I personally wouldn't want him as my coach. Xavier was bad this year and had a magical tourney run. I'd call Greg Marshall and send his wife some expensive wine
He does have an awful lot of health issues, it's been documented quite a bit. I've read he's been in a lot of pain and tried to work through it
That'll age you for sure
He was fired. Since he was a good coach and a class act OSU is putting a pretty face on it for the public eye. That and for Matta to not have to have a slash to his public image along with his health issues.
I wouldn't think that would be necessary. She crosses me as a Boone's Farm fan. Whatever gets you there.
My friends cousins girlfriends uncle knows a realtor who said that Ellen Calipari was seen looking at houses in Columbus. 
He might kill one of them with a basketballShoot, the boys may want to hire Jorts...
Matta has a serious back issue. His body isn't the body of a 49 year old.
He's a great guy, orobbaly the nicest and most genuine coach in college basketball. Hope he does ok.
He's a great guy, orobbaly the nicest and most genuine coach in college basketball. Hope he does ok.
Matta has serious spinal and back health problems that've kept him in constant pain in recent years. I imagine that's the basis for this as much as anything, the dude's just not physically healthy enough right now.
And, fwiw, the obvious best choice is right down the road at Xavier. Chris Mack is a tremendous coach who seems a perfect fit for OSU.
And, fwiw, the obvious best choice is right down the road at Xavier. Chris Mack is a tremendous coach who seems a perfect fit for OSU.
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I don't think any AD at OSU will ever be fired for anything basketball related unless it's putting hoops before pigskin.
They're at a point they can hire an interim for a year and get a jump start on getting the top target next offseason before any other program fires their coach.
Surely he wasn't pushed out! That being a massive football school, he's done a pretty good job! OSU will never be a UK, KU, UNC, or Duke...etc.
Surely it was the coaches sudden choice & not OSU! Why would they get rid of him? That's like firing a UK football who makes a bowl game every year!
Anyone know if rick Barnes has officially took his name out of consideration yet? Asking for a friend
Not if you look at the actual numbers from the last 20 years. IU is a has been, anyone calling them elite or a power school is relying on hype from past glory.
That's actually really true, Matta was a beast on the recruiting trail before Cal came to UK and slowly dwindled away from there.
Not to mention that 2011 OSU team was the #1 overall seed and heavy favorite to win the title until they played us.
He's a very good coach. He took Xavier deep into the tournaments. I would say Sean Miller was obviously better but Archie has the better gig since Indiana is considered a blue blood that is in a dormant stage for the last 30 years .'thad can recruit there is. O denying that. From oden, kufos, Mullins, diebler, I really liked kraft, Buford, Russell, sullinger, and a lot more Guys like that. Problem is he sucks as a coach
Yeah but sullinger has a tat for life courtesy of Jorts. That was a good day.
Tradition? They had a strong tradition 30+ years ago. Since then their only tradition has been sucking. They'll need to win a lot of games for a lot of seasons to have a winning tradition again.
Stinks for Archie. That would have been a perfect fit for him, but the ship sailed two months too late.
Donovan at Ohio State.....no way. Where this stuff comes from is beyond comprehension. They will be lucky to get Mack. Ohio State is not a top program, not even close.
Matta is coming out of this in pretty good shape. He has the time to get himself healthy, if he can, while getting paid 3.2M per year for 3 more years.
Mack is a possibility but he's a Xavier alum so it may be hard for him to leave. As an IU fan the guy that would worry me who they could likely land is Pearl.
Florida is a better basketball job than Ohio State. Expect something similar or even less exciting than what Indiana did with Miller.
Are we positive he's 49? That means he was only a teenager when he was chasing smurfs around back in the early 80s
Fred Hoiberg escapes the dumpster that is the Chicago Bulls.
Chris Holtman, Butler.
But probably Mack at Xavier.
Chris Holtman, Butler.
But probably Mack at Xavier.
