goingbackbull Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 59 Content Count: 541 Reputation: 188 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/30/2009 Share Posted March 29, 2023 50 minutes ago, Cubanbull said: Ugh. Glad I’m in vacation in Spain I'm going to Italy in early June. Can one of you guys text if we find out who the new coach is while I'm there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBulls84 Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 43 Content Count: 3,899 Reputation: 871 Days Won: 8 Joined: 12/10/2006 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, jchem1995 said: I’m thinking it’s May. I don't see any way it would be. He's going to be in line for much larger jobs than moving laterally within his conference for maybe a little more money and a better arena. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulloni Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 67 Content Count: 2,409 Reputation: 1,395 Days Won: 22 Joined: 02/01/2015 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Grant McCasland could feel like a hire that isn't a total whiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulloni Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 67 Content Count: 2,409 Reputation: 1,395 Days Won: 22 Joined: 02/01/2015 Share Posted March 29, 2023 At the age of 30 took over an FIU team that hadn't had a winning record in 12 years, went 18-14 in his only year there. Coached in the Big 10 at Minnesota from the ages of 31-38. Had an overall record of 141–123, made the postseason 3 times, but only had a winning record in conference once. Took over a 6-16 team, went 13-19 in year 1, and then 22-12 year 2 and made the NIT at New Mexico. Thoughts? Struggling so much in conference play at Minnesota causes concern, but it could be that a 31 year old kid was just in over his head at the BIG 10. He seems to have bounced back nicely though and has some consistency turning around a mid major pretty instantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarnozdabull Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 95 Content Count: 2,433 Reputation: 883 Days Won: 3 Joined: 06/16/2009 Share Posted March 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, bulloni said: At the age of 30 took over an FIU team that hadn't had a winning record in 12 years, went 18-14 in his only year there. Coached in the Big 10 at Minnesota from the ages of 31-38. Had an overall record of 141–123, made the postseason 3 times, but only had a winning record in conference once. Took over a 6-16 team, went 13-19 in year 1, and then 22-12 year 2 and made the NIT at New Mexico. Thoughts? Struggling so much in conference play at Minnesota causes concern, but it could be that a 31 year old kid was just in over his head at the BIG 10. He seems to have bounced back nicely though and has some consistency turning around a mid major pretty instantly HE WAS A FINALIST?! AS IN, WE WERE TAKING OUR TIME CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO HIRE HIM?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsportsfan83 Posted March 29, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 1,750 Content Count: 17,508 Reputation: 1,262 Days Won: 13 Joined: 08/16/2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, zarnozdabull said: HE WAS A FINALIST?! AS IN, WE WERE TAKING OUR TIME CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO HIRE HIM?! Pinching pennies at USF, our credit card bills are too high after paying guys to no longer coach here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belgianbull Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,045 Reputation: 1,032 Days Won: 10 Joined: 12/02/2022 Share Posted March 29, 2023 19 minutes ago, bulloni said: At the age of 30 took over an FIU team that hadn't had a winning record in 12 years, went 18-14 in his only year there. Coached in the Big 10 at Minnesota from the ages of 31-38. Had an overall record of 141–123, made the postseason 3 times, but only had a winning record in conference once. Took over a 6-16 team, went 13-19 in year 1, and then 22-12 year 2 and made the NIT at New Mexico. Thoughts? Struggling so much in conference play at Minnesota causes concern, but it could be that a 31 year old kid was just in over his head at the BIG 10. He seems to have bounced back nicely though and has some consistency turning around a mid major pretty instantly Better option then Capko but Richard Pitino doesn't inspire confidence. At Minnesota had a 54-96 conference record. At New Mexico had a 13-22 conference record . In 10 years of coaching at Minnesota and New Mexico only once over .500 in conference. Would be a below average hire. What about Richey from Furman? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpa_bull1990 Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 35 Content Count: 336 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/2013 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Pitino would be a good hire! Not sure why he would leave New Mexico so quickly, as he seems to have had success there and is similar school. Why do so many out of town journalists (i.e. - Mark Ziegler, etc.) seem to have scoops on our Coaching search and yet our local ones have nothing? The coverage of USF is brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltLiquorBull Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 96 Content Count: 4,078 Reputation: 1,389 Days Won: 14 Joined: 01/09/2006 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Maybe it’s just that these guys don’t want to come here. Maybe something about our history of losing/mediocrity? Would you want to manage a restaurant in a location or with ownership that fails consistently? I get the feeling we are the fallback choice for these guys. We are the party that they say “maybe” to while they wait to see if there’s something better to do that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulloni Posted March 29, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 67 Content Count: 2,409 Reputation: 1,395 Days Won: 22 Joined: 02/01/2015 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, belgianbull said: Better option then Capko but Richard Pitino doesn't inspire confidence. At Minnesota had a 54-96 conference record. At New Mexico had a 13-22 conference record . In 10 years of coaching at Minnesota and New Mexico only once over .500 in conference. Would be a below average hire. What about Richey from Furman? Richey has been successful and I could be sold on him. But only being an assistant at Charleston Southern, then Furman, then taking over a Furman team that won 20+ games and keeping them successful makes me nervous. Feel like Jeff Scott's issue was he had only ever really been at one place and never had to take part in a rebuild before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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