Coaching Search: Place your bets

[joefrog]

Would anyone say TJ would even be a consideration with no ISU ties? Honestly? As for a perfect candidate, um.....
Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mayville State Comets (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2004–2007)​
2004–05	Mayville State	17–14	11–7	3rd[12]	NAIA D-II First Round
2005–06	Mayville State	28–6	12–2	1st[13]	NAIA D-II Quarterfinals
2006–07	Mayville State	27–9	11–3	1st	NAIA D-II Runner-Up
Mayville State:	72–29 (.713)	34–12 (.739)
South Dakota Coyotes (Summit League) (2014–2018)​
2014–15	South Dakota	17–16	9–7	T–4th
2015–16	South Dakota	14–18	5–11	8th
2016–17	South Dakota	22–12	12–4	1st	NIT First Round
2017–18	South Dakota	26–9	11–3	2nd	CBI First Round
South Dakota:	79–55 (.590)	37–25 (.597)
Utah State Aggies (Mountain West Conference) (2018–present)​
2018–19	Utah State	28–7	15–3	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2019–20	Utah State	26–8	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Division I*
2020–21	Utah State	18–7	14–4	2nd
Utah State:	72–22 (.766)	41–13 (.759)	* 2020 NCAA Tournament cancelled
Total:	223–106 (.678)

 

[deadeyededric]

I think Weber is actually a decent coach. He had some great Illinois teams

Hes an outstanding coach. He can't keep players around because he's old school. He's an old Gene Keady guy. Play defense or leave.

 

[Raywswartz]

I’ve won some money on risky bets. Doesn’t mean I always do them and haven’t lost.

Point is, isu has showed they take more risks than betting money line on 20 pt. Favorite.

 

[ISUChippewa]

He was at Nebraska for a couple years and they weren't good. And he has been to exactly one NCAA tournament. You right he didn't have the career scoring leader of Utah State carrying him his first two years, it was only the guy that is second in career scoring, second in assists, 1st in FT%, won the conference player of the year award and was honorable mention AP all American. They actually would have been even better his first year if he could have convinced Koby McEwen not to transfer.

Not saying Smith wouldn't work out here but he isn't a perfect candidate either.

Every single candidate both named and unnamed is going to have a flaw or two. Matta has health issues; Beilein is in his 60's, ditto for Altman. Gates (whom I otherwise I really like) has been a head coach for only two years. TJ is shaky on the X's and O's. Even Fred might not be able to capture the same magic the second time.

At this point, unless Coach K decides to retire in Central Iowa after coaching a program he had the chance to coach back in the early '80's (when ISU hired Orr), I don't think there is a potential coach that is going to really unite the fan base.

 

[cyclone1209]

Since everyone posting on CF these days is a certified college basketball coaching search expert, time to share your knowledge. Answer the following....

Who do you WANT to hire? (Craig Smith)
Who do you think we WILL hire? (TJ)
Who do you definitely NOT want to hire? (Hoiberg)

Go!

I'll go with an off- the wall pick. Dan Majorle: played in the nba 14 years, head coach at Grand Canyon Univ for a bit. Would be able to sell nba connections and has head coach experience. From Michigan so knows the midwest some.

 

[cyclone1209]

Also, the Cyclone Report board is buzzing about news with Dana Altman, Oregon coach (kinda shocked he would be interested). Any thoughts from this board on him??

 

[mynameisjonas]

I'll go with an off- the wall pick. Dan Majorle: played in the nba 14 years, head coach at Grand Canyon Univ for a bit. Would be able to sell nba connections and has head coach experience. From Michigan so knows the midwest some.

He seems like the kind of guy that wouldn’t enjoy temps under 85°.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Also, the Cyclone Report board is buzzing about news with Dana Altman, Oregon coach (kinda shocked he would be interested). Any thoughts from this board on him??

He would be a home run hire

 

[RedlineSi]

Wasn't Dana's name swirling around for the ISU job previously?

 

[CycloneErik]

If it does come down to coaching, Smith's team will win. Remember Nebraska being actually good years ago? Smith was the head assistant. He has won at each stop, and wasn't blessed with the school's career scoring leader carrying him.

That's a decent point. I remember looking that up, and I'd forgotten about it.
Smith's better, for sure.

 

[WastedTalent]

Wasn't Dana's name swirling around for the ISU job previously?

Yes, in 2015. Toward the end of the search, after it was rumored Leath didn't want JPs pick (TJ) because he didn't have coaching experience, there were rumors that Altman and Greg Marshall were two last minute, swing for the fences candidates. Whether that was JP reaching out to them, or them reaching out to Iowa St, is not certain. Either way, the price tag was too high (IIRC like 3.5 millon), so JP went with Prohm.

 

[mynameisjonas]

Yes, in 2015. Toward the end of the search, after it was rumored Leath didn't want JPs pick (TJ) because he didn't have coaching experience, there were rumors that Altman and Greg Marshall were two last minute, swing for the fences candidates. Whether that was JP reaching out to them, or them reaching out to Iowa St, is not certain. Either way, the price tag was too high (IIRC like 3.5 millon), so JP went with Prohm.

$3.5m = Prohm‘s salary plus his buyout spread out

sigh

 

[UnCytely]

I will give a chance to whoever Pollard hires, including TJ. You never know, he could be a reverse-McDermott, who does better at a Power 5 school. Anyway, I remember a lot of groans when we hired a guy from, of all places, Tulane.

 

[CyLyte2]

Who’d we hire from Tulane?

 

[Dandy]

?????

Chizik and Staff paid Cam Newton to attend Auburn.

 

[inCyteful]

?????

Chizik went to Auburn and got a Title because they bought Newton. Had nothing to do with Chizik

 

[CRCySpy]

Wasn't Dana's name swirling around for the ISU job previously?

Altman was also a candidate as far back as 2002 when Eustachy was fired. He was at Creighton at that time. ISU/Vandevelde went with Wayne Morgan.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Also, the Cyclone Report board is buzzing about news with Dana Altman, Oregon coach (kinda shocked he would be interested). Any thoughts from this board on him??

He’s used us for new contracts every opening since McDermott.

 

[cyfan92]

He’s used us for new contracts every opening since McDermott.

Exactly! He just singed a new one in 2019

Details released for Oregon’s three-year contract extension of Dana Altman

Under the new contract, Altman will earn a total of $25.55 million, not including performance and other incentives.

www.oregonlive.com

" His salary will be $2.9 million next season, $3.225 million in 2020-21, $3.525 million in 2021-22 and $3.775 million annually from 2022-23 through 2025-26. "

I really doubt he wants to take a pay cut to coach at ISU and we can't compete with Phil Knight for endowing a coaching salary

 

[whatthewhat]

I would hope Gates, Medved and Hoiberg are at the top of the list. I would understand not being able to afford Fred, but if the other two are interested, they seem to clearly stand out to me.