Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[str8baller 7,109]

24 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I figured Hansbrough would spew the narrative that UNC's big win last night means they belong. To me, that's pure horsecrap. UNC's big win just means they won a game.

The only thing that really matters is if Devries was really Dolsons guy all along, then both WVU and IU getting snubbed was a lucky break for us.  
 

I’ve always thought IU athletics—revenue sports, anyways—needed a good break of luck to exit the rut they were in. Fitzgerald getting vetoed so we could get Cig and then everything lining up so Devries could get onboard and hit the ground running, might just be the turn in our fortunes.  
 

UNC getting unceremoniously bounced the first weekend is a hundred times preferable to WVU making a run and screwing up Dolsons hire.

[HoosierFan1994 5,125]

2 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

After listening Doug Mcdermott talk about Devries, I'm sold on him as a basketball coach. 

Let's hope he can handle the pressure of IU.

 

That's what it's going to come down to for me. How does he handle a pissed off fan base/media after losing a home game in January or a rough stretch? Miller did not handle it well which probably caused them to lose 12/13 games. Also, I remember his silly rant at Lunardi that one year. That being said, it sounds like we have the guy that is going to work hard. 

[mjeze106 584]

10 hours ago, hoosierpatriot22 said:

“I survived an IUBB coaching search on BTown Banners and all I got was this stupid T-shirt.”

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 10,985]

1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

That's what it's going to come down to for me. How does he handle a pissed off fan base/media after losing a home game in January or a rough stretch? Miller did not handle it well which probably caused them to lose 12/13 games. Also, I remember his silly rant at Lunardi that one year. That being said, it sounds like we have the guy that is going to work hard. 

prepare yourself so well you don't lose home games in January 

[coonhounds 10,455]

New day new mindset. Hopefully he kills this press conference in a couple hours!

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[skhoosier2 97]

4 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

How do we get that guy on this board? He nailed it

I follow him on X...saw what he was saying but as with all things took it with a grain of salt.  I guess he was the one with the correct information vs what all the others were being fed.  I believe anyone here posting was passing along the info they were given.  Scott did a hell of a job keeping it quiet.  

[P92 542]

56 minutes ago, GP711 said:

Given everything that happened behind the scenes, i am more than ok with where we are!

Please elaborate 

[Demo 22,422]

1 minute ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

That's what it's going to come down to for me. How does he handle a pissed off fan base/media after losing a home game in January or a rough stretch? Miller did not handle it well which probably caused them to lose 12/13 games. Also, I remember his silly rant at Lunardi that one year. That being said, it sounds like we have the guy that is going to work hard. 

Oh yeah, that’s the whole deal here. These guys all think they’ve been under microscopes in their old jobs, but they have no idea. But I feel good about DeVries in this case because Dolson has had literally a year to profile fits here and I know he, of all people, understands the importance of a temperament fit. That being said, now DeVries has got to do it. 

[JaybobHoosier 12,877]

1 hour ago, Gameface01 said:

See quite a bit of talk accusing Indiana of tampering with him during Bahamas trip. Theory is son went out on an injury that didn't happen too. Conveniently at just the exact number of games to maintain waiver statue for next year.  If true, so what. But does tend to confirm maybe was Dolsons guy all along 

Obviously just messing, but you should change your avatar to a Bobby Knight game face. Only seems right lol. 

[JPCIVOP 677]

34 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

played 19 games as a FR, so it's possible. 

That's almost 2/3 of a season, but get him a good lawyer and give it a shot, I guess...

[GP711 1,775]

5 minutes ago, P92 said:

Please elaborate 

There was a verbal agreement and he did back out on Sunday night. That led to my :( on monday. Others like rtz for example said they still felt good about it but i held out hope. (not a shot at rtz). given that came Sunday to turn around and announce your new coach on Tuesday is impressive to me. I thought scott would try and convince a bigger name in the tourney which led to my "mystery canidate" prediction but he chose to get ti wrapped up to get a head start on portal. I am happy with where we are. 

[DougJr74 274]

11 hours ago, BehindTheBench said:

Scott botched it, big time. Wish I could say more. And this isn’t even a minnow, this is god awful. 

Why can't you say more? 

[Gameface01 176]

8 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Obviously just messing, but you should change your avatar to a Bobby Knight game face. Only seems right lol. 

Lol not sure how

[IUguy77 378]

Pretty safe to say IU won’t be adding any new National Championship banners to the rafters anytime soon. Archie 2.0. SMH. Try again in 4 years I guess. 

[Home Jersey 15,004]

5 minutes ago, JPCIVOP said:

That's almost 2/3 of a season, but get him a good lawyer and give it a shot, I guess...

[RaceToTheTop 29,857]

FWIW, Jeff Goodman -- who likes nothing better than to pick on Indiana fans -- loves the DeVries hire.  Calls him a workaholic and great X and O coach.

[Home Jersey 15,004]

Just now, IUguy77 said:

Pretty safe to say IU won’t be adding any new National Championship banners to the rafters anytime soon. Archie 2.0. SMH. Try again in 4 years I guess. 

Hey sunshine, you could at least wait until the guy's introductory press conference? Lol

[Henryville Hoosier 1,310]

They call me DeVries… 

That’s all I got.

[Papacap 1,859]

Just now, IUguy77 said:

Pretty safe to say IU won’t be adding any new National Championship banners to the rafters anytime soon. Archie 2.0. SMH. Try again in 4 years I guess. 

Well, yeah.  It’s a safe bet that any school won’t likely be adding banners. It’s hard to do. And we wonder why people make fun of IU fans. 

[JPCIVOP 677]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

FWIW, Jeff Goodman -- who likes nothing better than to pick on Indiana fans -- loves the DeVries hire.  Calls him a workaholic and great X and O coach.

The last one he loved this much was the Archie hire; has me a little nervous...