McDermott (turned down) Ohio State
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....and suddenly, all movement inside the house of ImJustKCClone stops in terror.
Hah! I figured that was the worst thing I could say...especially since Milo the dork is currently occupying the desk between me & the keyboard, with his head resting on my arm while I'm trying to type...
Stupid Cubs...they set the bar high on crazy sports stories by winning the World Series...look what you have put in motion...
Here are the last 7 ISU coaches:
Orr
Floyd
Eustachy
Morgan
McDermott
Hoiberg
Prohm
6 of the 7 took ISU to the NCAA Tournament - can you guess which one didn't?
You fire Thad Matta to hire Greg McDermott?? That makes no sense.
Orr
Floyd
Eustachy
Morgan
McDermott
Hoiberg
Prohm
6 of the 7 took ISU to the NCAA Tournament - can you guess which one didn't?
You fire Thad Matta to hire Greg McDermott?? That makes no sense.
Well that seems dumb, because he was most certainly the coach then too. I get what that guy is trying to say, but it's just trying to spin it the worst way possible. Fred Hoiberg never won a NCAA tournament game without Ejim on his team.
Fact or opinion?
Because all I've seen so far is that they offered it. No mention of if he accepted or declined. Do you have a link?
They didn't really fire him though. He stepped down for health reasons.
The point here is that he likely is already in the better basketball conference as Big East > BIG when it comes to hoops. Why leave a job where you have job security, good standing in the community, and a good nucleus of players? The challenge? The money?
Well, I guess Fred did that by going to the Bulls...so it could happen.
Well, it sounds like he wanted to coach one more year, and was forced out early. I don't believe he was "fired" for his win-loss record though. So the point of "They fired the winning-est coach is school history to hire Greg McDermott" is misleading. If he didn't have the health problems, he would still be the coach.
This job might be good for McD. There is more pressure at CU and ISU to perform because of lack of performance in other sports. OSU is competitive in all sports and bball is not the main attraction in town, not even close. Plus, other sports from Cleveland and Cincy fall in to the C-bus area. Ohio is a big state that has a lot of D-1 athletes, so recruiting shouldn't be as difficult as Omaha or Ames. Plus, OSU has Texas size money and facilities are unbelievable. Lastly, I know McD. is a bigger golfer and Columbus is the golf course capital of the US.
On the flip side, I'm baffled that this is who OSU is going after. OSU was willing to pay $4mm+ for a coach.
On the flip side, I'm baffled that this is who OSU is going after. OSU was willing to pay $4mm+ for a coach.
