Five Guys On A Shortlist: If the U Decides Change Is Needed, Aim High & Don't Be Cheap With That Big Ten Cash

[Holy Man]

My Revised Top 10 with Anthony Grant supposedly retiring. (after obligatory calls to Dutcher and Musselman).


1. Darian DeVries-WVU-Probably a reach especially if Iowa opens.



2. Chris Mack-Charleston



3. Ben McCollum-Drake



4. Kyle Smith-Stanford. Also a reach to get a guy to leave after one year. But Stanford in the ACC has to suck.



5. Niko Medved-CSU



6. Leon Rice-Boise



7. Andy Enfield-SMU. Same as Kyle Smith



8. Ryan Odom-VCU



9. Sundance Wicks-Wyoming



10. Steve Smiley-Northern Colorado

Why no on the job training candidates?

 

[Holy Man]

Nice list. I would only swap out Jans (who isn't going to leave a good SEC team) with Ryan Odom. Shocked Uva as a 16, nice job at Utah St, now has vcu atop the A10. Seems like a logical step.

Odom has chosen his jobs well. Both Utah State and VCU have excellent traditions and administrative support. We’re zero for two on those important issues.

 

[Holy Man]

Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut

Pretty deep reach there, Bad. Not Johnson
level reach Northeast Conference to Big Ten is a mighty jump.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Pretty deep reach there, Bad. Not Johnson
level reach Northeast Conference to Big Ten is a mighty jump.

Perhaps, but I predict his next job will be at a high major.

 

[GopherGrit]

Perhaps, but I predict his next job will be at a high major.

Maryland HC was at Iona and then Seton Hall.
Iowa State HC was at South Dakota State and then UNLV.

Probably needs one middle stepping stone, but you could be right

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Pretty deep reach there, Bad. Not Johnson
level reach Northeast Conference to Big Ten is a mighty jump.

Perhaps, but I predict his next job will be at a high major.

Maryland HC was at Iona and then Seton Hall.
Iowa State HC was at South Dakota State and then UNLV.

Probably needs one middle stepping stone, but you could be right

McCaffrey went from Siena to Iowa IIRC (if I'm not, I hope someone here will let me know)

 

[Holy Man]

McCaffrey went from Siena to Iowa IIRC (if I'm not, I hope someone here will let me know)

McCafftey did come Sienna, but that is MAAC which is a step or two up on the food chain from NEC. Also more sustained success than the Central Connecticut guy has, I think.

 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

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I don't know if this is real/accurate but if so, it says that Shaka Smart's salary is only about $200,000 more that CBJ??? If so, double Shaka's salary and get him to Dinkytown ASAP.

 

[Rocksoldier]

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I don't know if this is real/accurate but if so, it says that Shaka Smart's salary is only about $200,000 more that CBJ??? If so, double Shaka's salary and get him to Dinkytown ASAP.

I believe we tried that once he bypassed the U and flew down to Texas that’s why we ended up with Patino.