Why was Levelle Moton never mentioned?

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I think last year at this point, he was one name that a lot of Cyclones' fans not only respected but somewhat endorsed. Seems like a good person, young, and could bring some great things both on and off the court?
 

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He is a good young coach. But more defense oriented. And we shredded their d last year.
 

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My guess is that he's needing to probably get a higher job then what he already has before he can come here.

Yeah. I think he's a very good coach and has done a great job at NCCU, but there are a lot of posters on here who are referring to the coaches/schools we're looking at as "low majors", which IMO is inaccurate, as I think they would be considered more as "mid majors" by people who follow college basketball for a living.

On the other hand, North Carolina Central, and in fact almost all of the HBCU's (historically black colleges/universities), such as in the MEAC which NCCU is in, are most definitely true "low majors". Say Steve Prohm is offered and accepts an offer from Jamie...Moton going to Murray State to replace him is a more logical step up on the totem pole instead of Moton coming directly to Iowa State.
 
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We played UNC in that same tournament. What about Roy Williams?
 

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Hire him as an assistant and I wouldn't be upset.
 

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"I've turned down jobs every year that I've been at North Carolina Central," Moton said. "Some things people have heard of, some things they haven't. I've turned down two NBA assistant jobs. I turned down the opportunity to be an associate head coach at a major, major Division I job. I turned down the opportunity to be a head coach at other jobs."

From http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/nccu/x268553435/Coaching-rumors-swirl-around-Moton-again

He's not head coach material at this level of D1 ball yet, but he did get a nice honor of being a coach for the US U-19 team and he's obviously a decent coach and I think he's well-respected.
 

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The same reason Tim Brewsters name was mentioned during the football coaches search about 10 years ago.

To get his name out in the media that he wants to move up as a head coach.
 
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The same reason Tim Brewsters name was mentioned during the football coaches search about 10 years ago.

To get his name out in the media that he wants to be a head coach.

NFL guy......that worked out real well, didn't it?
 

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I mentioned him as a joke a few days ago. Never thought he'd get a shot yet at a hire like this.
 

Iastfan112

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What he's done at NCC has been impressive. I'm sure some would flip if he was hired but I find him at least mildly intriguing. Glad he got an interview at least.
 

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Wow. Um...Exciting. Not sure if I want him, but definitely a fun guy to follow and would be a few fun years regardless of what happens on the court.

But not sure he'd get his job done.
 

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I think last year at this point, he was one name that a lot of Cyclones' fans not only respected but somewhat endorsed. Seems like a good person, young, and could bring some great things both on and off the court?

I would like him a lot more if ISU hadn't put dropped 93 points on his team. What he has done there is very impressive, though.
 

CyJack13

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That's a huge cultural change for a guy who has spent all his playing and coaching days at HBCU schools coming to Ames, IA.
 

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That's a huge cultural change for a guy who has spent all his playing and coaching days at HBCU schools coming to Ames, IA.

Unless we plan on recruiting Ames type of kids, this might be a + in recruiting then.
 

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I would like him a lot more if ISU hadn't put dropped 93 points on his team. What he has done there is very impressive, though.
As the ISU coach, Wayne Morgan beat Northern Iowa coach GMAC 2 of their 3 meetings. And look what happened. Should have been a hint, right? So us pounding his team in the NCAA will have no bearing on JP. Besides, take away George's broken foot, that team last year was playing as good as anyone in the country.
 

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I would like him a lot more if ISU hadn't put dropped 93 points on his team. What he has done there is very impressive, though.

That ISU team also dropped 94 on KU. I would take Bill Self as a coach.
 

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