College hoops coaching firing/hiring thread

slappy4428 · Mar 27, 2007

Actually, I was only half kidding about Stan Heath at Michigan.
Am sure that Michigan will plan, form committees and hire the best coach 800K can buy in the Big Ten

Armchair_QB · Mar 27, 2007

D-3 Fan said:

There is some smoke, but it's courtesy of cigarettes. If Iowa calls Pearl, he will listen. He loves Iowa and enjoyed being on Tom Davis' staff. But it's going to take Iowa to pony up some hard cash (a base of $1.5 million or more) to get him to consider. Alford got nearly $965k for a base plus incentives.

From my standpoint, Pearl is the sexy pick right now over Altman, 3-to-1 out here. A few days ago, it was Altman or bust. Personally, Pearl would be nuts to leave Knoxville to come back up here, but if Iowa does calls, he can use it as leverage to get more $$$ out of UT, who would give it to him. He's got what he needs at UT: a new practice facility, riding Summitt and Fulmer's coattails, fans piling into Thompson-Boling again. Altman, to me, isn't likely to leave Omaha. After the debacle he went through at K-State, he's comfortable in Omaha. He has everything he needs at Creighton including a great administration and loyal support.

This is new Iowa AD Gary Barta's first major move and fans have too many unrealistic expectations on him to get Pearl or Altman in here by week's end. So far from what I have noticed, Barta is going to do this right and in a timely fashion to find the person who best fits the program and the school, unlike Jamie Pollard at ISU, who whacked Wayne Morgan and landed Greg McDermott in two days.

Iowa fans want someone who will not only coach the team, but also embrace the state as his own. Alford's crime was fawning over Indiana.
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Be careful what you wish for Iowa fans.

When the CBS announcers were talking about Pearl's ties to Tom Davis early in the second half of the OSU-Tennessee game all I could think about was the massive, massive gack job Iowa pulled in the 1987 West regional final against UNLV in Davis' first year at the school.

I believe that UNLV comeback was the largest deficit ever overcome in an Elite Eight or Sweet 16 game until Tennessee choked against OSU last week. Tom Davis disciple indeed.

That team may have been the most talented team Iowa has had in the last 25 years but all of those guys - Roy Marble, Kevin Gamble, B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton, Al Lorenzen, Brad Lohaus - were recruited by George Raveling, not Davis.

Twoback · Mar 27, 2007

Armchair_QB said:

D-3 Fan said:

There is some smoke, but it's courtesy of cigarettes. If Iowa calls Pearl, he will listen. He loves Iowa and enjoyed being on Tom Davis' staff. But it's going to take Iowa to pony up some hard cash (a base of $1.5 million or more) to get him to consider. Alford got nearly $965k for a base plus incentives.

From my standpoint, Pearl is the sexy pick right now over Altman, 3-to-1 out here. A few days ago, it was Altman or bust. Personally, Pearl would be nuts to leave Knoxville to come back up here, but if Iowa does calls, he can use it as leverage to get more $$$ out of UT, who would give it to him. He's got what he needs at UT: a new practice facility, riding Summitt and Fulmer's coattails, fans piling into Thompson-Boling again. Altman, to me, isn't likely to leave Omaha. After the debacle he went through at K-State, he's comfortable in Omaha. He has everything he needs at Creighton including a great administration and loyal support.

This is new Iowa AD Gary Barta's first major move and fans have too many unrealistic expectations on him to get Pearl or Altman in here by week's end. So far from what I have noticed, Barta is going to do this right and in a timely fashion to find the person who best fits the program and the school, unlike Jamie Pollard at ISU, who whacked Wayne Morgan and landed Greg McDermott in two days.

Iowa fans want someone who will not only coach the team, but also embrace the state as his own. Alford's crime was fawning over Indiana.
Click to expand...

Be careful what you wish for Iowa fans.

When the CBS announcers were talking about Pearl's ties to Tom Davis early in the second half of the OSU-Tennessee game all I could think about was the massive, massive gack job Iowa pulled in the 1987 West regional final against UNLV in Davis' first year at the school.

I believe that UNLV comeback was the largest deficit ever overcome in an Elite Eight or Sweet 16 game until Tennessee choked against OSU last week. Tom Davis disciple indeed.

That team may have been the most talented team Iowa has had in the last 25 years but all of those guys - Roy Marble, Kevin Gamble, B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton, Al Lorenzen, Brad Lohaus - were recruited by George Raveling, not Davis.
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Yeah, and if they were coached by George, they'd have lost in the second round.

D-3 Fan · Mar 27, 2007

Armchair_QB said:

D-3 Fan said:

There is some smoke, but it's courtesy of cigarettes. If Iowa calls Pearl, he will listen. He loves Iowa and enjoyed being on Tom Davis' staff. But it's going to take Iowa to pony up some hard cash (a base of $1.5 million or more) to get him to consider. Alford got nearly $965k for a base plus incentives.

From my standpoint, Pearl is the sexy pick right now over Altman, 3-to-1 out here. A few days ago, it was Altman or bust. Personally, Pearl would be nuts to leave Knoxville to come back up here, but if Iowa does calls, he can use it as leverage to get more $$$ out of UT, who would give it to him. He's got what he needs at UT: a new practice facility, riding Summitt and Fulmer's coattails, fans piling into Thompson-Boling again. Altman, to me, isn't likely to leave Omaha. After the debacle he went through at K-State, he's comfortable in Omaha. He has everything he needs at Creighton including a great administration and loyal support.

This is new Iowa AD Gary Barta's first major move and fans have too many unrealistic expectations on him to get Pearl or Altman in here by week's end. So far from what I have noticed, Barta is going to do this right and in a timely fashion to find the person who best fits the program and the school, unlike Jamie Pollard at ISU, who whacked Wayne Morgan and landed Greg McDermott in two days.

Iowa fans want someone who will not only coach the team, but also embrace the state as his own. Alford's crime was fawning over Indiana.
Click to expand...

Be careful what you wish for Iowa fans.

When the CBS announcers were talking about Pearl's ties to Tom Davis early in the second half of the OSU-Tennessee game all I could think about was the massive, massive gack job Iowa pulled in the 1987 West regional final against UNLV in Davis' first year at the school.

I believe that UNLV comeback was the largest deficit ever overcome in an Elite Eight or Sweet 16 game until Tennessee choked against OSU last week. Tom Davis disciple indeed.

That team may have been the most talented team Iowa has had in the last 25 years but all of those guys - Roy Marble, Kevin Gamble, B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton, Al Lorenzen, Brad Lohaus - were recruited by George Raveling, not Davis.
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Armchair, I hope Iowa fans have learned their lesson about being careful what they are wishing for. In fact, I came across this good read last night. It's pretty long, but if Iowa fans don't learn from past history, we'll fuck ourselves all over again.

http://iowa.scout.com/2/629869.html

fmrsped · Mar 27, 2007

MESSAGE BOARDS!

D-3 Fan · Mar 27, 2007

Actually, it was written by a sports reporter from WHO radio, who runs the board.

Oz · Mar 27, 2007

Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

Like Roy Williams?
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Which most everyone understood because of his strong North Carolina ties as a student and assistant coach in his native state. Donovan doesn't have near the ties to Kentucky, right? Just an assistant coach under Pitino?

Armchair_QB · Mar 27, 2007

D-3 Fan said:

Actually, it was written by a sports reporter from WHO radio, who runs the board.
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And he was referencing a story written by Larry Donald back in 1999.

D-3 Fan · Mar 27, 2007

Armchair_QB said:

D-3 Fan said:

Actually, it was written by a sports reporter from WHO radio, who runs the board.
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And he was referencing a story written by Larry Donald back in 1999.
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And Donald was right.

The Register is reporting that Iowa did receive permission to talk to Pearl and he turned them down (reportedly).
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/SPORTS020504/70327015/1003/SPORTS&lead=1

JBHawkEye · Mar 27, 2007

AP is reporting the same thing about Pearl and Iowa.

Hammer Pants · Mar 27, 2007

Unless he gets in trouble himself or recruits several players who do, Pearl is going to build something special down there. He'll get whatever he wants there. People who think the men's program is second to the Lady Vols locally or state-wide are absolutely ignorant. He'll have the practice facility and arena upgrades next season, and he's recruiting well and developing talent even better (two words — Ryan Childress). When he adds enough post depth to put teams away, they'll be really good.

Football_Bat · Mar 27, 2007

No news from Fayetteville means good news in College Station.

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