As far as the next Head basketball coach

[Newhouser]

Lally's wanted Lyke per insiders and that was not enough to get her in. I think it's just not realistic to think that "whale donors ", specific to hoops and football are not going to be influential. The university 's right or wrong rely on them in this new structure to be competitive. I would think they don't decide but would think their voices are heard and have a seat at the table.

Question is if DO article doesn't come out does Lyke get the job?

 

[5OutFred]

havent heard a word about a coach being hired because its who the big donor wanted it.

Respectfully, this is almost exactly how it works everywhere at this level. Let's not be naive.

 

[rrlbees]

Respectfully, this is almost exactly how it works everywhere at this level. Let's not be naive.

I don’t believe it. Not to the point of a donor making the coach selection. Never seen one iota of a hint of that. If it was happening everywhere you’d think we’d hear or read about it someone. Heck it is talked about here at SU on this board. Why biomass law with other schools?

 

[orangefog]

He had to scramble to put that team together in one offseason / portal.

I’d say it’s BOTH.

He’s clearly a stud recruiter.
And - he runs a great system!

Especially on O - absolutely elite.

Which is why I prefer him over Luke Murray - we don’t know what else he’s good or even capable at, besides an elite O system.
Is he a good recruiter?

He hasn’t built up 2 teams already as HC.
BH has. Proof is in the pudding.

Can you imagine that system in the Dome?

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Worriers have had a foundation of precedent. It was/is not irrational to worry to have worried just because that assumed negative result didn’t happen, and the actual result hasn’t yet resolved any results to assess.

 

[721Comstock]

Can you imagine that system in the Dome?

 

[MikeSU02]

I don’t believe it. Not to the point of a donor making the coach selection. Never seen one iota of a hint of that. If it was happening everywhere you’d think we’d hear or read about it someone. Heck it is talked about here at SU on this board. Why biomass law with other schools?

Where would you guess Phil Knight's influence landed in terms of choosing Dan Lanning for Oregon? Haslam with Tenny?

This is just off the top of my head.

 

[Moontan]

After reading Hodgson's personal history () and his professional development, I'm a big fan.

But, just like on the AD front, I'm game for a curve ball hire... as long as it gets us excited about being back in the NCAA tournament and making it to regionals and hopefully some FFs.

 

[rrlbees]

Where would you guess Phil Knight's influence landed in terms of choosing Dan Lanning for Oregon? Haslam with Tenny?

This is just off the top of my head.

no idea. but if so, that's still not going to be all "since that's the way things are now". until 12 hours ago, i had never heard of a donor being the one making the coaching selections.

 

[MikeSU02]

no idea. but if so, that's still not going to be all "since that's the way things are now". until 12 hours ago, i had never heard of a donor being the one making the coaching selections.

I think it's a spectrum.

I think Tennessee fans would say there hve been moments in time that Haslam basically was the puppet master (so he could still have plausible deniability) and Phil Knight and Lanning and Oregon has been pretty out there.

Now, would any of them go on record and say "yeah, I have given $1Bn to athletics and I get to do what I want", of course not.

But I would imagine, even if the search committee, BoT, other administrators are the ones that give a formal head nod that is documented, they would be keenly aware of what someone who has given upwards of 8 or 9 figures thinks the right decision should be. For better or worse. Especially with funding the rev share and NIL and other athletics-associated donations.

Hypothetically, if we had a potential benefactor come out and explicitly say that they would give $1Bn to SU athletics if he thought that SU bball was heading the right direction. And then, independently (wink wink), also said he thought Bryan Hodgson was an incredible head coach, you would have to assume that would impact the final selection.

Now, I'm using extreme hypotheticals for the Cuse example, but I would EXPECT the search committee and board to understand what comes with each of the HC candidates.

So maybe to the letter of the law these people are not singularly and formally making the selection, but I do think we have to at least expect that the influence is at such a level that it makes the decision one that is all but certain.

 

[Cappy3]

no idea. but if so, that's still not going to be all "since that's the way things are now". until 12 hours ago, i had never heard of a donor being the one making the coaching selections.

Well, depends on what you mean by “making the decision”. I doubt any donor actually makes the decision, but I’m equally sure a guy like Knight has major input, maybe even veto power.

 

[007]

It’s not wise to hitch your wagon to the whims and desires of one donor, especially when said donor has never been a stakeholder in basketball in the past. The damage it will do to existing stakeholder relationships is incalculable especially if the big donor scales back their involvement in the future. Not smart.

There is some wisdom here...