Fife in Peoria today

[lefty]

I like the Big Ten assistants as well along with Graves.......that's one of the programs we are striving for

[jeffsu]

There will be arguments on ANY candidate, and there isn't a single candidate that is the "golden boy" for this program.

The administration (not sure how I feel about them, holding judgment until the hire) knows this, too, and is likely interviewing people they are considering to be a "good fit" early on... why sit on their laurels and wait for the NCAA-bound assistants to finish their season? Interview early, get some experience on what to ask... see what happens. Maybe they get surprised by how good a specific guy is. And if he "recruits" the admin, maybe he can actually recruit, too!

Someone mentioned that people here would even complain if Coach K was hired... it's amazingly true. Lets just hope the hire is someone off of that ESPN list, because there was only a name or two that didn't seem like a good idea.

[Da Coach]

Dave Reynolds' article Thursday 3/17-
Fife declines comment on BU coaching job
http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x...rviewing-at-BU

Interesting to note that after reporting that Dane Fife was interviewing for the Bradley job, Dave now says-

Dane Fife declined comment on a pjstar.com report Wednesday that he was in Peoria and interviewing for the head men??™s basketball coaching job at Bradley.
The head coach at Indiana-Purdue/Fort Wayne told WANE-TV of Fort Wayne: ???I will not discuss a job other than the one I have. I will not discuss jobs that are not currently mine.???
Then late Wednesday, the source of the pjstar.com report backed off earlier assertions about the status of Fife??™s candidacy for the Bradley position. The source acknowledged no direct knowledge of Fife being interviewed.

[jeffsu]

WOW -- I usually like to give the PJS credit more than some here... but that's the 3rd (4th?) retraction they've posted in regards to BU Hoops in the past month.

FACT CHECK, USE TRUSTED SOURCES.

Don't be a message board, where speculation is okay. Or SAY you're speculating.

[ser_solace]

In reality, Fife was probably the only candidate (if they did interview him) that was available to interview at the moment. Others will be more available in two weeks or so as their teams get knocked out of the tourney.

[Da Coach]

In reality, Fife was probably the only candidate (if they did interview him) that was available to interview at the moment. Others will be more available in two weeks or so as their teams get knocked out of the tourney.

But we don't even know if he was interviewed now, do we? Why hasn't the PJ Star contacted Fife?
It seems that Ft. Wayne TV stations and newspapers had no trouble contacting him yesterday afternoon, when he was reported to be in Peoria.

The Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette contacted him in Danville, Illinois and he said he was recruiting (the Division II NJCAA junior college tournament is there), instead of interviewing for a job in Peoria-

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110317/SPORTS0305/303179931/1008/SPORTS

Another newspaper (News-Sentinel) also contacted Fife and got comments from him-

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110317/SPORTS/110319976

And so did a Ft. Wane TV station-

http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/college/fife-interviewing-at-bradley-march-16

[Buesch N Chips]

The thing is, it probably wouldn't look too good if he was interviewing for another job on his current employers dime. If he is here recruiting, he's probably getting at least mileage and board reimbursed.

[lake Camelot]

From his comments, He may not of interviewed. He probably did. He is at least interested. Otherwise he would have said. I am not a candidate for the Bradley job. I was in town recruiting for my program.

[tornado]

actually -- it appears that "gerry" our poster who started this thread yesterday -- might actually be the only source saying he did interview...
so did gerry actually talk to Fife -- he never said so and appears to just be speculating

but seriously -- maybe the guy was interviewed -- so I still think we can discuss it...
If someone saw Bruce Pearl in town we'd probably be talking about him being a candidate

[Redwhite09]

Seems Fife did interview with Bradley:

http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/sports/Fife-Interviews-at-Bradley-118139874.html

[Da Coach]

Seems Fife did interview with Bradley:

http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter...118139874.html

NOT TRUE!

This is how rumors turn into supposed fact. That link quotes something named Indiana's News Center as a source confirming that Fife "interviewed with Bradley".
But, I checked the IndianasNewsCenter.com site-

http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/sports/Report--IPFWs-Fife-Bradley-University-Have-Job-Meeting-118140474.html

and guess what they quote for their source? The Peoria Journal Star! The very source that now admits they might be wrong about this report!

There is nothing there about the IPFW Athletic Director confirming a job interview with Bradley, only that Fife was in Peoria.
Here is what the IndianasNewsCenter.com actually said-
His current boss, IPFW athletic director Tommy Bell told Indiana's NewsCenter Fife indeed was in Peoria Wednesday, while also saying Fife's current IPFW deal, which has two years remaining, is currently under discussions with Fife about being extended.

[tornado]

hmmm...so everything keeps going back to the PJS report that they have backed away from.

[bu fan 9]

There is no way they can hire this guy.This would be a bigger joke than when they hired Elvis as the baseball coach.

[wily coyote]

I have a trivia question for you or anyone that can answer this question. Who was shooting the free throw when Bobby threw the chair in your avatar?

[afan]

I will say Howard would prob be in my top 2 choices. He will be able to recruit and i also think he could be the guy that saves alot of the guys from asking for their release

Just curious...why would Howard be in your top 2 choices...He CAN recruit, however he has virtually no coaching experience. At Uof I his responsibility is pretty much limited to recruiting. Recruiting alone will never get the job done??????? There has to be many coaches out there that have more to offer....