Also him.Betts.
At this moment we have 3 open scholarships (Battle, Henley, Evans). Cooper is almost certain to join them. Possibly one or two more. You can pretty much guarantee Ramberg will get one of them.
Also him.Betts.
I'm not sure their coming or staying , eitherWell this opens the door for Ben to go after a 2 guard in the portal to mentor Christie and Carrington.
We have as of the moment (assuming we lose Cooper and Battle):
Payne
Garcia
Ihnen
Fox
JOJ
Christie
Carrington
That leaves 6 open, 5 if you count Ramberg
It means they liked his tweet.I see both JOJ and Carrington both liked Henley's tweet. Thoughts on what that means?
I'm hoping he didn't like the weather.
Otherwise its not promising for the program. This guy had no reason to leave
If it was certain that a further roster exodus would expedite the end of this train-wreck, I'd be in favor of it. But I'm not sure that's the case.I'm not sure their coming or staying , either
This is a dumpster fire !!
If the guy who couldn't get a job at Northern Illinois or Montana State can't win here, it's crazy to think a qualified candidate could have any success.Disappointing.
It's hard not to compare the University of Minnesota to Boston College, which just seems impossible to change.
Perhaps we just shut down the program, accept our losses, and move on to become the dominant swimming and diving University in the B1G.
It doesn't matter who is coach. No coach in the world can change the inevitable. UMN is the Boston College of the B1G.
Hopefully they will be around to be mentored. NCAA needs to go back to the transfer, sit one year rule.
Notice the only REAL U of MN fans (MNJay, Menno) also are the ones who are the least optimistic about the program.True. We tried Pitino and Johnson.
If they can't do it, I don't know how you turn this thing around.......
Hell, Jackson Purcell's family is looking like they'll have a little more cash sitting around too.Ramberg's scholarship for next year is looking rock solid right now.
9 win team. Close friend backed out of his commitment & he is from 1000+ miles away. This would happen even before the portalNot unexpected but this is a gut punch. We just have to build a better program where people want to be. If Ben is going to be the one to do this, I can't see him surviving more than one of these this year among his core group. This has to be it.
I am beginning to dislike college basketball- a lot.
Pitino! I knew it!So we lose Henly and Evans to Louisville, and they gave us Bakary. Hmm, I think Louisville is getting the better deal...
And Pitino got fired because that wasn't good enough.Pitino made 2 NCAA's in 8 years. The program overall had made 6 in 20 years this century. Now it's 6 in 22. I don't think two more bad seasons really changes much. The car was already full of dents.
Few things.
1. Ben is unfit for this job
2. People here don't like the portal. You know why, because our coach is TERRIBLE as using it. I bet Penn St, IA St, Miami, like it.
3. Unlike pro sports, most kids are only at a school 3-4 years anyway, thus isn't like we went from 10 year careers to 1-2. College is about the program not individuals. Duke loses 7-8 kids a year, no one cares there.
Maybe but very few players who were starters would choose to sit out for a season.9 win team. Close friend backed out of his commitment & his from 1000+ miles away. This would happen even before the portal
Winning/losing is the culture and MN is losing.It’s a ding on the culture and system they are trying to develop.
Disappointing, I liked his potential with his combination of size, quickness, and some ability to drive and shoot. I’ll be curious to see if he’s done enough to get interest from other high majors. Maybe he ends up in the Mountain West somewhere?
Where did I imply he was a suitable coach? I simply disagree that the program overall is significantly more "damaged" now than it was 2 years ago. It was already plenty damaged. It has a couple more dings now. The main positives and negatives of the job haven't changed.And Pitino got fired because that wasn't good enough.
That's not the benchmark for a suitable coach as you are implying.
Right … but that person will have to turn it around first.If the guy who couldn't get a job at Northern Illinois or Montana State can't win here, it's crazy to think a qualified candidate could have any success.
I disagree. 24 months ago they were playing St. Olaf, Carleton, Hamline, etc. At face value they were a middling team but you are absolutely delusional if you don't see the trajectory they are in. UST is a direct competitor to the U. I would be shocked if by 2030 they aren't in the Big East with a brand new arena. If the U sits around and waits ang longer that gap is only going to get smaller.UST was a middling team in a terrible Summit league. They aren't gaining "market share". We'll know that UST is making strides when they become the Gophers farm team.
And until 2029, snobby Gopher fans will continue to refer to them as the minor league while they are flying by us.I disagree. 24 months ago they were playing St. Olaf, Carleton, Hamline, etc. At face value they were a middling team but you are absolutely delusional if you don't see the trajectory they are in. UST is a direct competitor to the U. I would be shocked if by 2030 they aren't in the Big East with a brand new arena. If the U sits around and waits ang longer that gap is only going to get smaller.
I'm not sure what you're saying.Right … but that person will have to turn it around first.
Craig Smith would not be able to show up here in April and land solid guys from the portal by the end of this May.
I don’t believe that.
Now, if he came and turned it around in 23-24 with a decent year, they definitely I could see him getting better guys out of the portal.
Probably a higher rate now but he didn't start get starters until Evans decided to opt out of NLIMaybe but very few players who were starters would choose to sit out for a season.
It happened but nowhere near at the rate it happens now that they don't have to sit out.
Everyone is talking about how much Ben is going to have to pull from the portal for next season.I'm not sure what you're saying.
To turn it around, he's going to have to turn it around first?