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I am saying his juco team went 15-17 and 8-14 in conference. Maybe they handed out participation trophies? Everyone's a winner.

Concerns are 31% from 3, turnover prone and his team was not very good.

I count 3 juco guys on his rosters and some d1 transfers.

72.8 PPG last year. Vs 68.1

Connections in nearby Chicago. That was a must. LOL

He was under James Dickey and he did not have a great record. But that was before they gave a damn about basketball.

You're right. I missed that.

Never heard of him but he seems ok. No ties to Texas at all.

UTEP fans would love for someone, anyone to take Golding off their hands.

For those that don't know, when there is a coaching change the players get a fresh 30 days to go in the portal. (Past the deadline for everyone else) I presume it starts the day the new guy is officially hired.

It would probably take in excess of $1.5 million to pull him from his alma mater.

I am not saying Miller is good or bad. But I am saying that a 77% win rate in Juco is not all that great. It's not bad but there are a lot of guys who had better records for longer who never got a chance at d1. Hank Plona for example, 225-35 over 8 years or .865. And he probably would not be a D1 head coach today without a bit of luck. There was a guy at South Plains who had good long term record over 23 years and never got a chance to be a d1 head coach. Eric Murphy posted a 143-34 overall record (.829 winning percentage) as head coach for Florida Southwestern and just this year went to be a d1 assistant at WKU. Steve Demeo is another with a great long term record. Never got a chance to be a d1 head coach. There is a guy who went 46-9 in his first 2 years as a juco head coach and he went on to be a d1 assistant. Zack Settembre. He drew my attention because he is a young guy who dies his hair grey.

Pitino went 8 years with a .360 conference win rate. Kennedy's conference win rate was never that low. It was .510 overall at Ole Miss.

I am not sure. There is risk in no matter who you hire. Do you want a retread? Someone with no d1 coaching experience? What are they willing to pay? I thought Greg Heiar at NMSU was a good hire. And he is right back in the final 8 at his juco. But it was a total dumpster fire at NMSU. When Forbes left ETSU they gave it to his trusty assistant who fell on his face. Then they hired an outsider who lasted 2 years and now they are on another Forbes assistant. He at least improved from year 1 to year 2 so it looks like he is getting a 3rd. Good enough to not get fired but bad enough to not get hired away. There really is no telling who will do really well with this new pro NCAA basketball. Nobody can outspend Memphis so they will have the top talent every year. How much is coaching and how much is payroll? How much is loving your wife & kids? I question the Florida State hire. I question UNLV, I question the Colorado State promotion. I question teams hiring NBA guys with no NCAA experience. I question mid major guys like Ross getting thrown into higher levels and not being prepared. It's a no lose situation of course because in the worst case he walks away $15 million richer and then getting another mid major job. I guess there is a lot of infighting right now on if they can promise the new coach will be able to get an NIT home game over the really important staff lunches. I guess we have to cross our fingers and hope for the best. I just cannot see the current transfer as many times as you want without sitting out system. The no limits NIL. It's going to implode eventually and I don't have the answer.

Some of the names posted are ridiculous. But I have comfort in knowing that the athletic department will find a way to do worse. Because staff luncheons are what really matters.