General Coach Candidate News

[Papacap]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

I’m not saying it’s logical from the fans perspective. But it’s very logical from IU’s perspective.

No, it’s not. Explain the logic like I’m 5. 

[TheWatShot]

1 minute ago, coonhounds said:

The smile i had all day has vanished. Now desperation is setting in with this brownwell news

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There hasn't been any "news." It's people trying to decipher cryptic posts and tweets and letting their emotions get the best of them. 

[Lebowski]

28 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

Ok guys.  Help a girl understand.  What are the strong reactions against Brad Brownell and all the love for Ben McCollum about?
I get Brownell hasn’t got to the tournament much at all, but he has been at flipping Clemson.  He has had, count them, 1 losing record at a football school deep in ACC country which used to be arguably the best conference in basketball.  IU is not too big for him.  McCollum has been in D2.  How do we know he can handle this job?  He is a huge risk.  

For me it's about hiring a coach with championship experience. I personally think that should be a requirement for this hire. If IU can't land established D1 coaches with championship experience McCollum is my next choice. The more I learned about him the more I was sold on him. He's a unicorn in my opinion. I believe he'll be able to handle any job he takes. I just hope if he's coaching in the Big Ten it's in Bloomington because any other place we'll end up hating the guy.  

[pumpfake]

3 minutes ago, iubb said:

WE HAVENT HIRED ANYONE YET!

Jesus Christ on a cracker


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You forgot the "tap dancin'" part...lol

[SlammySammy]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

I’m not saying it’s logical from the fans perspective. But it’s very logical from IU’s perspective.

 

[Silat Player]

10 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

When you start hearing rumblings from legit media you know it’s close.

This is the issue. You're hearing from actual media people now about Brownell. Thamel before and now others. 

That is the troubling part. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I wish people would hold someone like @Stuhoo accountable like they do us when he guarantees it’s not Stevens. I haven’t guaranteed a single coach yet. 

Turgeon?

[Jeff Flabjohns]

If I’m Brad Brownell, do I even want this job?

He’s at a place that’s happy enough to keep him employed for mediocre results. Guy has to be self-aware enough to see that he could be fired in 3/4 years at IU

[HoosierDaddyK]

I wish they’d announce so I can just be done with it all before I spend a bunch of money to watch them **** the bed in Dayton 

[JSHoosier]

2 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

I enjoy this thread but it’s cracking me up. 
This morning we had Brad Steven in the bag (again) and now it’s Brownell??
He is a lot better than Woody but I agree with those that say he wouldn’t be on the radar if he wasn’t a native Hoosier (not a good reason to hire him)

On the other hand…..who the hell knows who is really on Dolsons radar? Can’t wait to find out.

Personally, I never thought Stevens was in the bag or even much of an option. I appreciate that Chris etc are willing to share what they hear but some of them felt good last time then we spent 4 years repeatedly finding out why no one wanted the guy the hired.

IU has given us no reason to feel confident in this search.

[Jet812]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I wish people would hold someone like @Stuhoo accountable like they do us when he guarantees it’s not Stevens. I haven’t guaranteed a single coach yet. 

So you’re holding fast on the hire being a HR & you can confidently say it’s not Brownell?

[SlammySammy]

Fife giving the thumbs up probably did it for me…..

[DChoosier]

1 minute ago, coonhounds said:

The smile i had all day has vanished. Now desperation is setting in with this brownwell news

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I also wanted to believe that the BS (pun intended) hire was happening.
After the initial jolt of happiness I questioned if the guy running the Celtics actually wants to spend a ton of hours watching high school guys playing in small time gyms.  It would a great hire but I don’t see it.

[mdiu28]

I pray we look back at this last hour or so of the coaching search and say "we actually thought it would be Brownell. We're a bunch of f'ing morons"

[IU05]

[SlammySammy]

If this was Dolsons “we got our guy” all along, someone needs an intervention…..I guess Dolson wanted to know what it feels like to be booed…..

[Lebowski]

1 minute ago, DoctorP said:

If I’m Brad Brownell, do I even want this job?

He’s at a place that’s happy enough to keep him employed for mediocre results. Guy has to be self-aware enough to see that he could be fired in 3/4 years at IU

If he's got family in the 812 then yes, he probably would want the job.  

[JSHoosier]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier82 said:

We will be told that he has grown as a coach and we should look at the last two years as proof.  

Before he goes about .500 in conference and misses the tournament more often than not.

[SlammySammy]

What would inspire donors to throw millions down the shitter at this guy? Let me guess…heckle them with not being true IU fans?

[KYHoosier]

Bringing back Woodson for a 4th year and not hiring Dusty May will go down as an all time bad move by this program. Completely inexcusable