Reality check for the anti-Beard folks…
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Search firms do not necessarily "find your guy" as much as help vet and gather, combine, and provide information about individuals. They do not have a "dog in the fight" nor do they make decisions. This is all Scott Dolson as far as the selections. Remember that Kentucky and Louisville went to 3rd options last year and it has worked out quite nicely for them. Scott has had more time to work on it, so I am confident he will take in the info and make a good decision. Finding out a coach's interest level is #1 and you go from there. A deal could quietly be put in place anytime over the next two weeks. I expect that the selection will not necessarily be announced but wrapped up following the 2nd weekend of NCAA play. IMO
I know you once favored Beard (heard it in one of your podcasts) as do I. Is there a possibility he is IU's next HC or do you think that ship has sailed? So many names to ponder, and many just not excellent.
Kentucky is not much better off this year from last, Pope will probably be good I think the BYU team he left is better than his UK team? UofL is hard to judge, Hepburn has been way better than expected but I'm still skeptical of the schedule. IU has over 20 wins if they have that schedule and I think IU is the definition of average if not below.
My gut started telling me Beard was not in the running and then a conversation I had a week or so ago solidified that. Maybe things will work out how they are supposed to. I think Scott will do a good job here.
I read somewhere that Beard’s agent has gotten IU to atleast consider him and look at how much he’d changed.
Personally I can’t see a better fit anywhere in sports.
Personally I can’t see a better fit anywhere in sports.
Just really too bad the guy is one heck of a coach, but IU loves to limit its options.
“Beard’s success at Texas Tech and the job he’s done at Ole Miss in two seasons – along with his ties to Knight – have made him a frequently discussed name for the IU opening. From a coaching standpoint, Beard is one of the best tacticians in the country and would likely thrive with the resources available in Bloomington,” Alex Bozich wrote.
And IU won't touch him. Just amazing. No wonder we are doing a new search every four years.
Zeke and friends would put on their vagina hats and storm right in to Pam Whitten’s office to form a blockade.
Heck I think they would probably probably try and lockdown the whole school until he was fired. This is why we end up with mid major flavor of the month hires and need a new coach every four years. Almost all the top coaches have some sort of baggage and IU rules ever single one of them out.
Gave you a shout out during your segment with Bozich. I mentioned the wrong forum however, my apologies. Your input on "the incident " in this thread was refreshing and not something ive heard from any other content provider. If anyone has been involved in coaching or been a family member of one as they try to ascend the ranks, probably has a different vision of how that relationship was and how "the incident " played out. You hit it on the head. 99% of the seasoned coaches in the sport have drank too much, been divorced at least once, made huge mistakes, and certainly had toxic relationships. You only hear about it when the successful ones do it. Doesn't make it right in the eyes unfamiliar, but it's the reality of the job.
Are you able to expand on that conversation from last week? It seems like the vetting agency could help Dolson/Whitten get more info before deciding for or against the coach many feel is the best option.
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