I hereby certify your sarcasm detector is in good working order.
Love it. Always an important criteria.
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Cleveland State expected to part ways with Gary Waters, sources told ESPN. News conference tomorrow. The grad... http://es.pn/2nbr4MI
Per Jeff Goodman (and Jeremy Werner) Cleveland State needs a coach. Maybe Thomas already has his new guy - Groce.
Gary Waters is Gone. Who Will Coach Cleveland State?
Jim Groce, head coach, Illinois
Groce has big advantages and disadvantages in the coaching race. The biggest ad? He’s the coach Thomas hired at Illinois after a wildly successful stint at Ohio. With the Bobcats, Groce notched a Sweet Sixteen appearance that including beating Michigan, which probably made then-football coach Brady Hoke a bit uncomfortable.
Calvin,
Your "dumb luck" analogy is spot on, sometimes you get lucky and you can't figure out why.
Kim Anderson wins a D2 natl championship, goes back to his alma mater where he is beloved. Falls flat on his face.
Bo Ryan wins 2 D2 natl championships, goes to UWM where he is middling, gets the job at UW where he is literally their 5th choice and builds a mini dynasty.
On the surface, these two choices are not that different.
Gary Waters is Gone. Who Will Coach Cleveland State?
Jim Groce, head coach, Illinois
Groce has big advantages and disadvantages in the coaching race. The biggest ad? He’s the coach Thomas hired at Illinois after a wildly successful stint at Ohio. With the Bobcats, Groce notched a Sweet Sixteen appearance that including beating Michigan, which probably made then-football coach Brady Hoke a bit uncomfortable.
The disadvantages? Well, first is that he’s not exactly available at the moment. The Illini still have Groce under contract as of now, so he still has a job to do. Also, even if he gets bought out by Illinois, he may be a bit rich for CSU’s blood. If either scenario is a deterrent, consider one of his assistants, Dustin Ford, as a viable alternative.
Never heard of Jim Groce. Maybe we should add him to our list of candidates.
Never heard of Jim Groce. Maybe we should add him to our list of candidates.
Jim Groce, head coach, Illinois
Groce has big advantages and disadvantages in the coaching race. The biggest ad? He’s the coach Thomas hired at Illinois after a wildly successful stint at Ohio. With the Bobcats, Groce notched a Sweet Sixteen appearance that including beating Michigan, which probably made then-football coach Brady Hoke a bit uncomfortable.
The disadvantages? Well, first is that he’s not exactly available at the moment. The Illini still have Groce under contract as of now, so he still has a job to do. Also, even if he gets bought out by Illinois, he may be a bit rich for CSU’s blood. If either scenario is a deterrent, consider one of his assistants, Dustin Ford, as a viable alternative.
Maybe they meant Jim Croce? Probably has in in with a certain recruit from the South Side of Chicago that stands about 6'4.
I dunno, I've heard rumblings of some off-the-court issues there.
Not that it's relevant but you're off on your Bo Ryan history...4 D2 national championships. Brought UWM back to life. He was hired after UW's first choice, Majerus, turned down the job.
Very different on the surface.
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LSU will fire Johnny Jones after the SEC tourney, sources confirmed to ESPN. No surprise.
Maybe they meant Jim Croce? Probably has in in with a certain recruit from the South Side of Chicago that stands about 6'4.
I assumed it was an intentional error used for comedic effect. The device seems to have worked. Jim & John Groce have about the same stature w/i the coaching community.
Maybe they meant Jim Croce? Probably has in in with a certain recruit from the South Side of Chicago that stands about 6'4.
Per Jeff Goodman (and Jeremy Werner) Cleveland State needs a coach. Maybe Thomas already has his new guy - Groce.
Maybe they meant Jim Croce? Probably has in in with a certain recruit from the South Side of Chicago that stands about 6'4.
Wow can we get him, maybe he can recruit Chicago, if so we call Big Jim Boss.Maybe they meant Jim Croce? Probably has in in with a certain recruit from the South Side of Chicago that stands about 6'4.
Wow can we get him, maybe he can recruit Chicago, if so we call Big Jim Boss.
When someone in my community needs help, we have a pork burger sale. Maybe Captain Bubbles and I can flip a few for Jim Groce.:thumb:We should start a GoFundMe for Cleveland St. to hire Groce. Who's in?