Coaching Hot Seat and Searches

[Lurk]

https://x.com/mattnorlander/status/1778436016207962443

Sweeet!

[BASS]

hahahaha-- what's that, about the 4th person to turn them down?

When a hall of fame coach takes a $2mm a year pay cut to leave you, it does tend to leave a mark.

Drew already has enough money his kids never have to worry about it. He'll likely never get fired from Baylor no matter what he does. What is his incentive to go to Kentucky and put up with all that bullshit not to mention Ashley Judd?

[AporkalypseNow]

Inferring a lot, but it seems like in the coaching community there's a bad taste over Cal not getting treated right.  Tom Izzo and others have made a few comments.

His former players have mentioned it.

Not that Drew really cares, maybe he really is just happy in Waco.  But maybe you don't leave a job where they will give you raises and never fire you for one where you'd better make the Final Four or GTFO.

Enjoying seeing that UK Matt Jones guy squirm.

[hit_that_line]

Why in the hell would Hurley take that job?

[AporkalypseNow]

Why in the hell would Hurley take that job?

Hurley isn't taking the job.  Wish I could get decent odds taking the other side of a bet on anyone that thinks UK could get him.

Donovan has turned them down before and isn't inclined to go back to college.

Those are their main 3.  Guessing the other 2 already said no and Drew was 3rd.

[aaron]

Hahahaha!  I hope they end up with Chris Jans.

[hit_that_line]

Hurley isn't taking the job.  Wish I could get decent odds taking the other side of a bet on anyone that thinks UK could get him.

Donovan has turned them down before and isn't inclined to go back to college.

Those are their main 3.  Guessing the other 2 already said no and Drew was 3rd.

Donovan has no experience in the new college paradigm.

Wouldn't surprise me if they end up pivoting to Beard.

[Cornhogio]

Blue Tang Crew.  Heard it hear first.   

Could they get Bobby Hurley? 

[animal]

In light of Drew opting out (which they'll deny they ever offered just like we did with Beard)

I think the next run will be Beard, maybe Pearl. I'm laughing hard if Beard gets passed over. I want that to happen so bad.

Todd Golden could be a name to watch out for. They just extended him to 2030 at Florida for 4 million per so it would take 6 million perhaps more to move him.

Pope just doesn't move the needle. No doubt his winning percentage would go up tremendously at UK vs BYU over time but he wouldn't be a splashy hire like at all.

I got to think Kentucky has been treed and must land a P5 or NBA whale to keep up with the Tysons and Jerray (literally) to save face. I kinda doubt they go the really young route which might be the better move at this point.

[Hogworth Ballington III]

I'm hoping they pass on Beard. Just so he might be more perceptive the next time we have an opening. I guess if they do get Beard, we can go back to back in relieving them of their coaches.

[jdcatty]

Actually I think Pearl would be a good fit, although I think he is slimy.

[DirkPiggler]

Actually I think Pearl would be a good fit, although I think he is slimy.

That's a feature, not a bug.

[Show-Me Hog]

Kentucky Facebook friend post.

My 1a choice for who to coach Kentucky for the last few years has been "Not Cal".  So if "Not Cal" doesn't work we will just go get another "Not Cal".  No need to get worked up ... rejoice .... your nightmare of the last 4 years has permanently ended.

[jdcatty]

That's a feature, not a bug.

For some reason, Pearl's name is trending on X right now.

[buff2.0]

From a Kentucky fan on Reddit:

The Kentucky job is a lot like dating a dime but she and her family is incredibly religious and intrusive. Just when you think you get a moment of peace here come her mom and dad with their dying grandma for you to get to know and she can dislike you just in time for her to make that known right before she passes away. Then her family turns on you because she hated you so much she stroked out and died .

Let's not forget grandma's incredibly racist and was never happy about anything in 88 years.

Who doesn't want that?

[AporkalypseNow]

Pearl and Beard are good coaches, but I think a lot of people are going to question running off Cal for one of those two, both of whom have significant baggage and a mixture of successes and failures.

[BASS]

Getting rid of/letting go of a good coach in hopes of getting a better one doesn't usually work out.

Richt for Smart is the exception.

[CardHog]

I've always been a Pearl fan but he's 64 years old and it wouldn't surprise me if he were to die of a heart attack on primetime TV wearing a sweat drenched sport coat. 

[Cornhogio]

That's a feature, not a bug.

  If I had a nickel for every time I heard that from an IT resource.

I don't think Kentucky is the "blue blood" program that they once were.  NIL and the transfer portal got them just like everyone else.  BBN needs to reset expectations.

[animal]

Getting rid of/letting go of a good coach in hopes of getting a better one doesn't usually work out.

Richt for Smart is the exception.

We literally just did that.

Now over the long haul maybe Muss proves out to win a couple nattys somewhere. Who knows. Personally after seeing him get boo fooed over and over I began to question his overall ability to mind the store. It felt like once he was figured out there wasn't enough trick up the sleeve.

Kentucky will be fine. Maybe they have to swallow a suck hire but they'll be back in a few years.