Coaching Hot Seat and Searches

[Trigger7672]

Dropping some names I think you'll see on the rise over the next few years...

Will Wade (McNeese)
Kim English (Providence)
Wes Miller (Cincinnati)
Grant McCasland (Texas Tech)
Bryce Drew (Grand Canyon) may get another p5 opportunity sooner rather than later
Takayo Siddle (UNCW)
Eric Konkol (Tulsa) ....built La Tech into a respectable program while there
KT Turner (UTA)
Casey Alexander (Belmont)
Bucky McMillan (Samford)


I always like to come back to these threads and see how wrong I am.


One semi interesting thing I see is most of the top programs either don't hire black guys or don't keep them very long. To include Michigan's Juwan Howard (he's had some blow ups there and Michigan historically is not bashful about firing) a stint that included some unimpressive overall records but a 1 elite 8 and 1 sweet 16 in a relative short period of time. Like Arkansas dropped like a rock.

Stackhouse sucked. Penny Hardaway looks lost as fuck most of the time. Meanwhile there are other guys who paid their dues that never get an opportunity.

I'm struggling to recall who is the best black guy head coach in college basketball right now. Surely it's not Rodney Terry or the dude that went to Georgetown from Providence. Dennis Gates flopped big time this season at Mizzou. Lamont Paris at South Carolina came on strong and probably should get a look for Arkansas. Leonard Hamilton is old as fuck. Tang maybe?

Shaka Smart and Leonard Hamilton are probably the two best. I'm a big Lamont Paris fan too.

[animal]

There's a coach at Houston that's been doing a hell of a job.

Yeah but damn guy is old but I guess we could do a 5 year stint before he's dead.

[animal]

Shaka Smart and Leonard Hamilton are probably the two best. I'm a big Lamont Paris fan too.

Shaka is kinda black so that checks out.

[jdcatty]

I don't really believe he has a chance, but I am being told Darrell Walker is making a push for the job. 

They may have to interview him before they hire Beard.

[Pighair]

I don't really believe he has a chance, but I am being told Darrell Walker is making a push for the job. 

They may have to interview him before they hire Beard.

My sources are telling me it's a done deal. Bringing Darrell home.

[Trigger7672]

My sources are telling me it's a done deal. Bringing Darrell home.

Nah.

[Show-Me Hog]

I always thought Kelvin Sampson was (part) Native American.  Maybe due to his looks and he was at Oklahoma.

I don't think Porter Moser is Native American though.  Definite whitey.

[The Whyte Boar]

I always thought Kelvin Sampson was (part) Native American.  Maybe due to his looks and he was at Oklahoma.

I don't think Porter Moser is Native American though.  Definite whitey.

I told you what he is.  He is from North Carolina.

[Hognrock]

I had to look it up but Sampson is part of an Indian (feather, not dot) tribe in NC. He and his wife are very engrained in that community. Also, apparently Kelvin was a better baseball player than basketball.

Fun facts.

[Lurk]

My sources are telling me it's a done deal. Bringing Darrell home.

That would be the end of the circus part of my bread and circuses existence.

[Pumpkin Escobar]

It's time for Hunter to go. I don't care about these other off brand candidates. His job was to convince one of the 10 best BB coaches to leave a school that doesn't give a shit about BB. You failed son, get your playbook and go see Coach in his office.

[olive_branch_hog]

It's time for Hunter to go. I don't care about these other off brand candidates. His job was to convince one of the 10 best BB coaches to leave a school that doesn't give a shit about BB. You failed son, get your playbook and go see Coach in his office.

The naked truth.

[Piggielicious]

He allegedly let lane kiffin go over $500k and allegedly wouldn't let beard sign without a non compete clause. Not sure I buy that, but if true, he is not competent to do the job.

[RazorB]

It's time for Hunter to go. I don't care about these other off brand candidates. His job was to convince one of the 10 best BB coaches to leave a school that doesn't give a shit about BB. You failed son, get your playbook and go see Coach in his office.

His hires have crashed and burned.

[HogOfWar]

His hires have crashed and burned.

I think Fayetvillians sums it up. I think he his Pittman support is waivering.

https://www.fayvillains.com/2024/04/05/with-chris-beard-out-where-do-the-hogs-turn-now/

[DrMongoose]

I think Fayetvillians sums it up. I think he his Pittman support is waivering.

https://www.fayvillains.com/2024/04/05/with-chris-beard-out-where-do-the-hogs-turn-now/

He seems to be excellent at identifying good coaches in all sports...

who?
Muss, Pittman, the tennis coach who get the DWI and resigned, the other tennis coach, Chris Johnson was basically picked by Harter but I guess he gets credit, the gym coach.  2 solids out of 6 isn't excellent.
he tends to get credit for Diefel and Hale but those were Long hires (also were announced without press conference - just a press release).

[jdcatty]

He allegedly let lane kiffin go over $500k and allegedly wouldn't let beard sign without a non compete clause. Not sure I buy that, but if true, he is not competent to do the job.

I am not sure I disagree with him on the non-compete clause.  If you signed him without one, and he left for KY, most of you would be saying he should have had one.

[BleedinRed]

I am not sure I disagree with him on the non-compete clause.  If you signed him without one, and he left for KY, most of you would be saying he should have had one.

Arkansas isn't good enough of a program to be telling a top coach that wants the job that he has to sign a NC.  

[DrMongoose]

I am not sure I disagree with him on the non-compete clause.  If you signed him without one, and he left for KY, most of you would be saying he should have had one.

no, he doesn't get that job if he's not winning big here. or a job at  Duke, Kansas, UNC, - seriously, if you are winning big here what college job is better?

[jdcatty]

Arkansas isn't good enough of a program to be telling a top coach that wants the job that he has to sign a NC. 

Beard is a good coach.  Not sure he is a "top coach." I don't really agree with your basic premise.