More On Jj, Lsu

[flyeater]

Looks like the media in Louisiana is all over this. Link.

[SUMG]

My brother, who lives in Louisiana had told me about this story (re: JJ to LSU). It was in The Shreveport Times:

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.d...338/1001/SPORTS

[Quoner]

This has been his dream job and what he has been coaching for. And this will give the "old nestors" a chance to see a coach make a Hayden Fry style leap.

[SUMG]

I still think JJ to LSU is sort of a long shot, but definitely possible.

If he were to get that job......that would mean that one third of the SEC coaches....were head coaches in the Belt, before getting hired by a SEC school.

Right now, you have:

Pelphrey...from South Bama....to Arkansas.

Horn....from WKU to South Carolina.

Felton....from WKU to Georgia.

The Sun Belt.....the cradle of future SEC coaches.

[CMJ]

The MAC used to be the cradle of Big 10 coaches - so who knows.

I think Travis Ford of UMass will be LSU's new coach. Hopefully LSU doesn't pull the trigger right away should the Minutemen win the NIT tonight though. Michigan sure didn't wait for WVU and Belein last year though.

Win the NIT - get a new job seems to be the new mantra.

Edited April 3, 2008 by CMJ

[GoMeanGreen1999]

I still think JJ to LSU is sort of a long shot, but definitely possible.

I still think it is a Loooooong shot myself. The Star telegram blog says there "might" be an interview. Could be wrong, but I would guess that Jones is probably midway down their list.

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Report on ESPN Radio this morning, off of one of the Hog boards, is that Ford will be named LSU head coach as soon as his team is done.

[CMJ]

Isn't that what I said earlier?

[flyeater]

Baton Rouge Advocate reporting now that head of the Parker Search Firm is adamant that neither Ford nor anyone else has been hired, and that the firm remains "in touch with a number of candidates from around the country." This is going to get done (or to that end) at the Final Four. Wonder if RV has a contingency list already.

Edited April 3, 2008 by flyeater

[GrandGreen]

Baton Rouge Advocate reporting now that head of the Parker Search Firm is adamant that neither Ford nor anyone else has been hired, and that the firm remains "in touch with a number of candidates from around the country." This is going to get done (or to that end) at the Final Four. Wonder if RV has a contingency list already.

Judging by the WBB coach search, what do you think?

[EagleMBA]

An AD as savvy as RV probably has a short list for every coaching position laminated and carries it in his wallet. He probably updates it once a quarter.

[flyeater]

Think he got the idea for Lieberman off this board, the initial "wish" string?

[Eagle1855]

An AD as savvy as RV probably has a short list for every coaching position laminated and carries it in his wallet. He probably updates it once a quarter.

underrated

[adman]

Something I find interesting from the FWST article. Sean Sutton goes 39-29 in two seasons and gets fired/quits. The coach at Nebraska goes 37-27 in two seasons and gets a two year extension plus a 100K raise. Funny how college athletics work.

[flyeater]

Something I find interesting from the FWST article. Sean Sutton goes 39-29 in two seasons and gets fired/quits. The coach at Nebraska goes 37-27 in two seasons and gets a two year extension plus a 100K raise. Funny how college athletics work.

All about expectations, and the ones at Nebraska for basketball ain't what they are for football.

[GreenBat]

An AD as savvy as RV probably has a short list for every coaching position laminated and carries it in his wallet. He probably updates it once a quarter.

That's a good one!!