Get it on your calendar...

[swamprat]

What follows is mix of what Coach Gregory said in the interview and during our brief visit afterword.

He wants to build and maintain a solid foundation of upperclassmen made up of character players. He then will bring in freshmen that can impact the program immediately, but may need the guidance of older players. He admits it is going to take a while. We have to sell recruits our vision, because we have no success to build on. He said, we want to get old and stay old. He want guys with a chip on their shoulder, ready to take a program like this and make it something better, give them owner ship of what they are building, something of their own.

I said, "What you want sounds more like Tom Izzo and less like John Calipari." He said, "I've learned so much about basketball and life from Tom Izzo. I think I can bring that culture to this university. I want to bring that culture here."

He said, "There is absolutely nothing wrong with how John Calipari runs his program. It works for him." Then he asked, "But what helps make his best teams come together?" I said, "Josh Harrellson, Darius Miller, and this season Dominique Hawkins."

He said, "Exactly and that is the type of the foundation we want to build here. Guys committed to USF and committed to making USF better. When we achieve that, we can build something special here." 

I want to watch the process. The building is the fun part for me. 

 

Edited April 11, 2017 by swamprat

[CousinRicky]

14 hours ago, swamprat said:

Good interview with Strong and Gregory by Jim Louk. I like Gregory's vision. If he can do what he has planned, USF will be in good shape for a while. I'm interested in watching them rebuild, now. He got at least one renewal this evening. 

 

 

I may still give it a year or two.  There are too many memories of this past year of me leaving the Dome in a very sour mood. 

[jchem1995]

On 4/9/2017 at 2:10 PM, Brad said:

Just a reminder to all....

Is this a weekly thing? Thx.

[CousinRicky]

1 hour ago, jchem1995 said:

Is this a weekly thing? Thx.

The radio show?  Don't think so.  They were pushing it with emails, etc and haven't heard anything about next week.

[jchem1995]

14 minutes ago, Bourbon Bull said:

The radio show?  Don't think so.  They were pushing it with emails, etc and haven't heard anything about next week.

Thanks. 

[Skingraft]

What's a radio?

[Azmodi]

37 minutes ago, Skingraft said:

What's a radio?

It's one of them thar new fangled teley boxes without a picture.

[Ionbull]

This was a spring event to push the new coaches, but I'm sure the football and basketball radio shows will continue during their respective seasons.