Ben Jacobson to Utah State

[jcisuclones]

I can see this as a case of Ben deciding that he wants to make a run at a power school before he calls it a career. He's had plenty of opportunities to in the past, but with their 10 year tournament drought, I think that's what has kept his name off of lists. USU is a solid place to make the jump.

 

[CyCity]

$1.3M rev share budget at UNI and he'll have over $4M at Utah State while at least doubling his salary.

I get it. He's given UNI absolutely everything and anyone trashing him on the way out is so out of touch it isn't even funny.

Replacement odds from what I've put together in the last few hours--

Tuttle-75%
KG-10%
Brooks McKowen-5%
Craig Smith-5%
Paul Jesperson-5%

It should be a quick search.

Yep they’re giving him $5 mil in rev share. Makes it sting less him leaving for that in my opinion.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Yep they’re giving him $5 mil in rev share. Makes it sting less him leaving for that in my opinion.

I just simply can't be mad at a man for staying 20 years when he could have left after 4.

He's going to absolutely kill it out there.

 

[clone52]

Purely speculation on my part.

At a place like UNI, with a limited budget, the type of coach you need is a guy who can mold a team together with 1 or 2 year players. Developing players over 3-4 years is tough because if you get a really good one, they'll be gone.

Jacobson is likely far better at developing players over 3-4 years and at a place like Utah State, he will have a chance to keep some of those players long term.

Thanks not to say a coach can't be successful at UNI, it just needs to be a different type of coach.

I also would not be shocked if Tuttle was the coach in waiting and Jacobson left because Tuttle deserved to be a head coach and maybe did have a better mindset for a place like UNI.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[Bret44]

Good on him for an exit press conference. Good way for closure all around.

 

[ISUChippewa]

Man, it's getting really dusty in the air where I am...

IMO, and it might be just me, but in my own Cyclone/Panther dual fan head I have to compare this favorably to Matt C. going to Penn State, although Utah State is nowhere close to college basketball what Penn State is to college football from a national traditional power context.

 

[CysEyesVet]

He's definitely a talented coach and good dude. I'm happy for him!

 

[isucy86]

Good move for Jacobson. Obviously USU has been a job to jump from after a couple years to a P5 job.

But that area is beautiful, so I could also see it being a long term spot to end a career with. Plus, easier to be a consistent NCAA Tournament team at USU than a P5 that Jacobson would most likely get hired at in a few years if he succeeds.

 

[awd4cy]

Kyle Green to UNI?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Kyle Green to UNI?

Going to be borderline shocked if it's not Seth Tuttle, however, there is one group of donors that would prefer Kyle.

 

[mj4cy]

Utah State is a good enough non P5 program that they have been able to make the NCAA as an at large. They are considered one of the best MW schools and my guess is they have a much more attractive NIL than UNI.

Whereas sadly the valley is a shell of it's former self and a one bid league. Wasn't it 15 years ago or so where there was 4 teams that got in on year from the valley?

 

[AuH2O]

Utah State is a fringe P5 job now. The New PAC is kind of going to be in its own category.

I would say it’s going to be somewhere between the MVC back when Creighton, Wichita, and UNI were all really good and the WCC when St Mary’s was a strong second to Gonzaga.

At this point step one is getting to a league that you’ll get in with a good season if you lose in the conference tourney.

This is a nice spot to make another push for tourney success for Jacobsen. Really good coach but the landscape has made UNI a really tough job. Even before NIL making the rules and culture so transfer friendly really hurt these good mid-major leagues.

I really liked the days when the MVC, MWC, and WCC were good leagues. CBB was more fun.

 

[JP4CY]

I really liked the days when the MVC, MWC, and WCC were good leagues. CBB was more fun.

Me too, and I'd even add the A10 and C-USA.

 

[CyCity]

Going to be borderline shocked if it's not Seth Tuttle, however, there is one group of donors that would prefer Kyle.

KG smoke is very real.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Utah State is a good enough non P5 program that they have been able to make the NCAA as an at large. They are considered one of the best MW schools and my guess is they have a much more attractive NIL than UNI.

Whereas sadly the valley is a shell of it's former self and a one bid league. Wasn't it 15 years ago or so where there was 4 teams that got in on year from the valley?

The Valley is actually way ahead of where it's been by every metric outside of the best period in the 00s. The system has just changed so much that it's going to be a 1 bid league 90% of the time. The A10 (may get two more often if Schertz stays at SLU) and new WCC are in the same boat.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

KG smoke is very real.

Yeah, I said that. There is one group of boosters that's pushing his way but the bigger money is behind Tuttle.

All I know is that Megan needs to make a decision and get this moving. Absolutely no need to drag this out past today.

 

[intrepid27]

There is no such thing as a slam dunk hire at the MM+ level anymore and I'm of the opinion that young and upside need to win out every single time.

I love KG but he's 57 years old.

I hope we keep Green but age is almost irrelevant in todays hiring world, even outside of sports. Few people stay in jobs over 5-7 years. If you hire the hot 45 YO they are still thinking about their next career move. The 57 YO is looking for thier last stop.

May be a not peerfect example but Pitino was 70 when St Johns hired him.

 

[VeloClone]

Hopefully, he does well. His pressers are brutal. He spends 1/2 the time saying "uhhhhhhhh" Also, I shook his hand soon after he was named the UNI coach and it was a soft limp handshake and weirded me out.

There is a guy at my inlaw's church who has a limp, luke warm dishwater handshake. No big deal, right? No, except the guy volunteers as a greeter so he is trying to shake everybody's hand with that limp assed shake.

Men, teach your kids to deliver a proper handshake - boys and girls both. The future of the world depends on it.

 

[mj4cy]

There is a guy at my inlaw's church who has a limp, luke warm dishwater handshake. No big deal, right? No, except the guy volunteers as a greeter so he is trying to shake everybody's hand with that limp assed shake.

Men, teach your kids to deliver a proper handshake - boys and girls both. The future of the world depends on it.

Literally just explained to my 8 year old daughter how to give a handshake and why it's important. It shows strength/stability to the other person.