A qualifying list of potential replacements

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Johnnyboy18 said:
I'm sure they're beating down the door to come rebuild Minnesota.
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https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/mens-basketball/coach

4-5M a year will attract many of these type of coaches. If you want a greater chance for the program to be rebuilt in decent amount of time going to have to be a little more assertive.

Think we offer 5 year contract
1st year - $4M
2nd year - $4.25M
3rd year - $4.5M
4th year - $4.75M
5th year - $5M

with performance incentives of 200K for making NCAA tourney and 50K for each NCAA tourny W. So could be total incentive of 500K/year if win it all.
 



drewhaus7 said:
Going after a Shaka Smart of Marquette or T.J. Otzelberger of Iowa State would be examples of ones I would like to see us target. Might come with a little price tag, but also probably more sold tickets and exciting basketball
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Well, if this is gonna be the bar set by the fans then Coyle and Co might as well just disband the program.

There is a better chance someone on Gopherhole ends up the coach. TJO can basically wait for any job he wants.
 

MUgopher32 said:
Well, if this is gonna be the bar set by the fans then Coyle and Co might as well just disband the program.

There is a better chance someone on Gopherhole ends up the coach. TJO can basically wait for any job he wants.
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How did Coyle miss all these great coaches
 


I don't get the self hate of the fans of this program. 30 years ago, I joined a company that had just been blacklisted back to the stone age, so they'd fired everyone in that department and rebuilt from the ground up. Management made it out to be a ten-year slog back to respectability, but I was like, fuck that shit. Within a year and a half, we had gotten two big projects and were killing it. It's amazing how fast things can improve when you bring in the right people.
 







Interesting approach for BYU hiring a Kevin Young, long history of coaching lastly as assistant in NBA and associate head coach paid him around 4.3M annually and he apparently to this moments landed the top recruit.

With this approach would top MN assistant Micah Nori be interested?
 
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Bad Gopher said:
I don't get the self hate of the fans of this program. 30 years ago, I joined a company that had just been blacklisted back to the stone age, so they'd fired everyone in that department and rebuilt from the ground up. Management made it out to be a ten-year slog back to respectability, but I was like, fuck that shit. Within a year and a half, we had gotten two big projects and were killing it. It's amazing how fast things can improve when you bring in the right people.
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I am going to guess Taco John's? They were dead and buried 30 years ago and now the potato ole's are better than ever.
 

Go get Sean Miller from Xavier and give him plenty of cash to buy players.

The guy can recruit.

He'll cheat, if there even is such a thing any more, but who cares?
 



SelectionSunday said:
Just spitballing here, no particular order. ...

I've been a Medved guy, but there certainly will be other viable candidates.

Would the guy at Drake leave after one season?

Bobby Hurley? Mixed results at ASU, but you never have to worry whether he has a pulse. He recruits (and gets) really good guards. Gotta' have those in the Big Ten.

Bryce Drew (Grand Canyon). Had an awful winless (SEC) season at Vandy, but has rebounded at GCU.
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Love how Grand Canyon plays.

I’d take him in a heartbeat
SelectionSunday said:
Randy Bennett (Saint Mary's). Seems like a West Coast guy but he wins a lot (with less). And he gets really good international players, which has become an even more important pipeline in this new era.

Love Izzo, but none of his assistants or former assistants, please. Not a good track record there.
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drewhaus7 said:
https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/mens-basketball/coach

4-5M a year will attract many of these type of coaches. If you want a greater chance for the program to be rebuilt in decent amount of time going to have to be a little more assertive.

Think we offer 5 year contract
1st year - $4M
2nd year - $4.25M
3rd year - $4.5M
4th year - $4.75M
5th year - $5M

with performance incentives of 200K for making NCAA tourney and 50K for each NCAA tourny W. So could be total incentive of 500K/year if win it all.
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LOL good luck with that.
 


WoodburyTim said:
I am going to guess Taco John's? They were dead and buried 30 years ago and now the potato ole's are better than ever.
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It stands to reason that, if most fast food restaurants are going to hell, there must be one or two that are getting better. You've convinced me to give Taco John's a visit!
 


drewhaus7 said:
Interesting approach for BYU hiring a Kevin Young, long history of coaching lastly as assistant in NBA and associate head coach paid him around 4.3M annually and he apparently to this moments landed the top recruit.

With this approach would top MN assistant Micah Nori be interested?
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Or, a current NBA assistant who has won an NBA title, someone with NBA head coaching experience, and who is a die hard Gopher and who would take the job in an instant??

Would Ryan Saunders be a fit? He's still only 38 years old.
 


Gophs24 said:
wouldn't imagine either.....but the guy can coach, proven at the D1 level. someone is going to give him another chance and im guessing Mcneese isnt on his long term plan
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If Chris Beard can get a second chance, I'm sure there will be those that will look over the "Strong Ass Offer", plus it's legal now.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Love how Grand Canyon plays.

I’d take him in a heartbeat
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Bryce Drew would be a great candidate. Went to his dad's camps as a kid. Actually going to go see GCU play later this month while we are in PHX. He got shafted at Vandy, half the team was injured during that losing season. The new AD wanted his guy and we saw what happened to Stackhouse.
 

I think any list needs to start with Will Wade. Make him say no. In this new era of college basketball having a coach that will excite the baseball and drive donations is the key to roster management, last off season is a prime example of that, and as a season Tix holder for 19 years counting my four as a student I would say interest is at an all time low. Need someone to excite the fan base, even if they stay for only a few years the next hire has to get this program going in the right direction. Make a strong ass offer Coyle
 

tjgopher said:
Or, a current NBA assistant who has won an NBA title, someone with NBA head coaching experience, and who is a die hard Gopher and who would take the job in an instant??

Would Ryan Saunders be a fit? He's still only 38 years old.
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No. Hard pass.
 

Strongazzoffer said:
I think any list needs to start with Will Wade. Make him say no. In this new era of college basketball having a coach that will excite the baseball and drive donations is the key to roster management, last off season is a prime example of that, and as a season Tix holder for 19 years counting my four as a student I would say interest is at an all time low. Need someone to excite the fan base, even if they stay for only a few years the next hire has to get this program going in the right direction. Make a strong ass offer Coyle
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Love the Moniker lol
 


tjgopher said:
Or, would the old Drake guy leave after one season?

DeVries grew up 3 hours from the Twin Cities.

Could Coyle pull in a second West Virginia coach with roots in a neighboring state after one season in Morgantown?
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Michigan did it with Beliein and Rich Rod!
 


Strongazzoffer said:
I think any list needs to start with Will Wade. Make him say no. In this new era of college basketball having a coach that will excite the baseball and drive donations is the key to roster management, last off season is a prime example of that, and as a season Tix holder for 19 years counting my four as a student I would say interest is at an all time low. Need someone to excite the fan base, even if they stay for only a few years the next hire has to get this program going in the right direction. Make a strong ass offer Coyle
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Wade, welcome!
 

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