So who exactly do you want? There's no such thing as a sure thing replacement for Cal. Drew has won a title, it's as simple as that. There are very few coaches with a better resume than him. It's not like you're getting someone like Bill Self who has decades of experience at a blue blood with multiple titles. Any coach coming in to replace Cal will either be a gamble on a young coach at a smaller school or a more established coach that "only has a single title."
No matter the coach, the fans will have to be patient. It will most likely not be an overnight success like Cal's 2010-2015 run.
So who wouldn't be a ho-hum hire for you without saying the names Donovan, Stevens, Wright, or Hurley?
That's because scott drew has been at baylor FOREVER and has one final four. Id rather take one of the younger guys.
Oats just based on his potential and trajectory. Drew would be a safe hire but I think the ceiling with Oats would be higher. Just my opinion
I agree with you with one exception, Billy G was worse here than Tex A & M. That was just a horrible fit all the way around though
Do you really think one player murdering another player and a coach trying to cover it up would hurt recruiting???? (Sarcasm intended!)
Agreed. But this will be a massive decision when the time comes.
It’s not the ‘90s anymore. NIL has completely changed the landscape. There’s an argument to be made someone like Oats would get the same type of player here as he does at Bama. Recruits don’t care about program tradition or titles a program won in the ‘50s. They care about the coach they’re playing for and their NIL money. UK has a pretty bad NIL system right now.
Does the fact that Baylor was probably in the worst position of any power conference team when he got there factor into that at all? I don’t think people realize the hole he dug that program out of.
Dude had 7 scholarships and a murder trial to work with 😐. I get it if someone doesn't like his style of play or something but to downplay his accomplishments at Baylor is asinine.
Which is in itself a testament to what he has accomplished at that program.
Except for the pesky little fact that he's been circling the bowl since he won a title and got paid...
Lol it’s been two years since his title, one of which he was tied for first in the Big 12 and got a 1 seed. I wouldn’t call that circling the bowl.
Circling the bowl? Dude went 27 and 7 the year after. Had ten losses last year and is a top 10 team (just lost to the number 2 team in OT) this year. Idk if Drew would be right for UK, but to downplay him is ridiculous.
Context matters. Baylor was far worse for him than UK was for Pitino and they have the same amount of titles to show for it.Pass
Good grief...you could wipe his first 5 years and this year would still be his 10th double digit loss season.
Need more evidence that he was as good at Gonzaga as everyone claims. Lost to Princeton last year in the opening round of the tournament. Princeton was skilled — watched them against Creighton in Louisville — but Arizona had a size/athleticism advantage at every position and seemed to panic at the end of the game. A script that has played out with our current coach multiple times over the past decade.
UNLESS, the new guys has ties to WWW and WWW renews his interest in “influencing “ kids on their college choices.
