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<blockquote data-quote="dtm1997" data-source="post: 37138" data-attributes="member: 572"><p>I may have mentioned this previously in another thread... we were the job that year that VCU AD Teague was afraid of and I don't think we seriously considered him as a candidate. If we tried, it was cursory at best.</p><p> </p><p>I emailed DRad suggesting Shaka the day of VCU's First Four game against USC. DRad emailed me back as a courtesy agreeing that "Coach Smith" was a good coach. I think I emailed him several more times during that run. By the time that run was over, we didn't have near enough money to compete and it didn't matter anyway. Unless we have our Boone Pickens, we'll never have enough money again. Shaka has since turned down offers from Illinois & UCLA nearing close to $3MM annually. </p><p> </p><p>There are jobs that he'd be willing to take and could pay nicely, although he's got years & years to make money. He's happy at VCU. He's, quite literally, the King of Richmond. It's a good city, he's bringing in a top-15 class, his family is happy there. I've got a lot of respect for him. If anyone is ever in Richmond during hoops season and you can snag a ticket to a VCU game at the Stu, you should go. You'll sit there and think to yourself how you hope McCamish regains that atmosphere someday. I know I did.</p><p> </p><p>The good news... while I hope CBG turns things around to develop an upward trend, I think we have the right AD in place who can identify & attract the next Shaka Smart type when the time comes, as opposed to the last AD who was great at building facilities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtm1997, post: 37138, member: 572"] I may have mentioned this previously in another thread... we were the job that year that VCU AD Teague was afraid of and I don't think we seriously considered him as a candidate. If we tried, it was cursory at best. I emailed DRad suggesting Shaka the day of VCU's First Four game against USC. DRad emailed me back as a courtesy agreeing that "Coach Smith" was a good coach. I think I emailed him several more times during that run. By the time that run was over, we didn't have near enough money to compete and it didn't matter anyway. Unless we have our Boone Pickens, we'll never have enough money again. Shaka has since turned down offers from Illinois & UCLA nearing close to $3MM annually. There are jobs that he'd be willing to take and could pay nicely, although he's got years & years to make money. He's happy at VCU. He's, quite literally, the King of Richmond. It's a good city, he's bringing in a top-15 class, his family is happy there. I've got a lot of respect for him. If anyone is ever in Richmond during hoops season and you can snag a ticket to a VCU game at the Stu, you should go. You'll sit there and think to yourself how you hope McCamish regains that atmosphere someday. I know I did. The good news... while I hope CBG turns things around to develop an upward trend, I think we have the right AD in place who can identify & attract the next Shaka Smart type when the time comes, as opposed to the last AD who was great at building facilities. [/QUOTE]
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