Coaching Search: Place your bets

we’ll have to agree to disagree

I have seen it all over social media people think he would immediately take us back to the glory days. Not necessarily saying just here. Ultimately some fans are dumb and unrealistic!

1) He has sucked everywhere as a head coach besides isu

2) I will agree with you on that

exciting basketball to me is a win and I think Fred can do that. Do I think he would be as successful round two? No I don’t, but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be fun and still ultimately successful just not the same success

While I don’t think he would bring us back to the glory days in year 1 or 2 in terms of success on the court, I do think he would bring us back to the 2010-2015 days when Hilton actually had an impact on opponents and it was a ruckus. It hasn’t been that was since Prohms second year.
 
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Craig Smith's Utah St team had a horrible first half last night at Fresno St. Watch their second half here:



The off ball motion on offense, rebounding and defensive effort give me the feels

Why does it feel like they’re playing a different sport than we are lol. My lord were taught terrible fundamentals on both offense and defense. Those Aggies are coached up extremely well. Smith would be an awesome get.
 
I listen to the vsin network all day at work and they are based in Vegas. Last week they were talking about UNLV and absolutely trashing TJ. They said he is the 2nd worst if not the worst coach in the conference. Spent probably 5 to 10 mins trashing him and even brought up iowa states potential coaching change and wondered why iowa state would even look at this guy. I wasn't a big fan before but that was eye opening.

Well after losing to Wyoming this is how their season finished. They had 8 wins in conference. Their best win was Utah State..great win. Another came by 1 point against 9-11 Fresno State. The other 6 wins were against the 3 worst teams in the league whose combined conference record is 8-45. Their non con wins were Kansas State, Benedict Mesa and St. Katherine's. I'm certain they see that and more than likely is the reason for their trashing of TJ.


Go get a name JP or a mid major by the name of Keller, Moser or DeVries. Leave TJ where he is.




Edit: Here is why I think it will be TJ. Because JP is thinking in 4-5 years it might be time for him to move on or retire. So hire your friend and fellow Wisconsin native, and if things go south in that time you retire....TJ can move on to another mid major job...and ISU is left to pick up the pieces.
 
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Real talk: the freedom on offense associated with a "space and pace" scheme make it marginally easier to recruit to Ames but does require all the right pieces to make it go. Prohm, TJ, Fred doesn't matter, all their teams look like **** when they are incomplete. And even when clicking the lack of rebounding and defensive emphasis results in something of a hard ceiling for the system. I've seen this in all three coaches now and when it is bad it is easy to defend while giving opponents too many extra opportunities to beat you.

I think the next ISU coach will need to be more like Coach Campbell, someone whose system is more focused on fundamentals on both ends of the floor if ISU intends to consistently compete at a high level. They will need to have some proven credibility to identify talent and recruit to a system like that at ISU, but it can be done here. Look at the rebounding and defense that teams play in the Final Four every year, that's what ISU should try to be.
 
Want: Craig Smith. He has a good record of improving the teams where has been and has sufficient experience. Good midwest roots.
Will: Smith. This is the type of coach that Pollard likes to grab. Similar situation to Campbell where Pollard grabbed him out of Missouri's fingers, only this time Minnesota with Smith.
Not: Fred, TJ, any mid-major over 45.
I read that as Will Smith, and thought: "Well, that would be fresh . . . "
 
Two things for those trying to think about how Fred would work financially, you’re right in that $15 million in buyouts is unrealistic. The whispers I’ve heard is that there’s hope

1) Prohm resigns instead of gets fired, taking some but not anywhere near the $7ish million hes owed

2) Nebraska doesn’t require a college team to pay the full $8.5 million for a buyout and settles for a much lower number. This is beneficial for Nebraska because it gets them off the hook for their current contract while still making some money instead of hoping for success next year. A bad year next year for Nebraska and it ends up being a horrible contract in which they’re paying a lot of money and will not be receiving any buyouts.

Prohm’s buyout is around $5 million, not $7 mil. Why would he resign? That doesn’t make sense. Even if this is positioned as “mutual”, it’s not. He’ll get what he’s owed contractually.

There might be more room to negotiate Hoiberg’s buyout (around $10 mil) but I don’t see why Nebraska would do that when he has their best recruiting class ever coming in.

I’m all for a Hoiberg return but practically and financially it doesn’t make sense. Nor does donors ponying up $15 million to make this all happen.
 
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Sounds like TJ is the favorite from a pretty good source. Wouldnt bet my life on it.
 
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Sounds like TJ is the favorite from a decent a pretty good source. Wouldnt bet my life on it.

Time to start the articles about how great TJ is :)