mes102 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Lucas Murray? Also at Xavier. He's been mentioned for a lot of jobs himself. Plus, you'd see Bill Murray at every game now too. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, UAZippers said: I have heard a lot of great things about him. If UA wants to get a truly fresh start with someone who doesn't have connections to the school, I think he would be a perfect hire. Good call. He's a top notch recruiter. Quote
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 20 minutes ago, mes102 said: With having a former Marquette athletic director, maybe we have a chance at a certain former Marquette head coach? Maybe use that LeBron-Dwayne Wade connection to get Dwayne Wade to convince that coach to come to Akron since he is now unemployed(but getting paid big with his buyout) I'd love this idea. I see the connections to Crean. I'll just assume that he has much bigger aspirations than a MAC school at this point. Quote
mes102 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, skip-zip said: I'd love this idea. I see the connections to Crean. I'll just assume that he has much bigger aspirations than a MAC school at this point. Former Marquette Athletic Director is now the Akron athletic director Tom Crean is a former Marquette head coach(even though Williams wasn't there when Crean was, but still a connection that can be correlated to Akron) Tom Crean coached Dwayne Wade at Marquette We all know Dwayne Wade's relationship with LeBron and how LeBron feels about the city of Akron(which includes the university) And Tom Crean just got a huge buyout from the Indiana job, so he can afford a paycut... So it's not like a 0% chance of happening. More like a 0.1% chance.... Edited March 28, 2017 by mes102 Quote
LZIp Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Posted March 28, 2017 If Crean couldn't win at Indiana I'm not sure he could at Akron. Quote
zippy5 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Okay guys one or two Crean references were funny but we're not getting Tom effing Crean. Moving on Quote
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, LZIp said: If Crean couldn't win at Indiana I'm not sure he could at Akron. He started out rough, getting them back on track. But since then, he's had two 27 win seasons, and a 29 win season. We'd be EXTREMELY fortunate to get a shot at someone of his caliber. Edited March 28, 2017 by skip-zip Quote
mes102 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Okay guys one or two Crean references were funny but we're not getting Tom effing Crean. Moving on Yeah, I'll take partial blame for that with my 2nd Crean post. Steele would be a nice fresh start for this program. Boals would be the next obvious choice. As dull as it seems, don't be surprised if they just promote McFadden or Thomas... Quote
dirtyolcrowe Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Concentrate on Boals!!! or Shaka Smart!!! Quote
ZippyRulz Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, mes102 said: Yeah, I'll take partial blame for that with my 2nd Crean post. Steele would be a nice fresh start for this program. Boals would be the next obvious choice. As dull as it seems, don't be surprised if they just promote McFadden or Thomas... We will immediately launch a national search for our new basketball coach.... Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said: Concentrate on Boals!!! or Shaka Smart!!! Shaka has a job at Texas and is getting consideration from Georgetown. Good luck with that. Quote
dirtyolcrowe Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, UAZippers said: Shaka has a job at Texas and is getting consideration from Georgetown. Good luck with that. well....it was a joke but now!!! shaka or bust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Quote
mes102 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: We will immediately launch a national search for our new basketball coach.... Good. Didn't get the chance to read the press release yet. I hope by mid-April, we have a head coach. If not, transferring out and recruiting for upcoming season will start taking it's toll...I know a lot of talk about transferring in the other topic, but a lot of that is reactionary. Once the dust settles, I think many of them will be back. Unless this search goes on too long.... Edited March 28, 2017 by mes102 Quote
roopride Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Are signed recruits able to bail with KD leaving? Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, roopride said: Are signed recruits able to bail with KD leaving? If not released from LOI, they would have to sit out a year. Quote
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, UAZippers said: If not released from LOI, they would have to sit out a year. Aren't they automatically released if there is a coaching change before they arrive? Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, skip-zip said: Aren't they automatically released if there is a coaching change before they arrive? I don't believe so, but I am not at all an expert in this area. Usually schools are understanding enough to let them go. Eric Parrish is a strange case though. Didn't he work with the team during the second half of the year? Quote
Blackburn Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Bring Geno Ford, John Groce, Jeff Boals, Rick McFadden and add Joyce III and Dials as assistants! End of story! Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, skip-zip said: Aren't they automatically released if there is a coaching change before they arrive? This is obviously an old article, but it says that the contract specifically spells out that recruits commit to the school, not the coach. It is actually about how Jay Bilas disagrees with the practice. http://assets.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/bilas_jay/1541904.html Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Boals is the man. We haven't been the same since he left. 1 Quote
LZIp Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Posted March 28, 2017 Important to note, and what makes Boals more enticing to me, is that he most likely has some guys he can bring with him to fill holes that have been created tonight...Not sure that is a realistic scenario with most other options. Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Wisconsin beat writer thinks Paris makes sense. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 My list, in order... 1. Boals 2. Lamont Paris 3. McNeese 4. That Asst. from Xavier 1 Quote
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