Wow, Basilio dropped some knowledge about Billy Donovan

#51
#51
zehr27 said:
Why would Marshall cause a meltdown? If fans cant see he can coach they should not even bother crying about who gets hired because they know nothing.
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jspvol76 said:
Would he be a coach we are settling for? He seems to be on everyone's list, but on the lower end.
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I posted this earlier, and this may explain what they are referring to. And as Zack put in his blog, not a homerun, but a lucky double. Marshall should be a solid hire, he just doesn't have the big name recognition.
 
#55
#55
How in the world are we suppose to win games if our new coach doesn't have 'name recognition' We are doomed!
 
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#57
orangepeopleeater said:
I read a lot of these threads and I keep thinking ... does anyone remember when Fulmer was winning at or below .500 ... a large part of the fan base completely stopped watching and the stadium was nearly empty ... a college fan base that is used to winning even just a taste of winning wants to keep winning ... if the UT brass wants the fans to keep coming to the games they have to hire a coach with a winning record and a winning name ... its not just athletics anymore, its a business and if you want to keep the money rolling in you have to have a coach that knows how to win, a team that they want to watch, and fan base that is willing to push money to watch, wear, and own the team.
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Nearly empty??? Really??? or is that just for effect??? I agree attendance dipped....But nearly empty????
 
#58
#58
Apples and Oranges. Can not compare the two progams at the time of the hires. Before gators hired the Don as coach, they were a consistly losing program. 2-20 win season between 1968-1992 [That is really bad]. Tennessee is now hiring after going to the NCAA Tourny for 6 years in a row. We should expect to hire a more proven coach. The Don worked out for the gators but it was a risky hire based on his past record. I hope Dooley works out like the Don!!!!!
 
#59
#59
orangepeopleeater said:
I read a lot of these threads and I keep thinking ... does anyone remember when Fulmer was winning at or below .500 ... a large part of the fan base completely stopped watching and the stadium was nearly empty ... a college fan base that is used to winning even just a taste of winning wants to keep winning ... if the UT brass wants the fans to keep coming to the games they have to hire a coach with a winning record and a winning

name ... its not just athletics anymore, its a

business and if you want to keep the money
rolling in you have to have a coach that
knows how to win, a team that they want to
watch, and fan base that is willing to push
money to watch, wear, and own the
team.
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Fulmer was only at or below .500 twice (2005,2008).
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dw0731 said:
Fulmer was only at or below .500 twice (2005,2008).
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How many other coaches have losing records after establishing a successful championship program?

Did General Neyland , Bear Bryant, Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, John Wooden, Bob Knight, Denny Crum let their programs fall into disrepair under their watches?
 
#61
#61
Billy D is also like Rick Pitino's son and he gave him a glowing recommendation. He also had access to Pitino for info. So he wasn't really a risk.
 
#62
#62
Wow! So no one from the list is the chosen one? We're getting a guy from a sh*tty *ss school that can't recruit a midget to play basketball and goes to the NIT constantly? Really?
Mooney is out of the tourney...
Throw money at Frank, do something better!
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#63
#63
orangepeopleeater said:
sometimes ya get lucky
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Rather be lucky than good, especially in the beginning. Donovan was a home run anyway the naysayers spin it. He also was went 35 - 20 with the players he inherited.

Sort of like finishing 4th in the CAA.


And, of course, the lamest of all. They didn't belong in the tournament. Yeah, right.
 
#64
#64
volberry said:
Billy D is also like Rick Pitino's son and he gave him a glowing recommendation. He also had access to Pitino for info. So he wasn't really a risk.
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ANY coach is a risk. That is the point of hiring Smart (he's too smart) to take the job. Instead we get a guy that has been turned down twice before for the same job, outstanding.

Recruits will be standing in-line to sign on with guy.
 
#65
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zehr27 said:
Why would Marshall cause a meltdown? If fans cant see he can coach they should not even bother crying about who gets hired because they know nothing.
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If he was such a great coach he would playing in the real tourney. Not the NIT.

If he was such a great coach, UT would have hired him the 1st time.

If he was such a great coach UT would have hired him the 2nd time.

Said it earlier, today's recruits will be just dying to play for this guy, NOT.
 
#74
#74
For those of who who don't remember, Donovan was also replacing a coach who had just led us to a Sweet 16 and then 2 years before Donovan was hired a Final 4 berth in 1994.

To say it wasn't a risk hire is being a little bit naive. The man was 35 years old when he got hired with not even 2 full years as a head coach, being hired to run an SEC program.
 
#75
#75
Rasputin_Vol said:
Billy Donovan had a 35-20 career record (Marshall) and no post season appearances when Florida hired him.

If we hired a coach with the same resume to replace Pearl, how would the fanbase react?
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Predictable response... You guys need to stay classy.
 
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