Nah. He is a big family guy and TJ lets him coach without having to be on the road recruiting. Also we can pay way better
Ben Jacobson to Utah State
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Utah State has enough $$ to actually keep some of their good players. The last few years had to be extremely frustrating at UNI. Find under the radar guys, spend all that time and effort developing them, then watch them transfer up. At least at Utah State he'll have a chance.
I don't think we are looking to take UNI recruits. Maybe when they prove themselves at UNI. However, a low 3 star is not something Iowa Stat is looking at.
I would think they would look at Crawford as a head coach. Not an Assistant. We don't pay our assistants as much as UNI could pay a head coach. If that is what Crawford is looking to become that is. Not everyone wants the duties of head coach
5-7 years for a pre-retirement pay bump is a good move too.
Seth Tuttle will be the next UNI coach btw
Almost makes you wonder if Creighton didn't have a HC in waiting if he could have landed that one.
McCollums probably all over that anyways
Ben had been looking for a while so this isn't surprising. Utah State is a good job for him.
I don't know Jacbosens personal life. Did his kids grow older and get out of school? I am suprised he is leaving. He has had way better chances to take a job than taking a Utah State job. Not that it's a bad job. I just heard his name associated with bigger jobs like Missouri a few years ago when UNI was rolling in the MO Valley.
The youngest kid graduated HS a year or two ago, so no littles at home (I think).
Good time to move.
Hopefully, he does well. His pressers are brutal. He spends 1/2 the time saying "uhhhhhhhh" Also, I shook his hand soon after he was named the UNI coach and it was a soft limp handshake and weirded me out.
Ok this move makes sense then. I figured it had to do with his kids being in school and they graduated so he didn't feel the guilt of moving while his kids were in school.
Lack of resources at UNI really forced this move. It has to be frustrating to find players, develop them and when they can really help you on the floor, see them transfer out for a bigger payday. The lower leagues are nothing more than minor leagues for the major conferences and schools that have money.
Nothing wrong with moving on at his age and taking on one more challenge before hanging it up, the pay is better, Utah is a beautiful state to live in and his kids are no longer at home.
Nothing wrong with moving on at his age and taking on one more challenge before hanging it up, the pay is better, Utah is a beautiful state to live in and his kids are no longer at home.
I would love to get Bond. He's a Wisconsin kid, so maybe there is a relationship there.
$1.3M rev share budget at UNI and he'll have over $4M at Utah State while at least doubling his salary.
I get it. He's given UNI absolutely everything and anyone trashing him on the way out is so out of touch it isn't even funny.
Replacement odds from what I've put together in the last few hours--
Tuttle-75%
KG-10%
Brooks McKowen-5%
Craig Smith-5%
Paul Jesperson-5%
It should be a quick search.
I get it. He's given UNI absolutely everything and anyone trashing him on the way out is so out of touch it isn't even funny.
Replacement odds from what I've put together in the last few hours--
Tuttle-75%
KG-10%
Brooks McKowen-5%
Craig Smith-5%
Paul Jesperson-5%
It should be a quick search.
The Tuttle situation is fascinating. He was basically set to replace Jake but things have not gone as planned.
