College Bball Thread

[Stuhoo 89,857]

  On 2/26/2024 at 2:28 PM, Demo said:

But hey, hiring a young guy from Army coming off a losing season would presumably be a complete non-starter in today’s world. So maybe someone will show some vision and take a risk.

That’s the Shrewsbury comparable.

And while I have no idea if Shrewsbury would be interested, that’s still my #1 choice.

[Demo 23,889]

Doubt he’d be a candidate there, but if I’m Kenya I’m raising my hand on that job.

[LamarCheeks 22,181]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:07 PM, Demo said:

Doubt he’d be a candidate there, but if I’m Kenya I’m raising my hand on that job.

Wow. Am just seeing this. 

ODU is about 10 miles from me. Wasn't an easy season in Norfolk. Jones had a heart attack when the team was in Hawaii and took a leave of absence. He's also been battling cancer -- and apparently had a flare-up recently, even after the heart attack. 

They've had some real stability in their coaching position -- something like three coaches in the past 30 or so years. Will be interested to see who's next. 

(Their previous coach -- Blaine Taylor -- had them as a regular NCAA threat. But he had some demons -- battled the bottle. He showed up just before game time one night, and people near the bench said they could smell the booze. This was just a couple days after he was badly slurring on his coach's radio show. He was fired the morning after that game.)

[Demo 23,889]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:06 PM, Stuhoo said:

That’s the Shrewsbury comparable.

And while I have no idea if Shrewsbury would be interested, that’s still my #1 choice.

Shrewsberry is probably as anti-Woodson as it’s possible to get. Pretty tough to picture him splitting on Notre Dame after a year, particularly after splitting on Penn St after 2. But they could do worse. In fact, they probably will.

 

[Demo 23,889]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:17 PM, LamarCheeks said:

Wow. Am just seeing this. 

ODU is about 10 miles from me. Wasn't an easy season in Norfolk. Jones had a heart attack when the team was in Hawaii and took a leave of absence. He's also been battling cancer -- and apparently had a flare-up recently, even after the heart attack. 

They've had some real stability in their coaching position -- something like three coaches in the past 30 or so years. Will be interested to see who's next. 

(Their previous coach -- Blaine Taylor -- had them as a regular NCAA threat. But he had some demons -- battled the bottle. He showed up just before game time one night, and people near the bench said they could smell the booze. This was just a couple days after he was badly slurring on his coach's radio show. He was fired the morning after that game.)

From a distance, that's always struck me as a good mid-major gig. Good conference. Nice arena. Located to recruit both the DMV and North Carolina. Good academically but able to get kids in. Nice place to live. No idea if their NIL is any good, though it probably could be. Easy to see why someone would stay.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,316]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:07 PM, Demo said:

Doubt he’d be a candidate there, but if I’m Kenya I’m raising my hand on that job.

Dusty May to ODU.  You heard it here first!   lol

[JF87 2,149]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:24 PM, Demo said:

Shrewsberry is probably as anti-Woodson as it’s possible to get. Pretty tough to picture him splitting on Notre Dame after a year, particularly after splitting on Penn St after 2. But they could do worse. In fact, they probably will.

 

I believe that Shrewsberry has $24 million left on his contract at Notre Dame.  I would assume that he has a rather large buyout. 

[Stuhoo 89,857]

Yeah...Shrewsbury is a pipe dream for me. We are one year too late and about three years too early for him.

So Dusty May please.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,316]

Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein

Matt Painter tells me that this will be Zach Edey's final season at Purdue and he will not use his COVID year in 2024-25.

[LamarCheeks 22,181]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:58 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein

Matt Painter tells me that this will be Zach Edey's final season at Purdue and he will not use his COVID year in 2024-25.

Yep. Edey confirms. 

[AKHoosier 7,743]

  On 2/26/2024 at 3:58 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein

Matt Painter tells me that this will be Zach Edey's final season at Purdue and he will not use his COVID year in 2024-25.

I can't wait until the Covid year is a thing of the past.

This helps.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,316]

Goodman reporting Creighton and McDermott have started preliminary talks re:  contract extension.

[johnsoniu 7,056]

Get the Will Wade meme ready @Uspshoosier

I got Lamar over McNeese St tonight, or at least keep it within the 9.5 pts I’m getting :)

[LamarCheeks 22,181]

ESPN's offerings right now 

ESPN: Miami at UNC

ESPN2: WVU at  K-State 

ESPNU: FAU at Memphis ... from yesterday. 

C-mon ESPN -- show fresh games! 

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

https://x.com/heatcheckcbb/status/1762276206412800294?s=46

Let’s go.   Champ week is coming soon and next Monday starts conference tourneys with the Asun first round.     

[johnsoniu 7,056]

  On 2/26/2024 at 11:51 PM, johnsoniu said:

Get the Will Wade meme ready @Uspshoosier

I got Lamar over McNeese St tonight, or at least keep it within the 9.5 pts I’m getting :)

Dang, i was hoping the 9.5 pts would last until i at least finished my popcorn

[FortWayneHoosier 6,931]

UNC and Miami in a close one. 

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

  On 2/27/2024 at 1:38 AM, FortWayneHoosier said:

UNC and Miami in a close one. 

RJ Davis decided to go off and it’s not as close and he has 39 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,931]

  On 2/27/2024 at 1:47 AM, Uspshoosier said:

RJ Davis decided to go off and it’s not as close and he has 39 

Was just gonna type that up. He’s hit 7-10 from 3pt range. You watch a lot more cbb than I do but I watch more than your average person and I still stand by RJ Davis as the best point guard in the country this year. 

[Uspshoosier 54,564]

  On 2/27/2024 at 1:49 AM, FortWayneHoosier said:

Was just gonna type that up. He’s hit 7-10 from 3pt range. You watch a lot more cbb than I do but I watch more than your average person and I still stand by RJ Davis as the best point guard in the country this year. 

Tyler Kolek for me or Isiah Steven’s from Colorado st but he is right there