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<blockquote data-quote="jacket fan in dairyland" data-source="post: 220239" data-attributes="member: 37"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Quick thoughts on Josh Pastner and Georgia Tech</strong></span></p><p><a href="http://media.jrn.com/images/0312_MASP_umbkb12.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.jrn.com/images/660*420/0312_MASP_umbkb12.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>University of Memphis head coach Josh Pastner</p><p></p><p>Five quick thoughts on Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech and the Memphis coaching job:</p><p></p><p><strong>1.</strong> This could be a remarkable week for the University of Memphis. Monday, the Senate approved Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to spin off four-year universities from the Board of Regents. Wednesday, the entire NFL showed up on campus for Paxton Lynch's pro day. And Thursday evening, Jeff Goodman of ESPN broke the news that Josh Pastner is in final negotiations to become the new coach at Georgia Tech. That report was subsequently confirmed by Jason Smith of this newspaper.</p><p></p><p><strong>2.</strong> It's the best possible news for Memphis and Memphis basketball. The current situation was toxic and unsustainable. And yet, Memphis had decided it couldn't fire Pastner because it would have owed him $10.6 million under his current ontract.</p><p></p><p><strong>3.</strong> Right now, that decision looks genius, doesn't it? Can you imagine if Memphis had fired Pastner -- and had given him the $10.6 million -- and then Georgia Tech had swooped in? Instead, it appears that Pastner will resign voluntarily and accept the Georgia Tech job. Will there be some settlement of his contract with Memphis? I imagine, yes. Multiple people have told me Pastner's agent will try to have Memphis pay whatever difference there might be between his old deal and his new one. But there's not a whole lot of incentive for Memphis to kick in a lot of money at this point. How could Pastner possibly turn down an escape route like Georgia Tech? Yes, Memphis needs him to go. But not any more than Pastner needs to be gone. The two sides should recognize they each have a keen interest in making this work.</p><p></p><p><strong>4.</strong> It's an astonishing bit of good fortune for everyone involved. It's good for Memphis, good for Pastner, and good for the fans who want to love and support their basketball program again. Pastner did a lot of fine things his first five years in the job. But the last two years have been miserable. And next year was shaping up to be more miserable still.</p><p></p><p><strong>5. </strong>So who will replace Pastner at Memphis, if he does actually leave? That's a topic for another day. For now, let me remind you it was exactly eight years ago that Memphis lost to Kansas in the national championship game. April 7, 2016, has been considerably more kind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jacket fan in dairyland, post: 220239, member: 37"] [SIZE=6][B]Quick thoughts on Josh Pastner and Georgia Tech[/B][/SIZE] [URL='http://media.jrn.com/images/0312_MASP_umbkb12.JPG'][IMG]http://media.jrn.com/images/660*420/0312_MASP_umbkb12.JPG[/IMG][/URL] University of Memphis head coach Josh Pastner Five quick thoughts on Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech and the Memphis coaching job: [B]1.[/B] This could be a remarkable week for the University of Memphis. Monday, the Senate approved Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to spin off four-year universities from the Board of Regents. Wednesday, the entire NFL showed up on campus for Paxton Lynch's pro day. And Thursday evening, Jeff Goodman of ESPN broke the news that Josh Pastner is in final negotiations to become the new coach at Georgia Tech. That report was subsequently confirmed by Jason Smith of this newspaper. [B]2.[/B] It's the best possible news for Memphis and Memphis basketball. The current situation was toxic and unsustainable. And yet, Memphis had decided it couldn't fire Pastner because it would have owed him $10.6 million under his current ontract. [B]3.[/B] Right now, that decision looks genius, doesn't it? Can you imagine if Memphis had fired Pastner -- and had given him the $10.6 million -- and then Georgia Tech had swooped in? Instead, it appears that Pastner will resign voluntarily and accept the Georgia Tech job. Will there be some settlement of his contract with Memphis? I imagine, yes. Multiple people have told me Pastner's agent will try to have Memphis pay whatever difference there might be between his old deal and his new one. But there's not a whole lot of incentive for Memphis to kick in a lot of money at this point. How could Pastner possibly turn down an escape route like Georgia Tech? Yes, Memphis needs him to go. But not any more than Pastner needs to be gone. The two sides should recognize they each have a keen interest in making this work. [B]4.[/B] It's an astonishing bit of good fortune for everyone involved. It's good for Memphis, good for Pastner, and good for the fans who want to love and support their basketball program again. Pastner did a lot of fine things his first five years in the job. But the last two years have been miserable. And next year was shaping up to be more miserable still. [B]5. [/B]So who will replace Pastner at Memphis, if he does actually leave? That's a topic for another day. For now, let me remind you it was exactly eight years ago that Memphis lost to Kansas in the national championship game. April 7, 2016, has been considerably more kind. [/QUOTE]
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