sam neill said it best

[BrianGregory]

reality is much, much worse...

and here we are.

the names the media (boosters) keep farting out are absolutely terrifying. i keep thinking back to the pre-rice hire sheet of odds. ernie kent was way up, thank god he is taken, not that he wouldnt jump ship to take this job. the list is almost exact to the guys from 5 years ago. that list nearly took my hair. fortunately for me, i still have hair left to lose.

here are some guys that will be looking for work post season.

1. Brian Gregory-Georgia Tech (not related, to make it weirder, i work with a dude named dave rose) this dude built the program archie miller took over. he had relatively good success at dayton, and i think jumping into the job at georgia tech really hurt him. i actually think this guy could run the table , especially at UNLV.

2. John Groce-Illinois-this is a dude that got thrown to the wolves. if we thought we were down, we forgot illinois existed. he took over an illinois team that ousted us in the tournament, fired their coach, and sent him off to kansas state. the expectations were a little too high. meanwhile, kansas state has been doing fairly well. skeptical of this guy cause his high point was creating a giant killer for one tournament, at the university of ohio.

3. Tom Crean- what to say? indiana seems to be on track. but reality will likely hit them soon. even if it doesnt, this dude might be toast.

feel free to add on. i am pretty much all in with the guy from stephen f austin right now. the boosters wont allow it. also, my wild card, ron hunter. that is a man that motivates his players to the point of hospitalizing himself. ron hunter could do some work in vegas.

it is going to be a weird year. god save the runnin rebels. for all we know, we already have our next coach. sith lord findlays' apprentice, darth todd. haha. darth todd. oh look out for that guy.......

 

[UNLVAlumni]

The more I read about Brad Underwood from SFA I think he would be a great fit. But I think your right about the "couple" vocal boosters who will push their guy into the job which will be a shame.

I know that Kelvin Sampson had NCAA trouble but boy oh boy he would be a fantastic get in my opinion. He had Indiana in the top 10 before stepping down.

And although I don't believe they will go for a first time head coach again, if they did I like Krugers assistant Henson. He was tough as hell as a college and pro player. If it's true that teams take on the identity of its coach then he would be great.

 

[Doubleyew]

No Tom Crean. He gets to programs, and typically has middle-of-the-road results. He kept Marquette and Indiana relevant but he also has a ceiling and personality is annoying as all hell on the sidelines.

Groce is kind of untested on the big stage. He did OK at Ohio, but jumped ship for Illinois where he's had talented teams but didnt really do much with them. He's gotten worse each year he's been at Illinois.

Gregory - Hasn't had a single winning season at GT yet... Finishing near the bottom every year...

For me, whatever my opinion is, I don't want a new guy to coaching, or a guy that's hot for one season and looking to jump ship. I want a tested, proven coach that's been there and is at least somewhat successful but may be out of coaching for awhile or at a program that doesn't have much resources. Examples: Tubby Smith, Steve Lavin, Ben Howland. Those types of guys.

 

[chitownrebel]

No way we would want to hire the Illinois coach. They almost lost to Chicago State. If you are going to go after a Big 10 coach try to get Chris Collins from Northwestern. We need a coach who understands how to play defense and run half court sets....