All Things 2022-2023 College Basketball Coach Hire/Fire Thread

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howeda7 said:
He did make an NCAA tournament with Fresno State and had a winning conference record in the Mountain West there. And outside of Jerry Tarkanian, that program has been a dumpster fire.
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You're right he did make the 1.

Looks like he really dominated at UTEP as well......
 

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skiumah1 said:
You're right he did make the 1.

Looks like he really dominated at UTEP as well......
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I'm not saying he's a slam dunk, but who were they getting that was absolutely better? Mark Few? Jay Wright out of retirement? I doubt it.
 

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howeda7 said:
I'm not saying he's a slam dunk, but who were they getting that was absolutely better? Mark Few? Jay Wright out of retirement? I doubt it.
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Come on...Mark Few and Jay Wright are probably 2 of the top 10 coaches all time in college basketball. There are other guys to find.

I just think the optics are bad in this situation if you let him go because of how he took over and the way they finished.

I just don't think taking over a team midseason proves that you can sustain a D1 level program. Beard built the staff and the roster.
 


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skiumah1 said:
Come on...Mark Few and Jay Wright are probably 2 of the top 10 coaches all time in college basketball. There are other guys to find.

I just think the optics are bad in this situation if you let him go because of how he took over and the way they finished.

I just don't think taking over a team midseason proves that you can sustain a D1 level program. Beard built the staff and the roster.
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Agreed. Beard is simply a generational talent. Almost anyone is going to be a step down from him. That said, it does feel like they settled. The Longhorns looked alternately scared and shocked down the stretch of that game.
 
















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Holy Man said:
That thought may have just spoiled my weekend. Awful thought and image in my head. Yuk.
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Probably would not be the worst idea...not the best, but not the worst.

-Clearly they have good scouting / HS ties in the region
-he played in SD so he most likely still has those connections

In comparison to CBJ, his resume is almost Wooden'esque as he has been part of winning programs.
 

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Wet_Blanket_Guy said:
Probably would not be the worst idea...not the best, but not the worst.

-Clearly they have good scouting / HS ties in the region
-he played in SD so he most likely still has those connections

In comparison to CBJ, his resume is almost Wooden'esque as he has been part of winning programs.
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OK. Imagine the Gophers hiring Brad Davison.
 


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May have missed it on here....but just heard on the radio that Dusty May (FAU) was signing a long term extension to stay there. I'm shocked.
 






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cheeseheadgophfan said:
Agreed. Just surprised to see that he’s at least staying one more year. I would’ve thought he was out the door. His star will never be brighter.
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All his guys can return next year. Maybe he rides it for 1 last run and then the program
Collapses when everyone leaves / graduates
 



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Ope3 said:
With Chryst and Granato sacked, does not seem unthinkable for a clean sweep on men's revenue sports.
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That would be interesting. Gard has hovered for a while over a program that is hanging in there, but is overall on a downward trajectory, which is pretty similar to football, although I think football was on a steeper slope down.
 


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howeda7 said:
OK. Imagine the Gophers hiring Brad Davison.
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This is the right analogy, but it'll be 10 years from now (I suspect he'll end up being a pretty good coach - he's already said that's what he wants to do, though he's still playing in Europe for the time being). Krabbenhoft is just about ready to take over his own mid-major, but he is not the villain to MN like Madsen would be to Cal. It'd be like Stackhouse coaching Duke or Alford at Purdue.
 

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