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Tony Bennett is McCollum's ceiling. Yet people would scream bloody murder if we hire Bennett, and celebrate hiring McCollum. Go figure...

I have no idea what Armond Hill does, but I can guarantee you it is nothing remotely approximating the duties of a modern MBB college GM. Those guys coordinate recruiting, manage NIL negotiations, etc. I am 99.9% sure Armond is doing none of that.

That probably makes it more likely he's the guy, not less. That having been said, I agree he's a long shot.

It's also possible that Dolson has identified his guy, and that guy's agent is wisely zipping his lips until the season is over. If it's not Brad, I'm really hoping that guy is Otz.

Word on the street is that Otz substantially lowered his buyout when he most recently reworked his contract.

TJ ******* Otzelberger https://youtu.be/OldZYBbrTFQ?si=qxMgZXj__NJ6hyeB

I'm convinced that the appeal of Beard for some people has nothing to do with coaching (because his record isn't that good). It's about the perception that he is an alpha, along with some kind of cultural/social signaling about not caring about the DV incident and his other baggage.

Could be true, but from the Michigan fans I know, they'd tell you that the track record of Sam Webb (if that's who it is) is spotty at best.

I don't necessarily disagree, but I'd feel a lot better about him if he'd been able to succeed despite being under manned. I'm tired of coaches who can only win when they have superior talent.

Not saying this is incorrect, but it is hard to understand why this message wasn't communicated from day 1 after the cluster in 2021...

So I take it you aren't actually named Trish, then. Or else this is really a heck of a story.

The renewal email usually comes in May. There is a payment plan, but I forget how many installments. I think it's more like 4-6.

With Brad? Top 15. With Dusty? Top 25. With McCollum, McMillian, McCasland, or Cronin? Unranked.

Exactly. That's why I feel much better about Dusty this year than last. He's proven he can level up to the B1G.

As someone said yesterday, quiet is good...

Frequently refers to himself in the third person.

I will say, Turgeon talk isn't that much more ridiculous than the Pitino Jr. talk.

He comes after we strike out on John Groce.

At this point in 2021 (9 days post firing), we'd already been jilted by Brad and were just 3 days away from hiring Woodson. How are we going to make it another month?

For the love of all that's holy, I certainly hope not.

Assuming Brad's out, what's the ideal March run for Dusty at Michigan if we want to land him here? I'd think a final four might persuade him to stay. 2nd round upset loss?

See you in a couple weeks.

I could potentially buy waiting until March 2nd. But the contract details you added don't make sense. What would possibly be the benefit of a coach's option to extend? The coach would just want a fully guaranteed contract, with a miniscule buyout. I don't think I've ever heard of a coaching deal get structured that way. So this one doesn't pass the smell test.

I will say that the Goodman tweet was almost genetically engineered to allow people to see whatever they want to see in it. It could 100% be Brad saying he has no interest in the job. But it could also be what you would expect someone would say when they need to buy a couple more weeks before a hiring announcement. It's almost like Brad and Jeff were totally messing with everyone here.