Still think McCollum to Iowa is a huge risk with their NIL situation. McCollum has never recruited a Power 5 player in his career. And he’d be doing so with one hand tied behind his back at Iowa. Good luck with that.
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IMHO no way Chris Del Conte hires Ben McCollum at UT. No one goes from NW MO state to Drake for one year then UT. Doesn’t happen.
Different sports and different time, but Ohio State hired Jim Tressel from Youngstown State.
What's the difference between recruiting in D1 compared to D2? Honestly there isn't anything. You don't think he knows talent? Why is a player not going to play for him when he's recruiting for a Big 10 school? He's made plenty of connections during his time in coaching. There's not really a difference. It's convincing kids to come play for you. The level of players willing to liten to you changes based on the level of school you're recruiting for. Ask Bo Ryan. The guy gets what he needs to win every year and every place he goes
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It's not football so might be more willing to take a shot
Chris Beard made the jump from Angelo State, to 1 year at Arkansas Little Rock, to Texas Tech.
His resume was not close to McCollum
Del Conte may just cut out the middle man this time and take a shot with McCollum
The Sark hire gave him all kinds of good will..
I hope we don't come out chucking 3's like KU and TT are doing. Use our size and pound Lipscomb.
McCollum has way more respect in the coaching industry than other guys in the past who've made Cinderella NCAA runs. AD's knew about him before he took the Drake job. He kind of reminds me of Brad Stevens a little.
His style of play will change based on personnel. That's another reason why I think he'll have success at an even higher level. He's playing the style he knows can win him games at Drake. He's playing a lot of D2 players so he's not going to get in an up and down full court game with more athletic teams. Even in the Valley
Not sure what Nebraska does with Hoiberg but I would think if they end up looking for a coach he'd be in the short list too. He's not going to just jump at the first higher profile school that pays him more than Drake. I assume he'll stay in a region that he's familiar recruiting in though. He's going to have options so there's a chance he passes on something that isn't a good fit. It's probably 50/50 he ends up at Drake again next year. He won 30+ games with half a roster full of Division 2 transfers that were good but weren't even all-american type D2 players. He didn't have a player on his roster this year as good as Trevor Hudgins was for him a few years ago at Northwest. Hudgins could have transferred to high division 1 and been an all-conference caliber player.
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Not crazy. There have been rumors on KC sports radio that Self may be interested in taking over for Popps at San Antonio even before tonight’s disaster.
This is all true fact. You aren’t showing enough love toward Stirtz though, his passing instincts and ability to create a shot in the last 5 seconds of each possession is pro level. Without him, they are not winning 31 games. Hudgins was a real talent along with the forward from Atlantic who transferred to Creighton for his final year and had success.
There is a massive difference when NIL is involved. If he went to Indiana where they have top level NIL, I’d agree with you. But if he goes to Iowa, you are going to have to convince kids to come for less. He’s also been super successful at Drake because of Stirtz. One player being largely responsible for a coach’s success may be hard to replicate at a place like Iowa.
“Everywhere he goes”…he’s been one place his career and then took those players to Drake. I have zero doubt about his coaching ability but he’s never recruiting at the level necessary to play major college basketball (and Drake winning one game in the tournament doesn’t change that).
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People around the WVU program are coming to understand they couldnt have kept Devries from the Hoosiers. They were too hungry for success and viewed him as a key to a return to glory.
Not only did they pay a 6-million-dollar buyout--unheard of for basketball, but they gave him 5 million a year for 6 years. WVU would not have matched that, even if given the opportunity.
Not only did they pay a 6-million-dollar buyout--unheard of for basketball, but they gave him 5 million a year for 6 years. WVU would not have matched that, even if given the opportunity.
When I see the contracts for NFL QB’s, MLB players, the recent sale of the Celtics, amount of money spent in NIL it gives me pause. It is obvious that there is a lot of disposable income in the USA available for entertainment by the public. Not just sports, ex. Taylor Swift tour. But the price of eggs is going to end this. LOL.
