Potential Candidates
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Horn? Get him off any and all lists! That's not even funny.
Gonna watch that thread. Just now mentioned Kermit. See if anyone mentions our open job.
The more I read about Grant, the more I like him. He is young, he knows how to win at extremely small D1 schools (Winthrop) and at larger Mids from time with Gregg Marshall, he as experience in P5 schools, and he seems to have turned around CoC in a 4 year time frame.
I like Grant the best, but this guy can wait for a bigger job. Would he take $700K-1M from MT when he can wait for more money from a P5 school?
If McPhee and Massaro come strong with whatever the counter to Kermit was, Grant would have to consider if in fact he is only making 300 or so K at cofc. I just don't want massaro getting public turndowns from any candidates to use as leverage at current jobs...
If we can get close to 1 Million, I think we can attract some really good coaches.
I said it in the other thread. Mark Fox was UGA's version of Rick Stockstill. You could replace Mark Fox with CRS in their message boards and call in shows, and you couldn't tell a difference b/t what is said about CRS on our boards. Rick Stansbury was 10x more successful at Mississippi State than Mark Fox was at UGA - we would have a worse coach than WKU has if we make this hire. Fox had a losing SEC record, Andy Kennedy who got fired at Ole Miss had winning SEC record and had more post season appearances & now Kermit has his job.
Maybe living in Georgia and hearing UGA fans want him fired for years just left a bad taste in my mouth. But Mark Fox would be a blah hire.
When he was hired at uga from nevada, my reaction was WTF. My preference would be a guy with more of a connection to the south.
I love the way Grant's team played again Auburn. I sure hope Massaro has gotten in touch with him.
Steve Forbes.....76-29 in 3 years at ETSU.....3 straight SoCon Championship games in 3 years.....1 NCAA Tournament appearance.....lost 4 starters, 70% of his offense from a year ago, and led his team to 25 wins this past season.....outstanding recruiter & coach.....seems like a very good fit for MTSU.....
Head coaching record
NJCAA
Barton County Community College (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1995–1998)
1995–98 Barton County Community College 68–28 0–0
Northwest Florida State College (Panhandle Conference) (2011–2013)
2011–12 Northwest Florida State 32–2 11–1 1st NJCAA DI National Runner-Up
2012–13 Northwest Florida State 30–4 11–1 1st NJCAA DI National Runner-Up
NCAA DI
East Tennessee State (Southern Conference) (2015–present)
2015–16 East Tennessee State 24–12 14–4 2nd Vegas 16 Semifinals
2016–17 East Tennessee State 27–8 14–4 T–1st NCAA First Round
2017–18 East Tennessee State 25–9 14–4 2nd
The man has signed 2 contract extensions with ETSU since November, including one less than a month ago when his name started showing up as candidates at other jobs.
I like Forbes, but you don't sign a contact extension in February to leave in March.
I like Forbes, but you don't sign a contact extension in February to leave in March.
The more I research and read about Forbes, I'm starting to think he is the best candidate out there that we can potentially get.
I've moved him to #1 on my wish list. My wish-list goes like this.
1. Steve Forbes
2. Rick Pitino
3. Win Case
4. Tubby Smith
5. Joe Dooley
Honorable mention, under-the-radar, never-gonna-happen hire, Bob Hoffman (Mercer)
I've moved him to #1 on my wish list. My wish-list goes like this.
1. Steve Forbes
2. Rick Pitino
3. Win Case
4. Tubby Smith
5. Joe Dooley
Honorable mention, under-the-radar, never-gonna-happen hire, Bob Hoffman (Mercer)
He's never been found guilty of anything. I am a firm believer in due process. Show me some hard evidence against Pitino, otherwise; I'll take him all day.
And what would make Pitino such a great hire, is that he would have a lot to prove.
Hall of fame coach out to prove something......
Are you kidding?
I wouldn't support a Pitino hire either. While it would being us great media attention, it wouldn't be the kind we want. Especially replacing someone who ran a super clean non tolerating program for 16 years.
I think he is going to have to sit out a year anyway. Schools will want to see give it all more time for that mess to play out.
I think he is going to have to sit out a year anyway. Schools will want to see give it all more time for that mess to play out.
Would love to see Pitino hired here. Hell the man we all love and adore (Kermit) got slapped pretty darn hard for being a little dirty back in the day. Pitino can coach and recruit. He would also be a big influence of the casual fan.
Exactly. Kermit had his history too when we brought him here.
Imagine the recruits Pitino would bring in. You know he can bring in good assistants too because he's got some of the best connections in the business. The man is a living legend. If we had an opportunity to get him here.....
I am completely baffled people wouldn't support him here.
The only down-side to hiring him is that it would be nothing more than a place for him to clean his image up. He would be gone in 2-3 years. We could place a huge buyout on his contract though and he'd probably still accept it because he just wants to get back in the game.
I would hire him in a heart beat, pay him 750k x 3 years, put a $2 million buyout on his contract, and get to work.
Pitino is soon to be 66 years old. IF he coaches again, I'd say it will be his last stop
Looking more at Pitino, it wouldn’t be terrible. Everything I’m reading looks like dust hasn’t settled.
I just would like a clean program, that’s all. If nothing come out of the FBI, then great.
I just would like a clean program, that’s all. If nothing come out of the FBI, then great.
Pitino would be great, but there's absolutely zero chance Massaro would ever hire him. Pitino is the definition of high risk, high reward.
Any athletic director hiring Pitino is knowingly putting their own job at risk. It takes someone bold, someone looking to take a gamble, not afraid of the consequences. Someone who doesn't settle for mediocre results.
And Massaro is not that man.
