Steve Lavin and his hot wife got fired at St Johns
I agree with everything you said, but don't you think this is exactly why this is the best job in the nation? They target a top name and they do a BZ and want to tie facility improvements into their contract.......Texas doesn't blink an eye.
Anyone with a pulse at Texas would be scary.
I've discussed this with JG before, but Texas might be the best job in the nation. First off, you're going to have unlimited money for whatever you need. They literally will hand you a check that says this:
Secondly, you're in a state that has tons of good recruits who all want to play for you. Finally, you're at a football school so the idiot fans will mostly leave you alone. At Kentucky, you lose a game and people freak out. At Texas, they'll pay more attention to spring ball.
If so, why is UT considering buying out Barnes? Those "idiot fans" have a lot of dough and don't like being second fiddle, even in BB.
Tad's name getting thrown around right now as one of coaches Tennessee is interested in talking with.
Tad's name getting thrown around right now as one of coaches Tennessee is interested in talking with.
Brian Wardle is the new Bradley coach (Wisconsin - Green Bay).
Probably a good hire. Bradley's a place where a coach can win. Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Louis drivable for recruiting. Plus an outstanding arena that would be among the best in the Pac-12. If I was looking to make a move up in the coaching ranks, I'd target the Bradley job. MVC is very top heavy and you can gain in the standings quickly. Good choice by Wardle.
Now that we have RG in place, the idea of replacing a coach makes me a lot less nervous. I expect Tad to be our coach for a long time, though.
They're coming for Marshall, right?
Depends how much the donors want to open the purse strings. Texas might have the bankroll to at least make sure that somebody like Pitino tells them no first. Though I don't think Calipari or Izzo would ever leave their current gigs.
They're coming for Marshall, right?
Sources told Yahoo Sports that Marshall already had signaled Alabama not to waste its energy putting together a whopper offer for his services, because he had his eyes on Texas. So this conceivably could be a short courtship – if anything can get done simply in Austin.
I find this odd - both smart & Marshall have had numerous big-time opportunities in the last 3-4 years, and turned all of them down. Why UT?
is it just so marshall can whip up on KU 2x per year?
The worst thing that could happen would parallel their football search. Names of coaches leak who would be making lateral moves to go there and then the more realistic targets like Marshall or Smart say no. Would be absolutely humiliating and great hubris for us non-fans to get our jollies on, but it's a very real possibility. Money can sway a lot, though. I imagine had Barnes accepted the UK job before they moved on to Gillispie he may have lasted at least one more year and then got a handsome buyout and be working his way back as an A10 or American Conference coach right now. He set himself back by hanging around and mailing it in for so many post-Durant seasons.
Chris Mack, though. That's a name that got more pub 2 years ago when Barnes was missing the tourney. I think he would accept and do a respectable job.
http://wric.com/2015/03/29/shakawatch2015-texas-longhorns-eyeing-shaka-smart/
This person says that Shaka Smart is Texas' preference.