Sherman20
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I’m sure our coaches would be interested in Frank Kepnang.Anyone at Washington that Hop might recommend to SU?
I’m sure our coaches would be interested in Frank Kepnang.Anyone at Washington that Hop might recommend to SU?
Sounds like the prodigal son to me, but here, Red is the other son. Be very surprised if Red would want him on the staff, although there would be no player loyalty to Hop, which helps.What would Red's success have to do with this? In this scenario, Red would obviously have to want him back.
He certainly looks finished as a college head coach for now.If Hop gets released by UW, he will get another job He is more finished now as a head coach and is looking real serious.
Jaden was a terrible college player. Carter couldn't shoot outside 12 feet and raped a girl and was kicked off the team. Wish green had stayed eligibleHe went 15-17 with Jaden McDaniels, Isaiah Stewart, and Nahz Carter. The offense was mostly terrible during his time there.
Franck has 2 more years of eligibility left (medical RS and extra covid year) but he has only played 1 full season so far lolI’m sure our coaches would be interested in Frank Kepnang.
Sadly way too injury prone to count on him.Franck has 2 more years of eligibility left (medical RS and extra covid year) but he has only played 1 full season so far lol
Kepnang Has 7 College Seasons Available to Him If He Wants
The UW big man has banked a lot of time because of multiple knee injuries and the COVID pandemic.www.si.com
The article says three more years.Franck has 2 more years of eligibility left (medical RS and extra covid year) but he has only played 1 full season so far lol
Kepnang Has 7 College Seasons Available to Him If He Wants
The UW big man has banked a lot of time because of multiple knee injuries and the COVID pandemic.www.si.com
McDaniels was a head case at times and he could have cared less about college but getting to the pro's as soon as he could.It took him a couple of years to recover from the wheels completely coming off on that team. Something went seriously wrong that year they looked unstoppable in November but were toast by the end when the PG everyone on here loves got tossed.
Hop should have been better this year two former UK starting guards and some great defenders. P12 ended up weaker than expected no power squad UA very good but WSU #2? Weak league.
He got a fair shake and probably gets another HC job somewhere.
Love Hop and what he did for Syracuse, but have to agree. If he had another head coaching stop at a mid-major before Washington that was successful, that would be one thing. But it seems like his Washington resume would make it a hard sell for an AD to an objective fanbase/boosters (i.e non Syracuse) as far as getting another head coaching job right now.Hate to be that guy, but his teams were like the last seven years of Boeheim-lite. Too much zone for today’s game. Where was the offense?
Being a great guy, a great East coast recruiter, and an alum does not mean he would be the guy you actually ended up wanting as the head coach.
He's gotta be out of eligibility by nowI’m sure our coaches would be interested in Frank Kepnang.
He’s been hurt for most of his career.He's gotta be out of eligibility by now
Did a sports card show in Syracuse (late 80s - early 90s). Hell. I was just a few years older than Mike. I can remember asking him for any recruiting tidbits. Yep, way back then I was a recruiting hound...lol Unfortunately, Mike didn't give up anything remarkable. My dad told him he couldn't spend any money if he didn't take his hands out of pockets...lol Mike shyly laughed. He was very pleasant to all the little kids following him around. He made a very good impression.Mike was always one of my favorite SU players. Not because he was great; he wasn't a top scorer or anything like that. Rather, because he was a "glue" guy who left it all on the court. I love guys like that.
Years later, he would joke that, at the end of a season, no reporters ever asked him if he was coming back next year or declaring for the draft. Cracked me up.
Another memory stands out, however. During his playing days there was an NBA exhibition in the Dome. I forgot the teams many years ago, but what I recall the most that night is Mike. My wife and I were seated next to the railing on the side of the tunnel. At halftime, a few SU players who had come to watch the game wandered back through the tunnel. A group of kids stood next to us and were calling to them for autographs. Billy Owens came over and stood next to us as he signed. Not once did he utter a word or look at the kids. In fact, he acted like he would rather have been anywhere else in the universe at that time. Then Mike and LeRon Ellis came into the tunnel. The kids were yelling for LeRon, and he and Mike came over. LeRon signed and smiled a bit but Mike could not have been more incredible to the kids. He smiled, was very upbeat, chatted with each kid as he signed, asked them questions, and thanked them for asking for his autograph. As he walked away, I said to my wife that Mike's parents should be very proud of the young man that they raised. Total class, and I'm sure that the kids who interacted with him on that night remembered it for a long time.
Why would red ever want one of the best recruiters to come out of the northeast in the last 40 years on his bench. Totally agree.Sounds like the prodigal son to me, but here, Red is the other son. Be very surprised if Red would want him on the staff, although there would be no player loyalty to Hop, which helps.
I was thinking DePaul. Louisville fans have high expectations. As a Syracuse fan I have high expectations for Louisville lol. It was not long ago that they were at the top of College Basketball.Louisville came to my mind. That would be not great.
Why would red ever want one of the best recruiters to come out of the northeast in the last 40 years on his bench. Totally agree.
“Dried up?” i guess if we just ignore that he’s been making east coast trips since he went to Washington.Uh, that ain’t happening because:
Red would have to fire one of the current assistants to make room.
Who gets the axe?
Straughn? The dude who landed us Donnie?
Griff or GMac? Child, please.
And -
Whatever crootin ties Hop had in the Northeast have long since dried up.
When you have the chance to hire a failed P5 HC who was barely above .500, and had his best 2 seasons with guys his predecessor recruited -
You have to do it!!
Louisville is swinging for the fences with their next hire. They will go big.I was thinking DePaul. Louisville fans have high expectations. As a Syracuse fan I have high expectations for Louisville lol. It was not long ago that they were at the top of College Basketball.
Have you even watched a UW game this year, like the last one against WSU? They will fight like hell in the Pac 12 tourney and if they win that it will get interesting.Uh, that ain’t happening because:
Red would have to fire one of the current assistants to make room.
Who gets the axe?
Straughn? The dude who landed us Donnie?
Griff or GMac? Child, please.
And -
Whatever crootin ties Hop had in the Northeast have long since dried up.
When you have the chance to hire a failed P5 HC who was barely above .500, and had his best 2 seasons with guys his predecessor recruited -
You have to do it!!
I mean in a vacuum, I would take Hop over Gmac or Griff, due to how instrumental he was in building some great teams at SU and the fact he has head coaching experience, but the dynamic would be too awkward this early in AA's tenure to bring on the guy who was the former HC in waiting. If things go sideways fans will be clamoring for Hop to be named Interim HC. I also dont know how long ago it was that Hop landed a player from the East Coast while at UW? Does he still carry the same rep/swag that he used to back when he repped SU? If a spot opened up on the staff, you never know but I don't see it happening.Why would red ever want one of the best recruiters to come out of the northeast in the last 40 years on his bench. Totally agree.
Bryce Drew is their 1 followed by Mick CroninLouisville is swinging for the fences with their next hire. They will go big.
Why would red ever want one of the best recruiters to come out of the northeast in the last 40 years on his bench. Totally agree.