General Coach Candidate News

[AKHoosier]

2 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

We'd probably have to offer Murray $1M+ to even get him to think about it. He's making $750K at UConn.

Assuming he doesn't take a HC job somewhere, of course.

He's also born and raised in the Connecticut area too. Went to high school and college in Connecticut, and spent a few years coaching elsewhere in the state too.

I'd have to think that's worth an extra $250K to him but I could be wrong. 

[Alistair Smash]

1 minute ago, BehindTheBench said:

No, they say, "Purdue, Michigan, and Ohio State sucks, but so does Dunkin and Fenway Park!"

Shouldn’t it be Fenway Pahk?

[DSUMMITT]

7 minutes ago, southernindianahoosier2 said:

where's @JerryYeagley23stand on Brad or Otz?

 

He was on the Women's page happily chatting/watching our Lady hoosiers getting a solid win (despite the meh refs)

[BehindTheBench]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

No Patriots?

As a Colts lifer with an in law who was born, raised, and still lives in Boston, I don't even recognize that name. It's caused too much pain in my lifetime lol

Edited March 6, 2025 by BehindTheBench

[CSP]

Fenway Park taking shots today? One of my favorite sports experiences. place is flipping awesome 

[Alistair Smash]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Fenway Park taking shots today? One of my favorite sports experiences. place is flipping awesome 

Bucket list destination for me. Pre-renovation Wrigley is my cathedral. 

[str8baller]

46 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Well that would be a grand slam, epic home run of unimaginably wonderful proportions.

Let's hope this rumor has legs.

I’d consider it legging out a triple. 

[CSP]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

I’d consider it legging out a triple. 

Drew would have been an inside-the-park HR, yeah I can get down with TJ O as a triple.... a leadoff triple when the games tied in the 9th, but yeah, a triple. 

[HoosierSadaseci]

I think the Wizard of Otz can be successful at IU...

[lillurk]

If you think of hires as parallels of past ones, we’ve made the various Stevens comparisons: Cal to UK, Pitino to UL.

I think CrimsonCast made the best comparison I can think of for Otz: it’s roughly Self to Kansas. Established coach who’s done well at a good program moving to a blue blood.

[JPCIVOP]

Just now, lillurk said:

If you think of hires as parallels of past ones, we’ve made the various Stevens comparisons: Cal to UK, Pitino to UL.

I think CrimsonCast made the best comparison I can think of for Otz: it’s roughly Self to Kansas. Established coach who’s done well at a good program moving to a blue blood.

That sounds true. Still think Self is underrated, with the work he did at Tulsa before Illinois.

[Ponduke]

1 hour ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

I don't know if @Tony! Toni! Toné! knows things or if he is just having a lot of fun at this point lol

Yes

[spe317]

Just now, Ponduke said:

Yes

I’d very much like another pop culture riddle please. His posts I’m enjoying more than envisioning a Turgeon coached team collapse in March. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

Too busy watching Arch Madness, Coach search can wait later

[Kentuckysucks]

13 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I’d consider it legging out a triple. 

The only concern at all would be the offense.  Seems somewhat similar to Sampson in coaching style.  Is that accurate?

[Tony! Toni! Toné!]

[hoosierbannerd]

1 minute ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

me the last two weeks.. living on DayQuil and NyQuil...

[JHoosier914]

25 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

No, they say, "Purdue, Michigan, and Ohio State sucks, but so does Dunkin and Fenway Park!"

I see what you did there

[str8baller]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

The only concern at all would be the offense.  Seems somewhat similar to Sampson in coaching style.  Is that accurate?

That’s my impression after watching a handful of games. So I am nobody’s expert on Otz. I think he’d be successful. I think a guy like that could definitely pull something on the continuum Sampson to Jim Boheim and be here 20-30 yrs and maybe win one title with a handful of FFs.  If that’s even possible at IU.  
 

I do appreciate teams that play hard. Like 90th percentile of effort in D1. 

[spe317]

11 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

Someone was saying a while ago you’d have to be in an alternate reality to believe Brad was coming here…(it was Jeffrey Bartholomew Rabjohns) 

 

or Brad is STILL undecided. 

Edited March 6, 2025 by spe317
Rabjohns add.