Steven Haywood @Haylov0204 13m
I just got a call that Jaime Dixon is in town will be next Marquette Head B ball coach #upstageUW
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Steven Haywood @Haylov0204 7m
If course Bucky is the story but after opponent wins Sunday Dixon will be story if dining with who I heard he was with is true
Who the hell is Steven Haywood?
I'll take it - Dixon. #donedeal.
I'm certain I believe this only because I want to believe it, but its funny because i was wondering (hoping) the other day if they would at least try to make a play for him. Then again, rumored to be having dinner at some public place...might as well have been tweeted by IWB.
Quote from: mechaghidorah on March 29, 2014, 11:58:07 PM
Steven Haywood @Haylov0204 13m
I just got a call that Jaime Dixon is in town will be next Marquette Head B ball coach #upstageUW
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Steven Haywood @Haylov0204 7m
If course Bucky is the story but after opponent wins Sunday Dixon will be story if dining with who I heard he was with is true
Well! If Steven Haywood thinks we have a shot at Jaime....
Don't believe it, but would be incredible.
Yearly salary is 1.8 million. Maybe we offered to double it for him ;D
Respect the process too
Quote from: jeffreyweee on March 30, 2014, 12:01:48 AM
Who the hell is Steven Haywood?
Some guy from ESPN540 in Milwaukee.
I would expect nothing less out of this board full of stupid
I don't believe it. No way is Jamie Dixon buried in keefe's cryptic haiku. :)
yes please! don't see it happening though. Why would he leave Pitt and the ACC?? If it is a matter
of money Pitt will pay.
This is becoming comical now.
Next, you're gonna hear people claiming Coach K is out for beer and brats in Milwaukee and is a lock to be the next coach.
Quote from: Hayabusa on March 30, 2014, 12:20:34 AM
This is becoming comical now.
Next, you're gonna hear people claiming Coach K is out for beer and brats in Milwaukee and is a lock to be the next coach.
That's odd, because it sounds like you're not Respecting the Process.
Why don't you fire up the grill, have a couple cold ones, and Respect the Process?
Probably gonna be Howland's top assistant, ain'a?
Sincerely doubt this one
I would like to start a petition to ban anyone who uses twitter as a legit source for anything, ever
I actually suggested he might be a target in a thread very early on. Would not be surprised if he is interested, but figured if he was we would have heard about MU going after him earlier.
New Pres has Pitt connections. He did just sign an extension through 2023 this past May and already makes something like 2.4 million.
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Quote from: jeffreyweee on March 30, 2014, 12:01:48 AM
Who the hell is Steven Haywood?
http://fox6now.com/2013/10/06/espn-radio-sportscaster-steve-haywood-back-on-the-airwaves/
Steve has some good connections within basketball, especially at the pro level. He's probably not just talking out of his ass here.
Dixon is a solid coach. In some ways I like him better than Smart.
If Jamie Dixon becomes our next coach I will run down Wisconsin Ave. naked only wrapped in a Marquette Warrior flag
Quote from: T.V. Diener 34 on March 30, 2014, 01:28:43 AM
If Jamie Dixon becomes our next coach I will run down Wisconsin Ave. naked only wrapped in a Marquette Warrior flag
Holy crap i want Dixon to be our coach
Are there no reprecusions for "journalists" making definitive statements that turn out to be false? I won't believe anything until MU officially introduces the new coach at this point, because I don't know who else to believe. So what is the point of being first when nobody believes it?
I get that the likes of Coach K, Izzo, Pitino are no chance in hell, but why dont we push hard after someone like Dixon, or at least someone somewhat close to his calibur.
Shaka isn't the only big time hire. Why don't we take the resources we were throwing at shaka and throw them at someone like Dixon?
You negative nancies and glass-half-empty posters can grill me about this if you want "wtf?!? He's in the ACC, Eldon, you moron." But i guarantee that if we slap him in the face with $3.2M, he picks up the phone. And he listens attentively.
Quote from: jesmu84 on March 30, 2014, 01:42:27 AM
Holy crap i want Dixon to be our coach
Be careful what you wish for bro...
http://isportsweb.com/2014/03/22/jamie-dixon-will-not-be-fired/
So maybe he is unhappy with Pitt and and maybe thinking the ACC will be tough to compete with but feels he could dominate the conference he used to be a part of. His humanitarian lifestyle is in sync with Marquettes mission and he could get paid more and he maybe knows Lovell well...hmmmmm...is there really something there? Or am I fooling myself again?
Confirmed.
Im the source.
Quote from: GoldenEagle2002 on March 30, 2014, 02:11:01 AM
So maybe he is unhappy with Pitt and and maybe thinking the ACC will be tough to compete with but feels he could dominate the conference he used to be a part of. His humanitarian lifestyle is in sync with Marquettes mission and he could get paid more and he maybe knows Lovell well...hmmmmm...is there really something there? Or am I fooling myself again?
I heard Bobby Knight will reverse his age 30 years and sign on to coach MU. Get excited
I'm hearing Cuonzo will come to MU for less money than he makes now..... 1.3 million/year.
Quote from: MUsoxfan on March 30, 2014, 02:27:02 AM
I heard Bobby Knight will reverse his age 30 years and sign on to coach MU. Get excited
Just got off the phone with Knight, he said since you leaked it here he is backing out of the time machine and will not be the next MU coach.
Howland pines for MU.
Is Dixon the real target?
A total cock block.
Quote from: keefe on March 30, 2014, 02:01:59 AM
http://isportsweb.com/2014/03/22/jamie-dixon-will-not-be-fired/
So...we're fooling ourselves again?
Always have liked Dixon and they seem to be restless at Pitt, so this doesn't seem far fetched at all, especially given the money MU has to offer him. I didn't realize he flirted w/ USC a year ago.
That said, he's never really got Pitt to that elite level. Except for Blair, his teams always have several good players, but never a great player to get you over the top to a Final Four.
I'd take one of his mentors Howland over him. I don't get what the hold up is with getting a deal w/ Howland.
This really doesn't need to be said again, but Howland will NOT be the Coach at MU. No matter how much some of you want him to be. MU will NOT go down that road...his past is just too checkered for their liking.
Quote from: muguru on March 30, 2014, 07:55:16 AM
This really doesn't need to be said again, but Howland will NOT be the Coach at MU. No matter how much some of you want him to be. MU will NOT go down that road...his past is just too checkered for their liking.
Maybe you're right, but if that's the case, why they have bothered showing all this interest in him? I know we've heard a ton of b.s. rumors about candidates, but the consensus everywhere and from those in the know is that he's been high on their short list since the day the little man from Texas ran to VT.
Perhaps initially he was, and I'm sure they did their due diligence, like every good search should do, but they decided to pass(barring something unforseen).
Here's a more logical explanation. Dixon was invited to Milwaukee by Lovell and Cords (who both have reason to know Dixon on a personal level) to clear up or explore the concerns holding MU back on Howland who as we all know he worked for. Now that makes sense.
Quote from: NotAnAlum on March 30, 2014, 08:11:03 AM
Here's a more logical explanation. Dixon was invited to Milwaukee by Lovell and Cords (who both have reason to know Dixon on a personal level) to clear up or explore the concerns holding MU back on Howland who as we all know he worked for. Now that makes sense.
They put him on a plane to Milwaukee for that? No phones in Pittsburgh?
Quote from: muguru on March 30, 2014, 07:55:16 AM
This really doesn't need to be said again, but Howland will NOT be the Coach at MU. No matter how much some of you want him to be. MU will NOT go down that road...his past is just too checkered for their liking.
If this is the case, and I'm not saying it isn't, why is the national media still reporting that he's a candidate for the job?
He's right. Jamie Dixon is in Milwaukee and has been since last night. What he didn't know is that Shaka Smart is also in town.
They met last night to discuss what a bunch of clowns the Milwaukee media are.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on March 30, 2014, 08:12:41 AM
They put him on a plane to Milwaukee for that? No phones in Pittsburgh?
Dixon is not flying to Milwaukee for that. Not buying it.
So, was (is?) Dixon in Milwaukee...or is that just a goofy radio guy drunk-tweeting?
It would make sense as Dixon's star has been falling for sometime at Pitt. His recruiting has fallen as well. Ever since Butler stole that game from them with a foul call on a rebound after a missed Pitt free throw (should have been a no call in a situation like that) the Pitt program has been sinking. Prior to that they were often 1 or 2 seeds but would lose early.....of course they're best year with Blair they lost to Villanova in the elite 8.
He wouldn't be an ideal hire but he might work and a change of scenery might do him some good.
His style of play at Pitt was big and physical while at MU it's been small and quick. Don't think he's a great fit for us and his recruiting efforts concern me as well as I don't think he enjoys the whole recruiting process and often just settles for his kind of guys.
Better than Wardle and Weber but a far cry from Shaka.
Not a fan of Dixon.
Dixon would be a decent hire, but his teams always seemed better on paper than what they actually ended up achieving. Not sure he maxes out the talent he has. IMO, he's not as good a hire as Howland but would be better than Martin.
Haywood actually is a pretty good radio guy with some connections. He's not afraid to criticize a local team, either, which is rare on ESPN540, which is filled with shills like Drew Olson, Dan Needles and the awful GB Packers brown-noser, Jason Wilde.
Quote from: mechaghidorah on March 30, 2014, 08:41:47 AM
Haywood actually is a pretty good radio guy with some NBA connections. He's not afraid to criticize a local team, either, which is rare on ESPN540, which is filled with shills like Drew Olson, Dan Needles and the awful GB Packers brown-noser, Jason Wilde.
I fixed this for you.
I can not stand Steve Haywood, he misuses more words than almost anyone. He tries and fails to be the local Stephen A Smith, which is an odd thing to strive for.
I love the idea of Dixon but don't see it being realistic at all
Quote from: mechaghidorah on March 30, 2014, 08:41:47 AM
Dixon would be a decent hire, but his teams always seemed better on paper than what they actually ended up achieving. Not sure he maxes out the talent he has. IMO, he's not as good a hire as Howland but would be better than Martin.
Haywood actually is a pretty good radio guy with some connections. He's not afraid to criticize a local team, either, which is rare on ESPN540, which is filled with shills like Drew Olson, Dan Needles and the awful GB Packers brown-noser, Jason Wilde.
Wilde was one of the first to openly criticize Lord Favre. Haywood had a good inside connection with the Bucks during the Big Dog and Ray Allen days. Did someone seriously post above that Shaka is still in town. Enough already. Please
Quote from: Shack on March 30, 2014, 08:57:32 AM
Wilde was one of the first to openly criticize Lord Favre. Haywood had a good inside connection with the Bucks during the Big Dog and Ray Allen days. Did someone seriously post above that Shaka is still in town. Enough already. Please
That's true. And he never fails to take shot at him whenever he has the chance. But he is the softest reporter in the world regarding the current team (TT, MM, Capers, etc).
Quote from: mechaghidorah on March 30, 2014, 09:11:12 AM
That's true. And he never fails to take shot at him whenever he has the chance. But he is the softest reporter in the world regarding the current team (TT, MM, Capers, etc).
You may be right - but that is what he is supposed to be doing. He is not a reporter per se for the Packers - but rather a guy that's letting you know what is going on inside the team as much as is possible. But he has taken shots at the time quite often.
Dixon would be great...if we want to win in the regular season and implode in the NCAAs.
Pitt has won exactly two NCAA Tournament games since 2009.
But they were awesome in the CBI a couple years ago.
Dixon would be awesome but someone must have mistaken a guy that looks like Dixon at Cheesecake Factory or wherever the heck he was spotted. An if true who the heck said "let's take him to Cheesecake Factory."
Quote from: GooooMarquette on March 30, 2014, 09:35:44 AM
Dixon would be great...if we want to win in the regular season and implode in the NCAAs.
Pitt has won exactly two NCAA Tournament games since 2009.
But they were awesome in the CBI a couple years ago.
A billion times better than Cuonzo would be. That would register about a -0 on the impact scale. At least Dixon is a name and well known, much more of a "wow" factor.
If Jamie Dixon really is in Milwaukee, I think the more likely scenario would be to gain information on Howland, ala what Mick Cronin did for Brett. With the new president's connections to Pitt, I'd be surprised if MU would bypass Howland and hire Dixon. That would be a dickish move.
Quote from: muguru on March 30, 2014, 09:40:41 AM
A billion times better than Cuonzo would be. That would register about a -0 on the impact scale. At least Dixon is a name and well known, much more of a "wow" factor.
Agree better than Cuonzo...but I'm hoping the Cuonzo rumors are just a smokescreen to negotiate quietly with a real coach. My preference would be Howland or maybe Bennett (unlikely), but Dixon would be awesome if the only other guy in the running is Cuonzo.
Quote from: Heavy Gear on March 30, 2014, 09:42:31 AM
If Jamie Dixon really is in Milwaukee, I think the more likely scenario would be to gain information on Howland, ala what Mick Cronin did for Brett. With the new president's connections to Pitt, I'd be surprised if MU would bypass Howland and hire Dixon. That would be a dickish move.
They don't have phones in Pittsburgh??
Quote from: GoldenEagle2002 on March 30, 2014, 09:37:48 AM
Dixon would be awesome but someone must have mistaken a guy that looks like Dixon at Cheesecake Factory or wherever the heck he was spotted. An if true who the heck said "let's take him to Cheesecake Factory."
Cheesecake Factory and not a steakhouse?
Quote from: Heavy Gear on March 30, 2014, 09:46:16 AM
Cheesecake Factory and not a steakhouse?
I heard it was Real Chili.
What was missing in the Dixon sighting is that Dixon, Smart, Calipari, Pitino, Boehein, and Howland are coming in for a group interview. Their chauffer is Wardle.
Quote from: GooooMarquette on March 30, 2014, 09:35:44 AM
Dixon would be great...if we want to win in the regular season and implode in the NCAAs.
Pitt has won exactly two NCAA Tournament games since 2009.
But they were awesome in the CBI a couple years ago.
+1
And, he is an abrasive personality type...as far as how he coaches his players...he's a less attractive Tony Bennett in my opinion...Bennett would be my Number 1 at this time. Dixon 2. Howland/Martin 3 and 3a..
Quote from: Ners on March 30, 2014, 12:31:07 PM
+1
And, he is an abrasive personality type...as far as how he coaches his players...he's a less attractive Tony Bennett in my opinion...Bennett would be my Number 1 at this time. Dixon 2. Howland/Martin 3 and 3a..
+1
Jamie fearing Buzz's entry into the ACC.
I like Dixon, would be happy with that. Reading the post Keefe gave, it amazes me the fickleness of CBB fans - they want to fire Dixon after his first year in the loaded ACC, where he finished fifth?
Quote from: GooooMarquette on March 30, 2014, 09:35:44 AM
Dixon would be great...if we want to win in the regular season and implode in the NCAAs.
Pitt has won exactly two NCAA Tournament games since 2009.
But they were awesome in the CBI a couple years ago.
I would take a slightly deeper look than that.
Last year they lost to Wichita State...who went to the Final Four.
Two years prior, they won their first game, and then lost to Butler 71-70....Butler went to the national championship game.
They went 1-1 this year in the tournament. So in their last three tournaments, they have gone 2-3 with two of their losses to Final Four teams.
Hey, just saw Rome on CBS. He says the Piston are making a run at Izzo. That means he is on the market. The search team might as well make a run at him, too. After all, it is about making us a destination and making a statement. We need to think even bigger than Shaka Con.
Quote from: willie warrior on March 30, 2014, 12:58:41 PM
Hey, just saw Rome on CBS. He says the Piston are making a run at Izzo. That means he is on the market. The search team might as well make a run at him, too. After all, it is about making us a destination and making a statement. We need to think even bigger than Shaka Con.
We need.... Obama.
I'd certainly slurp for Dixon. We would actually be able to win a game in the conference tournament too, he's an ace at those. But we would need an assistant to take over for NCAA tournament games because he's terrible there.
Dixon to MU, Howland back to Pitt. Done deal.
Quote from: Hayabusa on March 30, 2014, 12:20:34 AM
Next, you're gonna hear people claiming Coach K is out for beer and brats in Milwaukee and is a lock to be the next coach.
I hear they're taking him to opening day tomorrow. The announcement of his hiring will be simultaneous with him throwing out the first pitch.
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on March 30, 2014, 01:00:05 PM
We need.... Obama.
Well if we got Obama you know he'd support even more spending on the basketball program. ;)
Quote from: mattyv1908 on March 30, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Well if we got Obama you know he'd support even more spending on the basketball program. ;)
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the only thing that gives me a shred of hope with dixon is the fact that he was getting a little heat this year, and he has been very vocal for years about not wanting to go to the acc. that's going to be a nearly impossible league for dixon to win.