Oliver Purnell out at DePaul

[AlumKCof93]

It's gotta be another duke assistant coach, scheyer?

[bilsu]

His best year and he is gone. The lesson is, if you are going to win only 6 conference games, do not win them at the start of conference. It gets the fans excited and than crushed.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Ty Corbin, Mark Aguirre, Rod Strickland.

[Fullodds]

Doug Bruno

[Galway Eagle]

They shouldn't have hired JLP, they're in a jam with her husband being a former star player and her being a former Depaul athlete as well. 

[willie warrior]

Thought he already bunked with a Harbaugh. Joani kick him out?

Joani ain't paying the freight, although she has the vise clamp on Crean's manhood.

[brandx]

They need one particular thing in a coach-a guy who can recruit Chicago.

[chapman]

Is the lovely Jean Lenti-Ponsetto next to go at DePaul.

Given the state of the program, she should be.

Last I checked their board of trustees was creating fake awards to give her to try to trick people into thinking she is competent at her job. 

[Loose Cannon]

They need one particular thing in a coach-a guy who can recruit Chicago.

 How about Jeff Capel, he was involved in Parker and Oakafor recruiting.   We could have our own triangle with in 90 miles, MU NU DP.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Has a woman ever coached a major D1 basketball team?

I4 was a panty-waste, does that count?  a'ina?

[LAZER]

Dan Muller could be an interesting fit.

[Jables1604]

Resigned today. Let the rumors start to fly...

[brewcity77]

Or just post in the other thread on the front page with the exact same title...

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=46929.0

[Atticus]

Crean  to DePaul!!!

But seriously....in two years where will Crean end up? He has spent his entire career in the Midwest. Those bridges have been burnt down. What is the ideal program for Crean once he gets fired/resigned after next year?

[Skitch]

Tom Kleinschmidt 

[Dawson Rental]

Not sure who would want that job. Not really a good spot for a young coach given the history.  Would someone like Wardle even consider?

Wardle would jump at it!

[Dr. Blackheart]

Tom Kleinschmidt 

Can have the cake and eat it too

[GGGG]

Wardle would jump at it!

But why would DePaul want Wardle?

[Dawson Rental]

They need one particular thing in a coach-a guy who can recruit Chicago.

...because the recruiting budget doesn't allow for out of town recruiting.

[Dawson Rental]

But why would DePaul want Wardle?

I was responding to jsglow asking if Wardle would "even consider" it.

[naginiF]

His best year and he is gone. The lesson is, if you are going to win only 6 conference games, do not win them at the start of conference. It gets the fans excited and than crushed.

People's exhibit B: Kevin Willard (maybe 12 months early)

[ChicosBailBonds]

Crean  to DePaul!!!

But seriously....in two years where will Crean end up? He has spent his entire career in the Midwest. Those bridges have been burnt down. What is the ideal program for Crean once he gets fired/resigned after next year?

I thought he was already fired 5 4 3 2 1 years ago....I read the inevitable news here, thought for sure it already happened.  

I predict the sun will be around tomorrow.
I predict we will all die
I predict Tom Crean will not finish his career at IU, nor will Wojo at MU, nor will Buzz at Va Tech, etc, etc.

[Atticus]

I thought he was already fired 5 4 3 2 1 years ago....I read the inevitable news here, thought for sure it already happened.  

I predict the sun will be around tomorrow.
I predict we will all die
I predict Tom Crean will not finish his career at IU, nor will Wojo at MU, nor will Buzz at Va Tech, etc, etc.

I predict Crean will not sail off into the sunset after Indiana.

My original question....where is the likely fit?

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

They shouldn't have hired JLP, they're in a jam with her husband being a former star player and her being a former Depaul athlete as well. 

That's a joke. Joe Ponsetto isn't calling shots on De Paul's AD. That's like saying Marquette hired their AD because of Gary Rosenberger.

If anything, their AD's maiden name is more influential, but that's got.nothing to do with it either.

[brewcity77]

I think Crean to DePaul is a great fit. I think back to Kevin O'Neill saying that leaving Marquette was a mistake and wonder if Crean might feel the same. Indiana thinks it's still a blue blood, in reality they probably aren't even a top 20 program anymore. 1 Final Four in 20 years, 2 Big 10 titles (One was Crean), no championship since 1987. Yet their fans seem to think they are another Duke or Kentucky. They're maybe the fifth or sixth best program in their conference.

Unrealistic expectations have to be getting old. Two Sweet 16s is darn good. With all the criticism, maybe Crean thinks leaving MU, where he could have stayed forever as long as he usually made the tourney and gave us the occasional second weekend run. And he might see DePaul, a Catholic school in an urban area with men's basketball as the major sport, as his second chance at what he had here.

Crean is great at the rebuild and knows how to energize a fanbase, both of which DePaul needs. It's a fertile recruiting ground and close to areas where he has his recruiting connections. Negotiate a smaller buyout, get a program more his speed, let IU move on, seems a perfect fit for all involved.

Which of course means DePaul would never do it.