Is Maryland a "destination"?

[ChicosBailBonds]

"A number of college coaches that have ties to the state of Texas told ESPN.com that high school and AAU coaches in the Lone Star State are famously provincial. If the staff isn't Texas-based, if there isn't a tendency to really cultivate the in-state coaches, there can be a backlash."


That is hardly unique to Texas.  Look at the crap that Purnell had to endure from Chicago AAU coaches when he was first hired.

Some pretty direct comments from Turgeon about his own short-comings as well as the short-comings of the A&M job.

Agree, especially with the DePaul situation. That's been going on for years and if you didn't play ball with the CPL and some of those gems (Cox, etc) then it could get really dicey. 

[ringout]

I think Chicos should replace Cott as AD.  Then we'd get it right.
Do you think MU would go for that?

[HouWarrior]

"A number of college coaches that have ties to the state of Texas told ESPN.com that high school and AAU coaches in the Lone Star State are famously provincial. If the staff isn't Texas-based, if there isn't a tendency to really cultivate the in-state coaches, there can be a backlash."


That is hardly unique to Texas. 

Nor is it anything new. Going back to the Southwest Conference FB days it upset Texas based folks when their teams would lose to Oklahoma, or Arkansas, when most of  the players were from Texas. Then the rest of the country caught on and Texas players were found on every top 10 FB team roster.

In BB out of state recruiting ramped up here within the last 15-20 years, esp. as to the AAU circuit. Ask a few local AAU coaches, and they'll tell you some out of state coaches come here and make cracks about this is just football country, and you dont know/coach basketball like we do, etc.  Even if they're totally right, its not endearing; its off putting.  The locals response may seem provincial, but remember the ESPN article quotes were from out of state coaches , guests in the state, who wished to remove something (a recruit), back to their home state, ...for their benefit.  Watching it occur for 50 plus years, long standing defenses may be up.

Referring to those in Texas, as provincial, is just par for the course.  Texas universities dont recruit much outward, as most of its rosters fill with kids from here. On the other hand, Texas is the source for out of state schools, also, ...local coaches begin to feel slighted...if we're producing all this excess talent, might there be at least adequate coaching, here ,too...do you out of state guys have the corner on coaching skills...and what ....we simply have good drinking water producing these many skilled athletes?

I see a little of it from both sides.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I think Chicos should replace Cott as AD.  Then we'd get it right.
Do you think MU would go for that?

I wouldn't take the pay cut

[NersEllenson]

I wouldn't take the pay cut

Wow.  Cheesy. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wow.  Cheesy. 

Just being truthful and trying to hold to your standards