General Coach Candidate News

[Hoosier DaDa]

2 hours ago, jimsorgi said:

Still forgetting one

In his drug induce state of mind/reality. I’m sure he thinks he’s the best ever.

[Asha’man]

1 hour ago, MrBBall said:

Honest question to the group:

who fits the bill of:

- will run to the portal not from it

-create a culture that is uniquely Indiana basketball

share names that fit the criteria Scott shared

Bruce Pearl

[Hoosier DaDa]

I’m sure when Woody speaks today he’s gonna be crying like a little biatch.

[spe317]

11 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

NBA shot clock. Nice 

Nope. Clearly a reference to 24.  It’s Jack Bauer. 
 

I’m surprised to not see the Final Countdown…

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, spe317 said:

Nope. Clearly a reference to 24.  It’s Jack Bauer. 
 

I’m surprised to not see the Final Countdown…

Or the announcement is on the 24th

[8bucks]

36 minutes ago, Motley's said:

After Sampson, IU won’t hire a guy with a show cause. 
 

https://www.al.com/sports/2024/01/ncaa-expands-penalties-for-hiring-coaches-under-show-cause.html

I am not sure.  The show cause expires in June and he is only limited to off campus recruiting during that.  With the portal, the off-campus recruiting before June is not an issue.  The penalties associated with that would not be illegal now.  Given the island (of being a bad basketball program) we have been on, it we miss on a few candidates and they feel he is unlikely to do something that would embaras the school, he should get consideration.  I know @Uspshoosier or @Demohas some misgivings about him that go beyond the recruiting stuff but I have forgotten what those were.  

When considering candidates from the "shady background" or "comes with baggage" category I think I would take him over Beard based on the assumption his errors are less likely to be an issue going forward.

[Sobchak_Security]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’m taking a Chris Collins or even a Brad Brownell before I’m taking a McCollum. 

Well, you know what you’re going to get with Collins and Brownell.  Average coaches don’t all of the sudden become great.  It’s not like either of these have a small sample size.  Both Collins and Brownell were on the hot seat recently at their respective schools.  Would you take 3 tournament bids in the next 10-12 years?  History shows that is what you could expect to get, based on evidence.

[tkbbn]

Bruce Webber isn't currently coaching (:

[Trish]

While I’m confident Dolson has his guy, I will never forget Indiana striking out incredibly bad when Woodson was hired. That told the fan base and general perception of Indiana Basketball IMO. 

[spe317]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Or the announcement is on the 24th

And if you watch it long enough it’ll be today hah!

[mdiu28]

44 minutes ago, Sobchak_Security said:

Well, you know what you’re going to get with Collins and Brownell.  Average coaches don’t all of the sudden become great.  It’s not like either of these have a small sample size.  Both Collins and Brownell were on the hot seat recently at their respective schools.  Would you take 3 tournament bids in the next 10-12 years?  History shows that is what you could expect to get, based on evidence.

Winning at Northwestern is next to impossible. To equate the situations of Collins to the others is unfair. No one wins at Northwestern. Him getting them to the tournament is one hell of an accomplishment. Not saying he'd win it all at IU but he's a very, very good coach. Put him in a better situation and he's probably in the tourney every year.

Will say this for Collins - I'm sure he was devastated to hear of Woody's upcoming retirement. 

[hoosierbannerd]

2 minutes ago, tkbbn said:

Bruce Webber isn't currently coaching (:

Imagine his walkout song..

"One... singular sensation!"...

[Sobchak_Security]

48 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

Will Wade 42 years old

Won at VCU 51-20 Conf Champ yr 1

Won at LSU 105-51 Conf Champ yr 2

Torvik Off rankings at LSU: 35----10----4---------5-----96

Torvik Defrankings at LSU:147---58---185----116----8

 

Winning at McNeese ST 47-8 Conf Champ yr 1

 

Commit heinous crime of offering money to a recruit.

Show cause penalty expires this June

Will have made NCAA tourney 7 of 8 years after this season

 

Great candidate.

Prove me wrong

I cannot imagine, with as big of a hire as this is not only for IU but for Dolson’s legacy overall, that he would risk a hire of Wade or Beard.  It’s not just that Wade broke rules that aren’t illegal now, it reflects on his character that he was willing to knowingly break the rules in place.  Is this someone you’re going to trust to run the biggest program in the state and attach your legacy to?  I just cannot see Dolson doing that.

[Sobchak_Security]

2 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

Winning at Northwestern is next to impossible. To equate the situations of Collins to the others is unfair. No one wins at Northwestern. Him getting them to the tournament is one hell of an accomplishment. Not saying he'd win it all at IU but he's a very, very good coach. Put him in a better situation and he's probably in the tourney every year.

That’s as big of a roll of the dice as McCollum IMO, perhaps even more so as Collins hasn’t proved, at any level, that he can win big.

[Henryville Hoosier]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Or the announcement is on the 24th

I watched it and it stopped on 17, I’m thinking the 17th. 

[mdiu28]

1 minute ago, Sobchak_Security said:

That’s as big of a roll of the dice as McCollum IMO, perhaps even more so as Collins hasn’t proved, at any level, that he can win big.

I agree with that. It's why I don't wait either of them. I pray IU can do better than those two. 

[Chris007]

7 minutes ago, Trish said:

While I’m confident Dolson has his guy, I will never forget Indiana striking out incredibly bad when Woodson was hired. That told the fan base and general perception of Indiana Basketball IMO. 

We’re not looking in the past. Only good vibes. 

[TheWatShot]

9 minutes ago, tkbbn said:

Bruce Webber isn't currently coaching (:

Be careful, we don't want to spawn another DMV. Somewhere, there's a troll just waiting for the right candidate to jump in and start going to work on us. 

[cbp4iu]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We’re not looking in the past. Only good vibes. 

Will Scott need to take the mic away from the King today to make sure he doesn’t say something he shouldn’t 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Did you all seriously believe that smokescreen that Kevin Boyle was leaving Montverde Academy for Spire Academy in Ohio?  That's just an overnight stop on his way to Bloomington.  Am I the only one that didn't see through that? C'mon Scott, you can do better than that.