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This tells me that Hurley turned Mitch down and Drew is the hire. They don’t leak this stuff out to Rothstein unless it’s a done deal already.
JMHO
Yes, my ex wife did it all the time.
Well, one big booster who's last name rhymes with Flaft is currently flying Drew to LEX on his private jet, literally as we speak. It's in flight and should be landing within the next 30 minutes. Hoard of media people at LEX now.
Step 1. Made up rumor put out by Matt Jones.
Step 2. “If true” statement followed by fake outrage
Step 2. “If true” statement followed by fake outrage
I think Baylor was getting ready to offer him a extension of offer him more money
I hope he says no then. Lots of reasons to say no, and Drew doesn't seem like the selfish type.
It’s almost like Capilouto is asleep at the wheel. Oh, to have Lee Todd back at a time like this.
Who did you want that was realistic? Hurley and donavon were both unrealistic choices.
if two offers were sent and whoever accepted first is it, that is the most BS thing ... We need to get a yes or no from Hurley first, a couple days isn't going to kill us. And i'm on the team if hurley says No we wait 2 weeks for BIlly D to say no and I don't think he would. I'm fine with having a rough first year because we were behind on transfer portal if it means having Billy Donovan.
I mean a week ago we thought we were having Cal for 3 more years because Mitch wouldn't fire him, that's 3 more years of mediocre teams.
I mean a week ago we thought we were having Cal for 3 more years because Mitch wouldn't fire him, that's 3 more years of mediocre teams.
Then we are going to be in bad shape if he says no when all of our other top guys don’t want it or we can’t do it cause if the buyout.
Do we really want someone like Shaka Smart or Sean Miller or the Iowa State coach ?
They’ll counter offer anyway. He’s getting a big raise however it shakes out.
We were going to suck next year anyway (by our standards), so I don't really care if we write off next year. I'm thinking about the best long term hire for us, and that's Donovan IMO.
I'm fine with Drew ONLY after Hurley explicitly says no. This absurd whoever says yes first gets it is just now how these things work. I fully believe anyone that's reporting this to be the case is just full of shit.
These are INTERVIEWS. Then UK will make the offer. If Drew is the only one that interviews, and he wants the job and can convince his family to relocate (uprooting his son in high school and leaving behind two daughters at Baylor, while dragging his non-public wife with him), then it's his.
If Hurley also interviews and wants the job, UK will take Hurley, assuming the interview goes well and Hurley doesn't come across as some asshat arrogant punk from NJ or plant seeds about wanting to go NBA someday soon.
These are INTERVIEWS. Then UK will make the offer. If Drew is the only one that interviews, and he wants the job and can convince his family to relocate (uprooting his son in high school and leaving behind two daughters at Baylor, while dragging his non-public wife with him), then it's his.
If Hurley also interviews and wants the job, UK will take Hurley, assuming the interview goes well and Hurley doesn't come across as some asshat arrogant punk from NJ or plant seeds about wanting to go NBA someday soon.
I don't get all of the clamoring for Billy Donovan. He has been out of the college game too long. It has changed too much. Probably lost touch with all of the recruiting contacts he had.
Drew is from a coaching family. It is in his blood, much like Hurley. He beat ccc 2 out 0f 3 times during ccc's better days. He is a good x & o guy and isn't afraid to make adjustments. Personally, I would have preferred Pearl due to his style of play. He also seems like a pretty good coach and recruits well.
Drew is from a coaching family. It is in his blood, much like Hurley. He beat ccc 2 out 0f 3 times during ccc's better days. He is a good x & o guy and isn't afraid to make adjustments. Personally, I would have preferred Pearl due to his style of play. He also seems like a pretty good coach and recruits well.
No one I know or personally talk to wants this guy, I just don't get the fake hype from ksr. This is not an exciting hire.
Well don't know who you are talking to to but I know there are alot of people pumped about this. There are recruits excited about it, the admin is excited about it. Sit back and watch!
Spot on. Jones will always have an agenda that doesn't necessarily align with the fans.
I was coming around on him but that sounds like it could be a disaster lol
Posted same last night after reading through the Baylor message boards.
People need to understand this a very conservative Christian family who’s program is Christ centered and led by “Joy, Jesus, Others, and Yourself”
As a believer myself, I have no issue with any of this. I just don’t think it’s going to fly here with 10 loss seasons to go along with.
Of course you take the first guy that accepts, but doesn't mean you make more than one offer at a time.
BD would be a double home run. He could make whatever he wanted. Plus a horse for his wife to ride plus anything else he wanted. UK should make him an offer he couldn't refuse.
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This is actually a good question. They will only post the job opening after they have decided on a hire. It has to be posted legally. But will only be posted after a choice is actually made and agreed upon.
Just checked, no listing for HC opening but surprisingly there are THREE openings for men's assistant basketball coaches.
I can’t believe he didn’t call Nate Oats. Like WTF.
I agree with this. I think it’s kind of offensive to tell two coaches “first to accept, gets the prize.” Cannot believe Mitch would do that. You court the coach. You learn everything you can about him and then appeal to him. Where did Matt get this “news?”
I kinda doubt it because he has 2 kids in HS. Uprooting them could be very difficult.
I will be honest, in my work, I have often advised people who do the kind of work I do to NOT move with kids in HS. It doesn't go well much of the time.
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