Otz losing Blount is a HUGE deal … And I’m not sure about the fit at San Diego but he’s a good coach and well connected (just mainly not on the West Coast) …
San Diego also has elite facilities and decent resources …
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Otz losing Blount is a HUGE deal … And I’m not sure about the fit at San Diego but he’s a good coach and well connected (just mainly not on the West Coast) …
San Diego also has elite facilities and decent resources …
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And its San Diego. Pepperdine job would be pretty swell too.
Knew I was missing at least one. Bobby Hurley out at ASU.
He can afford to be extremely picky … He’s set for life already … Doesn’t even need to coach … So if it’s not fun for him, he simply just won’t do it …
Miami extension is giant money and they’re investing hundreds of millions into facilities and staff increases and NIL increases …
I’d watch Butler and what happens there … Other than that … I don’t know where would be a good fit …
I would be absolutely shocked if he left the Midwest unless it was to go down to somewhere in Florida where they already have a house and his in laws have a home … I could see USF being a potential fit if Hodgson was to leave …
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@Indy Illini Fan, just a general question. What are some jobs you think people/the media overrate and some you think fly under the radar as underrated jobs? Would love to hear your insight.
To this day, I still wonder why he went to ASU in the first place. Solid work at Buffalo. I thought he would flip that into a Big East or A10 job with his east coast roots.
Probably saw it as a good opponent to challenge himself. It's never been a great program and they were in the Pac 12 at the time. So he saw it as I can build something that no one else has been able to do
Couple sources at ASU have told the Arizona Republic that the Hurley firing talk is "premature". Though it was also pointed out that he is at the end of his contract and was not offered an extension. So it may just be a case of the school waiting until they're eliminated from the Big XII Tournament before making any sort of announcement.
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2 teams in the conference I think we should keep an eye on: Mike Rhoades at Penn St and Dana Altman at Oregon. Dana can still coach but Oregon is behind the 8 ball with resources/NIL on the basketball side. Maybe Altman decides he's had enough? Mike Rhoades has his work cut out for him in this conference and maybe he bit off a little more than he can chew at this point. I'm not sure he's the right guy. It feels like Shrewsberry made the wrong move to leave Penn St even though nobody could fault him for taking the Notre Dame job. Both sides have been worse for the move though
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
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Would Providence have an interest in Hurley, or will Bobby need to set his sights a little lower for a landing spot?
I am sooo curious as to what your job is (and I know you can’t tell) that you know so many minute details and information about such things mentioned above, specifically here, that not only does a coach from the Midwest have a house in Florida, but also that his in-laws also have a home there. Amazing. You aren’t actually with the FBI or something, are you?
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How does the timing work? Does Blount go to SD immediately to start working, or does he stay with ISU through the tournament?
Like this question … I’ll give 5 for each … No particular order … With some details about each …
Over rated jobs:
Indiana … The fan support is there … But not like it was pre Cignetti days and they still expect championships …
Louisville … Kind of the same thing as Indiana … They want to win the ACC every year and win Championships … They are not Duke but they expect to be …
Alabama … Oats is doing more with less … He is the reason they have been as relevant as they have been … It just simply isn’t a top 5 SEC job and I’d argue it’s closer to 10 than 5 …
Iowa State … They get a lot of love publicly but they’re not a top 5 Big 12 job … Otz does more with less … Based on numbers I got they were like 9th or 10th this year in NIL in their own league …
Syracuse … People still somehow think this is a good job … The NIL support isn’t there … The facilities are meh … The administration is a mess … It would take the absolute perfect hire to make them relevant again …
Under rated jobs:
Nova … Fan support is incredible … They understand it’s the front porch of the University and support it … If you’re a halfway decent coach and evaluator … You’ll have success there …
Drake … It’s been the stepping stone for a ton of guys … So well supported there …
VCU … Kind of the same thing as Drake … The support is there and you are set up for success …
Miami FL … They’ve got HUGE investment … And the ACC is an easy league to finish 2nd in every year …
Bonus here … USF … They’ve got tremendous leadership and resources … And who doesn’t wanna live in South Florida ?
I think he’ll stay through the tourney and work both jobs …
He’s already active in the portal …
Think Providence is pretty set on who they want … Unless something crazy happens …
However - Bobby at Providence with Danny at UConn … Plus Richard at Xavier and Slick Rick at St John’s …
Man would that be fun … Lol …
Penn State isn’t firing Rhoades … Can’t afford it after the football situation …
Altman has had one bad year that was snake bit with injury … I just don’t see him wanting to go out like that and they won’t fire him I don’t think …
Shrewsberry is one to watch … Some of his post game comments haven’t made ND boosters very happy … They gave him a truck load of $$ to get these kids and he’s done absolutely nothing with it … And it’s not a secret most of those kids are leaving …
Hurley was packing up his office before they left for Big 12 tourney … Fully expects to be let go …
That’s from someone on his staff …
Yea, I don't know anything or have any insider info but I'm just looking at the job that Ben McCollum did at Iowa in year #1 and we all know that Iowa doesn't have the greatest NIL and they've been in the middle pack. It really goes to show how much coaching matters and he is a good coach. I think Rhoades(despite his Pennsylvania ties and success at VCU) isn't cut out for this league. They will realize this in a year if they decide to keep him. We'll be saying the same thing.
Only reason I bring up Altman is because maybe the NIL stuff/transfer portal stuff doesn't seem to be for him but perhaps he gives it another go. They screwed up by not having a quality backup option to Shelstad. That completely screwed their whole season up
Iowa has about triple if not more $$ than Penn State does … Ben can coach for sure but he’s also got some money and he’s getting even more … Rhoades can coach too … But he’s got a mid major caliber team in the Big Ten … It’s just tough … I believe SLU had more $$ than Penn State did this year …
Altman’s staff let him down this year … No doubt about that … The roster construction was poor …
Fair enough but I bet a lot of that money was spent on Stirtz. Their other guys came from the mid major level or just good young recruits. The job McCollum has done is great relative to the roster he has. I'd even say that Minnesota and the job that Medved has done shows that he is a good fit and the right choice for that program. I just don't think Rhoades is trending in the right direction but you're right, the buyout might be too great for them to pull the trigger. There's a ton of great coaches in this league and Rhoades is in the bottom tier IMO as compared to the rest. That's not to say that he's a bad coach but maybe just too tough of a task along with not enough NIL to work with.
Gates at Mizzou has been solid...besides the blowout we gave him in December
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