Bear Down Wildcats

Merkin wrote:

Salty wrote:
Texas could easily get almost anyone they want...

There's no expectations there, tons of money and resources, and it's in one of the best cities in the country.

You would think the same about UCLA.

Except UCLA doesn't have the money, fans, and expectations are mile high.

Ucla has basically raise donations for both a football and basketball facilities. They need someone better at making decisions at the top

MrBug708 wrote:Ucla has basically raise donations for both a football and basketball facilities. They need someone better at making decisions at the top

Yep.

http://dailybruin.com/2015/02/02/ucla-a ... ll-center/

A pair of UCLA alumni donated $10 million to the planned Wasserman Football Center project, UCLA Athletics announced Monday.

The donation, from philanthropists Jim and Carol Collins, comes a week after a $1 million donation from David Lund and his wife Marilyn Silva-Lund and pushes total cash donations from private citizens above $53 million for the project.



http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/basketba ... ility.html

UCLA will break ground on its new basketball practice facility in the fall of 2015, after a $10 million donation from Warner Bros. music executive Mo Ostin put the athletic department nearly halfway to its fundraising goal.

Main Event wrote:

Wasn't he a hopeful for our head coaching job at one time?

Guess Alford will be around for awhile now that they made the tourney.

Main Event wrote:

Good for Howland. Talk about a no pressure job.

Talk about a no pressure conference.

Well remember when Mississippi state was kinda good? 6 tournament appearances from 2002-2009 and 3 conference titles (regular season and tournament)

ASUHATER! wrote:Well remember when Mississippi state was kinda good? 6 tournament appearances from 2002-2009 and 3 conference titles (regular season and tournament)

They went to the Final Four in 1996.

Yup and missed the tournament 5 years straight afterwards

I am still wrapping my head around the idea that Alford was an upgrade from Howland.

Olsondogg wrote:I am still wrapping my head around the idea that Alford was an upgrade from Howland.

This. Truly one of the greatest non-happenings in Arizona program history. UCLA is the only program that can legitimately compete with us, in recruit homes and on the scoreboard, in the west. And their job being open did, I'll admit, concern me. I feared a knockout hire.

Then Alford ' s name came up, and I realized they were actually downgrading. I like Howland...a lot. I am an NAU fan 2nd and have watched his career with great interest. I will always cheer for him when he is not in the Cats' way. I guess he really hurt his relationship with the So Cal high school coaches with some of his personnel decisions, so he was going to have a hard time replicating his early success in Westwood. But even with those issues, likely somewhat overblown, he had more potential than Rev. Alford.

I'm glad for Ben Howland. He can write his name real big in brownish red.



And you have to like it when coaches look like their mascot:




Even better than:

Coop Cat wrote:

Lots of raises coming, Marshall isn't taking that job.

They really think they can do better? At least with Herb they beat us and made the big dance a few times. They're kidding themselves if they think they can have bigger success than that.

Main Event wrote:

With the budget issues Asu has it's not like they can offer $2.5 million to some.big name or top assistant. Asu would be offering 30 year old assistants looking for their first real job or another retread like Sendek

Probably will extend his contract.

"Fuck it...18 wins is more or less 20 and we can't get anyone better...so here ya go herb...lifetime contract and your name on the court."

I really hope Pastner says yes. That would totally make this year so special.

Main Event wrote:

That Nevada job sucks.

If the Sun Devils move on Sendek, a number of names have already emerged as possible candidates, including Memphis coach Josh Pastner and UC Irvine's Russell Turner.

From Andy Katz. lol at Pastner coming to ASU. You'd leave Memphis for ASU?

Frybry02 wrote:

Main Event wrote:

Good for Howland. Talk about a no pressure job.

For what it is worth, Hansen does not seem to think it will work out for him.

Main Event wrote:

He got ASU to the NIT, NCAAs last year, beat UA at home the last two seasons ... What more could they possibly want? They even extended his contract last year ...

But then I remembered Ray Anderson didn't hire him, and he's an egotist who wants "his guy" in there.

If Pastner takes that job, he's dead to me ...

Reydituto wrote:

Main Event wrote:

He got ASU to the NIT, NCAAs last year, beat UA at home the last two seasons ... What more could they possibly want? They even extended his contract last year ...

But then I remembered Ray Anderson didn't hire him, and he's an egotist who wants "his guy" in there.

If Pastner takes that job, he's dead to me ...

They won't be able to offer him enough money.... unless he has a weak termination clause in his contract and his seat is getting hot. I do not see this happening.

If he were to be offered and take the job it would put to rest the notion that he truly bleeds cardinal and navy...

Katzenfreund wrote:Not a smart statement by a coach whose team is still in the tourney.

I have read many places that he is an idiot and this particular example supports that claim.

Katzenfreund wrote:Not a smart statement by a coach whose team is still in the tourney.

Perhaps, but he has been a hot target for years now and his players no doubt know that every year for him at Wichita State is a year-by-year process.

Katzenfreund wrote:Not a smart statement by a coach whose team is still in the tourney.

Probably learned last time a program wanted to hire him

MrBug708 wrote:

Katzenfreund wrote:Not a smart statement by a coach whose team is still in the tourney.

Probably learned last time a program wanted to hire him

He's trying to get out in front of the situation just in case Alabama has an incompetent AD type of thing?

I heard Marshall in a radio interview a couple years ago when UCLA hired Alford. He was asked why he did not have an interest in that job. He said that he did but he would not discuss a new job with anyone until after his team is done playing in the tournament. UCLA did not want to wait as Wichita St. was in the Final Four that year. By the time the Shockers were eliminated there were no jobs that interested him. Dude seems pretty honest.

Arizona State has offered Jeff Capel its coaching vacancy following the firing of Herb Sendek, sources told ESPN.

Sendek was fired Tuesday after nine seasons with the Sun Devils, who went 18-16 and missed the NCAA tournament this year.

Capel, 40, the former head coach at VCU and Oklahoma, is currently an assistant at Duke.

"They have interest," a source told ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf. "They've told [Capel] it's his if he wants it."

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... ball-coach

This is Marshall's year to bolt. All those 4th year Sr ' s are graduating and it's time to cash in

azcat49 wrote:This is Marshall's year to bolt. All those 4th year Sr ' s are graduating and it's time to cash in

Gotta think this is just Marshall using Bama to get more money. He has it pretty good at Wichita State right now, he makes roughly $2 million as a base salary, absolutely zero pressure and a growing program. He has the chance to make them a Gonzaga and be patient in the meantime until a much better job opens up. He has a huge ego and I don't see someone like that wanting to be under the shadow of Saban and Alabama football. He probably wants to be the big man, the center of attention, wherever he goes. Dont want to get into a dick measuring contest with a lot of those SEC coaches, cuz you are going to lose every team absent a few schools.

Would be a big blow to SDSU recruiting if Hutson gets the gig.

Looks like Hurley to Depaul.

Harvey Specter wrote:

Katzenfreund wrote:Not a smart statement by a coach whose team is still in the tourney.

I have read many places that he is an idiot and this particular example supports that claim.

Smart guy, but holy shit is he an egomaniac.

Irish27 wrote:Looks like Hurley to Depaul.

Would love for him to go ASSU! Have a pukie coach the scum talk about raising the hate level!

Puerco wrote:

If the Sun Devils move on Sendek, a number of names have already emerged as possible candidates, including Memphis coach Josh Pastner and UC Irvine's Russell Turner.

From Andy Katz. lol at Pastner coming to ASU. You'd leave Memphis for ASU?

Maybe if he is headed for the hot seat next season?

CatMG wrote:

Puerco wrote:

If the Sun Devils move on Sendek, a number of names have already emerged as possible candidates, including Memphis coach Josh Pastner and UC Irvine's Russell Turner.

From Andy Katz. lol at Pastner coming to ASU. You'd leave Memphis for ASU?

Maybe if he is headed for the hot seat next season?

At that salary, you want to be fired.

Irish27 wrote:Looks like Hurley to Depaul.

Got a new contract at Buffalo.