The funniest name that gets thrown around is Brad Steven’s , lmao . Like he would leave a front office nba job to go back to coaching…..in college! He hasn’t coached in YEARS!
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Donovan has shot us down twice.
Pearl isn’t well liked in parts of the fan base from what I’ve seen
Hurley would be my choice but why on earth would he leave UConn? He’s doing there what we can’t hear.
What’s the pitch? “Come to UK to win titles?”
your logic works for the first year, maybe two, but by year 3 if the coach hasn't won the SEC regular season, tournament or at least an elite 8, the fans will be walking away on him too. They'll be demanding whoever the AD is to fire him an pay his $5m buyout
Whoever comes in will need to do something similar to Cal in his first year, but instead of bringing in a bunch of freshmen, he assembles a team from the transfer portal and gets a 28 win season under his belt.
Richard Cheeks the Professor.
Im 90% certain that Barnhart himself responded to one of my emails last year as well. Someone did because it struck a nerve and it’s the only response I’ve ever gotten from Barnhart’s email address.
Yeah that one is STUPID. And there are people who believe it in their heart of hearts too. Steven’s is happy up there.
Billy G did more than “just not work out “ though. Evidently the SOB lost his mind ! lol
$$ and even more recruiting prowess. He (Hurley) only making a little over 5 Mil a year at Uconn.
Yeah, Donovon is ridiculous, has shot us down repeatedly, and beyond that I don't get the attraction.
I hope you’re right. I really do. The main issue is that we have Barnfart making the new hire and that won’t go well I’m sure of it.
in the very near future someone is going to crack the code on the transfer portal & NIL
his pitch is going to be I'll take your guys, pay them more and make them better. And with portal guys , you're more likely to get 2 years out of them as opposed to rebuilding the team new each year with the one and dones.
and like Cal's one and done, it will have about a 6 year shelf life before others go all in and waters it down.
NIL and Transfer portal is the wild west now. Coaches who can't adapt (or don't want to) are quitting or will be fired.
But someone is going to figure it out.
his pitch is going to be I'll take your guys, pay them more and make them better. And with portal guys , you're more likely to get 2 years out of them as opposed to rebuilding the team new each year with the one and dones.
and like Cal's one and done, it will have about a 6 year shelf life before others go all in and waters it down.
NIL and Transfer portal is the wild west now. Coaches who can't adapt (or don't want to) are quitting or will be fired.
But someone is going to figure it out.
Would UK pay him 9 mil a year would be the next question.
Just seems like a hard sell to oust a successful coach who just won a title.
Cal kinda had the right idea. He just doesn’t know how to manage and coach them.
Well, I mean, he took over a program where players murdered each other and the program itself was left for dead. I'd say that eats into that timeline of getting to a national championship.
Cals issue is that most years he doesn't build a team, he collects players and tries to make a team out of them
Right now no. My pick for this description was Todd Golden at San Francisco but there's always someone in the Mid Major/Low Major ranks about to climb.
Barney should be fired as well first and then allow the new AD to go get Billy Donavan.
I love how some you have to resort to name calling. How easily we forget the first 11 years Cal was here. It was one of the best runs of any coach in history. This reminds me of Tom Landry or Denny Crum, those coaches had alot of good years in at there respected organizations. They were disrespectful kicked to the curb in their waning years.
Meanwhile Bill Self is still rolling along .And isn’t it “legal” to make “strong ass offers” now ?
This guy is a heck of a recruiter, just dominated the transfer portal at freaking Mcneese State. Also his reputations with players is top notch. This guy could turn us into the evil empire just like Calipari did at first.
The rumor was he impregnated a 20 year old coed...not sure as to the validity, but it certainly fit with his MO.
If you are serious, lmao ! Why not just get Coach K and bring in Jay Wright as his top assistant. Both are as likely to happen.
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I totally agree Mitch has screwed up on not just Cal but a few other sports and contracts too!
I want Cal gone, but you’d have to be pretty naive to believe anything in this thread
Something some of you aren't taking into account going forward is all the conference realignment stuff. It's mostly football driven and will also heavily affect basketball.
UK is the only relevant Blue Blood basketball school currently in a super safe spot conference wise going forward with no uncertainty. That TV deal money helps basketball as well.
What is Uconns realignment future? They have no football profile to speak of. No one will want them. Hurley will listen to us, and so will most anyone else in a precarious spot.
Now do I trust Mitch to broker all this and close on the best choice? Not really.
Many coaches in Big East, Big 12, etc would for sure listen.
UK is the only relevant Blue Blood basketball school currently in a super safe spot conference wise going forward with no uncertainty. That TV deal money helps basketball as well.
What is Uconns realignment future? They have no football profile to speak of. No one will want them. Hurley will listen to us, and so will most anyone else in a precarious spot.
Now do I trust Mitch to broker all this and close on the best choice? Not really.
Many coaches in Big East, Big 12, etc would for sure listen.
Did I say what exactly the met about? I didn’t…..
Donovan. lol no
Stevens lol hell naw
Oats, Barnhart wouldn’t call
Pearl, Barnhart sure as hell wouldn’t call
Scott Drew hasn’t earned the job
Stevens lol hell naw
Oats, Barnhart wouldn’t call
Pearl, Barnhart sure as hell wouldn’t call
Scott Drew hasn’t earned the job
More than likely they met and barnhart told him that he's doing a wonderful job. Dont listen to those hicks who always talk about winning.
The next coach will be hired my committee .
Cal will not quit. He might opt to take the special assistant position, but I doubt that too. If so who tf would work here and put up with his constant interference?
There is also no way to fire him in the current budget. Mitch spends almost everything he makes. Now if the Crafts etal. were to step up then maybe they could get rid of him and pay another coach. Not even sure Mitch would allow that as it puts him in their debt.
The next question is, do you trust Mitch to make the hire. Take a look at his past history. Billy Clyde and Joker. His asinine contracts. Idk man. His hand was forced to take Cal in the first place or he wouldn't have even made that move.
There is nothing Oats can’t do at Alabama that he’d need to be at UK to do. There isn’t something magical about UK that makes it easier to win in the tournament. He’d just be switching teams in a conference he’s already winning and would be going into a higher pressure environment with very little upside. Bama isn’t some small mid major.
