General Coach Candidate News

[Josh]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

If that’s not an A+ hire, what the hell is?

Is it just that he’s not famous enough?

No, it's just that the results are mediocre.  That's A+ to you??  

Low ceiling hire

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, FrenchConnection said:

People just want to gloat to friends, co-workers, and family members who are alums/fans of different schools. DeVries doesn't provide that satisfaction. 

1,000,000% agree.

 

[newcastle12]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Guys—please take the Woodson stuff to another thread.

Thanks

Sorry back to our regularly scheduled programing.  

[IU5355]

14 minutes ago, Adillac said:

I would be reasonably encouraged by McCollum. Still think there’s no real excuse not to get one of: Beard, Golden, Wade. 

Golden has a 1 seed and plays in the best conference. 

Hes a pipe dream. 

[AH1971]

13 minutes ago, Trish said:

Fans and media pushing a name that just became “available” since missing the tourney. This is normal, I wouldn’t take too much into the talk. 

I would be very surprised if DeVries is at West Virginia next season regardless of what his agent may be pushing. Very well could have left Iowa City today wanting the Iowa job but left without signing a contract and is leveraging the IU job to get Iowa to up the ante, but Iowa isn’t going to be able to get into a bidding war, let alone win one. 

[jonz44]

I would be reasonably encouraged by McCollum. Still think there’s no real excuse not to get one of: Beard, Golden, Wade. 

I've liked Beard but after watching Florida I'm kinda liking Golden but I don't see him leaving.

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[Ron Mexico]

10 minutes ago, Trish said:

Fans and media pushing a name that just became “available” since missing the tourney. This is normal, I wouldn’t take too much into the talk. 

Rabs is just now reaching the soft chatter phase.  BUT Jiminy Christmas people.  Has anybody paid any attention to any of my posts for crying out loud?  I've said McCollum vs DeVries for a week now LOL

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Ron Mexico said:

Rabs is just now reaching the soft chatter phase.  BUT Jiminy Christmas people.  Has anybody paid any attention to any of my posts for crying out loud?  I've said McCollum vs DeVries for a week now LOL

Who do you think is our #1 priority between them?

I would tend to think we could have our pick.

[IU5355]

1 minute ago, Ron Mexico said:

Rabs is just now reaching the soft chatter phase.  BUT Jiminy Christmas people.  Has anybody paid any attention to any of my posts for crying out loud?  I've said McCollum vs DeVries for a week now LOL

You have. I believe your first post you stated that. 

[JustWinBaby]

37 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

Where is the sudden smoke for Devries coming from?

Discord says Rabby. Who obviously has had a tough day. 

Actually Trevor Andershock was the one who got a couple calls about DeVries. Rabby is just reporting based off that.

I do believe this is agent driven but I could see IU making this move so I wouldn’t count it out. Far more believable than the Brownell smoke, which reeked to high heaven.

[KNOBYDOX]

Going to Georgia on Wednesday to judge and compete with the dogs for the rest of the week. I am sure I will be spending my nights trying to catch up.Still hoping it’s Pearl or Few

[Stuhoo]

18 minutes ago, Adillac said:

I would be reasonably encouraged by McCollum. Still think there’s no real excuse not to get one of: Beard, Golden, Wade. 

Beard: personal issues make him a complete non-starter.

Wade: we are not hiring a guy who has three months left on a show cause.

Golden: already has a better job at a much better program in a better conference. 

[Helgo]

19 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Bloomington and Des Moines are 500 miles apart and both in the midwestern farm belt... not that different, actually...

Well, ok, but we all have emotional attachments to where we grew up. So, while they may not be different, the emotional attachment may be quite different. 

[theriverpilot]

SIAP 
Looks like IU made one last run on Dusty according to the Coaching Changes account.

[newcastle12]

Rabby in the discord chat after he's the terrible, horrible, no good very bad day;

 

He doesn't see Brownell as the pick.

Today he's just hedging bets on Devries being real or it being McCollum

[JustWinBaby]

2 minutes ago, KNOBYDOX said:

Going to Georgia on Wednesday to judge and compete with the dogs for the rest of the week. I am sure I will be spending my nights trying to catch up.Still hoping it’s Pearl or Few

Don’t get your hopes up for either of those guys. Especially Pearl.

We are not in talks to hire away the coach of the #1 overall seed lol. No way man.

[Silat Player]

4 minutes ago, jonz44 said:

I've liked Beard but after watching Florida I'm kinda liking Golden but I don't see him leaving.

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Agreed. Florida is a better job than IU right now. Why would he leave? 

They have SEC money.
They're in Gainesville, which is a great college town.
It's warm year-round.
The coeds are great looking there, which may <allegedly> be important to Golden, given his <alleged> past history.

And he's already got a winning program. 

He would have zero reason to leave.

[Hoosier Hobby]

Is the WVU AD CBM’s former AD?  Remarkable to me, if so.  

[str8baller]

10 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

People just want to gloat to friends, co-workers, and family members who are alums/fans of different schools. DeVries doesn't provide that satisfaction. 

He doesn’t provide that satisfaction because he hasn’t really accomplished anything that would be noteworthy at IU. That’s also what makes him not an A+. This board and many other places were filled with people saying the same about Archie. You’d think they’d learn their lesson.  
 

That doesn’t mean Devries isn’t the right man for the job. He certainly could be. 

[J34]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

If that’s not an A+ hire, what the hell is?

Is it just that he’s not famous enough?

In fairness, weren't you touting Shrewsberry as the next A+ hire a while back?