Steve Prohm says he'll meet with Jamie Pollard to discuss his future next week...
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I’d be surprised if JP hasn’t already got his new coach in hand and the announcement will be made after elimination in the NCAA tournament. The only question is getting the message to the handful of players that need to be retained & likewise to any desirable recruits. The Final Four is an annual celebration in the coaching fraternity & a rumor mill. Our current players & recruits (& parents) are currently being bombarded with greener pastures. It’s a circus & not a good spin for ISU basketball.
This isn't a "TJ vs Prohm" thing going on. We are hashing out who we think can build this thing back up and right now and TJ outside of being a homeboy doesn't have much going for him. Because every argument you can make for him you can also make for a dozen other coaches and..........Steve Prohm.
Because if I was the coach right now with 0 wins, on the way out the door and the only two applicants were Steve Prohm from Murray State and TJ Otzelberger from UNLV.....you going to tell me that it's TJ all the way based on his resume?
We don't disagree there. My point is that judging a hire of Prohm against a theoretical possibility of hiring (present day) Nate Oats away from Alabama (for one example) is going to set you up for disappointment.
We'd all be thrilled with the second scenario, but it's 99.9999% going to be a hire of a current HC at a mid-major.
Between those two? It’s TJ no contest. Worked for Romar, McDermott and Hoiberg. Acknowledged recruiting ability. Two head coaching stints with multiple NCAA appearances. Prohm’s Murray resume doesn’t hold a candle to TJs current resume. If you’re willing to be objective. The only mark against TJ is this season.
I think TJ worked with Romar at Washington and I believe is assuming Prohm is getting the boot.
LOL. Willingly supported Rhoads that last year. But as the season unfolded it became apparent that he should be fired. Especially after that K-State debacle. Rhoads had to go. And I was for Campbell from the beginning as a replacement.
I willingly supported Prohm at the beginning of the year. But knew this would be Prohm’s last year within a few games. And I will support whomever JP hires. I will give them a chance and support them. If they fail, that’s on them and they will be replaced. Same thing goes with TJ. Or whoever is the replacement for Prohm.
My main concern with TJ is that no other P5 schools appear to be knocking at his door or rumored to be...That worries me a bit.
I find it very hard to believe that there won't be many Mid Major coaches picking up the phone to call JP. I can name 2-3 Mid Major coaches off top of my head who i'd seriously consider first who I think are rising stars.
I'm not saying TJ couldn't be successful at ISU...But I think the risk is higher with TJ.
I find it very hard to believe that there won't be many Mid Major coaches picking up the phone to call JP. I can name 2-3 Mid Major coaches off top of my head who i'd seriously consider first who I think are rising stars.
I'm not saying TJ couldn't be successful at ISU...But I think the risk is higher with TJ.
TJ was at neither place when the coach got fired and he’s been gone from here for years. Maybe that’s why Prohm can’t coach his way out of a wet paper bag.
I think the concern about TJ is people wanting some “excitement” in a coaching search. If Georges Niang was in the mix message board fans would be creaming themselves with excitement.
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We can't make that kind of hire now. We're in the dumps. I'll agree on that.
I'll say this. Your take on Prohm's buyout is not the worst one on this site.
That would be the one where Nebraska would be willing to discount the money owed to them to give up Fred and their recruits to return to Iowa State.
Yep, you're right just Romar. TJ was still part of two P5 staffs that didn't go to the tournament.
Listening to this now. Randy and Travis. I'm looking forward to it and enjoying thus far, because I think both have the freedom to be a little more honest.
Not his first rodeo. On top of him leaving town, I highly doubt he's going to leave his second most important hire "back in Ames to do" when he gets home. Like on post-it note on his monitor.
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