According to ESPN Crean was offered the Arkansas job, and yes he did turn it down. Here is the link...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2824653
Look at this list:
QuoteAltman was believed to be at least the Razorbacks' sixth target. Arkansas officials reportedly offered the job to Texas A&M's Billy Gillespie, Kansas' Bill Self, Southern California's Tim Floyd, Memphis' John Calipari and Marquette's Tom Crean, who each turned the job down.
Were they serious? That's just a waste of time on Arkansas' part right there. Even if one of them wanted to leave their position, why would they rush to Arkansas when UK is still open?
Quote from: TJ on April 04, 2007, 05:43:26 PM
Look at this list:QuoteAltman was believed to be at least the Razorbacks' sixth target. Arkansas officials reportedly offered the job to Texas A&M's Billy Gillespie, Kansas' Bill Self, Southern California's Tim Floyd, Memphis' John Calipari and Marquette's Tom Crean, who each turned the job down.
Were they serious? That's just a waste of time on Arkansas' part right there. Even if one of them wanted to leave their position, why would they rush to Arkansas when UK is still open?
I'm assuming here that Arkansas didn't get a search firm like Minnesota did.
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on April 04, 2007, 05:50:18 PM
Quote from: TJ on April 04, 2007, 05:43:26 PM
Look at this list:QuoteAltman was believed to be at least the Razorbacks' sixth target. Arkansas officials reportedly offered the job to Texas A&M's Billy Gillespie, Kansas' Bill Self, Southern California's Tim Floyd, Memphis' John Calipari and Marquette's Tom Crean, who each turned the job down.
Were they serious? That's just a waste of time on Arkansas' part right there. Even if one of them wanted to leave their position, why would they rush to Arkansas when UK is still open?
I'm assuming here that Arkansas didn't get a search firm like Minnesota did.
I would agree, but did they really think that Self would even consider leaving Kansas for Arkansas?