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two3zone
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Maybe he doesn't want to play second fiddle for the next 5 years and doesn't want to start his head coaching career at the age of 50.
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Unfortunately if he takes the OSU job, it'll be ending at 50.
You don't take that job if you have the Syracuse job waiting for you, it's a kamikaze mission.
Osu is a terrible job, terrible facilities, no history, no recruiting base, this isn't where you want to get your start.
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more Hop to Oregon St talk. they really want this to be true
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...arrowed-its-list-of-head-coaching-candidates/
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...arrowed-its-list-of-head-coaching-candidates/
Orangeyes
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Three finalists for OSU coaching job: DeCuire, Hopkins, Tinkle
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sp...s-for-osu-coaching-job-decuire-hopkins-tinkle
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sp...s-for-osu-coaching-job-decuire-hopkins-tinkle
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Can't blame him ... he's 44, if his goal is to run his own program, it's time to poop or get off the pot.
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Hoping they take a tinkle.
Orangeyes
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" And here are his thoughts on Hopkins:
My thought: Feels like a longshot to leave Syracuse, but if you can get him, you get him. His connection to California is interesting. First heard his name in this race a week ago, but dismissed it as rumor. He’s real now."
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...arrowed-its-list-of-head-coaching-candidates/
My thought: Feels like a longshot to leave Syracuse, but if you can get him, you get him. His connection to California is interesting. First heard his name in this race a week ago, but dismissed it as rumor. He’s real now."
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...arrowed-its-list-of-head-coaching-candidates/
because he realizes that whats keeping from landing a job is that hes part of coaching talent, not real basketball. when they meet after the interviws somebody will say, can we get their talent; no. they had a kid tyler Roberson who is a lottery pick that couldn't make the court.
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orange79
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Wow - are you saying JB isn't a good coach? Haven't heard that before... Oh Lord
no im not. his game doesn't relate to the pros. kids like mcw are sooo talented they defy crippling hoping u miss games
If Mike Hopkins took the Oregon State job then he would be crazy for passing up the Charlotte job when he was offered it 3 years ago. Coaching at Charlotte in the A-10 with his recruiting ability would have allowed him to be able to move on to biggert and better things. Charlotte would have been in a good college basketball area and is a decent job. Oregon State is such a hot mess job I can't believe MH would want it. Its in a BCS league, but its so hard to get basketball players to Corvallis, OR. I mean seriously this makes no sense. I mean Boston College made MUCH MORE sense(and I couldn't see MH competing directly with SU x 2 a season) than Oregon State that I can't believe these rumors one bit.
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Pac12 athletic department get 30 million from their conference share. They can afford to pay a winner big money. They would also play at least 4 games in Cali , his home state, and Oregon is a stunningly beautiful place.
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Am I one of the few that would like to see Hop take this job? Or any job for that matter? The guy's been extremely loyal to cuse over the years, and seems like the nicest guy in the freakin world... Obviously it's great to have him aboard, but he's not a lifelong assistant. It's beyond me that schools like USC and BC have passed up on Hop. All biased aside, he seems like the type of guy that would turn around a program like Oregon St, or USC/BC. Great recruiter, great ties on both coasts. Oregon St. would be stupid not to take him. You're gonna take a Cal associate head coach or the Montana guy over Hop? Give me a break.
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100% agree. Jimmy can put another hungry young guy in Hops position, have another 3-5 year run and then a real coach search. Hop is still numero uno on that list.
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Yup... Allen Griffin would jump at the opportunity. It was reported he was disappointed when Red beat him out for the asst. gig.
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Looks like this one will come down to poop or Tinkle. Gonna be messy either way.
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SU and JB can only play this game with Hopkins for so long. We can only hope that patience will win the day.
One of these days a good job will open, and we might lose him, that day isn't today. Oregon state is a bad job, that you only take if you are desperate.
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Perhaps Oregon State is such a mediocre job that they won't be able to insert language denying Hop from eventually leaving for SU?
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They would probably do just about anything to get hop there, they are desperate.
