Coach Search Options after Autry

[dasher]

This other candidate, will us fans like this candidate or to quote you in another post, make us want to find the nearest bridge?

Not the first one.

 

[baggerbob]

I can say with the utmost confidence that our next coach is Brian Hodgson. Thing are in progress and this will be done and announced once USF is out of the ncaa tournament. It is a job he really wants and he is going to get it.

I hope you end up being right.

 

[dasher]

So between what you and Bulldong have hinted at on the "dropoff" in candidates after Hodg...

Are we?...

• Light on pay packet for quality coach and staff?
• Light on projected NIL to assemble a competitive squad?
• Key donors simply wanting some tertiary tier dark horse candidates that most others would consider not qualified?
• A combination of some of the above?
• Something else?

I guess the real question is that if Hodg is the top candidate, but we have paypacket and NIL limitations, can we even get him across the line??

No quality candidate will want to be setup to fail... And BD saying that may be how gmac is looking at the gig right now is concerning...

I don't know for sure but I think we will be very competitive on the money front. We quite frankly, have to be.

 

[rrlbees]

No coach would leave before their season is over. However, they all have agents and SU can start the agent contact stage, or receive interest inbounds as soon as they publicly announce Red has been terminated. Just gives the school more time for conversations and diligence to get to the right person as the next HC.

They don’t have to make his firing public to contact agents. As long as they extended him the courtesy of telling him it was over.

 

[dasher]

They don’t have to make his firing public to contact agents. As long as they extended him the courtesy of telling him it was over.

I think we can rest assured that the process is already under way.

 

[CuseBlood44]

I think he might. Let's put it this way. I don't think he is going to push for it. We all know BH really wants it. Gerry is on the other side of that. He thinks he can do better in a couple of years.

To be fair, probably has something to do with moving his whole family just 2 years ago. I don’t get the vibe from gmac that he wants to put his kids through frequent moves, and I think he’s happy out here

 

[Briancuse]

Not the first one.

You said the other donors are lined up for another candidate? Who is the first one?

 

[Bulldog04]

This other candidate, will us fans like this candidate or to quote you in another post, make us want to find the nearest bridge?

oldpinepoint is laying everything out. So am I and so is dasher and AZOrange

If it’s not BH it’s most likely going to be Hopkins- not sure why people aren’t connecting the dots

 

[hoopsupstate]

The new coach needs to be set up for success, unlike Red. SU needs to go out in the portal and bring in two stars, not just a bunch of roll players. We see what Miami did this year. Good teams needs go to players who can create their own shot and for others. No one on this year’s teams can consistently create a jump shot off the dribble. We need a lot more size and physicality. SHOOTERS, SHOOTERS and more SHOOTERS.

 

[Cuse1055]

That’s my point. For a program looking for a proven coach and an established winner, why are so many folks getting excited about folks who have accomplished nothing in the P4 or the tourney. Any one of these coaches being thrown around is taking a flyer on upside, which is exactly what we did with Red. Let’s not make the same mistake again.

So what coach who has won NCAA tournament games are you suggesting?

 

[Bulldog04]

And listen to gilardino obviously

 

[hoopsupstate]

oldpinepoint is laying everything out. So am I and so is dasher and AZOrange

If it’s not BH it’s most likely going to be Hopkins

This would be a disaster. He failed miserably during JB’s nine game suspension and after his east coast recruits dried up at Washington, he was horrible. He might be an even worse offensive coach than Red. If he’s the choice, the BOT and administration have learned nothing the past ten years. Hop would not be a serious hire.

 

[rrlbees]

I think we can rest assured that the process is already under way.

I know

 

[Jake]

oldpinepoint is laying everything out. So am I and so is dasher and AZOrange

If it’s not BH it’s most likely going to be Hopkins- not sure why people aren’t connecting the dots

Hop has certainly been working the phones. No doubt.

 

[Briancuse]

oldpinepoint is laying everything out. So am I and so is dasher and AZOrange

If it’s not BH it’s most likely going to be Hopkins- not sure why people aren’t connecting the dots

Hopkins wouldn't be a disaster, we could do worse, it's also not an inspiring hire. This university needs to realize it's time to move on from the Boeheim Tree.

 

[Orangezoo]

If it was somehow Hop because things fell apart with BH I’m not sure how we should feel. A lot may depend on who would be on his staff to ensure his second chance goes absolutely nothing like it was at UW.

 

[Widget24]

Hop has certainly been working the phones. No doubt.

 

[Bulldog04]

Hop has certainly been working the phones. No doubt.

And there’s some serious backing for him. He’s very likable as we all know. And I love the guy. Gave me my first SU ball boy job. Played a ton of golf with him. And it pains me to say this, I don’t think this time is the right time for him to be the coach. He would endure a lot of what red is going through no matter how good the result is in my mind. And I don’t want to see another guy go through that and have us as fans go through what we’re going through right now if it doesn’t go well

 

[Scooch]

I'd prefer we not hire anyone that requires every sentence about them to start "He's a great guy, but...".

It's been a long 3 years of that.

 

[Bulldog04]

I'd prefer we not hire anyone that requires every sentence about them to start "He's a great guy, but...".

It's been a long 3 years of that.

Exactly. U always want the good guys to succeed but a lot of times it doesn’t work out.

 

[CuseMan4]

Benches clearing brawl to end St. Louis vs.VCU game. Not a good look and it looks like there was a brawl last year also according to one comment.

You mean his team has fight? Sold I’m in lol

 

[Cusefan69]

He started at $1.8m and has small escalators year after year. Think he maxed out at like $2.7 in year 5 with all bonuses in place that were performance based.

Thank you for sharing

 

[35kcuse]

Hopkins had two NBA big men together in Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart and did absolutely nothing in a mediocre PAC-12

 

[orange7]

Hopkins wouldn't be a disaster, we could do worse, it's also not an inspiring hire. This university needs to realize it's time to move on from the Boeheim Tree.

Brian Hopkins would be a terrible hire come on.

 

[RedtheGOB]

So what coach who has won NCAA tournament games are you suggesting?

Duh. Jay Wright.

I’m obvi kidding of course but there’s plenty of people living in make believe land.