2026 Coaching Carousel

[cheebs09]

Basketball will always be first. It will never be first at Michigan. There's also a double edged sword to the Big 10 of it all. In the ACC, a quality UNC program will really only have 1-2 other teams that might be on their level. In the Big 10, you could have a great team and still be fifth or sixth in the league. (See sixth place Purdue this year)

That sixth place team was still able to earn a 2 seed.

[Zog from Margo]

It is an interesting discussion. Time changes all. Based on titles, UCLA is the greatest program. Based on dominance over consecutive years, again it is easily UCLA. Ten titles over twelve years.  Duke and UNC were the great beneficiaries of ESPN and Vitale. UConn is actually the best program over the last 15 years. The new portal era and paid players again changes all. I do not see UNC or Duke as having any great advantage over Michigan or Arizona but I'm not sure how Lloyd or May sees it. The ACC is a shaky conference.

[The Sultan]

What are you considering "meaningful" here?
We can start with financial support. Michigan directs about 75% of its revenue-sharing funds to football, with the rest divided among other sports (though presumably a majority of the rest going to hoops).

Football sells out a 107,000-seat stadium - with attendance usually above capacity - while basketball doesn't sell out every game in a 12,700-seat arena.

They just gave Kyle Whittingham $8.2 million to coach the football team. Dusty May makes $5.1 million.
Are these things meaningful?

I didn't say anything contrary to this.
Saying Chicago is a Bears town doesn't mean people don't care about the Cubs.

Of course more NIL is going toward football. There are more football players than basketball players. "Meaningful" means they have the resources to attract and retain a quality team - which they clearly do right.

Furthermore, do you think that if Michigan didn't care about football that Dusty May would be making $8 million? BB is making $10 million a year coaching football at UNC. Zero chance that Lloyd or May make more than that.

[The Sultan]

For some individuals, it won't. For others, it will and may be a big deal. If you want to be the BMOC, you can't do that if your job isn't perceived as the most important one on campus. Plenty of coaches seem to relish not being in that limelight while others need it. But acting like it's inconsequential is a bit silly, IMO.

But being viewed as the BMOC is completely logical? Give me a break.

[brewcity77]

That sixth place team was still able to earn a 2 seed.

Sure, but teams 2-5 earned lower seeds. Iowa was top-25 in kenpom but given a 9-seed. If you use kenpom as the primary quality metric, only Wisconsin was seeded ahead of their ranking (5-seed at #22). In the ACC, 5/8 teams were seeded higher than their metric rank.

It depends on what you want, but it's a lot easier to get lost in the shuffle of a league like the B10.

[brewcity77]

But being viewed as the BMOC is completely logical? Give me a break.

So you don't think human ego exists? More notably, you don't believe it exists among people who are the highest achieving in their field? Give me a break.

[onepost]

Nevada to Siena

[Uncle Rico]

So you don't think human ego exists? More notably, you don't believe it exists among people who are the highest achieving in their field? Give me a break.

It's entirely possible UNC isn't in the ACC in the very near future

[Galway Eagle]

Nevada to Siena

How does he feel about the station of Michigan's vs UNC's basketball program within the university?

[The Sultan]

So you don't think human ego exists? More notably, you don't believe it exists among people who are the highest achieving in their field? Give me a break.

I think it is pretty far down on the lists of priorities for most people.

[Pakuni]

Of course more NIL is going toward football. There are more football players than basketball players. "Meaningful" means they have the resources to attract and retain a quality team - which they clearly do right.

Furthermore, do you think that if Michigan didn't care about football that Dusty May would be making $8 million? BB is making $10 million a year coaching football at UNC. Zero chance that Lloyd or May make more than that.

[The Sultan]

Nope. I'm responding directly to your (very poorly thought out) points.

[Billy Hoyle]

former MU assistant Kyle Green is the new HC at Northern Iowa:

https://hoopdirt.com/green-named-head-basketball-coach-at-northern-iowa/

[cheebs09]

former MU assistant Kyle Green is the new HC at Northern Iowa:

https://hoopdirt.com/green-named-head-basketball-coach-at-northern-iowa/

Looks like a good hire for them. Lots of experience both at UNI and under some good coaches.

[Uncle Rico]

Looks like a good hire for them. Lots of experience both at UNI and under some good coaches.

Ugh, a Crean assistant.  Crean ruined Marquette.

[cheebs09]

Ugh, a Crean assistant.  Crean ruined Marquette.

The year he was here, MU went to the NIT. Is it going to be UNI-T?