General Coach Candidate News

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

15 hours ago, MrBBall said:

Porter was hired same year as Woody. 

Huh... Doesn't seem like it's been that long for them. Have we been in Woody hell forever?

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, GloryDays said:

OK, you're right and I'm so absolutely wrong.

I guess the only option is to lure highly successful, extremely well payed old men away from established Power 5 programs

I know we can because we're Indiana, but if they all say no then what,shut the program down? No bright young minds allowed.

There is a wide range of candidates that are young, successful, have D1 experience, and are not at established P5 programs that would be very interested in becoming the head coach at IU.

Bright young minds can also have real D1, and even real P5 experience.

[tyappleg]

2 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Huh... Doesn't seem like it's been that long for them. Have we been in Woody hell forever?

Turns out we have been in Woody hell the same amount of time Oklahoma has been in Moser hell. Hopefully we both are able to escape. 

[Bowhunter]

 

I’m not big on coach Cronin 

Cause he lost to a Minnesotan 

It’s time to come home 

Where the Bison roam

Last season my guy was Dusty May

Please Scott Dolson , hire him today

 

 

 

[darB s'tI]

23 minutes ago, Willkie71 said:

I have complete confidence in Scot Dolson. Some say he's playing chess while others are playing checkers.  Based on the Cig hire I think it's more like he's a computer. He used consultants to come up potential FB hires, and his own team to do background checks and vet them. He fed all that into his brain, and decided who he wanted and was ready to roll within a few days after he fired Allen. I bet he even had contingency candidates.  

I believe he's been doing the same thing with this hire, and has been working on this well before the Woodson "retirement". I think he's also been keeping this under wraps, and knows a leak could cause his guy to back out. If i remember that was a requirement when we hired Bob Knight.  I also think he has a contingency plan in case #1 doesn't work out.  However my gut says he "has his guy" but the timing isn't right and probably won't be until the IU season and maybe others are over.

I know absolutely no one connected to the hire.  Just my 2 cents.

I feel the exact same way.

[iubb]

I rise to propose a new rule:

For the next day, let’s make it fun, Post in rhymes 'til the setting sun!

[Ctf9]

I grew up following UC, before switching to IU after a move. I enjoyed watching Cronin once a year in the tournament, mostly for his teams’ defense and effort, though they usually lost too early. But watching Cronin for a full season was not very fun. Not because of wins and losses but because he can just be sour and negative while leading teams that are very slow and physical on defense. 

 

His final four offense was an exception, led by players he did not recruit. 

[IndianaSconnie90]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I'm not going to speak for the others but I will :-) but I don't think you will see them on here sharing info unless it's Isaac. When we do and then Goodman releases a flimsy statement we get called names, bashed, and everything else. I know AP has been hearing it on the discord, I heard it here every day since last Friday, and RTZ just seems like Jerry staying away till the season gets closer to being over. It's easier to just discuss amongst ourselves. 

I will continue on the coaching candidate posts because I enjoy it but that's about it. If we don't get our top 2 I like McDermott, OTZ, and McCollum. That's about it for me. I could get used to Drew but the church stuff loses me quickly. Cronin is OK, I think he would win but just not my cup of tea. 

 

[IUGRAD06]

3 hours ago, OKHOOSIER said:

Careful, we’ve already established a round only counts if it’s the one you lose in lol. 

Dude if an IU coach did that….we should all be celebrating him for life after the last 20 so effing years 

[Rico]

Just now, iubb said:

I rise to propose a new rule:

For the next day, let’s make it fun, Post in rhymes 'til the setting sun!

[Chris007]

32 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Didn't Crean have some of that? And I recall Cliff Marshall on Twitter (pre-X days) with some of it too... curious if that became an issue around the program...

With that said, from what I've seen of Drew, he seems to be more vocal with it... not in a "preachy" way, but talking about it a good amount..

Sorry to go back but I'll never forget the time my buddy texted me after church and said you will never guess what Crean did today. I said what? He said the whole time the preacher was doing the sermon that Crean stood up and walked in a big circle around everyone listening. Like his ADD or OCD was going and he had to stand up and move. Anyway Drew I'm sure is much different

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

5 hours ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Looked spectacular last night.  Only lost to the powerhouse Minnesota by 3, at home, and scored a whole 61. 

You mean the Minnezota team that has won like 6 of 8 and has turned the season around? 

[J34]

5 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I think because they gave up a 15 point lead

I thought we were the only ones with a "toxic" fanbase lol

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

5 hours ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

we have been irrelevant for quite some time.  if becoming relevant means hiring Cronin(which some think is a boring hire) and we settle for yearly tourney appearances, sprinkling in runs to the sweet 16s and sometimes further, by all means sign me up.  We have not had this type of success in quite some time. If you think otherwise, you are blind.  Rome was not built overnight.

 

He wins, google him(no shot at Cig here).  With how NIL in constructed, when/if he is the coach and he gets IU back to winning(winning cures alot) those kids leaving Indiana to go elsewhere will want to come to IU and play.  I am looking at you Mullins here. 

 

Yes, I want more banners on the wall. But let's be honest, how many posters here actually saw the last title that IU won?  Not me, I was boring in 1990.  Get this team back to constant tourney runs, big ten champions, etc and let the rest fall into place.

My wife said I was boring in 1990 also! Just having fun with you. 

[iubb]

10 minutes ago, Rico said:

In a world where words dance and cleverly chime,

Rico declared with a laugh, “I’m not one for rhyme!”

With a wink and a grin, he claimed it was crime,

To force every thought into metrical time.

 

He’d rather speak freely than play with the sound,

Said his mind was too vast to be tightly bound.

“Why must I conform to this rhythmic round?

Let my thoughts flow like rivers, unshackled and unbound!”

[kottke]

11 minutes ago, iubb said:

I rise to propose a new rule:

For the next day, let’s make it fun, Post in rhymes 'til the setting sun!

It was supposed to be Brad,

If it's not, I will be sad,

Not a fan of Cronin

With all of his bitchin' and moanin,

Dusty would be a great consolation prize,

The apple of many fans' eyes,

Scott Drew could do quite well,

Also, I bet none of his players go to hell,

It's going to be a long month or two,

But at least we have Stuhoo 

[Mopladysman]

15 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

I grew up following UC, before switching to IU after a move. I enjoyed watching Cronin once a year in the tournament, mostly for his teams’ defense and effort, though they usually lost too early. But watching Cronin for a full season was not very fun. Not because of wins and losses but because he can just be sour and negative while leading teams that are very slow and physical on defense. 

 

His final four offense was an exception, led by players he did not recruit. 

Were those alfords recruits?

[Willkie71]

I really want Stevens

I can not lie

But if it’s not him

I’ll really try

To support the next coach

And hope he’s the guy

To hang a banner

Then high we will fly

[Artie86]

.....wow, 2 more weeks of this!?!

[68Hoosier]

Holly S#!+ you know it's bad when an entire fan page is posting in rhymes about who we want as our next coach.  The fact that I am reading them and laughing may be even just as bad.  LOL