2025 MBB Coaching Carousel
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In the presser Coach Ali said that Jacobson surprised him. Jacobson called him that morning and asked him what time the presser was because he was in Fort Collins
Willard official now.
It'll be interesting to see how Willards negative review of the program impacts this search. They're going to have to make a lot of promises and throw a lot of money around to prove him wrong. If wasn't long ago Maryland was a big time basketball school, this move will tell a lot about how much they still care.
It'll be interesting to see how Willards negative review of the program impacts this search. They're going to have to make a lot of promises and throw a lot of money around to prove him wrong. If wasn't long ago Maryland was a big time basketball school, this move will tell a lot about how much they still care.
Probably hok fans infesting the Hoosier board. You just can’t put it past them.
Love it! I was a student during McDermott's years and remember thinking that Bryan looked like the type of guy that could be a head coach someday.
I think some of that's from the Dakich base. He really pushed for him and called him the best coach in the country. Dakich is wrong a lot though hopefully not on this though.
What happened at Maryland is exactly why as much as I hate NIL and the transfer portal, I won’t hold it against the players for looking out for their own anymore.
I’d like to say Maryland is going to come out better from this (and considering all those Big 10 TV dollars and donors they have they probably will be)… but holy hell the former MBB coach burned practically the entire AD to the ground, AND THEN left. It disgusts me because if that kind of thing ever happened at ISU it’d take decades for the AD to recover, if ever. The AD had a hard enough time trying to survive in the wake of what Brandstadt and Hayden Fry did to the university as a whole back in the 1980s… and to an extent to this day ISU still suffers from that.
I’d like to say Maryland is going to come out better from this (and considering all those Big 10 TV dollars and donors they have they probably will be)… but holy hell the former MBB coach burned practically the entire AD to the ground, AND THEN left. It disgusts me because if that kind of thing ever happened at ISU it’d take decades for the AD to recover, if ever. The AD had a hard enough time trying to survive in the wake of what Brandstadt and Hayden Fry did to the university as a whole back in the 1980s… and to an extent to this day ISU still suffers from that.
I’m old enough to remember when Cleveland State was pretty good. Which probably influences my opinion.
Interesting article about what went down at Maryland.
www.cbssports.com
'He played us like a drum': Inside Kevin Willard's turbulent Maryland departure
Highlighting a fight that is brewing on college campuses, Willard wanted a bigger piece of the pie than Maryland could offer
'He played us like a drum': Inside Kevin Willard's turbulent Maryland departure
Highlighting a fight that is brewing on college campuses, Willard wanted a bigger piece of the pie than Maryland could offer
Interesting article about what went down at Maryland.
'He played us like a drum': Inside Kevin Willard's turbulent Maryland departure
Highlighting a fight that is brewing on college campuses, Willard wanted a bigger piece of the pie than Maryland could offer
It's always back to several fundamental aspects during the hiring process:
1. Did the administration hire the right person? Did they do their homework what kind of person he/she is (not just as a coach but as a human being) ?
2. Did the coach really want to be there?
3. Was the administration honest enough during the interview process with the prospective coach regarding the state of the funding, NIL, etc? Was the idea/vision shared and agreed with the coach?
Add another one
1. Does the administration have a contingency plan in case the Athletic Director leaves? Does the administration have the list of candidates they need to pursue immediately to avoid creating power vacuum in the Athletics Department?
Didn't think Maryland did their homework....
