Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

52 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

3 guys before the game

Spotify link:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4csvtckojDdtI0jSTzVrWb?si=_t6nyCnOSCOWBA-n64-puQ

Holy cow.  You'd think it was an IU based podcast as highly as they spoke of DDV.  

[JustWinBaby]

55 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

3 guys before the game

Spotify link:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4csvtckojDdtI0jSTzVrWb?si=_t6nyCnOSCOWBA-n64-puQ

I watched the YouTube version of this and all the WVU fans in the replies are still crying about tampering and how Tucker DeVries isn't really injured... even though these guys literally debunked those theories in the podcast lol

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

One man's opinion but interesting nonetheless.

[JimmerNoe]

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

One man's opinion but interesting nonetheless.

I think this is very reasonable with all aspects of modern basketball considered. The only gripes I could see about jobs being overall better or above IU would be Arizona and Villanova.

Arizona - incredible culture of winning, sustained success, lower pressure externally

Villanova - less pressure, more recent success and national relevance, easier conference to navigate than SEC or B10

Otherwise, I think you would be hard pressed to win an argument about Duke, UNC, Kentucky, or Kansas.

[Scotty R]

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

One man's opinion but interesting nonetheless.

What makes the Villanova a great job besides winning a few championships. They don't have a great on campus arena so they have to play big games in a NBA arena

[go iu bb]

35 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

I watched the YouTube version of this and all the WVU fans in the replies are still crying about tampering and how Tucker DeVries isn't really injured... even though these guys literally debunked those theories in the podcast lol

On twitter a bunch of WVU fans were calling Tucker a coke head among other things. Yet people try to say IU fans are the problem. Yeah.

[IU Prof]

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

One man's opinion but interesting nonetheless.

Swap UConn and Nova, move Arizona below IU, and bump Texas down to 14, and I think that's pretty reasonable. Maybe swap Arkansas out too with another SEC school (Florida, Alabama?).

Edit: I'd probably also move UNC down to 4. UK, Kansas, and Duke are basically a toss up at 1-3 for me.

[rcbowla]

Just now, IU Prof said:

Swap UConn and Nova, move Arizona below IU, and bump Texas down to 14, and I think that's pretty reasonable. Maybe swap Arkansas out too with another SEC school (Florida, Alabama?).

Idk I think Arkansas is above Florida and Bama in basketball. Traditionally strong program with Walmart $ backing it. It's not a bad list but I'd put UCLA and Villanova lower and move UConn up. 

[Demo]

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

One man's opinion but interesting nonetheless.

Without knowing his criteria this strikes as not terrible. Would say Nova’s too high at this point, probably way too high. I’m also not at all convinced that KU is gonna thrive in this new reality. 

[str8baller]

3 hours ago, Hoosier82 said:

I desperately want this to be true. 

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

On twitter a bunch of WVU fans were calling Tucker a coke head among other things. Yet people try to say IU fans are the problem. Yeah.

If you’ve ever seen WVU and Pitt fans go back and forth, you’ll know they’re a special breed of….uh, special. 

[str8baller]

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

One man's opinion but interesting nonetheless.

 

Only a small probability that anything happens to basketball postseason landscape, but they’re really discounting the fact there’s 2 major conferences and everyone else.

Also, I think in the current landscape I’d rather have Dukes alumni base instead of UNCs or Kansas’s.

 

Villanova ahead of IU, Texas, and even MSU, Lville, etc… seems crazy to me.  For similar reasons I couldn’t have Gonzaga that high either. 
 

Looking at this list, I don’t know how any reasonable person could have IU worse than 6. If we could see NIL and rev share commitments we might be able to make a case for #2 (or maybe 1). LFG!!!

[jermhoosierfan]

13 minutes ago, str8baller said:

If you’ve ever seen WVU and Pitt fans go back and forth, you’ll know they’re a special breed of….uh, special. 

I saw all the coke accusations yesterday on the X post of CDD wising IUWBB good luck, and just half of the hate was of Tucker doing blow.  LOL  I would really hate to see how they would've reacted if he went to Pitt.  LOL

[MrBBall]

5 hours ago, go iu bb said:

On twitter a bunch of WVU fans were calling Tucker a coke head among other things. Yet people try to say IU fans are the problem. Yeah.

They sure didn’t complain a month ago

[Motley's]

5 hours ago, go iu bb said:

On twitter a bunch of WVU fans were calling Tucker a coke head among other things. Yet people try to say IU fans are the problem. Yeah.

Coming from the Oxy capitol of the world 

[JustWinBaby]

6 hours ago, JimmerNoe said:

I think this is very reasonable with all aspects of modern basketball considered. The only gripes I could see about jobs being overall better or above IU would be Arizona and Villanova.

Arizona - incredible culture of winning, sustained success, lower pressure externally

Villanova - less pressure, more recent success and national relevance, easier conference to navigate than SEC or B10

Otherwise, I think you would be hard pressed to win an argument about Duke, UNC, Kentucky, or Kansas.

I'm inclined to agree, though I'd put the IU job above UCLA at this point in time. Historically, sure you could argue that all of UCLA's championships trump Indiana's, but you could make that argument about everyone else and shove them at the top.

What makes UCLA a great job is the championships and location (lots of hoopers in SoCal, not a lot of recruiting competition in the immediate area). However, UCLA boosters have not stepped up in a significant way to empower the basketball program. They can put together a solid squad, but they remain outside the top echelon of programs. And fan support has wavered in recent years.

UCLA is still a very good job, and being in the Big Ten helps. But in terms of current fan and donor support, it is not quite in the same tier as Indiana.

[Brass Cannon]

8 hours ago, Hoosier82 said:

So weird to be getting the angst of the precious fanbase for snaring a good one. 
 

You think this is how army felt way back in the day 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

So weird to be getting the angst of the precious fanbase for snaring a good one. 
 

You think this is how army felt way back in the day 

You think this is how the Knicks felt when we stole Woodson? :)

[Brass Cannon]

30 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

You think this is how the Knicks felt when we stole Woodson? :)

 

[BA47591]

After settling into the idea that we have DD as our coach I think we'll be ok. I'm eager to see who the staff will be. I'm sure once we land our first portal recruit it will be one after another. We might be waiting until Alabama gets eliminated before our staff is announced though.