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homefry20

homefry20

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During the coaching search, ask yourself this question:

Do I want a young, unproven coach that could possibly be the next legacy or do I want a proven coach, with a hefty price tag, that will come in immediately and put the program back on top but will probably leave within three years?

Seriously, its a tough question. We went with a young coach and were facing a similar situation. So far it has worked out well but it was a chance we took. Most of our fans wanted a big name hire to be a stop gap. Im not sure which is best for the program.
 
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homefry20 said:
Do I want a young, unproven coach that could possibly be the next legacy or do I want a proven coach, with a hefty price tag, that will come in immediately and put the program back on top but will probably leave within three years?
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If it plays out like you say there, how could we go wrong with either?
 
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well, the risk with a proven coach is minimal but expensive. The risk with an unproven coach could send the program into a tailspin that will take years to recover from if ever.
 
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There is risk with either approach...but also the chance of great reward! Only the bold reap boldly!
 
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Its a lot easier to make a safe hire with an older tested coach. Lots of flakes out there that appear to be great potential candidates right now. Look how well Capel worked out for Oklahoma. He inherited a similar situation but did a bunch of nothing except for Blake Griffin.
 
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You want an NBA guy with almost zero knowledge of all the ridiculous NCAA rules while on probation? Im not saying he would intentionally break ay of them but any violation will get frontpage attention considering the circumstances.
 
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homefry20 said:
You want an NBA guy with almost zero knowledge of all the ridiculous NCAA rules while on probation? Im not saying he would intentionally break ay of them but any violation will get frontpage attention considering the circumstances.
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He has experience at UT and I assume he can read a handy little book with rules in it and use the UT compliance department. I'm not worried about that.
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CardassianVol said:
He has experience at UT and I assume he can read a handy little book with rules in it and use the UT compliance department. I'm not worried about that.
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Although Ive never practiced law, Im sure I could just read a handy little book and be a perfectly clean lawyer. The NCAA rulebook is loaded with ridiculous rules. Most college coaches violate rules they dont even know about and I really cant blame them.
 
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he would have a compliance dept on speed dial that is now very well-versed in NCAA rules. Not as hard as you make it out to be
 
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utvolpj said:
he would have a compliance dept on speed dial that is now very well-versed in NCAA rules. Not as hard as you make it out to be
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Sorry, if your compliance department is great then I misspoke. Ours couldnt pour piss from a boot with directions on the bottom.
 
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homefry20 said:
Sorry, if your compliance department is great then I misspoke. Ours couldnt pour piss from a boot with directions on the bottom.
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they dealt with Kiffin/Orgeron and are likely the reason we UT won't get hit hard on the football side. Then there was a little basketball issue :p

I'm just saying that they are probably experts by now
 
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