John Rothstein on Inside College Basketball

[Marsh01]

When asked if not Tim Floyd who coaches USC?

His answer was Jamie Dixon. Never even mentioned Hop.

 

[cusetown1]

When asked if not Tim Floyd who coaches USC?

His answer was Jamie Dixon. Never even mentioned Hop.

John Rothstein also believes Jerami Grant is 7ft tall.

 

[jncuse]

Mateen Cleaves subsequently asked who Jamie Dixon was.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

I would be very surprised if Dixon left Pitt, especially for USC.

 

[rrlbees]

When asked if not Tim Floyd who coaches USC?

His answer was Jamie Dixon. Never even mentioned Hop.

He's another they are interested in. No idea if he interviewed.

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[JohnCuse44]

Dixon leave Pitt for USC. Unless there is a truck full of money doesn't make sense.

 

[dundundun]

I feel like I am missing something here. Unless he just reallllllly likes palm trees I don't understand why Dixon would ever leave Pitt for that job.

 

[obliterata]

Isn't Dixon a west coast guy? If he is I think he'd at least be interested in the job.

 

[SoBeCuse]

Didn't Rothstein say DC2 would have a Sullinger-like impact? He also told my friend and I in person that Eugene Harvey was better than Jonny Flynn back at that 6OT game.

 

[rrlbees]

Isn't Dixon a west coast guy? If he is I think he'd at least be interested in the job.

Yes

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[obliterata]

That's what I thought. Maybe he and Sean Miller will be moving back "home".

 

[dundundun]

From the Pitt Athletics website profile of Dixon:

"As a youngster growing up in North Hollywood, Dixon had an acting career. He still is a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild. In his early 20s, Dixon was in a Bud Light commercial that featured a woman dunking on him. The commercial was one of the more popular basketball ads of the year and aired on virtually every basketball event. At age 12, Dixon fired a space gun in a commercial for Mattel. At age 10, he was the star of a TV commercial for Rice Krispies, pretending to celebrate a birthday while eating cereal. At age 5, he did a TV commercial for Volvo, sitting in the back seat and smiling while his father played the driver. He was also in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial."

If he has Hollywood connections/aspirations then maybe it does make a bit of sense.

 

[shermstheman]

Howland to UCLA and Dixon to USC. Don't know their relationship but that'd be a little wierd.