www.cbssports.com
So you're saying "there's a chance"....Interesting read.
Utah fires Craig Smith: Fourth-year coach failed to reach NCAA Tournament as program fell behind rival BYU
The coaching carousel is already moving well before we get to March, with five openings now and more to come next month
So the best we can do is get someone who just got fired for lack of performance? That’s lateral. I’d keep Ben before doing that.
Their NIL support is near the bottom of the Big 12? Poor Craig!Interesting read.
Utah fires Craig Smith: Fourth-year coach failed to reach NCAA Tournament as program fell behind rival BYU
The coaching carousel is already moving well before we get to March, with five openings now and more to come next month
The big money in that state is going to BYU. That's no secret.
Not all "lack of performance" are created equal.
Just like St John's and Mike Anderson.
Yeah, don't think he would be viewed as a downgrade but would also be really tough to sell as an upgrade as well and unlikely be to someone that would inspire a big influx in pay for play money as well so if that was already a problem for him at Utah moving here isn't going to fix that.
If we are going to make a move go big. Hire Craig Smith to aspire to a half notch higher? No thanks
I never made that argument. You said you'd rather keep Ben Johnson than go with Craig Smith.
If you couldn't sell Craig Smith as an upgrade to Ben Johnson, you should not be in sales.
Probably should have include significant in front of upgrade in my post.
I agree with this but I also don’t see a guarantee he would be better either
I believe that is the choiceI get this example is football and not basketball but there is obviously a NIL backing for Utah sports. So like Minnesota does this mean the NIL backers prefer football over basketball?
'We're giving everybody rides': Utah football players get free trucks
Utah Utes football players had no idea they were in for a treat during a team meeting on Wednesday.www.espn.com
Yes. Because that means committing to mediocre for another 4 years. In which case, I would rather stay the course another year until we decide to go big.
Agreed.
No. When it is time to move on you go big or don't do it. Going incremental means prolonging the pain. I'm not comparing Craig Smith to Ben Johnson, I am saying what the next step should be- whenever we take it.
We should get short ornery norwegian on the case!!I get this example is football and not basketball but there is obviously a NIL backing for Utah sports. So like Minnesota does this mean the NIL backers prefer football over basketball?
'We're giving everybody rides': Utah football players get free trucks
Utah Utes football players had no idea they were in for a treat during a team meeting on Wednesday.
Board masochists?
Smith was a bust at Utah. But Ben would have to have 9 more B1G wins to match him.
I'll bite. There has never been one thing for one moment that has suggested even slightly that Ben Johnson was fractionally qualified for this job or would ever succeed as a head coach at any level, and I include all classes of high school competition in any state of this country. In contrast, Craig was very accomplished as a head coach at more than one institution of higher learning, and there was every reason to believe that there was a good chance of that success translating to a major conference. Utah made a good hire four years ago, and it just didn't work out. Minnesota made a disastrous hire.
Who you got as a replacement?