General Coach Candidate News

[RoadToZion]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Let’s start with 10 and work our way up.

$100 million is the number. 

[IUHoosier5]

4 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

Not gonna lie, the "Banned from McNutt" tier made me laugh.

*chef’s kiss* 

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

@Chris007 @JerryYeagley23

Which has better odds? 

Woody leading this disaster to a Final Four? OR Brad coming to IU?

Brad coming home easily. I know most don’t believe this but Scott started cultivating this relationship with Brad last March. Doesn’t mean we’ll get him but letting him handle this gives us a really good chance.

[BleedCubbieBlue]

15 minutes ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Found this online. Now these are some great tiers. 

Outside of Indiana, how many college basketball fans would be able to name 3 of these coaches based on their picture?

This is why I love Indiana, and this is why coaches will want to be here. We have the best fans out there.

[OKHOOSIER]

11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’m ready to bring some good news. Scott is going to do this right, we have plenty of money and assurances that the NIL money will be there.

I gotta think the proven NIL support is very attractive to big names. The national media and fans in my area (all Duke, UNC, Clemson people) have really no understanding of how much money our program has. That said, lets lock up our boy, laugh at all the national media types and be done with it lol

Edit: It has been fun letting people know how much we paid for this roster because jaws are always on the floor. Except for the UNC people who know they got outbid for Ballo, who they needed sooooo bad. 

Edited February 7, 2025 by OKHOOSIER

[WRSMick55]

2 hours ago, RoadToZion said:

Shouldn’t go beyond Brad and Dusty.

As in ‘ it’s likely to be these two’ or ‘ IU needs to not look beyond these two’?

[Hovadipo]

23 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

I know that there are some posters that will argue and say that IU isn’t a top job

Those people are what we like to call “wrong”.

[RoadToZion]

2 minutes ago, WRSMick55 said:

As in ‘ it’s likely to be these two’ or ‘ IU needs to not look beyond these two’?

It will be either one IMO. Get Brad to sign a 10 year $100 mil contract. Highest paid coach in the ncaa. Or it will be Dusty, for quite a bit less. 

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Checking in. Fully prepared for IU to rip my heart out again, though I don’t think anything could hurt more than the “IU is hiring Mike Woodson” notification did. 

I don't know, "IU hires Isaiah Thomas" would be pretty painful.

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, RoadToZion said:

$100 million is the number. 

We need to share some info. I’ve heard good things about the legendary RTZ. 

[Pagoda]

I am optimistic this is Scott's call and I believe in Scott.  He can deliver another good hire for us!

[MikeRoberts]

14 minutes ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

Just a waiting game at this point…and hoping for a Dolson grand slam to bring our man home…I hope lol

I don’t think there is as much support for Stevens as some here believe. Our man should be a college basketball coach

[P92]

If it’s Brad we should know in a couple weeks. That’s the good thing about Woodson’s fate being known. Nothing to stop Brad from being pursued now.

[HoosierHoopster]

Looking forward to getting a better idea, if that’s possible (big if) of who’s really in play. 

Time to start really watching the possibly available mid-major and high major coach talk

[IUHoosierJoe]

11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Brad coming home easily. I know most don’t believe this but Scott started cultivating this relationship with Brad last March. Doesn’t mean we’ll get him but letting him handle this gives us a really good chance.

Interested to hear more about this, and how the relationship and approach is different than 4 years ago.

[HoosierPapi4]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

I don’t think there is as much support for Stevens as some here believe. Our man should be a college basketball coach

…what message boards have you been on? He is OUR MAN

[MikeRoberts]

Just now, HoosierPapi4 said:

…what message boards have you been on? He is OUR MAN

Been here since 2014, welcome to the board!

[HoosierHoopster]

Just now, HoosierPapi4 said:

…what message boards have you been on? He is OUR MAN

But he’s not. He’s a Celtic and hasn’t coached a college game (or recruited) in 12 years. Imo, it’s just a re-hashed wishy hope for a long-gone coach that aint happening 

[steubenhoosier]

Don’t know who the new coach will be or how soon he’ll be announced.

What I do know is… there will be a process!

[HoosierPapi4]

1 minute ago, MikeRoberts said:

Been here since 2014, welcome to the board!

Appreciate it! I didn’t mean to be hostile if that’s how I came off. I am open to other options but he is choice 1 2 3 4 and 5 for me. After that we can call Dusty or whoever else may be involved. Mark Few wouldn’t be a bad consolation prize either.