My Thoughts On The Daniyal Robinson Hire (FREE)

TheReal_jayD · March 31

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2020 Sucks · March 31

Good Article...thanks for a positive spin on what many believe to be a mediocre hire. Time will tell.

cousin oliver · March 31

Great article! I am feeling more pumped now.

GMGGWBG · March 31

Winning with players those players in the Horizon and winning with those players here is not the same thing, but I hope he can make it work by adding a handful of other players he may have connections with.

wardly · March 31

So our new slogan is " it could of been worse?"

emmitt01 · March 31

This is interesting…

greenminer · March 31

"...if the deal with Hodge fell through."

Suggests that there was a path of possibility that he turns them down and stays in Denton.

TheReal_jayD · March 31

On 3/31/2025 at 7:58 PM, wardly said:

So our new slogan is " it could have been worse?"

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Would love you hear your realistic better options.

UNTLifer · March 31

My sources tell me that Bill Self was interested but the deal fell through, so Robinson was #2 on the list.

untphd · March 31

On 3/31/2025 at 8:12 PM, UNTLifer said:

My sources tell me that Bill Self was interested but the deal fell through, so Robinson was #2 on the list.

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Thanks for the info, that is about par for the course.

TheReal_jayD · March 31

On 3/31/2025 at 8:09 PM, greenminer said:

"...if the deal with Hodge fell through."

Suggests that there was a path of possibility that he turns them down and stays in Denton.

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There was always chance Hodge’s family didn’t want to move across country to WV. But in the end not many people can turn down a 2.5 million pay bump.

greenminer · March 31

Yeah, the pay bump. I get it, that one's not really inclined to say "just in case the multi-milllion dollar pay raise isn't enough to lure him away."

Glory to the Green · March 31

On 3/31/2025 at 7:40 PM, GMGGWBG said:

Winning with players those players in the Horizon and winning with those players here is not the same thing, but I hope he can make it work by adding a handful of other players he may have connections with.

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Drake had a pretty good season with a bunch of D2 players. I’m not saying we’ll make the NCAA Tournament in year one, but it’s not an impossible goal.

NM Green · April 1

I don’t know why I feel good about this hire. Perhaps it’s:

1. Jared excels in the boardroom. He will make decisions that have us scratching our head but business knows good business. He obviously has been scoping out Robinson.

2. I like how Robinson has charged up the fanbase. Our announcement, our pride, our top tier mid major program, walking around with the mojo we have earned.

3. I started wondering if other programs were snooping on Robinson and I bet there were. We got him he chose us.

I love our legacy with GM and Hodge. The identity has been carved time to build on it. Let’s all leave Denton and this fun season with some awesome vibes.

Beat the Eaters.

GMG

greenminer · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 12:44 AM, NM Green said:

2. I like how Robinson has charged up the fanbase.

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what are you seeing? just curious because I don't see anything one way or the other. Just typica announcements and welcoming messages.

wardly · April 1

On 3/31/2025 at 8:10 PM, TheReal_jayD said:

Would love you hear your realistic better options.

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So would I.

wardly · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 3:37 PM, wardly said:

So would I.

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I think he was a good coach in a bad conference. I wish him well but would like to know what options, if any, we had.

MeanGreenTexan · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 3:49 PM, wardly said:

I think he was a good coach in a bad conference. I wish him well but would like to know what options, if any, we had.

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Surely we approached Coach Olen at UCSD, but as we've found out, he was already in serious talks with UNM.
Coach Robinson is a very nice consolation prize.
Not sure who else may have been interviewed. Some super flight-tracking sleuths here believe we were in on Coach Miller @ OKSt. I like Coach Robinson's resume better.

NT80 · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 4:20 PM, MeanGreenTexan said:

Surely we approached Coach Olen at UCSD, but as we've found out, he was already in serious talks with UNM.
Coach Robinson is a very nice consolation prize.
Not sure who else may have been interviewed. Some super flight-tracking sleuths here believe we were in on Coach Miller @ OKSt. I like Coach Robinson's resume better.

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Jared said we used a search firm. Not sure how much "approaching" we did with them running the search?

MeanGreenTexan · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 5:14 PM, NT80 said:

Jared said we used a search firm. Not sure how much "approaching" we did with them running the search?

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There is always more than 1 wheel in motion (or at least, there should be).
And even if a search firm reached out to coach Olen or anyone else on our behalf, that still counts as "approaching" them.

Jason Howeth · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 3:49 PM, wardly said:

I think he was a good coach in a bad conference. I wish him well but would like to know what options, if any, we had.

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Go join the athletic department, then, big guy. 🙃

wardly · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 5:24 PM, Jason Howeth said:

Go join the athletic department, then, big guy. 🙃

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Well as many assistants as they have in the Athletic Department I could probably put put on a suit and tie, grab a clipboard, and slide right in.

rws69 · April 1

On 4/1/2025 at 12:44 AM, NM Green said:

I don’t know why I feel good about this hire. Perhaps it’s:

1. Jared excels in the boardroom. He will make decisions that have us scratching our head but business knows good business. He obviously has been scoping out Robinson.

2. I like how Robinson has charged up the fanbase. Our announcement, our pride, our top tier mid major program, walking around with the mojo we have earned.

3. I started wondering if other programs were snooping on Robinson and I bet there were. We got him he chose us.

I love our legacy with GM and Hodge. The identity has been carved time to build on it. Let’s all leave Denton and this fun season with some awesome vibes.

Beat the Eaters.

GMG

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4. Jared is a basketball guy.

GMG_Dallas · April 1

A good coach is a good coach. No such thing as "just" being a good coach in a bad conference. If that were the case, highmajor programs wouldn't constantly be plucking head coaches from lower tier conferences...