We really ARE the ugly Kardashian sister....

[Edited on April 4, 2011 at 12:36 PM. Reason : ]

4/4/2011 12:36:05 PM

so who's left that's realistic?

Marshall, Grant, Fox, Turgeon?

4/4/2011 12:36:23 PM

We should be going after Blaine Taylor before Marshall without question

4/4/2011 12:36:53 PM

Quote :

"Fwiw, marshall Is a pretty solid hire, very solid for our 5th choice"

Wow even rally likes Marshall....

4/4/2011 12:36:56 PM

Time to bring back Tark the Shark

4/4/2011 12:37:15 PM

How long does it take to set up a press conference? By Wednesday? Call whoever the best (the one that isn't marshall) guy that agreed, tell him it's his, fly him in..

4/4/2011 12:38:36 PM

people I'd call before Marshall that aren't at BCS conference schools:

-Blaine Taylor
-Chris Mack
-Jim Larranaga (very unlikely, plus he's old)
-Donnie Tyndal
-Mike Davis
-and the person we should call first, Steve Alford

4/4/2011 12:39:31 PM

It's pretty well established that Mack isn't going anywhere.

I'd take Alford over Marshall in a heartbeat at this point.

4/4/2011 12:42:33 PM

I thought we had Billy Donovan?

4/4/2011 12:43:18 PM

LOLOLOL

Like I said, Marshall's looking pretty good right now, huh.

4/4/2011 12:43:25 PM

Smart's gonna end up at Miami...

4/4/2011 12:43:46 PM

Someone get Arn Anderson on the phone. He'd be just as good as anyone else we can get now.

4/4/2011 12:45:33 PM

Quote :

"Smart's gonna end up at Miami..."

that might make me cry

4/4/2011 12:45:38 PM

It's gonna be Cronin

I'm calling it

4/4/2011 12:46:00 PM

YOU JUST GOT

CRONIN'S DISEASE

4/4/2011 12:47:00 PM

Quote :

"Like I said, Marshall's looking pretty good right now, huh. "

no.

i'd rather take a chance on some big time assistant than hire marshall.

anyways, its been reported that we have agreements with 2 coaches. i'm assuming one is marshall. we just need to offer the other one, i don't care if it is monte towe.

4/4/2011 12:47:03 PM

Towe

4/4/2011 12:47:08 PM

tell me more about this Cronin

4/4/2011 12:47:15 PM

VCU's AD Bio

Quote :

"Teague is a native of Raleigh, N.C. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1988 with a degree in Political Science. "

4/4/2011 12:47:36 PM

Yep. Bet it will be Cronin.

Yow will be like "Hey guys, you said you didn't want to settle for a mid-major..."

4/4/2011 12:48:15 PM

^^ Lol he is probably offering smart money they don't have just to keep him from coming here...

This just in: VCU files bankruptcy due to signing contract with Shaka.

From 300k to over 1 million. How does a school like that afford that type of raise for one coach?


[Edited on April 4, 2011 at 12:52 PM. Reason : P]

4/4/2011 12:48:48 PM

Fun fact: Cronin replaced former Wolfpacker Andy Kennedy at Cincy following his season as interim coach after Huggins left. Andy Kennedy has a better win % than Cronin. He also hates this school, I'm pretty sure.

4/4/2011 12:49:52 PM

Things I've learned from this coaching search:

1. Greg Swaim exists
2. Greg Swaim doesn't know shit about shit

4/4/2011 12:50:35 PM

Quote :

"@JonRothstein: Sources indicate that VCU coach Shaka Smart has been advised not to take the head coaching vacancy at NC State."

[Edited on April 4, 2011 at 12:52 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on April 4, 2011 at 12:52 PM. Reason : beaten]

4/4/2011 12:51:16 PM

Quote :

"@goodmanonfox Sources also told FOXSports.com that N.C. State AD Debbie Yow hasn't completely given up on getting Shaka Smart. Still trying."

aha

4/4/2011 12:52:04 PM

http://www.backingthepack.com/2011/4/1/2085305/nc-state-hires-mick-cronin-to-save-on-rising-travel-costs

4/4/2011 12:52:24 PM

lol, now personal attacks on yow

4/4/2011 12:52:33 PM

There's only one current assistant anywhere that I'd LOVE to have here:

PJ Carlesimo

4/4/2011 12:52:53 PM

Smart said no to $2M

he hasn't yet said no to $3M

4/4/2011 12:52:55 PM

Yow credibility thread could be getting bumped soon

4/4/2011 12:53:05 PM

Quote :

"Having watched Marshall and Wichita State closely the last several years, I’d like to offer some local perspective on Mr. Marshall: —Most of Wichita and WSU would be very unhappy if he left. He has done an outstanding job making the program relevant after Mark Turgeon left’ Turgeon left him NOTHING. And I do mean nothing. Turgeon was lucky he got out when he did because the program was about to hit the shitter for the next year or two, on his watch. —Marshall is an arrogant prick. Yes, yes he is combative and humorless. But he is articulate as can be an excellent communicator, and does pretty remarkable press conferences. He clearly knows what he is doing. —Marshall’s three teams at Wichita State have been built on defense, but the defense has not been the smothering, ugly Michigan State kind but more of a gambling, over-playing, aggressive steal-and-run style. His teams do look to run; he has outrecruited everyone in the conference the last few years and the results are on the court, because Wichita State plays ten guys and just wears people down with numbers. So they make the effort to push the tempo when they can. Half-court offense has been a bit of a struggle this year because of mutiple point guards; a good one graduated last year and the replacements have not developed, though the late-season emergence of Joe Ragland bodes well for future years. Half-court offense is more of a motion style than anything else, and they look to take what the defense gives. He preaches passing, patience, quality shots. —Marshall’s teams are very disciplined and play hard and physical. In short, I think GM is a can’t-lose coach for NCSU. But he will rub many the wrong way because he’s defensive and prickly. Regardless, we’ve seen some bad coaches come through here in the last 20 years, and he has put Wichita State in a position to lead the conference for years to come. The good far outweighs any bad."

4/4/2011 12:53:59 PM

4/4/2011 12:54:55 PM

Quote :

"And NC State fans, do not despair. Love your leadership. Your coach will be a good one. Whoever it is."

http://twitter.com/#!/greggdoyelcbs/status/54943341548277761

Doyel's been nice to us during this entire thing, it's a little off putting

4/4/2011 12:55:31 PM

Yow needs to counter with a dumb and dumber quote. I bet he'd swoon.

4/4/2011 12:55:46 PM

Quote :

"From 300k to over 1 million. How does a school like that afford that type of raise for one coach? "

The typical university thing: Get rid of some on campus parking lots. Decrease parking space supply, raise the price for a permit. Then you can raise the fee for a parking ticket and patrol the lots like mad.

4/4/2011 12:56:17 PM

big gulps? all right!

4/4/2011 12:56:20 PM

Quote :

"The typical university thing: Get rid of some on campus parking lots. Decrease parking space supply, raise the price for a permit. Then you can raise the fee for a parking ticket and patrol the lots like mad. "

Yeah, parking permits pay coaches' salaries.

4/4/2011 12:57:30 PM

Well, not at NC State.

But it's reasonable to think that any budgetary increases through revenue could be used to help elsewhere.

4/4/2011 12:58:25 PM

Debbie Yow: Im sorry, did I say 2 million? I really meant 3....

4/4/2011 12:59:00 PM

The way this is being reported is such bullshit

4/4/2011 12:59:59 PM

Twitter just lets any shit head out there say something without having to worry about credibility, and people will gobble it up. Fuck Twitter.

4/4/2011 1:01:43 PM

God I hate being an NC State fan. Can I buy a time machine and go back to high school and pick a different college?

4/4/2011 1:01:45 PM

Swaim says its our AD......




lol

4/4/2011 1:01:55 PM

Guys, I think we're going to have to kill Gary Williams in order to get a good coach.

4/4/2011 1:02:03 PM

if i had a time machine, i'd go forward in time and see if NCSU ever becomes successful again. oh and maybe i'd buy a sports almanac to bring back with me

4/4/2011 1:02:44 PM

bring me hoverboard please!

4/4/2011 1:03:31 PM

now that archie has been a head coach for 2 days...let's hire him...she said she was going to hire a head coach with experience...he has 9 years plus of coaching XP and is a head coach!

4/4/2011 1:07:11 PM

Seriously, who is this Greg Swaim guy and why does anyone trust the things he "reports"?

4/4/2011 1:08:46 PM

enough with this hate on twitter bullshit. twitter is the best resource if you are only paying attention to people who have credibility already. it's where information goes FIRST, when those who are credible get it.

@GSwaim is not one of them.

[Edited on April 4, 2011 at 1:09 PM. Reason : he's been wrong about everything. stop talking about his posts here.]

4/4/2011 1:08:50 PM

^^^
Don't worry, he'll have the chance to turn us down 5 years later.

[Edited on April 4, 2011 at 1:09 PM. Reason : ]

4/4/2011 1:09:22 PM