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Vote "no" on Scott Skiles.
Also: that picture that was snapped of him is somewhere in my gmail. If we hire him, that's the first picture we're putting up.
Does that make him someone I want to see coaching at Assembly Hall? No. He's an unproven recruiter and perhaps too much of a "my way or the highway" type of personality that would make recruits turned off to his ways.
One good thing he probably does have going for him is ties to Tom Izzo. I would rather see him serve a year or two as an assistant to Izzo (if he hasn't already...sorry, I'm posting this new thought without much research) and then go out and try the college ranks.
No, no, a million times no. I'd rather not have a coach who has ever uttered the phrase, "People say they've partied with me and shit."
Coach Lynch came in with tons of head coaching experience. He led the Hoosiers to their first bowl game in 14 years. He took over for his best friend, who had instituted an amazing team culture before his death--doesn't that sound like a situation in which you'd want a stabilizing hire like an assistant/the late head coach's best friend?
I'll accept the MD and KS rant, but not Bill Lynch. And certainly not with an adjective in front of his name that has no place. He's much better than that.
Again, first bowl game in 14 years? That's a good thing, maybe a great thing. And if we haven't been to a bowl in 14 years, let me channel Rick Pitino and say, "Joe Paterno isn't walking through that door. Bobby Bowden isn't walking through that door."
Lynch was actually my collegiate coach for one year. The man is a great coach. You'll be pleased with him if you let him build a program and get his feet set in a Big Ten atmosphere.
Remember, like I said, this is Indiana football. Facilities suck. 1 bowl game in 14 years. Basketball school. I'd say Coach Lynch did a great job last year in his first year as HC.
I won't go as far to say that he's a TERRIBLE hire, but I will say that he has not gone far enough to embrace the IU and Bloomington community like Coach Hep did (I know no one is Coach Hep but meet us half way!) and I don't know that the guy has the carisma and excitement to turn around a lackluster program. I think those are two key elements necessary (see Terry Hoepner, Bruce Pearl, Mark Mangino).
I would say that we were stuck between a rock and a hard place. He did do a nice job of getting the current roster to focus through a difficult time. However, I disagree that he's going to be the guy to turn the program around.
Words like "awful" or "f%%%%%% Bill Lynch" get me fired up though.
I'll totally agree with you on one thing. There's only one Coach Hep.
Outside of a QB and a WR, what talent "was there" as you insist???
Which, for discussion's sake, I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Scotty "Napoleon" Skiles and would echo your love for Sean "The other Teen Wolf" Miller.
1) No team ever beat the Bulls due to preperation. When Skiles was coach, the Bulls always had a better gameplan then the other team did. Period. He Made hall of famer Pat Riley look like an amateur two years in a row in the playoffs, and the Bulls continualy had great inbounds plays/plays coming out of timeouts. As far as X's and O'x go, it's tough to find someone better than Skiles.
2) Skiles always had short term success in the NBA. He was a good coach for the Suns before their players got sick of him, and he was a good coach for the Bulls until they got tired of him. This wouldn't happen in college, because at most his players would only be there for four years. So the 'my way or the highway' attitude might just work in college, (it has for other coaches.)
3) The big issue would be recruiting. I have no clue how he would do. I'm not sure anyone would. So to me the only way Skiles could be appointed head coach would be if his assistant coaches were loaded with smooth talking SOB's who could help Skiles land some big name talent.
Greeny I can't stomach this anymore, please don't do this. I know Big A , E and R, don't advocate this but............I feel like as an IU fan, we need to treat this committee and the IU administration like superdelegates and contact them to let them know....that the fanbase would not be happy with skiles and a bunch of others. We want to get this thing right this time.......FINALLY
For those saying he always had the Bulls "prepared" for each game, that's definitely something he learned from his high school coach, Jack Edison....many fellow coaches across the state felt, win or lose, nobody prepared his players better than Edison...
Do I think Skiles would be a good fit at IU? Personally, I could go both ways.
I can understand the "lack of college coaching" argument, but I wouldn't completely write him off simply due to that reason.
I know Big A , E and R won't take this personally but sometimes it is hard for me to come to this site (my only IU source) because I dread the day of this hire and I see a MASSIVE picture on the front that reads...IU hires the coach for the future (mike montgomory, scott skiles, larry brown, randy whitman) and I see 342 responses....if that day comes I may have to go and buy some Purdue gear.......