It gives us a chance to see how he does in moving up to the B1G level. If he's successful and still has a place in his heart for IU, maybe things could work out a few years down the road. If he's not able to pull it off at this level, perhaps we've avoided another Archie-type situation.
Dusty to UM could be a positive for IU
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I don't really know but how often does a successful coach go from one school to another within the same conference? It doesn't seem to me that it happens very often.
Definitely possible.
Here's how I see May to IU playing out though, if it were to ever happen.
May has really good, sustained success at Michigan, if not great success.
IU moves on from Woodson next year, and hires someone else. For the love of God, the Admin picks a solid coach, and that coach has a very good 6-8 year run at IU. May is presently only 47-48 years old. He'd be in his mid 50s if the job were to open up again 6-8 years from now.
So, to recap...
Woody has a decent year next year, but we move on at years end.
We hire someone like Matta, or Pearl, and have a solid 6+ year run with them.
May is really good at Michigan during that time. But his heart is pulling him to IU.
When our next coach is ready to retire, or move on for whatever reason, we hire May.
Just watch how Kentucky handles their coaching change....you will see how professionals operate. Rather than whining and squeeling over the 33 mil they spend to unload Cal...they will produce the 10+ mil per year that his replacement will get. And the name will be an IU fantasy for head coach. The rich get richer...even when they have to pay through the nose.
"It's Indiana, It's Indiana." - Tom Crean
"Making in-game adjustments is wayyy overrated." - Also Tom Crean
"Making in-game adjustments is wayyy overrated." - Also Tom Crean
Not that UK won’t pay the $33M buyout, but there is already whining and squealing about having to pay it in the first place among UK fans.
If he has success at a school like Michigan he will be able to name his price most anywhere. IU would have to cough of massive amounts of money to get him away from Michigan. Probably like 5- 6 million a year. He could be the next Archie or he could be the next brad Stevens you just don’t know that is always th risk of hiring a mid major type guy. But I doubt he ever ends up at IU now unless like I said they spend tons of money on him if he has good success.
I hear what you are saying but who would have thought we would have a $3MM payroll on our roster.
Nothing we think we know is true anymore
if May does well at Michigan, they will do whatever it takes to keep him, if he doesn't do well, we won't want him, so the May ship has sailed if he's a huge success we will look like idiots.
Or maybe May doesn’t want to coach at Indiana? Administration is probably the worst in the BIG.
May does not want to coach at Indiana. He would not have come to IU because he knows the issues too well.
Or maybe we just sit back and see how May does at UM.
Next season hasn’t even started yet!!!! He could end up being there as long as RMK was here at IU…. Or he could crash and burn in 3 years at UM.
No use in talking about Woulda, Coulda or Shoulda until you actually see what happens.
Next season hasn’t even started yet!!!! He could end up being there as long as RMK was here at IU…. Or he could crash and burn in 3 years at UM.
No use in talking about Woulda, Coulda or Shoulda until you actually see what happens.
I have resigned myself to IU being a high level MAC program in the Big 10. History is just that, in the past. IU is not interested in another coach that becomes bigger than life or the IU administration.
Not knocking the OP but it seems bizarre to suggest May would ever end up here. If he wins big, he stays at Michigan, and would be extremely highly paid.
If he doesn't win big...
Hmm, well, OK, I was wrong, Indiana would be interested then.
I would have liked him at Indiana... Don't know if I'm right or wrong that he'll win big at Michigan (I think he will, at least solid.) , but 99% sure that ship has sailed never to come to this port.
If he doesn't win big...
Hmm, well, OK, I was wrong, Indiana would be interested then.
I would have liked him at Indiana... Don't know if I'm right or wrong that he'll win big at Michigan (I think he will, at least solid.) , but 99% sure that ship has sailed never to come to this port.
False. He would have loved to take this job. I live around a ton of people that know him.
Then why did he not wait one more season at FAU for the call he could have received from IU?
Neither mich or IU in a good place. He was rolling at FAU. Thought he might wait on IU.
Michigan offers you a job, you don’t wait on what could be. What if woody doesn’t get fired next year?
Michigan has done more in the conference the last 20 years than IU and have had more deep tournament runs. Michigan is actually now a better gig than IU.
Nobody is lining up to play or coach at Dysfunctional University.
If he has success I higly doubt he ends up at IU. Michigan will pay him whatever he wants at that point.
It if a far better gig than IU and its not even close. We had one final four is 31 years. Michigan has two since 2012 including 8 sweet sixeteens. I think we have had two sweet sixeteens since 2002. IU is a joke of a program honestly we just have some old dusty banners but other than that we are no better than Iowa or Penn State.
Depends if he wants to go to a bball school and be a state hero. Big games at AH and tourney runs are different at IU.
He probably won’t want to take the risk, something is off about IU, but there is a difference. If I can’t hold out hope that someone sees this why care at all.
Yeah, I am pretty close to the family as well. I guess we will never know.
Keep in mind the IU admins are too dumb to hire Dusty or they on purpose would not hire him. Remember we are told nobody wants this job no big name coaches even move around. So calipari goes to arkansas but not IU? Mussleman to USC but not IU? I dont buy for two seconds that we could not get these guys we simply refuse to do it. We do not even make an attempt to get big name guys. I guess maybe Stevens sort of but that was it.
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