On Campus w/Bill King and Jeff Goodman

[Wade for President]

Sirius/XM Channel 91 right now.  I'm on hold, hoping to ask Bill and Jeff Goodman (will be guest) to shed some light on our coaching search.

I'll post a response if I get some air time, or if they address my question.

[Wade for President]

From Goodman:

"I hate Twitter...my wife is going to divorce me because of social media.

Yes...Shaka Smart is talking to Marquette. Personally, I don't think he ends up taking MU.  

Do you really think he's going to leave VCU to a school that doesn't have a Pres/AD...to a conference that doesn't give him a ton more visibility than the A-10?  I say no.  Shaka's a smart guy (no pun intended), but I just don't see it happening.  

On the otherside, heard that Gregg Marshall is interested in Marquette...but I've also been told that Marquette is not necessarily interested in Gregg Marshall."

Nothing earth shattering - if we miss out on Shaka and Howland, and STILL don't have interest in Marshall, I'll be left scratching my head.  

I've blocked off five hours today to dedicate to this circus.  My helmet is on, and I'm strapped in.

[WarriorFan]

Great... 4 days in and our hiring situation is being described as a circus..
Says a lot for the administration.

[tower912]

MU's administration is presumably handling it like it should.   Quietly.  Professionally.    The circus is here.   And on social media.   

[StillAWarrior]

From Goodman:

"Yes...Shaka Smart is talking to Marquette. Personally, I don't think he ends up taking MU.  Do you really think he's going to leave VCU to a school that doesn't have a Pres/AD...to a conference that doesn't give him a ton more visibility than the A-10?  I say no.  Shaka's a smart guy (no pun intended), but I just don't see it happening."

I was traveling last week, so I missed a lot of the early reporting on Buzz's departure.  But when I read things like this, I can't help but wonder how most national media would have responded to "Buzz to Va Tech" a day or two before it became official.  Maybe a few would have said it was going to happen, but I think a lot would have said it doesn't make a lot of sense.

I'll wait for an official announcement before I get too excited or too disappointed.

[MU B2002]

Goodman also discussed the Oklahoma St job potentially opening up.  

Buzz to Oklahoma State.  Wonder if they have checked in to his VPI buyout yet?

[Jim Sawdust]

On Twelfth Street: Fox 6 truck idling outside the Al with mast extended, tripod without camera on the sidewalk. What can it mean?

[mu_hilltopper]

MU's administration is presumably handling it like it should.   Quietly.  Professionally.    The circus is here.   And on social media.    

This.  MU is trying to hire a coach.  It's clear that they've offered the job to at least one guy (Smart) who nearly signed, or is still thinking of signing, or, frankly, has signed.  

It's the leaks from "sources" that are the circus.  

In conclusion, Twitter sucks donkey balls.  

[Niv Berkowitz]

"Do you really think he's going to leave VCU to a school that doesn't have a Pres/AD...to a conference that doesn't give him a ton more visibility than the A-10?  I say no.  Shaka's a smart guy (no pun intended), but I just don't see it happening." 

Wait, really? You mean sound reasoning and logic may play out here vs. delusional thinking?

Ummm, get Howland on the phone now and end this charade.

[TVDirector]

On Twelfth Street: Fox 6 truck idling outside the Al with mast extended, tripod without camera on the sidewalk. What can it mean?

means that they are doing a live shot for the morning news- following up, I'd suppose, on their claim last night about Shaka to MU.
will be interesting to see if they back down somewhat.

[NickelDimer]

MU's administration is presumably handling it like it should.   Quietly.  Professionally.    The circus is here.   And on social media.   

IF it turns out Shaka is hired both sides will deserve huge amounts of praise for staying tight lipped and doing this the right way. Especially in today's social media frenzied landscape

[GooooMarquette]

Ummm, get Howland on the phone now and end this charade.

This!

[mumagz84]

MU's administration is presumably handling it like it should.   Quietly.  Professionally.    The circus is here.   And on social media.   

Agree.

[muhoops1]

I was talking to a friend in NJ who admonished me for believing Shaka would come to MU.  From the outside I can see the skepticism, but any alum or fan can justify having a certain coach.  I was jacked all day yesterday.  It's amazing how anyone has any credibility on Twitter yet every feed I read I gave credence to....why?  I don't know I have a college degree from MU.  The Jesuits taught me better.

Interesting that the only candidate that appears publicly to have any interest in MU...Marshall is not appealing to MU.  Oh well another unproductive day ahead.

[MU B2002]

Twitter Tracker:
@AdamFinkelstein: Shaka Smart spoke to VCU commits & their coaches yesterday & assured them he isn't going anywhere

[Tugg Speedman]

Twitter Tracker:
@AdamFinkelstein: Shaka Smart spoke to VCU commits & their coaches yesterday & assured them he isn't going anywhere

Curious, why did that come out five minutes after Shaka spoke to them?  All these coaches and recruits twitter.

[Tugg Speedman]

Goodman also discussed the Oklahoma St job potentially opening up.  

Buzz to Oklahoma State.  Wonder if they have checked in to his VPI buyout yet?

If he has not signed his contract (see Steve Alford to UCLA ... supposedly he never signed his extension so the high buyout was not applicable).

[Wojo'sMojo]

Twitter Tracker:
@AdamFinkelstein: Shaka Smart spoke to VCU commits & their coaches yesterday & assured them he isn't going anywhere

Well that does it for me. This charade is over...IWB should be ashamed of himself and lose all credibility.

[KenoshaWarrior]

"Do you really think he's going to leave VCU to a school that doesn't have a Pres/AD...to a conference that doesn't give him a ton more visibility than the A-10?  I say no.  Shaka's a smart guy (no pun intended), but I just don't see it happening." 

Wait, really? You mean sound reasoning and logic may play out here vs. delusional thinking?

Ummm, get Howland on the phone now and end this charade.

Yup agree. Lets not lose out on Howland because someone incorrectly leaked a story

[KenoshaWarrior]

IF it turns out Shaka is hired both sides will deserve huge amounts of praise for staying tight lipped and doing this the right way. Especially in today's social media frenzied landscape

Apparently we werent that tight lipped about it if IWB claimed it was a done deal.

[nathanziarek]

Well that does it for me. This charade is over...IWB should be ashamed of himself and lose all credibility.

I'll be interested to hear his side of the story, but he knows his career rests on his name. He's not just guessing...I'd bet there's not even detective work here. He was 100% certain based on his sources. Sucks, but c'est la vie.

Honestly, it's pretty incredible how certain the VCU fans were about this. They've got themselves a great, stable coach. We need one of those.

[The Love House]

Ummm, get Howland on the phone now and end this charade.

Without taking the time to dig through 400+ posts, I thought I recalled several people saying that Howland had withdrawn his name from consideration. Is that true or not? According to Mike Hunt, he is still on the table and can be had at any moment. Not sure what to believe. Is Howland still in the running, yes or no?

[ecompt]

IWB has embarrassed himself as a journalist and can never be taken seriously again.

[nathanziarek]

Without taking the time to dig through 400+ posts, I thought I recalled several people saying that Howland had withdrawn his name from consideration. Is that true or not? According to Mike Hunt, he is still on the table and can be had at any moment. Not sure what to believe. Is Howland still in the running, yes or no?

I think his asking price was too high, so we moved to trying to spend that same amount to get Shaka. That's my guessing, no sources, reading between the lines of the billion words I've read about this over the last two days.

I'd bet, if option #2 fell through, he'd still be available ... but our leverage for working the salary down probably disappeared.

[GB Warrior]

Well that does it for me. This charade is over...IWB should be ashamed of himself and lose all credibility.

Yep. Right or wrong, your name is your business.