How did Drew and Baylor finish the other 4 years aside from the natty? How many big 12 tournaments has he won? What's his record against KU? What about the top 25?
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Didn’t look it up. lol. Not wasting that much energy. Just took a quick glance at sports reference. Just know they have more post season wins than Cal does over that span and it’s Baylor.
Didn't get past the 2nd rd in any of them. Never won the big 12 tournament. Has an atrocious record against KU and I am not sure of his top 25 record.
oh so you want to skip the Natty year that so happens to be Cal's 9 win season. You are already showing that you want to warp reality to fit your feelings.
So like I said. Still better than Cal the last 5 years. I’m not advocating for making Drew one of the first 4-5 calls, if that’s what you think. I’m just saying he isn’t some bum considering he spend years rebuilding Baylor from the ground up with nowhere near the resources UK or Cal has had and still has as many championships as Cal.
It's not about doing better than Cal has done.
If someone can win the title at Baylor..... we'd be UL fan level stupid to think he couldnt do it here.
Oh I don’t disagree with you. Thats what we all want. Realistically, no one is a lock to do that in today’s landscape. As much as we love Oats, he’s still 116-53 at Bama with 1 FF and was 96-43 at Buffalo. I still think the guy is a great coach.
Exactly. You can find something wrong with every coach out there. I mean even with Hurley, some would argue, "does he have the drive anymore?" There's really no perfect choice out there. Drew isn't first on my list either but the others don't beat him out by a whole lot, and they also are extremely unlikely to come here. They are already successful at pretty sweet gigs and when you are already a multi millionaire, 2 or 3 more million isn't really worth risking it all.
If there’s anyone who could, it would be him. No one else gives me that confidence.
His first 4 years at baylor suck bc he took over a program that was almost literally shut down bc a player murdered his teammate and they almost got the death penalty. And it's a school with zero tradition and history.
Bruce Pearl is a bad guy plus he's old as he'll. My son went to UT when Pearl was there. He had a couple of stories about Pearl that he saw first hand with his own eyes that tell me we don't want that guy hete. Do we really have to hire an ego manical sleaze ball to win here. Surely we can do better.
Gotcha. Don’t know about his time at UT but I’ve personally met him and he was one of the friendliest, down to earth coaches I’ve met, and it was a time he didn’t have to pretend to be nice. Sometime between the end of his UT time and his Auburn time, he dedicated his life back to his Jewish faith, so maybe that has something to do with it. Either way, if we’re looking for morality, our list is going to be pretty tiny.
I was there in 2012 in ATL when Cal beat him. Please God no Drew.
well given that Drew does sound like a likely candidate that UK fans may have to reconcile with, this post makes me feel better about him anyways
I think this is exactly why Mitch wants him - he is the safe affordable choice that in 5 years doesn't do anything ; you re-evaluate the coaching landscape. UK will not face a huge buyout and will not have buyers remorse if they bring him in. The fans will support him to the extent that they will get excited about any new coach until they determine he isn't it.
I mean at least it’s an upgrade over the current Cal situation. I just wish it was a more ambitious hire.
no coach can come to UK with built in excuses or free passes.
You left out the fact that for 5 years, Baylor was on the toughest probation ever and as close to the death penalty you can get. They were the worst program in the country. Your guy Cal did all his awesome stuff at UK, a powerhouse with unlimited resources. the vacated wins from Cal at UMass and Memphis mean something don't they?
Yea, we should never hire a coach who lost in the Elite 8 to the eventual national champ and one of the best college teams of the last 50 years. Smart call there.
