Let's talk candidates...

[VolsSportsFan]

I guess he's not capable on learning from his failures and building upon them?

He could, but this hire has to win the PR battle, and that hire would be a PR failure from day 1.

 

[k-town_king]

Contact Gregg Marshall, if no deal can be done call and hire Michael White. Get this thing over fast with either guy being an upgrade.

How is Michael White an upgrade? I mean if we wiff on better coaches I would take him. But in what way is he better than Martin? His two NIT bids?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Apparently it's being reported Tim Miles is not interested.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Geno Auriama :dance2:

 

[Keyser Soze]

My top three

1) Greg Marshall
2) Shaka Smart
3) Rick Byrd

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Contact Gregg Marshall, if no deal can be done call and hire Michael White. Get this thing over fast with either guy being an upgrade.

You want to bring in another Louisiana Tech coach who hadn't accomplished anything? Seriously?

 

[bamacheats]

Tim Brando says that Tennessee's first call should be to Tim Miles of Nebraska......

:crazy:

 

[govols120]

Apparently it's being reported Tim Miles is not interested.

Not surprising at all. I think he's more interested in orchestrating Nebraska's rise than he is in jumping to a slightly better job.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

:crazy:

You don't think he'd be an improvement? He wouldn't be my first choice but his resume is better than Martin's and he somewhat of a Pearl clone in the way he generates excitement.

 

[govols120]

You want to bring in another Louisiana Tech coach who hadn't accomplished anything? Seriously?

At least this one has 56 wins in the last two years. If he were to stay and keep it up for two more he'd get a top 25 job

 

[lonelawyer]

Ben Howland. He's probably interested and we can't afford another year of hearing how we were rejected by five or six guys.

 

[MannyD]

Miles would make sense. This fan base appears to place such a high priority on the coach being outgoing and engaging the fans. Why this is important to fans, I have no idea. But it may placate this DA fan base as long as he wins at a decent clip. This guy does that, and he may be a good coach.

 

[Dave1967]

Not surprising at all. I think he's more interested in orchestrating Nebraska's rise than he is in jumping to a slightly better job.

What do you think of Clemson coach Brad Brownell?

 

[bamacheats]

You don't think he'd be an improvement? He wouldn't be my first choice but his resume is better than Martin's and he somewhat of a Pearl clone in the way he generates excitement.

Lateral move at best.

 

[bamacheats]

Mick Cronin could make serious noise here.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Lateral move at best.

I disagree, because if you put Martin at Nebraska, I don't think he gets Nebraska to the NCAAT.

 

[Gramps]

How is Michael White an upgrade? I mean if we wiff on better coaches I would take him. But in what way is he better than Martin? His two NIT bids?

Michael White's HC record 74-31 70.5% winning percentage.
WAC*Regular Season Championship (2013)
C-USA*Regular Season Championship (2014)
USBWA*District VII Coach of the Year (2013)
NABC*District 6 Coach of the Year (2013)
WAC*Don Haskins Coach of the Year (2013)

Played in SEC ( point guard) at Ole Miss coached as an assistant at Ole Miss for 7 years, a very good recruiter. Yes he is an upgrade over Martin.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Ben Howland. He's probably interested and we can't afford another year of hearing how we were rejected by five or six guys.

I'm guessing Howland is just SOL. Looks like nobody wants to touch him.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Michael White's HC record 74-31 70.5% winning percentage.
WAC*Regular Season Championship (2013)
C-USA*Regular Season Championship (2014)
USBWA*District VII Coach of the Year (2013)
NABC*District 6 Coach of the Year (2013)
WAC*Don Haskins Coach of the Year (2013)

Played in SEC ( point guard) at Ole Miss coached as an assistant at Ole Miss for 7 years, a very good recruiter. Yes he is an upgrade over Martin.

0 NCAAT appearances. He'd be the definition of the "up and comer" crap we want to avoid.

If they're going to bring in an "up and comer" at least bring in one who's made the NCAAT.

 

[Dave1967]

I'm guessing Howland is just SOL. Looks like nobody wants to touch him.

That means UT could probably land him.

 

[lonelawyer]

I'm guessing Howland is just SOL. Looks like nobody wants to touch him.

If so, then our lovely fanbase needs to be prepared to be disappointed. We aren't paying lottery money and we have the reputation (deserved or not) of being a dumpster fire.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

That means UT could probably land him.

I think there's no doubt they could land him. Heck they could have signed him probably yesterday afternoon.

I just don't think they're going to even consider him.

 

[k-town_king]

You don't think he'd be an improvement? He wouldn't be my first choice but his resume is better than Martin's and he somewhat of a Pearl clone in the way he generates excitement.

Who? White? How is his resume better? Or Tyndall? His isn't either.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

If so, then our lovely fanbase needs to be prepared to be disappointed. We aren't paying lottery money and we have the reputation (deserved or not) of being a dumpster fire.

I will say this, I'd take him over a lot of the names being thrown around.

 

[govols120]

Bo Ryan had zero NCAA Tournament appearances before being hired by Wisconsin and had a record slightly over .500 at UW-Milwaukee. Coaching's a crapshoot, man