General Coach Candidate News

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

8 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Al Michales saying Do you believe in miracles is maybe the greatest line in all of sports broadcasting. I remember it well being 4 years old (Not really). But I also believe in miracles and believe were going to get this hire right. 

I've never been much of a hockey, maybe because I never took the time to understand it, but man that game gave me the chills. I was 15 at the time and hearing the chants of USA at the end of the game and Michaels' call is one of my favorite sports moments of all time.

"Do you believe in miracles" is right there with Jack Buck's "Go Crazy Folks" and "I can't believe what I just saw" as my favorite all time calls.

[IUHoosierJoe]

3 minutes ago, HoosierMoore said:

May-hem?

I like that, but we may have to change Assembly Hall’s name to Allstate Assembly Hall to be allowed to use it.  :)

[Ryno6284]

I thought Joe Hillman was a Woody guy?

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Boring week for Indiana hoops.  
 

I still think Dusty makes the most sense. However I’m concerned a second weekend for Michigan could really, really delay things.  
 

I could see it being Cronin tbh.  It’s being pushed by a lot of voices.  Not very exciting to me but he does have good stats.  Could be a lot worse, I suppose.  

I don’t see it being Drew.  
 

I just want whoever it is to get a good start in the portal.  
 

Really, really don’t want to miss the tournament 3 straight years.  

[Uspshoosier]

@WayneFleekHoosier your last post says hidden. Did you accidentally hit hide button when you hit send?  Happens to me sometimes.  I can unhide if you want 

[Uspshoosier]

Cronin going for win 500 tonight 

[thebigweave]

I was trying to get student section named based on the potential coaches but no one had any suggestions.
Like Cronin's Corner or the BS student section.  I know these suck but I was trying.
 

Cronin's Cronies/The Cronies

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

@WayneFleekHoosier your last post says hidden. Did you accidentally hit hide button when you hit send?  Happens to me sometimes.  I can unhide if you want 

Yeah, accident. You can unhide. 

[ziggyiu]

If Cronin is hired, how about a student section named something like: "We wish May or Stevens or Drew or a lot of other people were our coach"?

It's not totally refined, but I can support the sentiment. 

[VFury]

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-02-18/ucla-mens-basketball-story-mick-cronin-500th-win-milestone

Doesn't exactly sound like the guy we've been painting the picture of wanting out of UCLA.

[IUHAHN81]

Everyday when I get home from work, the 1st thing my wife asks me is, "Any news on Brad?" It's like DAMMIT woman, the wound is still open!!!!!! Let me heal!!!!!!

[Chris007]

34 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Yep. UK made a huge run at him and he passed.  If he went with us that would be surprising, we are similar to UK, just in a college town and we have our teeth.

But, who knows, maybe the Indiana angle matters.

I thought someone said his wife wasn’t supportive of the move to Lexington is the reason he stayed at Baylor. They couldn’t find a church they liked. I think he’s a home run hire but a little too religious for me but I’ll support him if he’s the guy. 

[Hoosier Guy]

2 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

Everyday when I get home from work, the 1st thing my wife asks me is, "Any news on Brad?" It's like DAMMIT women, the wound is still open!!!!!! Let me heal!!!!!!

Same.  My wife tells me I’m obsessed with this entire situation.  I give her the “it’s only a hire that will determine if IU is good at basketball ever again” explanation.  It’s a valid explanation.

[Home Jersey]

5 minutes ago, VFury said:

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-02-18/ucla-mens-basketball-story-mick-cronin-500th-win-milestone

Doesn't exactly sound like the guy we've been painting the picture of wanting out of UCLA.

It doesn't, but keep in mind it's written by the LA Times... A few things that caught my eye... don't think he'd have a problem winning over our fanbase talking like this... 

 

"Having compiled a 499-231 record in 22 seasons, Cronin, 53, would become the youngest active Division I college basketball coach with 500 victories should his team prevail. Cronin likes to say he’s chasing banners, not wins.

Rather than reiterate that he’s not leaving UCLA or disarm the question with his mantra that he loves living in L.A. because he “turns left on Sunset” Boulevard, Cronin talked about the unforgiving nature of fans.

“I would say some people might be happy because some people are probably on [message] boards wanting me fired,” Cronin said with a laugh when asked what he would tell UCLA fans concerned about seeing him listed as a candidate for the Indiana job on message boards.

“And I’m being dead serious. Your popularity rating when you’re a coach, you have to check your ego — they booed [Arkansas coach] John Calipari at Kentucky, OK? You know what he did there? … So I’m well aware that I might be on a board for a job, but my board, somebody might want me to lose my job and I know I’m laughing, but I’m being serious, man. We get our @$$ beat Tuesday [against Minnesota], go ahead and check our boards.”

[raorIU]

3 hours ago, OKHOOSIER said:

That was a weekly occurrence in McNutt.  

Happened four times in one night. I was sick as hell and just flat out refused to leave my room for the fourth one. Turns out there was an actual fire, in the room one floor up from mine. They were pissed at me. I had to write an apology to the head guy (dean?) in charge of McNutt. Lame.

[hoosierbannerd]

1 hour ago, 68Hoosier said:

I was trying to get student section named based on the potential coaches but no one had any suggestions.

Like Cronin's Corner or the BS student section.  I know these suck but I was trying.

 

If it's an all male section for Cronin, it could be "Mick's D*cks!"...

[HoosierHoopster]

37 minutes ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

I've never been much of a hockey, maybe because I never took the time to understand it, but man that game gave me the chills. I was 15 at the time and hearing the chants of USA at the end of the game and Michaels' call is one of my favorite sports moments of all time.

"Do you believe in miracles" is right there with Jack Buck's "Go Crazy Folks" and "I can't believe what I just saw" as my favorite all time calls.

I was a HS hockey player at the time, that was such a memorable moment in time, and they were legit amateur- college athletes, not pros, and made it through the best for that win. Genuinely amazing 

[Trish]

57 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

Let's revisit the reasons why Dolson forced Woody into retirement mid season if he didn't feel comfy that he had his replacement. Just to shut fans up? Surely it wasn't to give heads up to the all the ADs to negotiate a contract extension with their current coaches. So if he didn't feel good he had someone locked up, im left to assume it was literally done to shut the fan base up with all the boos etc. Right or way off?

The timing is interesting. It could be settle the fan base. The boo's were getting very loud at home games. Perhaps Woodson did indeed "retire", I highly doubt it though but that could explain the timing.

Or maybe it's announced now so coaches can start putting feelers out to Indiana letting them know, -- hey, let's talk. 

 

 

[JustWinBaby]

I was told we'd be seeing a Brad Stevens-to-Indiana announcement yesterday, what happened?

On a serious note, I'm willing to hold out hope he may come and there's a lot going on behind the scenes we aren't privy to. I see and hear rumblings in various places that the Stevens saga isn't over. Only time will tell I guess. Odds are we've still got 6+ weeks to go before we'll know much of anything for certain.

However, I'm super stoked about Dusty May and I don't think that anyone should feel like it's a significant step down from Brad Stevens. If anything, we're more likely to be winning games with more immediacy given that Dusty is a *current* college coach and Stevens would be making a stark adjustment (yes he's done the job before, but that was 10+ years ago).

Also, I gotta say it's pretty funny seeing how everyone went from "if it's Cronin I'm out" to "I'm warming up to Cronin" in a span of about 72 hours. I guess throwing names around like Buzz Williams, Brad Brownell, and Mark Turgeon is having the intended effect haha

[Trish]

Just now, JustWinBaby said:

I was told we'd be seeing a Brad Stevens-to-Indiana announcement yesterday, what happened?

On a serious note, I'm willing to hold out hope he may come and there's a lot going on behind the scenes we aren't privy to. I see and hear rumblings in various places that the Stevens saga isn't over. Only time will tell I guess. Odds are we've still got 6+ weeks to go before we'll know much of anything for certain.

However, I'm super stoked about Dusty May and I don't think that anyone should feel like it's a significant step down from Brad Stevens. If anything, we're more likely to be winning games with more immediacy given that Dusty is a *current* college coach and Stevens would be making a stark adjustment (yes he's done the job before, but that was 10+ years ago).

Also, I gotta say it's pretty funny seeing how everyone went from "if it's Cronin I'm out" to "I'm warming up to Cronin" in a span of about 72 hours. I guess throwing names around like Buzz Williams, Brad Brownell, and Mark Turgeon is having the intended effect haha

The Cronin talk is just silly. I've been around the guy, he's not the guy you want for the job. He's not a Dolson guy, that's for damn sure.