He only wanted to be head coach here.
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Is that even a feasible possibility at this point?
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I believe that was 0440
217sports
- Springfield
Looks like another got a raise thanks to us
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
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JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
I know missing on targets feels bad, but I also draw some satisfaction from knowing that other schools are feeling hunted and know they need to aggressively respond to retain their ACs.
DePaul hired Maryland’s top recruiting assistant. Lol
Well, to be honest, no one really knows what went down. I'm more inclined to believe Greer wasn't a priority than to believe Dayton outbid us. I'd imagine the fact we even considered him warranted a raise.
I listened to this podcast recently and Jeremy Werner said he really doesn't know fully what's going down - and what candidates have said no or we've passed on.
I listened to this podcast recently and Jeremy Werner said he really doesn't know fully what's going down - and what candidates have said no or we've passed on.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
If you're an assistant coach and not putting out rumors that we're after you, you're leaving cash and a title bump on the table.
I didn’t prefer Greer but this is starting to get really frustrating losing out on candidates after candidates.
Yes. Truly shocking that we have an inflated self image.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Also, at this point, we don’t know who is being courted and who is just a rumor on a message board.
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
I agree that we can't be sure about every name mentioned here (and elsewhere.) I think we can assume that the department has tried to hire coaches, but hasn't filled the position.
BU and JW playing it very close to the vest on this last hire...
Champaign Toast
Fan since Kiwane Garris
Has anyone mentioned Butler assistant Omar Lowery as a speculative target? Bio link
No inside info here. Just looking up names. And not that these elements are essential requirements, but I note that Lowery:
-"works primarily with post players"
-was named to Silver Waves Media 50 Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches List in 2020.
-is from Milwaukee
-is top asst at Butler, a top national program from a conference looking up at Big Ten
-previously coached in Wisconsin, Texas, and California
Honestly, I'm enjoying the speculation surrounding coaching positions as much as I do player recruitments.
No inside info here. Just looking up names. And not that these elements are essential requirements, but I note that Lowery:
-"works primarily with post players"
-was named to Silver Waves Media 50 Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches List in 2020.
-is from Milwaukee
-is top asst at Butler, a top national program from a conference looking up at Big Ten
-previously coached in Wisconsin, Texas, and California
Honestly, I'm enjoying the speculation surrounding coaching positions as much as I do player recruitments.
Be careful, I got lambasted a couple weeks ago for this same observation.
If he deserved it, good for him. If he was our guy, we should've gone bigger and higher
sacraig
- The desert
Assuming we actually had anything to do with this, I don't think your logic is sound. It assumes we (UI) placed exactly as much as or more value in Greer than they (UD) did. But if we thought he was worth, say, $400k, and they thought he was worth $500k, then I am glad we didn't go bigger.
Again, hypothetical. We have no idea if we are even involved here.
I wonder if Greer was even a target? After thinking about it some more, it’s strange that his name was brought up but there was really no chatter from our side about it and than all of a sudden Dayton promotes him to Associate Head Coach.
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We just have to keep at it and hopefully one of the targets will fall to us.
It's a good find, regardless of whether he's interested / a target, etc.
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