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I was kinda hoping tefare would stay, but potential doesn't win games (and we'll see if it gets NIL money). And I thought there was a good chance that Sutton was going to beat him out for time anyway.

I can B.S. my way through a lot of forecasting and topics of discussion. But one area that I can't even convince myself that I know what I'm talking about is predicting (in either football or basketball) who among fringy players might have a pro- career. I gather to get a handle on that stuff...

Unless they can pull a young Rick Pitino out of a time machine, the only guy that will excite Kentucky fans is Dan Hurley and I would be shocked if he moved. The only way he leaves UCONN is if there is some NCAA violation clouds, or behind the scenes personal conflicts going on the the AD or...

Does Stoudamire hang on to Kelly's roster spot until the end of May or does Kelly run the risk of losing his spot if Stoudamire can replace him with a productive transfer?

Yes, obviously and that should have been typed in there instead of it being assumed as it is a great achievement. He's an excellent coach. But he doesn't quite have the sizzle of Pitino or Calipari does he? It takes a lot to excite Kentucky fans. Drew reminds me a little of Tubby Smith...

That's terrific ... if you have a program buried in scandal and in need of a ground up rebuilding. What about if you have a storied program where you are expected to go deep into the NCAAT on a yearly basis?

Scott Drew: 21 seasons at Baylor .646 overall and .522 in conference. 4 strait NCAAT bids (would have been 6 save for COVID year cancellation), but didn't get beyond the round of 32 in any of those seasons. Made NCAAT in 12 of his 21 seasons at Baylor. Made the Elite 8 twice but the last...

Maybe I just don't understand what you are saying, but why can't they compete from where they are? Oats or Pearl, for instance? What elite, established, "name" coach is not competing at their present gig? Even a guy like Few, maybe the best college coach out there, is he not competing at...

And every advantage Kentucky has is exceeded by enormous expectations. Established, "proven" coaches have built their success prior to NIL and the portal. They, as a group, are not great fans of the changes and we see many just getting out. They already have money. I don't think most of them...

I could be wrong, but my gut tells me that the Kentucky job is actually not going to be so easy to fill, and that most name coaches won't even give it a superficial look. That job is a pressure cooker and if Calipari throws up his hands, most coaches are going to say, "no thanks."

I think Cal, at this point in his career, has ZERO tolerance for "pressure" from fans or administration. I want to see who Ky brings in that they think is better.

You didn't answer the question. What are your criterion for a coach to be a proven winner? Take the last word. Victory is at hand!

What does a coach's record have to be for you to consider them a "proven winner?" Lots of good coaches lose the interest of their fans after long tenures. Bobby Cremins was 134-153 in the ACC with GT (.467). Was he a proven winner? Depends on how you are cherry picking your data. Cremins...

Middling for an upper level Power conference team. Not for a mid-major making a jump to a Power conference. In his last nine seasons at So, Cal, he was 100-69 in conference (.590).

Is that the new math? He was 220-147 at So. Cal (.599), uh, 73 game above .500. That includes his first two seasons where he lost 20 games each. So, he was 187 -106 in his last 8 seasons (.638). Last year was a down year for his squad, but that is on the heels of three consecutive tournament...

Meh. The money will show in how they recruit and retain talent. And I don't agree about Enfield. He held on to that So. Cal job for11 years. In the last seven years he had them finish either 2nd or 3rd in conference in 5 of the seven, and made the NCAAT 5 times. That is a good get for a...

High profile hire for SMU. I think it is good that they are trying to hold-up their end of being in the ACC. The commitment is there.

Thanks to NavyNuke for posting this info. From his pasted memo of explanation of the NET: "The exact algorithm is unknown." This speaks volumes. Why the opacity? Two obvious reasons are that, one, they do not want the algorithm scrutinized. That likely means that it is flawed to begin...

Another thought about the seedings: Based on the NCAAT payout system, 75% of the payout is determined in the first weekend. For instance, a conference that got 8 teams in and they lost all 8 first round games would still get as much as a conference that had two school in that played each...

I don't know what the actual formula is used for NCAAT selection, but I bet it would be possible to determine the number of games that it would take to negate any influence (bias) of pre-season power rankings. I bet it would take more than the ten pre-conference games that are played for teams...