Looks like we’ll see plenty of McCollum…
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Unlikely. UNC has an incredible brand and they won’t want to associate it with DV, which fair or unfair comes with Beard.
I would have hired both of those guys over DeVries. But now that its went down, I'm still excited for what DeVries can bring to IU. He's a program flipper himself. If we can avoid looking over the fence at other pastures, I think we'll probably enjoy the hell out of the DeVries IU program.
I’m anxious to see what DeVries will do. It wasn’t until we hired him that I realized he’s the one who got Drake going before McCollum took over. I’m not looking it up but I’m curious how much of DeVries’s team stayed to play for McCollum this past season. Obviously his son wasn’t there anymore. Don’t know if anyone else left Drake for WV.
As I have previously mentioned, Davis gets one more year with a dedicated boost in NIL to build a championship caliber team.
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Keep an eye on them. It might work better at UNC than it did here.
I agree UNC is unlikely.
I could see WV having a go at Beard, but seems to be a lateral move for Beard. Beard may just stay where he is. Seems like all the openings are lateral moves or slightly better than lateral.
Their brand is associated with a 40 year academic scam..and now with an AD , who got a $104K bonus for UNC making the NCAAT; On top of that..UNC didn't play the usual Tues/Thurs slate.
**** them.
CB keeps winning, amd selective memory will take over. The old, " Well it's been 5 years since....".
IU should have made CB happen.
Oh..Sorry. Didn't know you had the privilege of sitting in on such discussions.
My apologies.
Not so fast my friend. UNC's always been good at looking the other way.
I think he could get a job like Arkansas after Cal leaves. Maybe Florida if that opened up. After a stint at that sort of place that goes well, then he could get a shot at the really big jobs.
I believe only 2 players stayed. Not sure if they were any of this years main rotation guys, or not. I know McCollum brought 4 NWMS guys with him, and they all played a lot, and he brought in a couple Wyoming transfers, who played a lot.
Yea, that job may open up. He's been there forever, he's got some health issues, and I hear he is a little frustrated with KU's push into FB. Maybe he retires sooner rather than later or does a Cal and takes another job? I don't think KU would go for Beard, if they do I'll be wrong about the whole brand risk thing.
TH, that’s an interesting comment regarding KU. I would expect they would be motivated to get Beard.
Honestly, I think Self probably has one more "run" in him at Kansas. They'll move on from Dick inson...I'm sure. Self's relative struggles of late directly coincide with the arrival of the OG highly paid mercenary portal guy. He's the poster child for how NOT to use the portal. Unfortunatly, Mike Woodson has that poster hanging above his bed.
Self will learn from that, I'm sure, and will go out and get a handful of guys like the Dent guy I mentioned from New Mexico, and pair them with Zeke Mayo and Flory, and get back to beating peoples asses again, I'm sure.
I think they'd make Nate Oats and Scott Drew say no. Mark Byington is probably a name I'd keep an eye on, especially if he kills it at Vanderbilt again this year. He's a regional guy with ties to the state. McCollum could be another guy they look at.
Calipari, or even Pitino for 3-4 years. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Pitino coach until he’s 80. Other than that, Oats. Of McCollum shows up and shows out at Iowa next year, he could be on that list. Like finishes top 3-4 in the B1G and wins a tournament game…I could see UNC pushing for him. And he’s young enough to be there 20 years.
Hubert is a better coach than CMW, and I think UNC is doing for him this coming year what we tried with CMW this past year: give him a big NIL bank and see what he can do. Surprisingly UNC apparently was behind on NIL and didn't have it put together. They really wanted Cliff Omoyuri (sp?) from Rutgers but got outbid by Bama. Supposedly they've gotten donors to commit some $$ to make them more competitive and are going to try and run it back with Hubert. Ultimately, I don't think he's the guy, but he has been able to get them to play hard and make some impressive comebacks, just not sure why they come out so lethargic that puts them in big holes to begin with.
I would be more curious about Kansas and Self. There's smoke about his exit. Don't ask me for a source. Just google it. I think Kansas is more likely to consider Beard than UNC.
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Unlikely on how involved Whitten is, or would be. And I doubt there was panic involved.
But I wouldn’t be surprised if he turned IU down, and/or if it were a mutual decision…if they talked at length at all.
I don’t understand why an Iowa fan would feel the need to say that, as if they had any knowledge of the situation in the first place.
Well they didn't claim to know, 'sources' knew. 
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That's secondhand/recycled from many days ago though. Can't remember what podcast but one I listened to was saying they believed from a 'source' familiar with McCollum was he was the type that wants full control over the program and felt he wouldn't have that here.
So there could be a kernel to it. Who cares? Different strokes for different folks.
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lolThat's secondhand/recycled from many days ago though. Can't remember what podcast but one I listened to was saying they believed from a 'source' familiar with McCollum was he was the type that wants full control over the program and felt he wouldn't have that here.
So there could be a kernel to it. Who cares? Different strokes for different folks.
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Yeah, UNC - the cleanest brand out there.
University of North Carolina academic-athletic scandal - Wikipedia
I was intrigued by McCollum, but when I dug in, I saw that he wasn’t who actually built Drake up, but DeVries. So when everyone was assuming he would go to Iowa, I started to wonder if he was really our primary target considering comments made regarding Dolson. That fact finding mission led me to think DeVries might actually be the better coach.
At the end of the day, I imagine they are both really good coaches who, if given the right resources, can build a very competitive program with a chance to be great.
I think McCasland would be near the top of KU and UNC’s list since the Texas job has been filled.
McCollum was left with nothing when DeVries left, I think he inherited one player. I would’ve been happy with either at Iowa, but McCollum’s success this year is his own. How well it translates to the B1G, we’ll have to find out
Not sure Iowa will be a true test for BM? Tough for anybody to win there in the modern era
By bringing the fans back, DeVries helped McCollum.
| 2008–09 | Mark Phelps | 17–16 | 7–11 | T–8th | CIT first round |
| 2009–10 | Mark Phelps | 14–19 | 7–11 | 8th | |
| 2010–11 | Mark Phelps | 13–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2011–12 | Mark Phelps | 18–16 | 9–9 | T–3rd | CIT second round |
| 2012–13 | Mark Phelps | 15–17 | 7–11 | T–7th | |
Ray Giacoletti (Missouri Valley Conference) (2013–2017) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Ray Giacoletti | 15–16 | 6–12 | T–8th | |
| 2014–15 | Ray Giacoletti | 9–22 | 6–12 | 7th | |
| 2015–16 | Ray Giacoletti | 7–24 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| 2016–17 | Ray Giacoletti Jeff Rutter | 7–24 | 5–13 | T–9th | |
Niko Medved (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2018) | |||||
| 2017–18 | Niko Medved | 17–17 | 10–8 | T–3rd | CIT second round |
Darian DeVries (Missouri Valley Conference) (2018–2024) | |||||
| 2018–19 | Darian DeVries | 24–10 | 12–6 | T–1st | CIT first round |
| 2019–20 | Darian DeVries | 20–14 | 8–10 | 8th | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Darian DeVries | 26–5 | 15–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2021–22 | Darian DeVries | 25–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | CBI quarterfinals |
| 2022–23 | Darian DeVries | 27–8 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2023–24 | Darian DeVries | 28–7 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first ro |
And Minnesota's Niko Medved may have planted the seeds for the DeVries turnaround. 7 wins, 7 wins prior then 17 wins for Medved.
Cradle of coaches!
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Cradle of coaches!
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Agree on the fans but he built the entire program back. It was nothing before him. Let’s hope he does the same in his current task
