Coaching Carousel

[RuffRuff]

Begins. Indiana faithful already claiming first step to proving he’s worth it is flipping Mullins.

 

[Brochacho]

Biggest worry for next season was Indiana hiring a coach with a pulse. Keep recruiting Reibe and Mullins.

 

[DCHuskyFan]

He has a pulse, but Indiana fans don’t seem that excited about the hire, at least on their Rivals site. In fact, there’s one thread where they still identify as blue bloods and feel like they should have gone after a Beard or a Wade, rather than a most of his career mid-major coach. With that said, always be closing, and keep recruiting to the end.

 

[superjohn]

Begins. Indiana faithful already claiming first step to proving he’s worth it is flipping Mullins.

Lolz, good luck with that.

 

[NHUConnfan]

He has a pulse, but Indiana fans don’t seem that excited about the hire, at least on their Rivals site. In fact, there’s one thread where they still identify as blue bloods and feel like they should have gone after a Beard or a Wade, rather than a most of his career mid-major coach. With that said, always be closing, and keep recruiting to the end.

Why should they be excited? He led them to an "almost NCAAT berth in a year where the committee had the biggest group of teams ever from the bubble"

It just goes to show you how far Indiana's brand has fallen in men's hoops.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Why should they be excited? He led them to an "almost NCAAT berth in a year where the committee had the biggest group of teams ever from the bubble"

It just goes to show you how far Indiana's brand has fallen in men's hoops.

In fairness they won 9 games the year he before he got there and their best player - his kid - was out for the season by December. They beat Gonzaga and Arizona with him and Kansas and Iowa State without him. Not a sexy hire but he's a good coach. I bet some of them are still mad that Brad Stevens didn't take it. I wouldn't write this guy off. He's a McDermott guy.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Been a tough 48 hours for WVU.

 

[BigTenFan]

Not excited about the hire. IU has unlimited resources and I think they settled.
Hope I am wrong.....

 

[NJHusky]

It’s crazy though. Guy is at WV for 1 year. Talk about making a commitment

 

[RuffRuff]

The Indiana fans of the world tend to think their only option is a home run hire, a Brad Stevens, or else it’s failure. In todays world I think the young and hungry type that has the energy to keep up with the moving parts is as effective.

Kentucky went through this with Pope, and then they were like oh this guys pretty good.

Devries is yet another very good coach out of the McCarthy tree.

 

[BigTenFan]

Indiana wanted a Dusty May.....

 

[FfldCntyFan]

One thing that I've been curious about for quite a while:

When Indiana cut down the nets in New Orleans in 1987 (when Jim Calhoun completed his first year here), what kind of odds could we have gotten on our getting to six titles before Indiana?

 

[RuffRuff]

One thing that I've been curious about for quite a while:

When Indiana cut down the nets in New Orleans in 1987 (when Jim Calhoun completed his first year here), what kind of odds could we have gotten on our getting to six titles before Indiana?

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[FfldCntyFan]

.0000000000000000000000000000000001%

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I'm thinking they would have given us something like 50,000 - 1 and laughed to themselves thinking it was easy money on their part.

At the time Bobby Knoght was about six months shy of his 47th birthday, was viewed almost unanimously as the best coach in the sport and Indiana was as popular a destination for basketball talent as anywhere.

A normal epectation at that time would have been that they would have won #6 before we made it back to the tournament.

 

[djct1999]

Begins. Indiana faithful already claiming first step to proving he’s worth it is flipping Mullins.

 

[AntG168]

One thing this fanbase will do is create something to worry about

 

[Skies2018]

WVU fans in shambles right now

 

[Dooooooomed]

Meh hire IMO. If WVU lands Wade then I think they upgraded.