Darian DeVries - New IUBB Head Coach

[MrBBall 956]

  On 3/27/2025 at 4:28 PM, 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 607]

  On 3/27/2025 at 4:28 PM, 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 1,800]

  On 3/27/2025 at 4:12 PM, 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 25,298]

  On 3/27/2025 at 2:36 PM, 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 1,897]

  On 3/27/2025 at 10:50 PM, 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 25,298]

  On 3/28/2025 at 12:31 AM, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

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

 

[BA47591 779]

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. 

[gfeltner28 167]

https://youtu.be/T60nsXYNftk?si=Mawn8J49WTgcrIKb

Not sure if this has been shared but Tucker D has some crazy range! Excited to watch this kid play. 

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild 588]

  On 3/28/2025 at 1:33 AM, BA47591 said:

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. 

Idk Preston Murphy making 73 phone calls doesn’t seem like a guy who is leaving Alabama. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 5,196]

  On 3/28/2025 at 3:08 AM, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Idk Preston Murphy making 73 phone calls doesn’t seem like a guy who is leaving Alabama. 

It’s being very strongly hinted at by the peegs staff fwiw

[Chris007 61,094]

  On 3/28/2025 at 3:12 AM, Hoosierfanyuh said:

It’s being very strongly hinted at by the peegs staff fwiw

The Alabama board of trustees voted for him to receive a raise this week.

[IvanRenkosillegitimatechild 588]

  On 3/28/2025 at 3:15 AM, Chris007 said:

The Alabama board of trustees voted for him to receive a raise this week.

Who do you think our staff is going to be? I know they said Drew Adams who I’m just not really excited for if true

[Chris007 61,094]

  On 3/28/2025 at 3:21 AM, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Who do you think our staff is going to be? I know they said Drew Adams who I’m just not really excited for if true

I really have no idea I’ve heard about 6-8 names but nothing for sure. DDV is keeping everything quiet.

[HinnyHoosier 6,511]

  On 3/28/2025 at 3:08 AM, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Idk Preston Murphy making 73 phone calls doesn’t seem like a guy who is leaving Alabama. 

It seems like a guy who is doing the work that will get him where he wants to be. If he has a lot of fish on the line he's that much more attractive to people who are willing to bump his pay, including the BoT of his current employer.

[8bucks 7,454]

  On 3/28/2025 at 3:08 AM, IvanRenkosillegitimatechild said:

Idk Preston Murphy making 73 phone calls doesn’t seem like a guy who is leaving Alabama. 

Where did the 73 calls story come from?

[Pagoda 4,120]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:09 AM, 8bucks said:

Where did the 73 calls story come from?

https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2025/03/73-phone-calls-and-counting-how-an-alabama-coach-handles-wild-transfer-portal-during-march-madness.html

Imo, he is just going his job and that will pay off for Alabama or IU if he comes here.  If he were coming to IU for sure, he wouldn’t just stop working.  So, this doesn't indicate much to me if he is coming here or not.  

Now, the raise probably reduces the chances he moves -- to what extent who knows.

[8bucks 7,454]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:16 AM, Pagoda said:

https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2025/03/73-phone-calls-and-counting-how-an-alabama-coach-handles-wild-transfer-portal-during-march-madness.html

Imo, he is just going his job and that will pay off for Alabama or IU if he comes here.  If he were coming to IU for sure, he wouldn’t just stop working.  So, this doesn't indicate much to me if he is coming here or not.  

Now, the raise probably reduces the chances he moves -- to what extent who knows.

Thanks.  I always assumed if he was the premier recruiter for Alabama, it would be hard to pull him away unless he is not an associate HC

[Chris007 61,094]

I think Murphy is out since he signed an extension at Alabama this week. Sounds like Barnett is going to get the Oral Roberts job. Olstrom to Minny. So I'm going with Achoki Moikobu from Texas Tech, Drew Adams from Cincy, and I'm not sure who the 3rd will be. Just my own guess, so don't take it for more than that. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,857]

  On 3/28/2025 at 12:45 PM, Chris007 said:

I think Murphy is out since he signed an extension at Alabama this week. Sounds like Barnett is going to get the Oral Roberts job. Olstrom to Minny. So I'm going with Achoki Moikobu from Texas Tech, Drew Adams from Cincy, and I'm not sure who the 3rd will be. Just my own guess, so don't take it for more than that. 

Was really excited about Preston Murphy.  That’ll be a bummer but it never really made a lot of sense either.   Need to get a few recruiting sharks.  Also our talent evaluation needs to be improved SO much.  Although. I suppose having a system in place would help matters. 

[iu eyedoc 4,274]

  On 3/25/2025 at 3:15 PM, Hovadipo said:

Most likely scenario...an agreed upon retirement date was set. Any normal person would clean their stuff out the day the season ended. Woody being Woody means his stuff stays until the 11th hour and IU being No Hurt Feelings University means they don't ruffle feathers.

I don't know the details, but I do know how IU operates and the goofiest possible scenario is usually the most likely.

That should put to rest any of those posts about how Woodson should be revered for his playing days despite his failures as a HC. He is nothing more than a petty charlatan of a coach that schemed with Buckner to fleece his alma mater and doesn't give two sh*ts about the success of the program moving forward. I would put big money on a wager that his desire is for the next coach to fail miserably.