Remember the good old days when players like Josh Dix didn't have a price?
From June of last year:
From June of last year:
DeVries NOT a candidate for Iowa job. Ben McCollum the next Iowa Head Coach?
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REPORTS: Drake's Ben McCollum to take Iowa head coaching gig
In McCollum's first season with Drake, the Bulldogs advanced in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 50 years.
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He supposedly is a pretty good guy, but yeah…that was a low point.
This is freaking awesome! I'm so happy we got this guy.
Beth had 2 good choices in Ben and, likely, Darian DeVries, but I think it's clear that she got her man.
It will be even more fun now playing Indiana.
Good clarification on Cuban.
Did IU have to buyout woodson?
Chunk of change but I know IU BB revenues are very strong so manageable.
Probably a good bump in fb revenues this year also.
Is IU athletic dept self-sustaining?
Do they have student fees helping?
Or school/state kicking in?
I agree there will be extra space for IU vs Iowa BB and throw medved and minny into the drake coaching triangle.
If I remember correctly Woodson got around $4M and they paid WV $6M (within 60 days). IUFB did get a good bump, about a $1M per game when they started selling out. It was reported that IU had a $3.1M deficit in FISCAL 2024 but a $5.6M surplus in 2023. Since the NCAA fiscal year is July 1 to June 30, the increase in football revenue was not included in 2024 figures. That deficit included the $15M payoff to Tom Allen in two payments when he was fired.
Still the IU athletic department is self-sustaining. No student fees and the school on the academic side is not kicking in dollars nor is the state. Their two NIL organizations furnish all the money in addition to a few rich donors ... just one of them furnished the $5M to $6M for just basketball's roster last year.
I think as a conference these three new coaching hires made the conference that much stronger.
One other thing about Cuban ... huge RMK fan and once he was fired the only money Cuban donated to IU was their "club" Rugby team. He did furnish the camera system when they did the remodel on Assembly Hall a few years ago. A lot of 3D analysis and of course the Mark Cuban for Sports Media is on his dime.
I watched Iowa's press conference yesterday. Interesting but normal response on the question of adding Northern Iowa and Drake to your schedule. Great for the fan but really a no win situation. As reference IUPUFW ... now just PUFW and Indiana State when Mike Davis and Archie Miller played those kind of in-state teams ... all losses. LOL
I think each team got the coach they wanted from the start. It was rumored that IU's Dolson wanted more experience at the D1 level although IU was in contact with McCollum. Hard to sort out all the rumors for all these coaching hires, no matter the school.
But it is not hilarious that we did indeed hire BMac.
In 6 days, between March 18 and March 24, the last 3 Drake head coaches were hired by 3 B1G schools. Pretty incredible.
Right now, 82% of voters in the linked poll think McCollum will have the most success of the 3.
See the poll here:
VOTE: Which of the last 3 Drake Head Coaches will have the most success in the B1G?
The answer SHOULD be Indiana, right, with all of their resources and their billionaire sugar daddy (Mark Cuban)? But will it be? In 6 days, between March 18 and March 24, the last 3 Drake head coaches were hired by 3 B1G schools. Incredible. Niko Medved (hired by Minnesota on March 24, 2025)...
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Niko Medved (hired by Minnesota on March 24, 2025)
2014-2017, Furman..........................62-71 (.466)
2017-2018, Drake...............................17-17 (.500)
2018-2025, Colorado St.............143-85 (.627)
Darian DeVries (hired by Indiana on March 18, 2025)
2018-2024, Drake..........................150-55 (.732)
2024-2025, West Virginia..............19-13 (.594)
Ben McCollum (hired by IOWA on March 24, 2025)
2009-2024, NW Missouri St.....395-91 (.813)
2024-2025, Drake.............................31-4 (.886)
