Fife in Peoria today

[Fetz86]

Who wants the "General" at Bradley practices?? The General at Bradley practices is going to bring back the "luster"? Please.....

At least we wouldn't play "chicken ****" defense!

[Buesch N Chips]

I don't know anything about this guy. He could be the answer. Let's not jump to far, though. Maybe his uncle lives by Manual and he is town to visit. Let's try to stay level, people. This roller coaster doesn't do anyone any good. Let the process happen. I trust that the decision that is made will be the guy They think is the right man for the job.

[AE Braves Fan]

He does have an overall winning record in conference play though. That couldn't be said about his potential predecessor.

Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th.

See how stupid and annoying that is?

[BUBraves2006]

He does have an overall winning record in conference play though. That couldn't be said about his potential predecessor.

Can we just change the name of the board to 'JimLesFans.com' already? A mediocre-at-best coach loses his job, and all of the sudden it's rip the president, rip the AD, rip potential coaching candidates, applaud when guys transfers or ask out of their LOI's, and pat posters on the back because of 'warnings' of some sort...I thought this board was founded to combat all of these things that used to go on at another forum. I guess not.

Best post I've read in the past few days ...

But if you think about it, this stuff isn't ever going to go away. Seems like people still have a chip on their shoulder about Molinari and that was nearly a decade ago.

We could interview Coach K for the job and there would be people who want to poke holes in that just because they will support Les forever, not because it's based upon any reality for the future.

[BradleyBrave]

Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th. Never finished higher than 4th.

See how stupid and annoying that is?

If one looked at it through that vacuum, yeah it could be annoying. I don't think most are though. Overall conference record, home record, attendance, direction of the program all factor in as well.

Does the tone here change if Fife got hired? If we're going to follow the rules of the board set by the moderators, it should, right?

[TylerDurden]

I have no idea if Fife would be a good coach for Bradley. Maybe he'd be great, maybe he wouldn't.

However, I'd expect the hire to be someone in a certain pay range - Fife would fit that range.

[jrish12]

The guy is coaching at IUPU-Ft. Wayne for crying out loud, give him a break! ITs not like he was recruiting to Bradley or some bigger school without finishing higher than 4th. Geez, I agree with BradleyBrave, sounds like there is more support for Jim Les than for BRADLEY UNIVERSITY. And agreed with another poster, at least he has a winning record in conference.....

[Beninator]

The fact of the matter is that Fife should not even be in our top five list for coaches to hire. An assistant coach yes... Head Coach-absolutely not!


BTW, I have relatives in New England who would laugh hysterically at Indiana being considered "East"!

[BU freak]

what was he doing at Manual High School this morning?

[lake Camelot]

I guess I'll upgrade my opinion. I don't think players would be impressed, but I think he is a good coach.

[lefty]

what was he doing at Manual High School this morning?

He's interviewing for the Manual job too

[Beninator]

what was he doing at Manual High School this morning?

Maybe the Administration people got lost trying to find their way to the new on-campus facilities?

[lefty]

Short of a miracle...something tells me this will be a controversial hire too...

[Beninator]

Short of a miracle...something tells me this will be a controversial hire too...

I agree. I know that anything short of a top BCS assistant, and or someone like Amaker, will leave me with a lot of questions about this process.

[afan]

The fact of the matter is that Fife should not even be in our top five list for coaches to hire. An assistant coach yes... Head Coach-absolutely not!


BTW, I have relatives in New England who would laugh hysterically at Indiana being considered "East"!

Thank you, I am absolutely amazed after reading many posters comments about coaching candidates...how many approve of mediocre records, coaches that were just fired(there must have been a good reason), their salary fits in our price range, they know Bobby Knight, etc...Whatever happened to, this guy has a good record of accomplishment, he has done progressively better every place that he is gone, he graduates athletes, he knows how to win, he is consistently a winner, he has great experience......