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sacraig
- The desert
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Non-recruiting coaches can not use recruit's real names if they speak to them - only nicknames such as "Champ", "Sport-o", "Dawg" or "Home-boy". Non-recruiting coaches, when off campus scouting, can only wear all-black outfits. This second point beneifts the likes of Purdue, but like all rules there are unintended consequneces.
Moving Alexander to a non recruiting assistant position would kill any chance of Alexander getting a HC job.
Would I want him on our staff? Absolutely. A real sour grapes take on it is that I imagine he will be getting an HC spot somewhere in the next few years, which makes things tougher for Michigan at that point. So... preemptive yay I guess
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Also, I will risk the bad karma, I don't care...
I'm very excited for Michigan fans to temporarily get excited/big heads again only to crash and burn and officially enter Tommy Amaker levels of futility within the Big Ten.
I'm very excited for Michigan fans to temporarily get excited/big heads again only to crash and burn and officially enter Tommy Amaker levels of futility within the Big Ten.
Understood- it’s a shame we couldn’t find a way to make Boynton fit on the staff
I tend to think the blame put on Hamer for our defensive lapses is overblown on this board. This team could defend. The main missing ingredient was often consistent effort. I think tournament season showed there was nothing necessarily wrong with the scheme.
When the NCAA nailed us in the early ‘90s Pearl-initiated investigation, one of the violations they actually found was a team photo sent to a recruit with an inscription saying they hoped he joined them signed by “The Fellas.”
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
I don’t really disagree, but we’re dealing with the following things:
BIG dollars
Big egos-You don’t get to this level without one
Low supply (finite number of power conference head coaching jobs) and high demand
Like I said, I don’t disagree with what you wrote. But it’s reality. I’m sure many other power conference college basketball coaches are also having their agents send out feelers if nothing else to see where the market is. It’s just par for the course in this field.
And people forget that Geoff is Brad's guy ... That's a 30+ year relationship ... Brad is not going to do him dirty ...
And Geoff got us both Jeremy and Jeremiah Fears ... People forget that ...
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
We got Jeremy Fears?
Sorry, what? Unless you meant "in with" those guys?
Yes ... Brad decided to pass on taking him ...
Jeremy was coming here until Brad changed his mind ... And that was because of Geoff leading that recruitment that he wanted to commit ...
And Geoff being able to save the relationship with the family after that and landing Jeremiah ... Does not get enough credit ...
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
And the scuttlebutt at the time was that he wasn't worth the trouble.
Aaaaaaaaand now we have his brother.
Soooooo, what's the deal with that?
That's extra credit for Geoff being able to navigate the first recruitment into a successful second recruitment with the family.
MLT maybe? I am impressed with his breakdowns of what the Illini do/try to do. Is he considered in high regard by you and others with your insight and connections?
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
That is so wild. Seriously landing Jeremiah after that is insanely impressive.
Maybe not the right forum, but if FDU doesn’t upset Purdue, does anyone think FAU still goes to the F4 and, if not, is there any way May is now the coach at UM?
The reaction of most on this board to Dusty May's hiring was a pretty big yawn, but he's a major upgrade over Juwan and he will do quite well at UM I'm afraid. He's no Tommy Amaker
We just passed because he couldn’t shoot. That’s it.
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