- Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics head coach) not happening
- Billy Donovan (Chicago Bulls head coach) just signed a contract with Chicago, definitely not happening
- Chris Beard (Texas Tech head coach) not leaving Texas
- Scott Drew (Baylor head coach) this administration isn't touching him
- Eric Musselman (Arkansas head coach) the Arkansas administration had to be talked into taking him on. We're not going to take him
- Nate Oats (Alabama head coach) Probably the most realistic of all
- Porter Moser (Loyola-Chicago head coach) People would probably call him a poor man's Archie
- Steve Alford (Nevada head coach) please, can we stop. 30 years of coaching and not been past the sweet 16.
- Mike Woodson (New York Knicks assistant) zero college experience. Highly doubt any high school kids know he is.
- Dane Fife (Michigan State assistant) we could probably get him, but are we gonna hand over the reigns to someone that doesn't have a winning percentage for his career coaching?
Given Archie's current buyout of $10 million, could IU afford to even look at Oates who is signed on until 2026-2027? The buyout there would be $19 million plus having to go above his current $3.6 million salary?