WVU’s Devries next IU coach
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Not to mention Devries told the media on Sunday night that he has no interest in the IU job.
Monday AM- let's introduce the new coach of IU!
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Monday AM- let's introduce the new coach of IU!
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Do you think wvu will give huggy bear another shot like they did with their football hire .
IU made a bad decision. Devries is an alright hire. If they would have waited Ole Miss coach Beard would have been a homerun hire for them.
I’m happy with all their choices this far. The whole things with Indiana coaches has been weird for a long time. I don’t get it. The AD just doesn’t seem to care or they can’t get anyone with past success to bite.
He's not an exciting hire but as others have pointed out, many of the big named teams recent hires weren't either.
If the NIL is true he may do well. Did the former coach not get the NIL war chest too?
I know (according to this board) Cal didn't get the level of funds Pope did this season due to Cal alienating the boosters. Didn't know if Woodson did the same. And of course money doesn't guarantee success.
If the NIL is true he may do well. Did the former coach not get the NIL war chest too?
I know (according to this board) Cal didn't get the level of funds Pope did this season due to Cal alienating the boosters. Didn't know if Woodson did the same. And of course money doesn't guarantee success.
I would bet they talked to Beard or atleast Beard's agent. I will still say Beard will replace Barnes at Knoxville when Barnes retires.
Woodson was simply not a good coach. He had a mediocre career coaching in the NBA and then went to IU. At least the new guy has been a college coach. Woodson was clueless.
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He’s on par with Drew? Ok lol. You know he has a national championship right?
It's a very good hire. As good of a hire as any top 10 program could probably do in today's environment. It's just so hard to pull a top 10-15 coach away. They all already have good jobs. DeVries might be one of them soon though. I'm good with it. He'll have a boatload of NIL and he's a good recruiter. For comparison...
I did a lot more research. I was wrong. He is not Archie. Doesn't mean he'll win big here but Archie was a bad comparison.
Starting to be some tampering commentary on X. Don’t know if it is just pissed off WVU fans or it is at all credible but specifics mentioned both being in the Bahamas tournament and his son getting hurt shortly thereafter. Doubt anything comes of it but some are putting it out there.
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First the NCAA screws them out of a tournament birth then they lose their coach to IU? Let me guess what is next....
On par with Otzelberger and Drew, huh? 🤔
Your fanbase is garbage and I’ve enjoyed the past 30 years seeing you slog into misery.
This guy is a fine coach but he’s not good enough to save your embarrassment of a program.
Was thinking this.
There was a time you'd leave pretty much any job to go to Kentucky or Indiana.
Last week, they were talking about Beard and Pearl as candidate for Indiana. You would think/assume they had some communication through back channels and knew those guys weren't coming before settling on Devries.
But why wouldn’t they get the current Drake coach instead? Seems he has a better resume.
Crazy to think what IU and Tennessee might be like today if their coaches hadn't gotten fired for what seems like laughable offenses today. Sure, Tennessee has done alright, but they could've done even better. And IU has barely kept it's chin above mediocre. Cookouts and phone calls?? Oh my!!
IU would never hire Pearl or Beard.
If there was contact it was from the Pearl or Beard camp trying to get hired. Very doubtful Pearl had any interest
Beard probably does. But he will not be hired by a school like Indiana.
The current coach had a ton of success in DII, no doubt.
Devries took over a Drake program that had been to the NCAA Tournament once since 1971 and went 9-22, 7-24, 7-24 and 17-17 in the 4 years prior to his arrival. He then went 24-10 in his first year and went to the NCAA Tournament 3 out of his 5 years at Drake. He took over a WVU team that went 9-23 last year (albeit under an interim coach) and turned them around to go 19-13 and should have made the NCAA Tournament.
He’s got a pretty solid resume himself.
Obviously, Indiana and Kentucky do not like each other. But I honestly feel bad for them because we understand tradition and culture. It sucks to lose it and it's easy to do.
One Final Four apperance in 33 years, one national title in 44 years? Seeing Nebraska suck in football is the same way.
Obviously I don't want them to ever win again but I'm also terrified of Kentucky becoming Indiana.
One Final Four apperance in 33 years, one national title in 44 years? Seeing Nebraska suck in football is the same way.
Obviously I don't want them to ever win again but I'm also terrified of Kentucky becoming Indiana.
WVU fans don’t seem to be heartbroken over it, most see him as a good coach but not rabid mad about him leaving and seems to be a general idea that he is pretty easily replaceable. Many want Huggins to step in for a bridge period or to look at the current Drake dude. Just a glance, so I could be wrong and don’t care enough to dig into it any deeper. A few mentioned he will be fired by IU in 3-4 years by not meeting expectations of the fan base.
