Dakich to be Indiana Head Coach??

[Tricky_Falcon]

Dakich is a great a guy and all but there is no chance he is the long term answer at IU.

[Warthog]

So let me pose this question. Dan wouldn't take the West Virginia job because of shady goings on that were never proven nor were any sanctions issued. Indiana seems headed down a similar path with sanctions almost a certainty. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that he would do the same thing at Indiana? That is, tell them thanks but no thanks, this program is dirty.

[ZiggyZoomba]

Just for posterity's sake (and because I want to join the "told you so" crowd... ), I wrote this in an email on Oct. 15...

"So... do you realize Dakich might be a phone call or two away from being IU's interim coach?"

Prove it!!

[BGFan]

So let me pose this question. Dan wouldn't take the West Virginia job because of shady goings on that were never proven nor were any sanctions issued. Indiana seems headed down a similar path with sanctions almost a certainty. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that he would do the same thing at Indiana? That is, tell them thanks but no thanks, this program is dirty.

Given the fact that he has no where else to crawl back to on top of the fact that it's his alma matre?

[BleedOrange]

Dakich is a great a guy and all but there is no chance he is the long term answer at IU.

I don't mean to say that he's an ideal candidate, but I view his possibilities at IU more optimistically.

The recruiting and motivation dynamics are different at IU. It's a storied program in the #1 basketball state in the nation, and DD has a long legacy there. Players arrive at IU with higher hopes for a basketball future and are more talented. They play in front of 15K every game. They more self motivated. This is a much, MUCH more favorable environment for DD's coaching style.

DD was a successful assistant at IU for a long time and he recruited well. Furthermore, after his first 5 years at BG, he's was widely considered a hot candidate to "step up" to a larger athletic budget, which he basically did (before coming back to BG). I would further suggest much of his lack of success at BG during his second stint was due to the lost trust from leaving. He never recovered from this, but his slate is now clean at IU.

If he doesn't end up as the head of IU, perhaps he'll do well enough to reposition himself as a leading candidate for D1 jobs.

If he is successful in a moderate or large extent, the resulting perception will be this: BG is a difficult place to succeed. Perhaps this will influence the Administration and budgeting in a direction that us BG sports fans would like?

All of this aside, DD is a helluva guy and I'm rooting hard for him for that fact alone.

[BGorDeath]

Just read in SI.com's Truth and Rumors that IU wants Randy Wittman from the NBA.

[JoeFalcon]

There might be a snag in all of this. HoosierNation.com has a story up claiming the players are demanding Ray McCallum as the interim coach. Also, the IU players have supposedly told the AD "if Sampson ain't coaching, we ain't playing"

http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasket ... y/10659277

What a mess.

[VDub26Falcon]

So let me pose this question. Dan wouldn't take the West Virginia job because of shady goings on that were never proven nor were any sanctions issued. Indiana seems headed down a similar path with sanctions almost a certainty. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that he would do the same thing at Indiana? That is, tell them thanks but no thanks, this program is dirty.

I think that's exactly why he'd go to Indiana and not WVU...Indiana is doing something about the shyte that is happening. WVU wasn't taking any action whatsoever. The fact that IU is facing the consequences of what happened gives them more moral fiber than WVU.

[Flipper]

There might be a snag in all of this. HoosierNation.com has a story up claiming the players are demanding Ray McCallum as the interim coach. Also, the IU players have supposedly told the AD "if Sampson ain't coaching, we ain't playing"

http://tiny.cc/M8LFw

What a mess.

If I were the AD I would respond by suspending the lot of them and fielding a team of walk ons and I would expect the University to back me 100%. This is not the NBA...the inmates do NOT run the asylum

[tiznow]

So let me pose this question. Dan wouldn't take the West Virginia job because of shady goings on that were never proven nor were any sanctions issued. Indiana seems headed down a similar path with sanctions almost a certainty. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that he would do the same thing at Indiana? That is, tell them thanks but no thanks, this program is dirty.

I think that's exactly why he'd go to Indiana and not WVU...Indiana is doing something about the shyte that is happening. WVU wasn't taking any action whatsoever. The fact that IU is facing the consequences of what happened gives them more moral fiber than WVU.

Yes and no. Indiana hired Sampson knowing his past with Oklahoma. They knew what they were getting into. I say let them crash.

[TG1996]

I say let them crash.

Whoa. Dude's on fire with the classic movie references this week!

[Warthog]

So let me pose this question. Dan wouldn't take the West Virginia job because of shady goings on that were never proven nor were any sanctions issued. Indiana seems headed down a similar path with sanctions almost a certainty. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that he would do the same thing at Indiana? That is, tell them thanks but no thanks, this program is dirty.

I think that's exactly why he'd go to Indiana and not WVU...Indiana is doing something about the shyte that is happening. WVU wasn't taking any action whatsoever. The fact that IU is facing the consequences of what happened gives them more moral fiber than WVU.

Yes and no. Indiana hired Sampson knowing his past with Oklahoma. They knew what they were getting into. I say let them crash.

And nothing was ever proven to be wrong at WV. That's what I get hung up on. He left there based on his suspicions. There are no suspicions, at IU. The violations are documented.

[tiznow]

I say let them crash.

Whoa. Dude's on fire with the classic movie references this week!

I don't get to use them that much. Capital put the first on a tee. I reached for this one.

[tiznow]

So let me pose this question. Dan wouldn't take the West Virginia job because of shady goings on that were never proven nor were any sanctions issued. Indiana seems headed down a similar path with sanctions almost a certainty. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that he would do the same thing at Indiana? That is, tell them thanks but no thanks, this program is dirty.

I think that's exactly why he'd go to Indiana and not WVU...Indiana is doing something about the shyte that is happening. WVU wasn't taking any action whatsoever. The fact that IU is facing the consequences of what happened gives them more moral fiber than WVU.

Yes and no. Indiana hired Sampson knowing his past with Oklahoma. They knew what they were getting into. I say let them crash.

And nothing was ever proven to be wrong at WV. That's what I get hung up on. He left there based on his suspicions. There are no suspicions, at IU. The violations are documented.

That is a good point. Bielien sure didn't have any problems and used it as a stepping stone. Dan could have coached Kevin Pittsnogle. Boy did he drop the ball.

[TG1996]

And nothing was ever proven to be wrong at WV. That's what I get hung up on. He left there based on his suspicions. There are no suspicions, at IU. The violations are documented.

I always got the impression that the attitude of some of the players at WVU compounded the rumored violations that helped push DD's decision to leave.