much-needed energy into the program.

I'm not sure how important that is, but it isn't nothing.

He doesn't win the press conference but could be guy who just wins. I don't know about hanging banner 6, but we'd hang a few Big 10 banners and rarely miss a tournament. We'd be more Underwood's Illinois and Painter's Purdue than Indiana from the 70s and 80s.

[iu eyedoc 4,389]

12 minutes ago, WRSMick55 said:

Dusty Springfield

Yeah, I'm aware. I meant the name in general just seemed like one from the 70's. Poorly worded by me.

[rayl456 894]

24 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Cronin is a very good coach who would immediately be an upgrade to the last 8 years, but he doesn't really inject life and much-needed energy into the program.

I'm not sure how important that is, but it isn't nothing.

Cronin is 3 inches shorter than Archie!  No thanks!

[RaceToTheTop 30,968]

I think we already have our guy.

[Stuhoo 89,089]

19 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I thought it was frowned upon to hire coaches from the same conference. 

“Frowned upon” is not a hiring standard.

[OKHOOSIER 5,890]

12 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

If we are willing to pay, I want Oats or a guy like Oats.

Hurley, Oats, Painter are the top 3 coaches in the game right now.

May is solid. He fits in the next tier. I’d be happy with him. I think he’s the most realistic target. But the timing is gonna be awkward.

Cronin. Man, idk. Realistic. But is this what we want when we can pick our style and branding?

McCasland-could be an Oats like guy with top NIL. Maybe, maybe not.

McDermott-I don’t hate it. Solid coach. It’s ok. Similar to May for me.

DaVries- similar to McDermott, May but a peg below.

Wade-he’s good, he’d win with Nil but he’s awfully Slimey.

Beard-I think he would have us top 10, but the fan blowback, etc just not gonna cut it.

The timing thing is gonna be tricky with anyone not named Stevens or Donovan. Are there any other NBA ties that would be candidates.

A day later, I firmly think it’ll be May. But if they make a deep run (or anyone we are after) we are screwed.


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McCasland is my favorite of the “field.” The guy can flat out coach. Won at every stop and winning now. He is Cignetti with (limited) P4 experience. .750 coach.
 

Just wonder if he’d be waiting for Texas or his alma mater (Baylor) to open. 

[kottke 919]

5 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I think we already have our guy.

Is that guy Brad or Dusty, or other?

[go iu bb 9,355]

59 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

McCasland is my favorite of the “field.” The guy can flat out coach. Won at every stop and winning now. He is Cignetti with (limited) P4 experience. .750 coach.
 

Just wonder if he’d be waiting for Texas or his alma mater (Baylor) to open. 

Completely agree. He's way up there for me. 2nd on my list to Stevens, who I don't think we'll get. In addition to his winning percentage, he's also won tournaments and lower level championships. The guy just wins.

If IU is serious, they should be looking at $7M+ to pull a great coach away from a school they may love. Not offer Stevens $10M then settle for someone for $3-4M.

Examples: Double the salary of someone you really want like McCasland or Otzelberger. Offer Oats that $10M.

Edit: McCasland is making only $2.9M this year. I bet he'd go to IU for  $6-7M.

[HOOSIERINJURTLAW 194]

Oats is not getting talked about enough…. Why is he not in the list of real possibilities.