2023 Coaching Carousel

[CountryRoads]

For the sake of the Big East, I hope Miller keeps his nose clean. The BE has a very good reputation, not perfect but very good.

From a conference perspective, I don't think it matters that much. I hope Xavier becomes a team that MU fans hate and circle on the calendar as a can't miss game. That's what will benefit the Big East the most, imo. If a squeaky clean reputation matters, then every school should just hire a Wojo. I love the hire for them.

[MU82]

What's the next "huge" job him? He's 53 and already made a ton of money, if we was looking for the next huge job I think South Carolina would make more sense than X.

Reasonable take, LAZER.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

From a conference perspective, I don't think it matters that much. I hope Xavier becomes a team that MU fans hate and circle on the calendar as a can't miss game. That's what will benefit the Big East the most, imo. If a squeaky clean reputation matters, then every school should just hire a Wojo. I love the hire for them.

I just saw Sean Miller comments and it was along the lines up "I turned down South Carolina because I wanted to coach in The Big East."

[Warriors4ever]

I want a rivalry and a clean program. The reputation does matter to me. I think we can have both.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Per Norlander, South Carolina offered Miller a million more annually, but he really wanted Xavier and the Big East.  It is expected be gets suspended a number of games next season for his role in the Arizona scandal, but nothing extravagant.  Wonder if he hires Matta as his lead assistant (and interim HC)?  Miller was Matta's lead assistant when both were at X.

Between this and Holloway likely getting hired at SH, the Big East has made the biggest splash thus far with coaching hires.  It is good for the conference, especially with a new Fox deal approaching in the next 12-24 months.

[jfp61]

Matta is never going back to xavier

[Herman Cain]

I like the Sean Miller hire . Good to have Another quality coach in The Big East .

[Pakuni]

Mississippi State hires Chris Jans from New Mexico State.
Interesting choice. Has never coached at a P6 program or in the South.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Mississippi State hires Chris Jans from New Mexico State.
Interesting choice. Has never coached at a P6 program or in the South.

He really redeemed himself at NMSU after getting fired at Bowling Green for being really drunk at a bar and hitting on student athletes from another school.

[rocky_warrior]

Mississippi State hires Chris Jans from New Mexico State.
Interesting choice. Has never coached at a P6 program or in the South.

I assume you mean "deep south", because technically NM State is father south than MS State.  Regardless, yes, that does seem like a gamble, and like picking a coach from the most popular TikTok video today.

[brewcity77]

Jans is a great coach, but definitely some baggage. He would've been high major years ago if not for the BG mess.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

He really redeemed himself at NMSU after getting fired at Bowling Green for being really drunk at a bar and hitting on student athletes from another school.

Is that wrong? Asking for a friend.

[Viper]

Sounds like Sean Miller to South Carolina

Sean is the crook, yes?

[JWags85]

He really redeemed himself at NMSU after getting fired at Bowling Green for being really drunk at a bar and hitting on student athletes from another school.

From what I heard at the time, it was far from his first time being creepy at bars.  And it wasn't just hitting on students, it was groping.

There were also some rumblings that he said some racially inappropriate stuff on the regular.

That being said, he's won at every level and can really coach

[Uncle Rico]

From what I heard at the time, it was far from his first time being creepy at bars.  And it wasn't just hitting on students, it was groping.

There were also some rumblings that he said some racially inappropriate stuff on the regular.

That being said, he's won at every level and can really coach

Save this for freezing cold takes but I think this will end spectacularly bad

[shoothoops]

5 years, $22 Million for Willard at Maryland.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

5 years, $22 Million for Willard at Maryland.

I would get this move if Maryland needed a complete program rebuild, like Georgetown, but they need a win it all now type of coach, and Kevin Willard certainly isn't that. One NCAA tourney win in 12 years at SHU, 0 Sweet 16s. It is just an odd move to pay him $4 million a year.

[JWags85]

It's just so bizarre.  He's got no connection to Maryland, the area, or the B10.  Of your entire pool, that's the dude you've been locked in on for seemingly months?!

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

It's just so bizarre.  He's got no connection to Maryland, the area, or the B10.  Of your entire pool, that's the dude you've been locked in on for seemingly months?!

My guess is that they swung at larger names, completely whiffed, and settled on him because they wanted an established coach.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

My guess is that they swung at larger names, completely whiffed, and settled on him because they wanted an established coach.

I wouldn't put it beyond the Maryland administration to do something completely short-sighted and stupid, but if they wanted an established coach who could keep the program competitive but not take it over the top, they already had Mark Turgeon. Either shoot for the moon or hold in my book.

[MUBurrow]

Save this for freezing cold takes but I think this will end spectacularly bad

Yeah this gives me good old fashioned SEC "athletic department folks fired after lawsuit they improperly handled allegations against head basketball coach" vibes.

[Pakuni]

Sounds like Dennis Gates to Mizzou.

[StillAWarrior]

Sounds like Dennis Gates to Mizzou.

I like Gates. I hope he does well there.

[lawdog77]

To me, Class of 2014 means all those who were candidates (real or imagined) for the MU job after Buzz left to find happy elsewhere.

Coack K retiring, there's one off of the Class of 2014 imagined list.

[brewcity77]

Willard makes no sense to me for a few reasons.

1. He's not a monster recruiter. Dude got Whitehead, but not many other marquee recruits, so it's not like he runs a talent factory.
2. He doesn't have a great track record. 1 NCAA win, 1 BET win, 1 shared Big East regular season title. Is that even better than Turgeon?
3. He isn't a rebuild artist. 3 years at Iona to take a team 1 year removed from a NCAA berth to 3rd place in the MAAC, then needed 6 years to get SHU into the Dance after nearly being fired after year 5.

Nothing about him screams "we gotta get this guy now" which is how Maryland treated it. I'm sure they had this deal in place weeks if not months ago, but it feels very uninspired.