Poll: Preference for a New Coach

[keefe]

He couldn't call it out before it finished.

If I recall that play is for when there is less than 15 seconds on the clock

[Tums Festival]

This. Could Howland recruit kids to Milwaukee in the new Big East? I don't think Shaka is walking through the door. Probably same with Marshall.

This is where the new conference really hurts us - with recruiting young, hungry coaches. Those coaches can get players to play for Memphis in Conference USA or for one of the teams in today's AAC. But its tough to get those coaches to take a job in a non-BCS conference in the first place. Most would rather jump straight to Northwestern or USC or Minnesota. You know, the exact type of lower-level BCS job Buzz just took.

Well. neither Conference USA or the AAC is a BCS conference, so not sure what your point is then.

And is it trendy now to bash the Big East now based on Buzz' comments? And Marquette's going to go where that's better?

[TJ]

How do you not vote for Shaka?  It would surprise me more than getting Stone, less than getting Ellenson.

because I wanted my vote to have some amount of realism attached to it. Shaka Smart is not coming to MU.

[Eldon]

I also forgot Autry, who was undefeated as a head coach in the Old Big East.

[WarriorGreg1965]

Smart's team sure didn't look very well coached tonight.

[Wisco]

I know this is just a friendly poll, but I will say that I don't think there is even a remote chance of Shaka leaving. We go through a similar Hiroshima-esque process down here in Richmond every offseason but the difference is that Smart continually discusses his healthy relationship with university administration and fans. As a student and friend of a few individuals very close to the program (including one player I talk with occasionally), I can state confidently that he is 100% committed. The only programs that have ever been discussed, at least as far as I know, are Ohio State, Duke, UNC and Florida. I have been told that he enjoys the recruiting process, unlike Stevens, so I'm not sure about the NBA either.

On a side note, I was told that Shaka turned down Illinois in part because of the daunting Chicago recruiting challenge. I would presume the same applies here.

Howland and Masiello are the guys to go for, IMO.

[LAZER]

I'm shocked that people actually voted for Masiello.

[MUrugger]

Would they be looking at Tony Bennet?

[TheFarEastMovement]

Who would you like to see as the next Men's Basketball Coach at MU?

[Eldon]

Poll already done

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=42789.0

[nyg]

Joe Dooley is coach at Florida Gulf Coast.

[GooooMarquette]

Howland.  Proven recruiter, proven winner, young enough to give us 10+ years if both sides want it, old enough that he wouldn't constantly be looking for better offers.  And his name likely helps us keep most of the frosh and incoming commits.

Don't see another name on the list that gives us all that....