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I think if you went back 13 years and remembered how we viewed JG @ OU .. you might find a similar perspective.

Not sure that's true.

If Ford is hired, do any of the assistant coaches stay?

Ford might be the guy, but I'd still run a national search. He lacks necessary head coaching acumen. Ford should be the guy if he keeps our big 2 though!

I live in Erie and follow Gannon somewhat. Fee definitely turned the program around, but Bazzoli took them to another level and a national championship appearance. He's a very smart dude and will be a D1 coach someday. Just not sure if that time is now.

Muse was the President when Crawford was hired? I recall from a Terry Pluto article in the ABJ that a big part of Crawford being hired was - He sent the UA AD a Christmas card every year after he left Akron (Crawford assisted Huggins for 3 years, then left in '86 to be an assistant at Tennessee). True story.

the biggest for the successful, but apparently not the most successful, program at U of A. bad hire away from being Miami pre-Steele

Assistant @ tOSU. Not the top assistant I don't think.

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He already failed his first big test

This will be Goodrich's first big test.

Me too. I get mixed between hate, loathe and detest.

Huggins told the AD not to hire Crawford. Peggy Elliot overrides the AD because she thought it was important for UA to have it's first diversity hire.

Does anyone know where Brian Walsh is nowadays? Last I remember, he was an assistant at Indiana.

Hurley gives me many mixed feelings. I think you hate him on the other sideline and love him as your coach

I'd prefer for the program I love not to be coached by an angry 7 year old.

You are indicating that you are confused by my initial response. Men's soccer, swimming and diving, T&F, and rifle all have performance records that exceed men's basketball in terms of success within their sports. Now, if you want to say that men's basketball has the most value because of the combination of its visibility and success, that's debatable but also reasonable.

Men's basketball is very successful, and I enjoy its entertainment value and the community here that it contributes to. However, objectively, men's basketball is definitely not the most successful athletics program at UA.

When was the last time we couldn't call the AD the "new AD"

Men's basketball is the most successful program at Akron. The new A.D. will be making a decision that will follow his career. A bad hire away from being pretty much every other MAC school.

The St V crowd is gone. Let's make a move on the Hoban contingent.

It's been awhile since we discussed KD winning 20 games. Feels nice

Dambrot inherited a 10-22 program who for 1-2 years didn't even have a home arena because it was under renovation. He had 1 disastrous year immediately following covid. Other than that year he was consistently hitting his 20 wins and going 10-8 in conference. Dru inherited a team coming off its first NCAA win in decades. Optimism for the program was never higher. Edit: Also, it's worth noting the A10 is weaker now compared to 5-10 years ago as can be evidenced by fewer at-large bids. Edit 2: I am not completely against Dru as the next coach. He would just be down my list if other options failed.

Notably though, he won his only NCAAT game there too. That's where we all want to be but with the conference track record of Groce.

You're saying he's Gannon's "Stan Heath"?