The only two I heard passed on UK are Hurley and Drew (thank Hod on both). Of course that doesn’t mean UK wasn’t shut down by agents from other coaches that said don’t waste your time.
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The only two I heard passed on UK are Hurley and Drew (thank Hod on both). Of course that doesn’t mean UK wasn’t shut down by agents from other coaches that said don’t waste your time.
He'd only been in the job a year, so I think that's why UM, UK and Lville didn't look at him. Of the jobs listed this year, I think us and TX A&M are the only reasonable upgrades, so while it's just another effort by someone with an agenda to make him look worse, it really doesn't. Two realistic landing spots and the other one did pursue him.
I'll predict a major school will look at and hire him in the next 2 years. Better hope we are flourishing by then, or we'll look the fool.
By that (intentional lack of) logic almost every coach in America was passed over.
It was a full fledged troll post. He was stirring the soup, but his pot is empty.
It's not a lack of logic. He's one of the top guys in the country. He's at a school currently that is a 'less than' as it relates to college basketball. So you have a top coach, who has a blue blood-level ceiling at a school that doesn't have the past success, current NIL or other resources as a bunch of other schools and he doesn't even get an interview/call?
You honestly view that in the same way you would Micah Shrewsberry not getting a call?
Why. what is so special about those jobs. He proved he can be successful at Ole Miss until he gets a better job offer that fits what he wants long term. He turned down offers while at Tech until Texas opened up. Sampson is like 70 so Houston seems way more logical for him and he could wait it out while winning at Ole' Miss which did as well as any of those teams. Timing is big. what if those UK/UL jobs last year opened this year. I expect he'd rather live in Houston than Louisville. UK is a different animal and so would KU. Also, he understands the brand IU brings.
Iowa? lol!
The Beard crowd did not start this thread.
Maybe because every one of those schools, except for Xavier, has been to at least one Final Four. Something Ole Miss can't claim.
Maryland is definitely a better job than Ole Miss, as is obviously Villanova. You could probably make an argument a few other of those schools are better resourced and give a good coach a better chance to win than Ole Miss does.
Kellen is already named coach in waiting at Houston.
If I’m a coach I think really hard about leaving any SEC or B10 school for ANY school that’s not in one of those conferences.
You’re certainly entitled to guess, but that’s so speculative it’s virtually meaningless.
Maybe. But the rev share and the amount of $ that Big East schools might be able to put towards hoops could make a difference. I read yesterday, in discussion about the House settlement, that MOST schools seem to be going with a 75/20/5 split between FB/MBB/WBB. That's only about $4mil for MBB. Big East schools are going to double that (the decent ones).
If those schools didn't call him, they didn't do so for the same reasons they never called on Calipari, Pitino or Barnes. Those coaches are out of their league in most ways you can think of. And for the schools that are there's more than Chris Beard out there. He's not the only big time hire a school can make - there's a large supply out there. Unless you think everyone else settled. Is that what you think?
I get that. He knows as much about what calls were received by Beard as he does about about the incident that got Beard into the mess he is digging out of. There are reasons he got a 6 year extension at Ole Miss and it is probably not just A&M that came after him.
Maybe he doesn't want or need to take a bunch of puddle jumping jobs to get to where he wants.
Mark Pope > Chris Beard?
Pat Kelsey > Chris Beard?
Kevin Willard > Chris Beard?
Buzz Williams > Chris Beard?
So where is it he wants to go, if not UK, UL, IU, Nova?
Kansas? Maybe.
UNC? Cold day in hell before that happens.
Beard at Texas would be out of their league. Beard at Ole Miss isn't out of their league.
Just like Pitino at Iona wasn't out of SJ's league, but Pitino at SJ is out of Maryland's league.
Pat Knight didn't last long. What is another year or 2 when he has a 6 year extension.
True, but their first choice just won two titles and their second choice just won a title and is very close friends with UKs AD.
That's a good point that I hadn't considered. Time and place makes a difference. But then it comes down to agreement that Ole Miss isn't above Iowa, Minnesota, et al. I don't agree.
But, Iowa went with McCollum which doesn't need an explanation. Minnesota went with Medved which also doesn't need an explanation. Those are great hires. I forget the rest of the schools you listed, but I know that Big Ten Maryland blows as opposed to ACC back in the day Maryland. Plus, their financial house is not in order (remember it's why they joined the Big Ten in the first place).
The point is those hires are about who they hired - not who they didn't.
Why are you so hung up on Chris Beard. IU didn't hire him. Move on with your life.
I mean, I kind of agree. Maybe. I think Maryland and maybe even Minnesota have a higher ceiling than Ole Miss. Minnesota has a load of untapped potential.
I can’t think of a reason in the world to leave Ole Miss for Minnesota other than Minneapolis>>>>better than Oxford.
outside of Duke, ACC is scary and definitely the B10 and SEC are preferable if you're not talking about Duke or UNC. Big East is also there because you don't have to split revenue with football. But, The B10, Big East and SEC, just in general, are where coaches want to be now.
I agree on both - and I'd watch Minnesota now that they've got Niko Medved. I've never understood why Minnesota wasn't better in both basketball and football.
He's proving he can win wherever he goes. I think Tech never been in a FF until he arrived. Who cares about final Fours. Was Pitino Jr. Villanova's 1st choice? He chose the X.
I think Beard would prefer to be in Texas or in the West or Southwest over a place out East like Nova or Maryland. Who knows. Eventually, I think it one the top Big 12 jobs. A&M just stinks for basketball so could understand him turning it down. They struggle to draw fans on the road for tournament games even with some recent success with Buzz. I think he'd take most any blue blood job like UK, IU, KU, UNC so why not UNC? Davis seems to be walking on egg shells there now.
I would given Utah a fair shot at landing him but they acted quickly so seemed to have a plan in place when they dumped their coach. I've always thought ASU would be a good job and Bobby Hurley is not really getting it done. I could see Kansas or Arizona or Houston really high on his list. I could even see an attraction to SMU and being in Dallas. I don't see zona or KU opening up soon but you never know what might happen like Stephens going from Butler to Boston. Maybe something exists lloyd prefers. Gonzaga?
We'll see how long Sampson Jr can be a successor to dad. Beard is winning at Ol'Miss and has a six extension so as mentioned earlier doesn't need puddle jump and wait that out.
That’s a stupid comparison. Those schools are no better than the one he’s at with the exception of the top 3. Miami and Villanova already had their guys in mind. Stop with your bullshit.
1. Todd Golden just won the national title. He's not leaving Florida.
2. He wasn't cleared of the allegations. Florida's Title IX office could further pursue because the accusers weren't Florida students therefore didn't cross the threshold of a Title IX violation.
Question 1 - do you know him personally?
Question 2 - are you and Chris Beard neighbors?
Question 3 - is Mississippi a basketball powerhouse?
Question 4 - is a 22nd ranked offense bad?
Question 5 - What year was it that Mississippi made it to the Sweet 16 before this year?
Question 6 - How many times has Mississippi made it to the Sweet 16?
Question 7 - Why don’t you get a f’n clue?
I believe they WERE UF students, but the actions didn't happen within a university program or activity, which is the strict scope of Title IX.
We were told over and over during our search Indiana is not a good job anymore and no good coach would want to come here so why would one want to go to Iowa? Are you telling me Maryland and Utah are now better jobs then Indiana? I thought P5 coaches are happy at their current jobs a and will not leave and Kentucky and UL were used as examples over and over again.
I had to mute him that dude is over the top with his beard hate. I think he certainly has some issues of his own I am guessing.
