Official - Hodge to West Virginia

[Tom McKrackin]

 

[MeanGreenFan94]

You fell for it look at that account’s posts…

[meaniegreenie]

[meaniegreenie]

[NTEX91]

I have to wonder if faculty luncheons take priority over post season games there?

[DeepGreen]

You guys almost gave me a heart attack!

Curse you, you filthy animals!

[RBTX]

Looks like they couldn't come to an agreement and went with their next HC choice 🤣

[greenminer]

Thank you @KingDL1 for fixing the title.

[GMGGWBG]

Not so fake anymore 

[KingDL1]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/west-virginia-to-hire-north-texas-ross-hodge-as-next-head-mens-basketball-coach/ar-AA1BHWfg

https://www.wtrf.com/local/cbs-ross-hodge-hired-as-new-west-virginia-university-mens-basketball-head-coach/

 

Yeah that sucks

 

And again, before the tourney is over. That is really wrong. 

 

I am so pissed off right now. 

[BigWillie]

  On 3/26/2025 at 4:36 PM, KingDL1 said:

And again, before the tourney is over. That is really wrong.

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Yes, classless. 

[Rudy]

Fvck you, Wren.

[Harry]

Sad to see him go.

[FirefightnRick]

  On 3/26/2025 at 4:42 PM, BigWillie said:

Yes, classless. 

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Not anymore classless than forcing him and his staff and team to hand over home court advantage after earning it the hard way.  
 

The university told him they don’t give a shit.  So why should he?

 

Rick

Edited Wednesday at 04:59 PM by FirefightnRick

[MeanGreenTexan]

I mean, it's not "official" yet because WVU hasn't announced it.

Not Coach Hodge's fault (and likely not Wren's either) that it leaked, as he probably didn't want it to.

[NT93]

I bet we get a lot of interest from some great candidates since coaches around the country see how committed our administration is to athletics.  

[BigWillie]

  On 3/26/2025 at 5:00 PM, MeanGreenTexan said:

I mean, it's not "official" yet because WVU hasn't announced it.

Not Coach Hodge's fault (and likely not Wren's either) that it leaked, as he probably didn't want it to.

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[Cougar King]

I don't blame him. The administration showed him firsthand that he wasn't respected when they forced him to give up homecourt advantage for a damn luncheon.

UNT competed for a conference championship and won 27 games yet couldn't get more than 4,000 people to show up to the Super Pit.

 

Hodge did everything asked of him and then some but got nothing in return. 

 

WVU is starving for a winner and shows up even when the team is mediocre.

[wardly]

  On 3/26/2025 at 5:18 PM, Cougar King said:

I don't blame him. The administration showed him firsthand that he wasn't respected when they forced him to give up homecourt advantage for a damn luncheon.

UNT competed for a conference championship and won 27 games yet couldn't get more than 4,000 people to show up to the Super Pit.

 

Hodge did everything asked of him and then some but got nothing in return. 

 

WVU is starving for a winner and shows up even when the team is mediocre.

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Like the OSU fans did last night.

[Cougar King]

  On 3/26/2025 at 5:27 PM, wardly said:

Like the OSU fans did last night.

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Exactly. You wouldn't even think they finished at the bottom of the Big 12.

[wardly]

Wren catching a little heat over hiring. Looks like WVU fans and media were surprised, graded hire between C+ and B.

[MCMLXXX]

  On 3/26/2025 at 6:25 PM, wardly said:

Wren catching a little heat over hiring. Looks like WVU fans and media were surprised, graded hire between C+ and B.

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I think if we were in their shoes we would see it as underwhelming. No NCAA appearances, no championships, and if you pulled up posts from a year ago you would find that large numbers on this board were opposed to any contract extension based on last year's performance.

I personally think WVU is making a good hire, but I am not a WVU fan.

[emmitt01]

  On 3/26/2025 at 5:18 PM, Cougar King said:

 

WVU is starving for a winner and shows up even when the team is mediocre.

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This will be Hodge's favorite part over the years.  

Edited Wednesday at 06:43 PM by emmitt01

[Green Mean]

  On 3/26/2025 at 5:18 PM, Cougar King said:

I don't blame him. The administration showed him firsthand that he wasn't respected when they forced him to give up homecourt advantage for a damn luncheon.

UNT competed for a conference championship and won 27 games yet couldn't get more than 4,000 people to show up to the Super Pit.

 

Hodge did everything asked of him and then some but got nothing in return. 

 

WVU is starving for a winner and shows up even when the team is mediocre.

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To be fair, this isn't the reason why he is leaving. He's going to get a major pay raise and play in a major conference that NT can't even think about matching. And I might be wrong here, but I think even in the AAC standards, Hodge doesn't get as much as others. 

[BigChiefGMG]

I am beyond heartbroken. An end of an era after this season. I knew something was ominous this week and I braced myself for our school to send him the bag. But knew this was a possibility. This is our reality when we succeed at a high level. 😞