Sutton next?

[Boston Pony]

Don't care about name, just win baby! Get a coach (up & comers are okay) and get going. The right coach can prove the program can be successful as we all believe that it can be with the type of support that the school is attempting to put together.

[Stallion]

Add Scott Sutton's Dad Eddie Sutton to the list of WTF Hires when he came to Fayetteville. Mediocre success at Creighton over 4 years then 1 splash year in the NCAA Tournament-before going to Arkansas

[Bergermeister]

Get a coach (up & comers are okay) and get going.

Grant McCasland at Baylor. National Championship and finals as head coach at Midland College - playoffs as head coach at Midwestern - hired as head coach at ACU but backed out and went to Baylor. Has also been an assistant at Texas Tech. He's not Buzz but I do believe he is an "up-and-comer". I know... up-and-comers don't electrify and motivate the masses - Scott Drew didn't at first - but this guy will make a name for himself somewhere, someday. Shoot, given the chance, he might even turn it down.

[The Q]

Was McCasland one of those named by the NCAA? Or was he actually clean?

[Bergermeister]

Was McCasland one of those named by the NCAA? Or was he actually clean?

I don't know. This was his first season at BU. From what I know of him and his background he is squeaky clean. I've been wrong once (or twice) before. Explore. You never know when you've got a diamond in the rough.

[max the wonder dog]

If we're talking coaches with a Baylor background, Bliss would be a killer choice.

[SMU 86]

Sutton interviewed for the Nebraska and Mississippi State HC positions this year.

And was interviewed by Tulsa. All 3 schools said no thanks.

[Dutch]

If we're talking coaches with a Baylor background, Bliss would be a killer choice.

Bwahahaha

[Sic_em]

And of course, Bliss cut his teeth high on the Hilltop.

Has Orsini talked to Fran Fraschilla yet? There are some other up and comers Orsini should at least talk to.

Grant MacCasland seems like a good guy, but I'm not sure if he's ready to make the jump to HC of a Big East program just yet. He will be ready some day and SMU could probably do worse, but there are some pretty good options out there.

Matt Driscoll - another former BU assistant, has been the HC at North Florida for 3 years now and has the energy and personality to get people excited about SMU Basketball again.

Steve Henson - former NBA player and top assistant for Lon Kruger at OU. A guy ready for a HC job.

Rodney Terry or Kris Ogden at UT - longtime assistants ready to move up

Bob Marlin - HC at SHSU, now at La-Lafayette

Glenn Cyprien - top assistant at Memphis and now A&M. Great recruiter

[redpony]

don't fit his profile- what ever in the hell that is..

[Kynd Tulsa Phan]

I posted this in the other thread...

Sutton apparently REALLY likes living in Tulsa and is very connected (family wise) to Tulsa. I think he was pretty bummed about not getting the TU gig...or maybe he snubbed TU...I dont know. Eddie was politicking for him to get the Tulsa job radio. Personally I wouldve loved to hire him.

If SMU can get him to Dallas THIS WOULD BE A HOME RUN HIRE for SMU. Great coach, great character and a damn good recruiter. He coaches @ Oral Freaking Roberts and gets quality players.

FWIW: Bryce Drew turned Tulsa down.

[Mitch McConnell]

Sutton interviewed for the Nebraska and Mississippi State HC positions this year.

And was interviewed by Tulsa. All 3 schools said no thanks.

Nebraska is a thankless job and Miss St. is about to be.

[Kynd Tulsa Phan]

Mitch

Did you think Tulsa had a prayer in getting Tubby Smith to come back?

[Elm Grove Gopher]

Some at the U would wish that, although Katz has them in next years Top 25 with Mbakwe coming back.

Seriously..no.

[Mitch McConnell]

Mitch

Did you think Tulsa had a prayer in getting Tubby Smith to come back?

There was no chance of that happening.

And Elm Grove, I followed that talk (which was ridiculous). Some of the unrealistic Gopher fans were brutal and unfounded in their criticism. Tubby lost his best player in each of the last two years in Al Nolen last year (that team collapsed when the PG went down) and then when Mbakwe jacked up his knee against Dayton in that tournament in Orlando, this group was hanging on.

I got frustrated because there were several games they couldn't finish, see Michigan State in Minneapolis. Still, there were 6-7 new faces on that team this year who were figuring it out and Tubby didn't decide on his point guard until Andre Hollins was healthy from his ankle injury. That kid really used the Big 10 tournament the NIT to help him grow.

If they're healthy next year, they'll be pretty good.

Long live The Barn!