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RutgersFbFan said:
I like brandin too, but one could argue hobbs has a much better resume. UCONN tree w/ 2 national championships, 10yr head coach at GW with 3 NCAA appearances, a winning record and A-10 coach of the year.
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reason I wanted Knight is because he is younger and directly connected to some great recruits at Pitt...more of a now guy than Hobbs. Dont get me wrong, Hobbs is solid with experience but think more upside with Knight at this point..and Im not complaining. This is the type of hire RU hasnt head since well....never actually...so its actually more than a solid hire its the best since Dickie V
 
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mikemarc1 said:
Considering this is Pikiells program and won't be Hobbs'..that shouldn't be concerning.

As long as he's a good recruiter, good coach, has ties...sign me up.
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and yet he was good enough to recruit at UConn so dont know why Carino is bringing that up
 
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Skull83 said:
I have been a season ticket holder for more than 25 years and I really can't remember a time when I was more excited about the future of our program. It's amazing that I can say that after the season we just lived through. I am absolutely delighted with both the Head Coach and Associate Head Coach hires!! I'm not sure how this is going to read, but the whole transition in the Men's Basketball program has seemed very un-Rutgerslike. I'm on cloud nine right now.
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Well, the part with Hurley was VERY Rutgers-like. But otherwise I get your point.
 
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Solid hire provides someone with experience next to Pikiell.

bac2therac said:
reason I wanted Knight is because he is younger and directly connected to some great recruits at Pitt...more of a now guy than Hobbs. Dont get me wrong, Hobbs is solid with experience but think more upside with Knight at this point..and Im not complaining. This is the type of hire RU hasnt head since well....never actually...so its actually more than a solid hire its the best since Dickie V
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michstfr said:
Solid hire provides someone with experience next to Pikiell.
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as some alluded earlier in the thread, one could actually say he has a better resume. Do you know what happened at GW to cause the slide? He went to 2 NCAA tourneys and then fell of the map
 
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bac2therac said:
reason I wanted Knight is because he is younger and directly connected to some great recruits at Pitt...more of a now guy than Hobbs. Dont get me wrong, Hobbs is solid with experience but think more upside with Knight at this point..and Im not complaining. This is the type of hire RU hasnt head since well....never actually...so its actually more than a solid hire its the best since Dickie V
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I agree, but was Brandin Knight really ever in the mix? I thought he was waiting for a mid level head coaching job.
 
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First thought ... things are going in the right direction - an open position like this last year - and RU's choices would have been like picking off of the menu at Applebee's
... now the choices are more like that are coming off the menu at Ruth's Chris - so now what ever the choice turned out to be - it was an upgrade

Second thought ... wonder the amount & nature of the input that Jim Calhoun had in this selection process ... will bet it was NOT zero
 
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Staff is exponentially better already. Coaches who can actually coach and recruit. Dont count out Knight yet, still a chance he comes aboard.
 
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RUMBA-JK said:
First thought ... things are going in the right direction - an open position like this last year - and RU's choices would have been like picking off of the menu at Applebee's
... now the choices are more like that are coming off the menu at Ruth's Chris - so now what ever the choice turned out to be - it was an upgrade

Second thought ... wonder the amount & nature of the input that Jim Calhoun had in this selection process ... will bet it was NOT zero
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It's great that the money is there to pay for higher level assistants. Just think about it, our pay scale is somewhat competitive with Uconn, however, Hobbs was just an assistant at Uconn, now he is an Assoc. Head Coach. I would be curious to see how our Assoc. Head Coach pay compares to Uconn's Glen Miller.
 
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RU-Choppin-Ohio said:
It's great that the money is there to pay for higher level assistants. Just think about it, our pay scale is somewhat competitive with Uconn, however, Hobbs was just an assistant at Uconn, now he is an Assoc. Head Coach. I would be curious to see how our Assoc. Head Coach pay compares to Uconn's Glen Miller.
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Does Miller lead the Pep Band at halftime?
 
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when Rutgers hires the best assistant coach its literally ever had and fans harp on the fact that there was someone they would have liked to hire better....only at Rutgers. SMH

tell me one assistant who was better? please....please someone try.

Its like a poor homeless person being given a steak, and having them say they really really wished they could try the surf and turf.
 
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Karl Hobbs as an assistant coach is a really nice hire for Rutgers. He'd have been a *head coach* upgrade over Eddie Jordan.
 
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Too funny. I was looking at a Kevin Freeman article last night, and I saw a reference to Karl Hobbs. Wondering if he was related to our AD, I clicked the link. Quickly figured out they are not related (now sort of), and read his BIO. Sounded good, has alot of experience at college level. Hope it happens.
 
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RU82 said:
Well, the part with Hurley was VERY Rutgers-like. But otherwise I get your point.
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Have to disagree (in a nice way). On the surface it was, but our AD was in control this time. We also had a plan, and didn't keep asking girls until one said "yes". First chick wasn't worth the trouble. New Rutgers - finally.
 
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LC-88 said:
Too funny. I was looking at a Kevin Freeman article last night, and I saw a reference to Karl Hobbs. Wondering if he was related to our AD, I clicked the link. Quickly figured out they are not related (now sort of), and read his BIO. Sounded good, has alot of experience at college level. Hope it happens.
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It happened
 
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Great hire. We are seeing coaching moves not experienced in a long time. BTW we did have Jeff VanGundy as an assistant at one point.
 
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RUMBA-JK said:
First thought ... things are going in the right direction - an open position like this last year - and RU's choices would have been like picking off of the menu at Applebee's
... now the choices are more like that are coming off the menu at Ruth's Chris - so now what ever the choice turned out to be - it was an upgrade

Second thought ... wonder the amount & nature of the input that Jim Calhoun had in this selection process ... will bet it was NOT zero
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AshCatchEm said:
when Rutgers hires the best assistant coach its literally ever had and fans harp on the fact that there was someone they would have liked to hire better....only at Rutgers. SMH

tell me one assistant who was better? please....please someone try.

Its like a poor homeless person being given a steak, and having them say they really really wished they could try the surf and turf.
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Hmm so you are complaining about complaining?
 
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RutgersFbFan said:
Here's an article on why he was let go from GW. Regardless, I think this is a homerun hire and a true big time COLLEGE basketball hire we havent seen since..ever?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...ll-next-season/2011/04/25/AFHUm7jE_story.html
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from the article: "Even though the university recently completed a $43 million renovation to the nearly 36-year-old Smith Center, GW had the lowest average home attendance in the conference in 2010-11." The facilities thing again.
 
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ScarletLongIsland said:
Certain posters on this board find a reason to complain about everything. If we won the national title, there would be posters complaining on this board, guaranteed
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Says the guy who has been bitching, for 2 weeks, about the possibility of losing "Shoes" Vetrone. Hysterical.
 
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Fantastic hire. It won't stop those questioning our commitment to the program, but this sends a clear signal about the school's intentions. It's a new day.
 
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