OK, what is my penance for beginning this thread?
I think I see myself making another meager We Will Donation tomorrow, whoops, today!
What would cause TJ to move?
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I think I see myself making another meager We Will Donation tomorrow, whoops, today!
And just to be clear, as OP I don't think I ever intimated that he would. I was just commenting on the article and how the P2 conference members probably think they can make anything happen with their brand new money printers.
Remember when Jay Wright and Greg Marshall were “candidates” for the Iowa State job before we hired Hoiberg?
It was an interesting article giving credit to TJ, but they're just throwing his name against the wall to see if it sticks. Could have threw any name out there with absolutely no substance. But good post material nonetheless.
TJ is smart enough to not go the NBA route because those primadonnas would refuse to put in the defensive effort and team first mindset that TJ's system requires
Is that certain?
It's become very clear that the B1G is a full on football conference now and they've been one of, if not the worst, major conference in basketball the last few seasons.
Ohio State is hell bent on making sure Michigan's reign comes to an end. Oregon has a bigger NIL war chest than anyone. Everyone else is going to have to pony up or get left in the dust.
Will there be such an arm's race to make sure the football programs are getting their cash that basketball gets pushed to the side?
Will the NIL resources be there for the basketball teams at B1G universities with big time football programs like Ohio State, Michigan, USC, PSU, & Oregon?
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Michigan is notorious for not paying their basketball coaches well. This is the reason Orr came to ISU from Michigan.Argh! Michigan speculation here. Another reason to hate the B1G and SEC. They probably think they can just snap their fingers and get whatever coach they want. And they will have the money to back it up for many.
Juwan Howard – Michigan
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Season Record: 7-11
Overall Record: 86-59
The Juwan Howard era at Michigan has plummeted downhill since the team’s 23-5 season in 2020-21, and with multiple controversies surrounding the program and their head coach, it might already be time to pull the plug and start looking elsewhere for a new head man.
Administration needs to focus on landing an experienced coach and a strong recruiter, and if they can convince T.J. Otzelberger to leave Iowa State and the Big 12 they will be in a great position to return to prominence quickly.
Otzelberger has deep connections in the Midwest, has a strong reputation as a lead recruiter, and is a winning coach from his time at UNLV and now with the Cyclones in the loaded Big 12.
Replacement: T.J. Otzelberger (Iowa State)
10 college basketball high major head coaches on the hot seat, and who might replace them
The 2023-24 college basketball season is past the halfway point, with Selection Sunday and the start of the NCAA Tournament under two months away.collegesportswire.usatoday.com
Are you really referencing an event close to 60 years ago? Because that isn’t even remotely true today.
The Michigan money cannon is always directed towards football but if basketball puts out a good product it will have more resources then it knows what to do with.
No, not even close to 60 years ago (WTF?), and this encompasses their entire history of paying (or not paying) basketball coaches.
Sorry 45 years ago. I looked at the beginning of his tenure not the end, still doesn’t change my point.
Beiline was paid as a top ten coach, Howard is being paid as a top 15 coach with everything added in his contract. So again not sure where you’re getting this idea.
I mean, when Beilein was there he had a top 10 salary. Howard would probably be there too if he had the results the last couple years. Orr was 45 years ago. Salaries in college basketball in general hadn't really taken off at that point. We made Orr one of the highest paid coaches in the country in 1980, and that was paying only 45,000 (about 180k in today's money)
Bill Frieder, Steve Fisher, Brian Ellerbe, and Tommy Amaker. Howard makes only $610,000 more than TJ in 2024.
Just write us an essay on how great the Big 10 is already.
Man you’re still going back 20+ years. I didn’t say anything about how great the big ten is, just simply saying that Michigan has more than enough money to pay their basketball coaches very well as they have shown for awhile.
