Coaching Carousel (Basketball)
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Underwood to KSU and Donovan to IL confirmed.
I hear Reinsdorf has done a bang-up job with that other team he owns
Lock her up to a nice long term contract because she is a winner who will get us to long runs in the tourney.
Last years cycle indicates things may be changing. Do you go to the place with the passionate, yet mostly reasonable, fan base, or the one with outsized expectations? Do you go to the place with the AD that has shown they stand behind their coaches and work with them, or to the one who is more beholden/malleable to the donors will?
In the past KS and NC were prime choices because the bag networks pretty much guaranteed a roster few teams could compete against. It made meeting expectations significantly easier, and dramatically reduced the effort spent recruiting -- no need to scout and maintain relations with those 3rd/4th/5th choices. That advantage is gone. The downsides remain.
If memory serves me correctly, Chicago wanted Collins to replace Lou.
Florida working to lock Golden up for a long time …
Would make it nearly impossible for anyone to poach …
Would make it nearly impossible for anyone to poach …
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
That would be a drastic change from a year ago when it appeared that Golden was looking for other pastures (if I recall the banter from last year correctly).
Not really related to this year's coaching cycle, but what is the temperature of the seat of Dennis Gates?
He's obviously been more successful than Cuonzo and has had them in the tourney three times in four years, including some big wins over teams like Kansas last year and Florida this year. After his first season, it seemed like he was going to be a major thorn in our side, but since then, we've dominated them.
But the NCAA performances have been really bad, and the one year they missed the tournament is in the running for the worst power-conference season of all time.
I know he has a highly ranked class coming in, but I have to imagine he needs to win at least one tourney game, or he's gone. @Indy Illini Fan
He's obviously been more successful than Cuonzo and has had them in the tourney three times in four years, including some big wins over teams like Kansas last year and Florida this year. After his first season, it seemed like he was going to be a major thorn in our side, but since then, we've dominated them.
But the NCAA performances have been really bad, and the one year they missed the tournament is in the running for the worst power-conference season of all time.
I know he has a highly ranked class coming in, but I have to imagine he needs to win at least one tourney game, or he's gone. @Indy Illini Fan
Makes sense for both parties, Golden has made it clear he prefers to do the "pursuing", not be pursued anyways
Anybody know if she has any sort of non-compete clause? She’s building a pretty nice resume, I would think. I think Underwood and Bielema both have some non-compete terms in their contracts.
Wonder if they'll have a clause in there for sorority house visits, team assistant, or off campus motorcycle rider policy
that happened exactly 9 years ago & my son was a Sr there , and I texted him to tell him while he was driving back to campus from spring break in Fla
The WCC is dead as St Mary’s lost Randy and Zags leaving the league.
As for Gates, some Mizzou alums/donors are grumbling. But giving at least one more year with some big rated recruits coming in. Rumor they may even extend him. In other words, no rush in changes.
That probably had something to do with Golden looking for younger pastures....
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
His stalk was rising
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
Obviously $$$, but I struggle to understand why these recruits would come to mizzery...plenty of schools with money
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Golden
May
Lloyd
Oats
Byington
McCollum
Donovan
Golden
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Lloyd
Oats
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I’m really hoping this Hubert Davis firing steers the conversation in here from the absolute dumpster fire the last 2 pages have been.
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