2019 Coaching Carousel

[wadesworld]

Im not in the fire wojo camp...but i would prefer we had dixon or cronin...and i would have thought that caliber of a coach was within our reach.  Amazed ucla cant get a bigger name...ugly for such a proud tradition of bball.

God no to Cronin.  Dixon would be fine.

[Herman Cain]

Alford is always available in the event Wojo gets the $20 million from VT.  Alford is looking at Arkansas.
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1113221098798243842

[cheebs09]

Alford is always available in the event Wojo gets the $20 million from VT.  Alford is looking at Arkansas.
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1113221098798243842

I would be shocked if this administration even thought about Alford once. Which I'm perfectly fine with.

[MUBurrow]

@AdamZagoria: As I reported here Mick Cronin and Jamie Dixon are among those in the mix at UCLA. Doesn't sound like they'll wait around for Luke Walton.

If there's even a 30% chance they could get Walton after he's run out of LAL, I think this is a mistake. He's a home run hire compared to what else they're looking at. The timing is weird especially if they prefer Dixon - I don't think he's going to get other offers this cycle that will be enough to leave TCU.  Cronin there will probably some competition for.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Alford is not and never will be available for the Marquette head men's basketball coach position.

[forgetful]

If there's even a 30% chance they could get Walton after he's run out of LAL, I think this is a mistake. He's a home run hire compared to what else they're looking at. The timing is weird especially if they prefer Dixon - I don't think he's going to get other offers this cycle that will be enough to leave TCU.  Cronin there will probably some competition for.

I'd be pretty shocked if Dixon left TCU. He played there. He intentionally went to that program, even though he had better offers, because he wanted to be there. It would be weird if he then just up and left.

[Billy Hoyle]

I'd be pretty shocked if Dixon left TCU. He played there. He intentionally went to that program, even though he had better offers, because he wanted to be there. It would be weird if he then just up and left.

They've got money too from both TV money and boosters. They can match almost any offer.

[The Sultan]

If there's even a 30% chance they could get Walton after he's run out of LAL, I think this is a mistake. He's a home run hire compared to what else they're looking at. The timing is weird especially if they prefer Dixon - I don't think he's going to get other offers this cycle that will be enough to leave TCU.  Cronin there will probably some competition for.

Why is Walton a home run?  No college experience and not very successful so far.

[StillWarriors]

Im not in the fire wojo camp...but i would prefer we had dixon or cronin...and i would have thought that caliber of a coach was within our reach.  Amazed ucla cant get a bigger name...ugly for such a proud tradition of bball.

Not sure I could even be a Marquette fan if Cronin was our coach, and I didn't think anything could make me say that. Possibly the least likable coach in the country in my mind. I am admittedly biased as a fan of Xavier, but no thanks.
I hope the Wojo bashers don't have a be careful what you wish for "moment." I'd like to see his tenure play out a bit longer with the talent we have currently and coming in.

[Herman Cain]

Not sure I could even be a Marquette fan if Cronin was our coach, and I didn't think anything could make me say that. Possibly the least likable coach in the country in my mind. I am admittedly biased as a fan of Xavier, but no thanks.
I hope the Wojo bashers don't have a be careful what you wish for "moment." I'd like to see his tenure play out a bit longer with the talent we have currently and coming in.

Could you be a Marquette fan if Huggy Bear would have been our coach post Crean?

[StillWarriors]

Could you be a Marquette fan if Huggy Bear would have been our coach post Crean?

Haha. That's a tough one. Not a big fan of Huggy either, though I interviewed him a couple times and he was pretty funny to talk to. I wouldn't have been a fan of a huggy move, but probably disliked him less than Cronin. I'd prefer neither. BTW, I do think Cronin is a pretty good coach, it's more of a personality thing that I dislike.

[MUBurrow]

Why is Walton a home run?  No college experience and not very successful so far.

I think his age, NBA experience and connections as a player and coach, UCLA's institutional advantages, and the current state of the Pac 12 will be enough to make him successful. UCLA and its alumni will really want him to be successful, and I think even though he doesn't have the track record of some of those other guys, he's in a much better position to leverage what makes UCLA a blueblood than bringing in those other names - even if they're objectively better coaches at this point.

[KampusFoods]

Jamie Dixon to UCLA, pending finalization of his buyout with TCU

https://twitter.com/GoJoeBruinUCLA/status/1113308015933808640

#BuzzToTCU

[StillAWarrior]

Jamie Dixon to UCLA, pending finalization of his buyout with TCU

https://twitter.com/GoJoeBruinUCLA/status/1113308015933808640

#BuzzToTCU

It's UCLA!  It's UCLA.

#WojoToTCU

[wadesworld]

Better get for UCLA than I expected.

[KampusFoods]

Better get for UCLA than I expected.

Can't believe Cal declined the paycut they offered him

[Galway Eagle]

Can't believe Cal declined the paycut they offered him

Must've been hard to turn down less money in a more expensive location

[asdfasdf]

Dixon following in Howland's footsteps again.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Jamie Dixon to UCLA, pending finalization of his buyout with TCU

https://twitter.com/GoJoeBruinUCLA/status/1113308015933808640

#BuzzToTCU

I truly thought TCU would be his last coaching stop.

[The Sultan]

I truly thought TCU would be his last coaching stop.

My recollection was that he wasn't 100% thrilled to take that job even though it was his alma mater.

[Marcus92]

Dixon played college basketball at TCU. When he was introduced as the head coach at his alma mater, his very first words were: "Well, dreams do come true."

A few other excerpts from the press conference:

"Everything I've gotten in my life is because of TCU."

"As far as basketball and why we're here, this just felt right. I've had a lot of opportunities at Pittsburgh the last 13 years to go other places. But to me, the most important thing was who I was going to work for. With Chancellor Boschini and Chris Del Conte, I knew them and I knew them well."

"When Jack (Dixon's son) said, 'I think I'm going to really like it here,' that confirmed it to me."

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/tcuhornedfrogs/2016/03/22/jamie-dixon-now-time-return-tcu-plans-change-culture

[Pakuni]

Dixon played college basketball at TCU. When he was introduced as the head coach at his alma mater, his very first words were: "Well, dreams do come true."

A few other excerpts from the press conference:

"Everything I've gotten in my life is because of TCU."

"As far as basketball and why we're here, this just felt right. I've had a lot of opportunities at Pittsburgh the last 13 years to go other places. But to me, the most important thing was who I was going to work for. With Chancellor Boschini and Chris Del Conte, I knew them and I knew them well."

"When Jack (Dixon's son) said, 'I think I'm going to really like it here,' that confirmed it to me."

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/tcuhornedfrogs/2016/03/22/jamie-dixon-now-time-return-tcu-plans-change-culture

Obviously TCU messed with his happy.

[The Sultan]

Dixon played college basketball at TCU. When he was introduced as the head coach at his alma mater, his very first words were: "Well, dreams do come true."

A few other excerpts from the press conference:

"Everything I've gotten in my life is because of TCU."

"As far as basketball and why we're here, this just felt right. I've had a lot of opportunities at Pittsburgh the last 13 years to go other places. But to me, the most important thing was who I was going to work for. With Chancellor Boschini and Chris Del Conte, I knew them and I knew them well."

"When Jack (Dixon's son) said, 'I think I'm going to really like it here,' that confirmed it to me."

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/tcuhornedfrogs/2016/03/22/jamie-dixon-now-time-return-tcu-plans-change-culture

These are things coaches say.  From what I remember is that he took the TCU job mostly because he was feeling the heat at Pitt.  The fact that he's leaving three years later showed that it really wasn't his dream - or maybe he soured on the place later.

[Nukem2]

These are things coaches say.  From what I remember is that he took the TCU job mostly because he was feeling the heat at Pitt.  The fact that he's leaving three years later showed that it really wasn't his dream - or maybe he soured on the place later.

Also might be more money and that he is from SoCal....?

[The Sultan]

Also might be more money and that he is from SoCal....?

I don't think he would have left TCU for anywhere so yeah destination matters.