Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

[ap2345]

4 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

And there may have been an undisclosed agreement that he will be taking the HC spot in a few years. I believe this was probably what tipped the scales for him. He wasn't likely to get that at MSU.

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I doubt if that was discussed. Rabby did say yesterday that Dane really wanted to come back to IU. 

[DChoosier]

7 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Don't believe you can. Maybe I'm wrong but I believe there is a cap on what an assistant coach can make

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IU football was  paying DeBoer 800k plus bonuses.

I thought Dane and/or Lewis would be in the 500-600 range. 

[iu eyedoc]

6 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

And there may have been an undisclosed agreement that he will be taking the HC spot in a few years. I believe this was probably what tipped the scales for him. He wasn't likely to get that at MSU.

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That would be an awful decision to guarantee a guy the HC position before ever having coach in your building or with your team.  Nothing would make me happier as an IU fan than for Fife to continue to blossom and seamlessly take over for a successfully retiring CMW, but to guarantee it 5-10 yrs in advance would be a horrible decision and one I highly doubt SD made.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Dane's list of recruits at MSU is pretty impressive. Hopefully he can pull similar guys to IU. 

https://247sports.com/Coach/Dane-Fife-1339/AllTimeRecruits/

Id expect recruting to be at a high in these next few years. Hunter and fife are very capable recruiters 

[SteelerHoosier]

So are we hearing that Lewis is an actual target? Or is it just fan speak? 

[HoosierFan1994]

2 minutes ago, SteelerHoosier said:

So are we hearing that Lewis is an actual target? Or is it just fan speak? 

Pretty certain he's the actual target. He's at the top of Peegs AC hot board. 

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, SteelerHoosier said:

So are we hearing that Lewis is an actual target? Or is it just fan speak? 

 

Yes.      ;)

 

[SteelerHoosier]

Can only hope it happens then. 

[akumanina]

According to Google, Lewis's salary at UCLA (in 2019) was $256,200. Of course, he'd get a raise, but it'd be easy for IU to beat UCLA's offer and bring him home. 

Correction: He was hired by UCLA in May 2019, and the salary figure above was as of Feb 2019, so that was probably what he earned at Nebraska. I couldn't find this current salary at UCLA. 

[ramadden13]

Just now, akumanina said:

According to Google, Lewis's salary at UCLA (in 2019) was $256,200. Of course, he'd get a raise, but it'd be easy for IU to beat UCLA's offer and bring him home. 

Plus money goes a lot further in Bloomington than LA.

[LostInLouisville]

Maybe we’re saving the big payday for Lewis?

He is the assistant coming off a Final Four run. 

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[PB1230]

34 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

IU football was  paying DeBoer 800k plus bonuses.

I thought Dane and/or Lewis would be in the 500-600 range. 

Lewis is only making 250k at UCLA (and because of LA/CA cost of living would be like the equivalent of 175 in Indiana). If he'd get 350k at IU, that effectively doubling his salary. If he does come to IU, I'm guessing Lewis' salary will be around $300k

[akumanina]

4 minutes ago, PB1230 said:

Lewis is only making 250k at UCLA (and because of LA/CA cost of living would be like the equivalent of 175 in Indiana). If he'd get 350k at IU, that effectively doubling his salary. If he does come to IU, I'm guessing Lewis' salary will be around $300k

250K was probably at Nebraska, and it's possible that he got a little bit of raise with a cost of living adjustment. My wild guess is that his current salary is around $300K now. 

[HoosierCoop]

8 minutes ago, LostInLouisville said:

Maybe we’re saving the big payday for Lewis?

He is the assistant coming off a Final Four run. 

High Fidelity is one of my favorite movies!

I love talking though top 5 lists!

[PB1230]

2 minutes ago, akumanina said:

250K was probably at Nebraska, and it's possible that he got a little bit of raise with a cost of living adjustment. My wild guess is that his current salary is around $300K now. 

yep, missed that, 250k was at Nebraska

[rcbowla]

If there is some limit (which I highly doubt) it is probably way above Fife's salary. Kenny Payne was making over $800k at Kentucky before he left for the Knicks

Kenny Payne was making 800K a couple of years ago. But most good assistant coaches are right around 400K

Maybe it was IU' assistant salary range I saw then? Idk I thought I read something like that

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[rcbowla]

That would be an awful decision to guarantee a guy the HC position before ever having coach in your building or with your team.  Nothing would make me happier as an IU fan than for Fife to continue to blossom and seamlessly take over for a successfully retiring CMW, but to guarantee it 5-10 yrs in advance would be a horrible decision and one I highly doubt SD made.

I guess I was eluding to more of a "nothing in writing" agreement. Plan would be for him to take over at some point. Could be wrong but I don't know that it's that outlandish to think this was discussed

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

IMO Dolson doesn't play the coach-in-waiting game.  Woody wanted Fife and Fife wanted IU and if Lewis comes it will be the same line of thinking.   Impossible to know the dynamics of how the next years are going to pan out.  Rifts can develop, personal situations can change, Woody could go back to the NBA after a single season.  Way too many unknowns and I just don't believe that Fife is returning to IU because of any implied promises.

[PB1230]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

IMO Dolson doesn't play the coach-in-waiting game.  Woody wanted Fife and Fife wanted IU and if Lewis comes it will be the same line of thinking.   Impossible to know the dynamics of how the next years are going to pan out.  Rifts can develop, personal situations can change, Woody could go back to the NBA after a single season.  Way too many unknowns and I just don't believe that Fife is returning to IU because of any implied promises.

Also, its also a good way for Fife to get out from under Izzo's shadow. Not saying that Fife might regret having gone to MSU or that it was a bad experience in any way, just that any credit for success will always be given to Izzo because of his established reputation. With Woodson being new to the college game, IU's assistants will probably get a ton of credit for any success, which in turn might boost their own profiles for future jobs. Also, with Fife being at MSU for so long, he's probably maxed out what he can learn from Izzo, and getting a different perspective from Woodson (especially with his NBA background) is probably very enticing

[WayneFleekHoosier]

17 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

IMO Dolson doesn't play the coach-in-waiting game.  Woody wanted Fife and Fife wanted IU and if Lewis comes it will be the same line of thinking.   Impossible to know the dynamics of how the next years are going to pan out.  Rifts can develop, personal situations can change, Woody could go back to the NBA after a single season.  Way too many unknowns and I just don't believe that Fife is returning to IU because of any implied promises.

Agree.  Re-evaluate when time comes and make the best decision.