Coaching Rumors/ Openings Thread

[VolCalls]

Schertz has told people close to UT that he wants job when Barnes retires. He coached at Lincoln Memorial and his family love this area. Would be the easiest hire DW could ever make. He told teams like Cincy and NC state not interested. He will stay at St. Louis until our job opens.

Unless he goes to Michigan if/when Dusty leaves.

 

[VolCalls]

I would like to see what he does without Cream Abdul-Jabbar for the first time. I’m on board with making the Iowa State coach say no.

“For the first time?” You do know he won 83% of his games and went to 3 Final Fours in his final six seasons while in Division II, right? Similar pedigree to Bruce Pearl, minus the infractions.

 

[VolCalls]

Damn, I thought he would give the NBA a try, for some reason. I was wrong, again

He came clean and acknowledged his people had been talking to UNC for the last week and he was offered an even larger package than what he agreed to at Arizona.

 

[Burhead]

“For the first time?” You do know he won 83% of his games and went to 3 Final Fours in his final six seasons while in Division II, right? Similar pedigree to Bruce Pearl, minus the infractions.

I really don’t care what someone does not at the D1 level. His one season without having Avila was a losing season.

 

[JMSqb11]

Schertz has told people close to UT that he wants job when Barnes retires. He coached at Lincoln Memorial and his family love this area. Would be the easiest hire DW could ever make. He told teams like Cincy and NC state not interested. He will stay at St. Louis until our job opens.

Hopefully we start the search at bigger and better names before getting to Schertz.

I am slowly coming around to the idea that we will have Barnes for 2-3 more seasons.

 

[GSPVol]

I'm gonna predict that Mark Byington gets the job.

He goes to NC and Tanner is a Vol. Yeah, I dig it!

 

[GSPVol]

Hopefully we start the search at bigger and better names before getting to Schertz.

I am slowly coming around to the idea that we will have Barnes for 2-3 more seasons.

Schertz certainly works for me. Who do you see as a better fit?

 

[Namorto1]

Schertz certainly works for me. Who do you see as a better fit?

Big fan of Schertz. He has won everywhere. As a resident in St Louis get to watch his teams a lot. They put up a great game against Michigan for about 30 minutes until the size overwhelmed them.

 

[IUGradVol]

Schertz has told people close to UT that he wants job when Barnes retires. He coached at Lincoln Memorial and his family love this area. Would be the easiest hire DW could ever make. He told teams like Cincy and NC state not interested. He will stay at St. Louis until our job opens.

Schertz would win big at UT imo

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Schertz would win big at UT imo

Would you rather have Schertz, Otzelberger, or McCollum?

 

[IUGradVol]

Would you rather have Schertz, Otzelberger, or McCollum?

Of those three…Schertz. McCollum will likely get bigger opportunities and Otzelberger might never leave Iowa State.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Of those three…Schertz. McCollum will likely get bigger opportunities and Otzelberger might never leave Iowa State.

McCollum is at his dream job. Otz probably isn’t leaving Iowa State, as you said.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

Schertz would win big at UT imo

I want to see what he can do without Cream Abdul-Jabbar (aka Robbie Avila) first

 

[Vols410]

I think Schertz is one of the best coaches in college basketball. I’d go out on a limb and say he’ll be competing for championships somewhere eventually. I’d love if it was here.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

I want to see what he can do without Cream Abdul-Jabbar (aka Robbie Avila) first

I don’t know how good Indiana State was before Schertz, but he also did well there.

 

[iVolSoHard]

Would you rather have Schertz, Otzelberger, or McCollum?

McCollum. That dude just wins.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Would Barnes get any say so? Would an older guy like Underwood want to be HC?

 

[Volprofch05]

 

[Delmar]

Hopefully we start the search at bigger and better names before getting to Schertz.

I am slowly coming around to the idea that we will have Barnes for 2-3 more seasons.

What “bigger and better” names are going to leave a winning situation to come to UT? (Dowd spurning UNC and staying at Arizona is a good example.) We got extremely lucky in getting Rick Barnes when Texas decided all those NCAA tournament appearances just weren’t good enough. Alabama hit the lottery when Nick Saban got tired of pro football and came available at just the right time.

A lot of the old time “big names” are hanging it up because they won’t deal with the current climate in college sports. Getting an up-and-comer who can navigate the current mess is going to be the key.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

I mean it's Bama: they already showed that they'll cover up murder so long as you're winning, s*xual harassment is small potatoes in comparison (At least in their tiny Gump minds)

 

[IUGradVol]

Par for the course I guess

 

[VolCalls]

I really don’t care what someone does not at the D1 level. His one season without having Avila was a losing season.

I do care. Coaches can coach, no matter the level. We'll agree to disagree on this one.

 

[garyp194]

I really don’t care what someone does not at the D1 level. His one season without having Avila was a losing season.

Basketball is basketball. Lower division coaches tend to do well at higher level provided that they can recruit. Also Avila is a good player, but he doesn't mean the difference between an NCAA tournament bid and a losing season. He's good, but he's not that good.

 

[Burhead]

Would Barnes get any say so? Would an older guy like Underwood want to be HC?

Otzelberger and Underwood are my top 2 wants when Rick retires. Watching from a distance both seem to have tough minded teams that play hard.

 

[cncchris33]

Those questioning Schertz are allowing only his Indiana St and St Louis tenures to affect their opinion. He completely developed, raised, and sustained success at the highest levels of D2 basketball over a long period of time at LMU. With D2 resources and talent at his disposal, I think that is as important as anything he's done at either of his other stops. Having success in limited time at the other places just reinforces he can develop at a fast pace no matter where he lands, IMO.