2015 Coaching changes

[imauafan]

Depaul and Utah State are off the board. St. Johns may be announcing Chris Mullins as their new coach very soon. Hopefully Bama will be scheduling a press conference in the next 24-48 hours.

 

[imauafan]

Fordham off, Eastern Kentucky now on, the board.

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Fordham makes it official: Jeff Neubauer is the new coach. Did a nice job at Eastern KY. Former Beilein assistant at West Va and Richmond.

 

[imauafan]

George Mason off, Bucknell now on the board. I went ahead and penciled in Rick Barnes for the UTknoxville job even though it is not official yet.

 

[imauafan]

St Johns makes it official, Chris Mullin is their new coach.

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THIS JUST IN on @SportsCenter: Chris Mullin has agreed to become the next head coach at St. John's (via @GoodmanESPN & multiple reports).

 

[ALA2262]

If Mama ain't happy, nobody's happy. Mama is probably very happy. Candy Barnes is an alumnus. Of ut, not UT.

 

[RTR91]

Tennessee and Barnes agreed to a deal this morning. He'll be the next head coach in Knoxville.

 

[RTR91]

 

[RTR91]

This is fantastic. The official UT basketball facebook page uses the wrong "your."

 

[Hoot30]

This is fantastic. The official UT basketball facebook page uses the wrong "your."

LOL!! They have now corrected it.

 

[GreatDanish]

If I was a UT fan, I'd be happy.

 

[CrimsonEyeshade]

If I was a UT fan, I'd be happy.

Big upgrade. Scarily so for us.

 

[TitleWave]

Big upgrade. Scarily so for us.

No, it'd be scarily so (block that adverb) if Barnes was "our're" big upgrade.

 

[Blindside13]

No, it'd be scarily so (block that adverb) if Barnes was "our're" big upgrade.

People can say what they will but Barnes is a very good hire for the Vols and would not have been a bad choice for Bama if Marshall says no and it comes down to Plan B, if he were still available in that scenario obviously.

 

[bama579]

Maybe this belongs here more than the Bama Coach Search thread:

Quote Originally Posted by TideMan09

I thought so as well Flum & gets me even more excited about this coaching hire..I honestly think Bama has made the best B'Ball coaching hire in the last couple of years in the SEC & that includes The Barn hiring Pearl..Coach Johnson will elevate our B'Ball Program recruiting, cause you know recruits will be in awe of Coach Johnson, sitting in their living room recruiting them, this was Bill Battles "Homerun Hire" as our AD & has already energized our B'Ball Program before he's even introduced as our new B'Ball HC..

Would you call Anderson/Arky a better hire than Pearl/ Alabama Polytech? Don't we also have to concede Miss State/ Howland was a big time get? I also suspect Barnes soon will be a tough out in ObKnoxville.

 

[GrayTide]

From what I can surmise all the new coaching hires are tremendous upgrades for their respective schools. IMO the SEC's competitive level has been raised significantly.

 

[imauafan]

From what I can surmise all the new coaching hires are tremendous upgrades for their respective schools. IMO the SEC's competitive level has been raised significantly.

True dat! I would rank the worst coaches in the SEC as Johnnie Jones, Frank Martin, & Mark Fox. Two of those coaches had their teams in the NCAA tourney this year so that tells you the caliber of SEC basketball has increased significantly. It will be interesting to see how things shake out if Donovan and/or Calipari jump to the NBA as rumored.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Donovan to Magic and Calpari back to Nets...... Both teams most likely will fire their coaches....

 

[RobK]

Cal would love to win that second title at UK to one-up Pitino and other Kentucky coaches with one title, so I don't know that he leaves but the money would sure be good...

 

[Ldlane]

Bobby Hurley to ASU.

 

[imauafan]

Bobby Hurley to ASU.

Thanks for the info.