Announcement today for new coach?

[OburgOrange]

I for one welcome LAOrange back. If only we knew who’s camp he was in

He wants Mick Cronin

 

[OttosShoes]

He's had one good year at the lowest level of Division 1 coaching.
That's like giving a 12 year old a new car.
They might turn out to be a great driver, but honestly, it's too soon to know.

That's fair but that's actually how racing drivers start; they are in karts until the tweens and teens and by 14 or so are expected to be winning pro-am races in real sports cars. Full-pro teams take bets on them in junior series because once they're a known quantity everyone wants them.

I'm not saying I want GMac as coach--I don't--but the silver lining is that *if* he does turn out, grabbing him early would be a genius move roughly equivalent to how we grabbed Boeheim early. So while I'd be uncomfortable with the bet there's enough upside I wouldn't balk either.

 

[gilardino]

the program needs JB to stop lurking over the basketball operations. the university needs to take care of this.

 

[Chip]

not sure what to think

Same. The whole thing is bizarre. A guy who is publicly linked to 2 specific jobs announces that he's turned one team down while his team is in the middle of preparing for an NCAA Tournament game?

Obviously wouldn't make sense for SU to leak it and make themselves look terrible.

So that leaves his agent or a 3rd party. Why would the agent do it now and create that distraction for his current team? I assume BH still wants to make a run in this tourney, then choose from his options. How much extra leverage do you get from announcing that on Tuesday?

3rd party leak? Perhaps from a disgruntled donor?

 

[gilardino]

Same. The whole thing is bizarre. A guy who is publicly linked to 2 specific jobs announces that he's turned one team down while his team is in the middle of preparing for an NCAA Tournament game?

Obviously wouldn't make sense for SU to leak it and make themselves look terrible.

So that leaves his agent or a 3rd party. Why would the agent do it now and create that distraction for his current team? I assume BH still wants to make a run in this tourney, then choose from his options. How much extra leverage do you get from announcing that on Tuesday?

3rd party leak? Perhaps from a disgruntled donor?

you may be on to something. THE LALLY's????

 

[50YRsofCuse]

I do not know if Gerry will get the job or even an offer. He did something that Adrian Autry did not do(or at least visibility did not do). He hired a head coaching mentor who won over 600 games as a head coach. To me, he recognized a possible shortfall and sought a way to help correct the defieciency.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Why would there be an announcement today?

 

[shu 49]

He's had one good year at the lowest level of Division 1 coaching.
That's like giving a 12 year old a new car.
They might turn out to be a great driver, but honestly, it's too soon to know.

Still turned a program around and again he has good assistants.

 

[jdubs30]

Still turned a program around and again he has good assistants.

His assistants are 2 former Cuse players and he guy he got from UWashington who was a recruiting director.

 

[hoopsupstate]

That’s not true. Football needs to be great a contender for the playoffs year in and out in order to dra along a poor hoops team.

That’s not ever happening. You need to+$30 million.