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There is no infatuation here. It may seem far fetched and I hate to put too much credence into Doogies tweet, but he seems to have his ear in on this and he says "You will definitely know one name". Of everybody whose name was brought up during the search Sam's would be the most recognizable...

This is PURE speculation but reading Doogies tweet, is it possible that Sam Mitchell could be Johnsons assistant/advisor ala Phil Martelli? Already was an assistant to Hardaway at Memphis so the whole ego thing doesn't seem to be an issue. Just a thought- NO knowledge whatsoever.

I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage here MplsGopher, you value your own opinion so much greater than I am able to.

I have never gotten the feeling that Coyle is the type to roll out of bed groggily, look at his calendar and say "Ooph , was that today?" I'll bet he was 80% in with his decision before Pitino was gone. I don't think it was a POC decision. I think it was a plus. He could have spent more with...

Or he plain and simply wasn't what they were looking for. Maybe they wanted somebody who had better connections in THEIR area. Just because X school or team didn't hire Y coach doesn't mean they weren't capable or were a lesser coach. Maybe they wanted a different age or a left-hander or a...

"They technically aren’t but if a coach needs a scholarship and a player isnt performing I guarantee that 4 year scholarship won’t be a 4 year scholarship" August 18, 2014 Andy Rittenberg- The Big Ten announced Wednesday that all of its institutions will grant athletic scholarships for the...

Let's see.... ~4500 D1 MBB players. ~1000 MBB players in the portal. (I assume they are all D1?) About 22%. Seems like anybody who isn't 100% solid in their situation is in the portal. I don't know if there is a program more fluid right now than the Gophers. Get some coaching established...

I think it would be like Minnesota hiring the hockey coach from St.Cloud.

Woogs teams at the very least had identity. Part of that identity was high flying wide open attack hockey. Absolute blast to watch. Pushing sixty shots a game, don't take a leak cause you're going to miss something hockey. Down by three with five minutes left? Not a problem. Rarely did it feel...

Totally agree with this. ++++

Just bumping this thread. Any rumblings? Seems a lot of posters are speculating on transfers in and out, but I would think BJ getting his staff in order would be first order of business.

Because he found the guy he wanted in Ben Johnson?

Excellent post Coolhand!

The media NEVER forgets. Fans may forget or were too young, but when the opportunity for some muckraking arises wishing the media to ignore it is like expecting a crackhead to pass on a hit. If it's Musselman, the fight will be reborn. If it was Dutcher, the Wisconsin incident would come up. If...

i thought he was from Sconnie or am I thinking of the wrong guy?

Welcome. That is outside the box thinking. But a lifetime winning %of .750 is worth noticing. Most wins (98) in the NCAA over the last 3 years. Big jump to the BT but he can obviously coach and build a team.

Plenty of instances where a coaches success turns out to be an excellent assistant.

I think you are selling Coyle way too short. This thing didn't start last week. I have to believe he has been prepping for some time.

Allowing Pitino to transition to a new position has ZERO downside and plenty of upside to the athletic deptartment, both financially and in public/coaching circle opinions. My gut says Coyle had his new guy lined up a month ago.

I agree with the pride, decency and success for both the team and Pitino. Not completely sold on the adversity faced, though. We make our own luck. Luck happens when you have a plan and are prepared- for both the best and the worst. Whether it is recruiting the wrong guys, not adjusting style...