Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[steubenhoosier]

6 hours ago, str8baller said:

I have actually been thinking of a different USC comp this whole time: Pete Carroll. 
 

USC football had been lost in the woods for a while. They were a sleeping giant that was turned down by everyone and were down to about their 5th choice when a talented young coach named Pete Carroll, who really wanted the job, said yes. The rest is history as he built one of the most dominant programs of the 00’s.  
 

Sometimes you just have to get lucky with timing. 

I have zero respect for Pete Carroll. By the Reggie Bush fiasco he ran the USC program into the ground and then was spineless by running away and not facing the accusations of what he had done.

[JPCIVOP]

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

With a new coach and staff and AAU season gearing up, will be interesting to see who, if any of our previous '26 and '27 offers get any love from our new staff.

		2026  OFFERS
Name	Pos.	High School	Location		IU Offered
Allen, Kayden	SG/CG	Montverde Academy	Montverde, FL		01.21.24
Chronister, Aidan	SG	Sunrise Christian			09.07.24
Funches, Sam	C	Germantown HS	Madison, MS		11.11.23
Green, Manny	SF	Cedar Grove HS	Ellenwood, GA		04.15.24
Holt, Caleb	SF	Grayson HS	Loganville, GA		07.23.24
Johnson, Jayden	SG/CG	Trinity HS	Louisville, KY		02.03.24
Kinney, Taylen	PG	Overtime Elite			02.03.24
Landrew, Colben	SG	Wheeler HS	Marietta, GA		09.11.24
Montonati, Jalen		Owasso HS	Owasso, OK		02.18.24
Reynolds, Steven III		South Bend Washington	South Bend, IN		??
Sanderson, Jonathan	PG	The Ensworth School	Nashville, TN		12.17.23
Solongo, Gan-Erdene	C	The Ensworth School	Nashville, TN		11.08.24
Sularski, Gabe	SG	Lemont Academy	Lemont, IL		03.10.24
Thompson, Anthony "Ant"		Western Reserve Academy			02.18.24
Weis, Gabe		Montverde Academy			01.06.24
		2027  OFFERS
Name	Pos.	High School	Location		Offered
Davis, Jaxson	PG	Warren Twp. HS	Gurnee, IL		11.12.24
Gardner, Jason Jr		Fishers HS	Fishers, IN		10.19.24
Mitchell, Jaylan		Evansville Reitz	Evansville, IN		10.15.24
Oladotun, Baba	W	James Hubert Blake HS	Silver Springs, MD		07.10.24
Thompson, Davion		Bolingbrook HS	Bolingbrook, IL		11.18.24

So glad we get to attend to high school recruiting again...

[ronzo4IU]

5 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Woodson only cared about rankings.

Jeez..that’s crazy lol

[JPCIVOP]

35 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

Dang Creighton plays such a fun style of ball. Wonder what that kind of offense would look like at IU?

Actually think DeVries has a pretty similar offensive philosophy to McDermott; we'll get to see something like it before long!

[JustWinBaby]

35 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

Dang Creighton plays such a fun style of ball. Wonder what that kind of offense would look like at IU?

 

20 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Probably just like it does at Creighton except with red uniforms instead of blue. :)

Perhaps if we just hired a Greg McDermott protégé?

[JustWinBaby]

37 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

Dang Creighton plays such a fun style of ball. Wonder what that kind of offense would look like at IU?

 

1 minute ago, JPCIVOP said:

Actually think DeVries has a pretty similar offensive philosophy to McDermott; we'll get to see something like it before long!

Wow why didn't I think of that? ;)

[AZ Hoosier]

SIAP

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I've seen more than one report that he'll bring Garrett Sturtz his current DOBO with him.  You can read a brief bio of his WVU staff members at the link below.

https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

[Hovadipo]

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

I've seen more than one report that he'll bring Garrett Sturtz his current DOBO with him.  You can read a brief bio of his WVU staff members at the link below.

https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Guy was a heck of a player. Drake’s all-time leading rebounder as a 6’3” walk-on. 

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Felt really good to change my profile pic

[str8baller]

41 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

I have zero respect for Pete Carroll. By the Reggie Bush fiasco he ran the USC program into the ground and then was spineless by running away and not facing the accusations of what he had done.

I think you got lost in the analogy there, my friend. 

[CSP]

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

I've seen more than one report that he'll bring Garrett Sturtz his current DOBO with him.  You can read a brief bio of his WVU staff members at the link below.

https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

This was.... Armond Hill's position? 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Just now, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

This was.... Armond Hill's position? 

No, Armond's was usually lying prone with his eyes closed.

[CSP]

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

No, Armond's was usually lying prone with his eyes closed.

https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/armond-hill/3992

[JustWinBaby]

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

No, Armond's was usually lying prone with his eyes closed.

I know we joke a lot about him, but on a serious note -- I really want to understand why/how that guy was the first man on the bench all four years of Woodson's tenure. Just totally unserious by this program to let the head coach give such an important position on the bench to a guy that actively did nothing. It is crazy to me that this was ever even a thing.

The more I think about the Woodson tenure, the more amazed I am that he won as many games as he did. This should've gone the Juwan Howard/Kenny Payne route but somehow he stayed just barely above water in terms of wins and losses.

[rcbowla]

FWIW: "Locked On" WVU guy said 2 current WVU players verified that DeVries left without addressing the team. That was what Small's tweet with crying and laughing emojis was about. "If" true that's not awesome.

[JSHoosier]

8 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

This was.... Armond Hill's position? 

No, this was Hill's position.

[Hoosierfan2017]

4 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

No, this was Hill's position.

No clue how we’ll survive next season without the Big Snooze on the sideline. 

[JustWinBaby]

4 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

FWIW: "Locked On" WVU guy said 2 current WVU players verified that DeVries left without addressing the team. That was what Small's tweet with crying and laughing emojis was about. "If" true that's not awesome.

I wouldn't worry too much about what WVU folks say at this point.

First off, the Locked On folks are not plugged in insiders. They're independent media guys (usually student reporters) who just report what they hear.

Secondly, WVU fans are bitter over this and have been stoking rumors of DeVries conspiring to screw their school this season on his way out.

I expect more than one transfer from the WVU roster to join him in Bloomington. Wouldn't be surprised if he brings a couple of his HS recruits over as well. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

[rcbowla]

I would also like to submit DX2 for abbreviation consideration.