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Coaching Carousel 4 - Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now
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I agree they dropped the ball on this one.
On the flip-side, I did find it odd that Hunter's name was always in the mill as being open to leave. Didn't his 'people' openly campaign for the GT gig after Gregory was fired? Seemed to be a guy always looking to trade-up. That's the nature of the business, for sure. But there's a way to navigate that process. Maybe GSt was tired of it?
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I don't remember him ever openly campaigning for the GT job.
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Talking to some folks in the know, Hunter didn't handle this well on the way out. Should've just said, "thanks for the opportunity, I'll always be a panther, blah, blah, blah....," not "they didn't give me a long term contract so I bolted." He was making around $600,000 and will get $1 million or so at Tulane. In the end, that's what it's about. $$$
My opinion is that he seems to be a good coach, but a bit brash as shown by his exit from GSU. Maybe that's why he isn't getting a power conference job and just moving up to a larger mid major. Will likely do a good job at Tulane, but I don't think I'd want him as our coach. Just my $0.02.
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If Hunter wins at Tulane he will really earn a high major job in my opinion. That will not be an easy place to win at.
Perry Clark was the last one to take the program to the NCAA - in 1995, the only coach to do it since it was shut down in the '80's.
Hasn't been to an NIT since 2000.
Fans should also keep in mind that not many coaches jump from one power conference job to another. averages about 2-3 per year and there is often a specific reason behind it. You also can get that many former high major coaches who are out of a job take positions in a year.
Perry Clark was the last one to take the program to the NCAA - in 1995, the only coach to do it since it was shut down in the '80's.
Hasn't been to an NIT since 2000.
Fans should also keep in mind that not many coaches jump from one power conference job to another. averages about 2-3 per year and there is often a specific reason behind it. You also can get that many former high major coaches who are out of a job take positions in a year.
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He got GSU to the tourney 3x in 8 years, while winning a ton of games, and they weren't returning his agent's phone calls last summer about extending his contract that had 1 year left.
I don't know. Seems reasonable that he'd be frustrated and not feel the need to be graceful in his exit.
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Hunter left a one bid league for a multi-bid league. The American just signed a new TV contract that pays about a quarter of a Power 5 contract, in other words a lot more than other non-power leagues (about $7 or 8 million per team). The Big East has a TV contract that pays approximately what the Power 5 get for basketball without having to fund football.
The American and Big East are able to hire the coaches from the one bid leagues when they choose to do that.
The American and Big East are able to hire the coaches from the one bid leagues when they choose to do that.
Not sure I'm as indignant as the twitterer ...
... but I do think it smacked of being a low-brow type of thing for a HC to do.
I'd expect random posters to do something like this or, say, make fun of a guy for his choice of ice cream but not a head coach.
... but I do think it smacked of being a low-brow type of thing for a HC to do.
I'd expect random posters to do something like this or, say, make fun of a guy for his choice of ice cream but not a head coach.
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Just my opinion that's not worth $0.2, but I'd take GT being in the NCAA tourney 3x in 8 years. I'd easily pay a coach $1 million a year for that.
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You’ll probably pay closer to $3M per year for that
Haha, dead give away that @Techster hired Brian Gregory.
*gasp* techster is Radaovich! Get 'im, dtm!
And as we have seen recently....no we won’t.
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Poor attempt at taking the attention away from your questionable ice cream choices...
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All GA State had to do was pay $1 million a year, probably less. I think they will regret that decision dearly.
Got it, Dan.
On GASt, why wouldn't a guy like Moton jump there? Is it not a significant step up for him? Could get him for (relatively) cheap.
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LOL...the funny thing is, my real name is Dan (my friends call me Danny).
Uh yeah ... we know that, Dan. Why'd you extend the Hewitt buyout timing?
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Why do you keep insisting Mayfield is real ice cream?