It's been recommended to start throwing the drafts that Derek Duke and I have been doing on Bigger 12 Than 12 over here on the forums! Who won this one?
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Left group is light years better than right especially if you ignore the top 2 on each side. Way more depth on the left.
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(Unsolicited tip for more engagement and brand awareness: put your names above your head so we know who you are. If I saw this on Instagram or Twitter, I wouldn’t even know how to respond. You gotta get the crowd arguing about Duke doing a better job than Jake or vice versa. I don’t know what you guys look like as I’m not a big consumer of Iowa Everywhere.)
It is a snake draft. Guy on the left drafted #1, other guy got to select #2 and #3, etc.
Getting to start with Self then getting TJ at #4 is a steal. Brend wins.
Every year, I expect Tad Boyle to do better and he just kinda stays the same.
Curious, what has made you ever think Tad Boyle would do better? He seems extremely consistent at getting a team to a mediocre record.
Self has been around almost forever at this point.
Dixon is increasingly feeling like a relic from a bygone age.
Dixon is increasingly feeling like a relic from a bygone age.
I usually catch an early game of theirs every year, and it always seems like they are competitive with whoever they play. He usually gets them to play above their talent, and it appears the players like him. But he seems to lose his team after the first few months and muddles in mediocrity.
He's been competitive in most of his 15 years, but that was also in the Pac 10/12. The Big XII could be his undoing.
Dixon has been a disappointment during his time at TCU, I thought it was a great hire, but at best it's now looking like a good to decent hire at best. Self and Sampson are in a league by themselves, just amazing coaches, have to give Drew credit, they are always tough, TJ and guy at TT have looked good but we need more to move them up.
Good summary, and I agree with overall assessment.
At times the upturn potential seems there, but it has turned into "consistent mediocrity."
It's like he's (1) not bad enough to justify termination (2) not good enough to get plucked for a more lucrative gig.
What Dixon has done, relative to TCU history, is noteworthy, albeit lukewarm. "Low bar."
Three straight NCAA Tournament appearances had not occurred in the 64+ era (or any time prior)
I think for a few seasons TCU's preseason "cred" or potential (at least in context of Big 12 pecking order) was inflated, like it was just about to launch into the next level.
"Dependably non-bad."
