If he wants to coach instead of just counting his money, I bet he gets picked up by a mid-Major or mid-P5 school and does well. His Dayton teams were good. If he really wants a challenge, maybe DePaul?
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A nice thought, but assistant coaches have the same motivations in their careers as anyone. They work hard to do well in the hope of advancing to better opportunities with better compensation. Surely there are some who would be content to remain in a solid situation even if it means less money, but I can only imagine this being an exception to the general rule, and a notion which has its limits. It's the cost of success and all we can do is shoot our best shot to keep high level guys in the program, but if it doesn't work out, hopefully BU has some ideas for who he'd like to bring on board.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Fran extended through 2027-28 season.
www.espn.com
Iowa extends McCaffery's contract through 2028
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has signed a four-year contract extension through 2027-28. The Hawkeyes earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and will play Grand Canyon.
If Pearl gets the job Josh needs to revise BU's performance incentives to give $100,000 for every win against him.
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
If Pearl gets the job Josh will need to deploy that $$$ toward security once a season at SFC.
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dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Pearl at Indiana? I wouldn't think even they would stoop so low.If Pearl gets the job Josh will need to deploy that $$$ toward security once a season at SFC.
Good programs have assistants on their staff that are coveted. If nobody wants anyone on your staff, chances are you're not a very good program.
Then, it's ultimately up to OA and what his goals are. He did the head coaching gig and it didn't work out well. Maybe he doesn't want to be an administrator anymore? If that's his goal, he'll have no bigger supporter than BU. If your coaches are given opportunity for promotion....it's a reflection of the Head Coach.
Yes they would. They have been irrelevant in the national spotlight for 20+ years
If this happens, whatever that bonus is Underwood gets for beating Indiana, Josh needs to quadruple it.
Illiniguy beat me to it
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Half measure. Why not roll with Alan Iverson?Maybe IU saw what Howard was able to do at Michigan and they've decided to reach out to Jalen Rose.
Just two...
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
I hear he's not much one for practice, though, which is sort of a necessity for a coach.
IU would have to PAY, but it could happen.
This will be a big splash hire.
Know quite a few big-time IU boosters and I got the same 4 from all of them. Stevens, Drew, Beard, Oats.
i was looking at thad matta's wikipedia page. . . how the hell is he only 53? he's 3.5 years younger than underwood, and more than 8 years younger than fran. he looked 50+ 10 years ago!
Probably take a very large, guaranteed contract to pry him away. He's rebuilt Baylor better than anyone would have imagined, and that gives him a long leash and greater job security than he'd get at a new program. He's already making nearly $3mil/season. You'd also have to expect Baylor would counter with a fat increase if someone's trying to poach him.
I feel like this truly is a make or break hire for the IU legacy.
They have 5 championships but it’s been 35 years since their last one and 20 since their last final four. They’ve ended the season ranked only 5 times since Knight left.
At some point too much time has passed for anyone to remember the good ol days.
They have 5 championships but it’s been 35 years since their last one and 20 since their last final four. They’ve ended the season ranked only 5 times since Knight left.
At some point too much time has passed for anyone to remember the good ol days.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
It would be notable. Also would be another Big 10 school "poaching" a top coach from the Big 12 (BU to Illinois from Oklahoma State).
We’re talking about practice? Practice?
He will never see the end of that contract.Fran extended through 2027-28 season.
Iowa extends McCaffery's contract through 2028
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has signed a four-year contract extension through 2027-28. The Hawkeyes earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and will play Grand Canyon.
Pitino coached at Kentucky, and I think IU plays Kentucky every year. While Pitino's beef is with his former stop, Louisville, I think that would raise the profile of IU. I bet Pitino is their top candidate.
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How much?
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
jrmarcus said:
I bet Pitino is their top candidate.
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Something tells me that the Loosiers ego is too much to think they would go for a UK - Lville former coach.....Also, he's got a lot of baggage coming with him.......
They surely will try for a home run hire but may have to settle once again for a singles, double type of hire.....
Dane Fife has put in a lot of time as an assistant in the B1G now, maybe he will be considered......
I bet Pitino is their top candidate.
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Something tells me that the Loosiers ego is too much to think they would go for a UK - Lville former coach.....Also, he's got a lot of baggage coming with him.......
They surely will try for a home run hire but may have to settle once again for a singles, double type of hire.....
Dane Fife has put in a lot of time as an assistant in the B1G now, maybe he will be considered......
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Apparently, Italian restaurants are more his thing.
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