I think the recruiting/NIL aspect would be the obvious question mark with Jones, but his track record as a coach and developer is top of the line. And he's had impressive tournament success with far fewer resources.
Yes I advocate for Gerry cause I think he’s gonna be a HR and knows the program which is just a different deal than a lot of other programs .. But my question just being honest is what is it about BH .. Yes the Oats thing , but cmon Gerry coached under a HOF coach that won a Nat title and went to multiple final fours .. Yeah he faded and went with his kids at the end but overall your not gonna tell me Oats is overall a better coach than JB ever was .. Gerry also had many good recruits to the end but JB couldn’t close and oats can right now… And let’s me honest, yes the American is better than MAAC but the players each guy has will match their conference level .. And the AAC is really down .. USF should have success .. Memphis and FAU are bad .. WSU and UAB are mediocre
Have you watched USF?
NIL wasn't the most important issue while Red was at the helm. He probably would have lost even if he had 15m. But Red's gone. It's not a crutch anymore. After we hire a new coach, hopefully Hodgson, NIL becomes one of the most important, if not the most important, issue. We need to raise as much as possible. True that some programs do more with less, but those programs would probably do even better with more money. We need someone who can turn average talent into an above average team, but then let's buy him elite talent and have him win national championships here.
Isn't that kind of fair?
So Sherm, have you switched from Team Schertz to team Hodgson?
Ehh, what if Bezos wanted to make some random college a dynasty with a billion dollar roster? Is that fair? Pro sports have caps, college should too
Murry's agent is going to getting his name into every high major coaching conversation for the next month. Probably doesnt leave this year but you want to start the fire now
I think we agree on most other than you think it was squarely on JW Based on what others have shared I’m not too sure hands weren’t tied. So we differ there He has ownership in it and I don’t absolve him but if you only have certain option to make to get through a sticky scenario it was the best he felt he could do. Either way I’m ready for BH hopefully
The fact any team, especially in basketball, can be great is more fair to me than a system where only teams in certain conferences have a chance to win.
What's wrong with Schertz? Why wouldn't you want him to be #1 still?
Luke Murray has been my top choice, but I can live with the other three. Though I'd like an outside the family hire, I could live with Gerry. He really has done a remarkable job.
I like BH’s ties to upstate. I think he’s more likely to energize the program. The dome needs an exciting offense and he’s got the chops for it. We also need a coach who can be firm and understand you’re the coach, not every players best friend. He seems to get it.
Who’s bill murray? The guy from Space Jam?
one caveat though is that it's a heck of lot easier to recruit to bama than it is to siena. nil, prestige, conference, etc. i thought part of the allure for hodgson was his ability to develop players because he wasn't getting 4 and 5 star players at usf.
TJO please
