Bingo, all these blue bloods were giving out NIL payments before NIL existed. Just wasn’t called NIL back then, it existed in the form of bagmen, boosters, etc.. Now everyone is giving out money so that advantage is long gone.
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UNC is part of the delusional group of blue bloods who realize they hate NIL cause their fan base cannot keep up with the jones so to speak or do not have a uber whale donor
you see some of the schools below the mason dixon line struggling that used to flourish because you could get the best kids by dangling a new car not a 7 figure salary
Expect to see the blue blood schools embrace NIL with a passion when they see name recondition is not the same type of recruiting help it was years ago. Realizing their name means far less in an era that money is the driving force when talent pick the program they will go to.
The Blue Bloods falling behind will go all out to get their donors to buy into the NIL game so they can keep up with the new money programs that are passing them in the talent hunt game.
Not that simple… it’s part of why the big ten RACED past the SEC in football the SEC alumni base does not have the same shall we say “investment portfolio” that many of the big ten schools do
Yes. By three. But lost the rematch in Durham by 15 or so. Duke went on to win the regular season title and the ACC tourney. Duke's loss to UCONN is small consolation.
waiting for a better job next year, if St Louis has the NIL money secured he is better off there than at a tweener program like NC State
After the Duke debacle last night, they may want to rethink that (this is saracsm).
Bringing in a loyal son after being dumped by the last HC .
Can't say I blame them, especially when hiring an upcoming talent destined for bigger things than being an assistant
>Gainey was on NC State's short list last year and was believed to be one of the final candidates before the Wolfpack hired Wade. >
Sources: NC State expected to hire Justin Gainey as coach
Justin Gainey, who has spent five seasons as an assistant with Tennessee, is returning to NC State to be the Wolfpack's next head basketball coach, sources told ESPN.
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The College of Charleston is expected to name Akron head coach John Groce as its next head coach, per multiple reports. The hire is anticipated to be finalized pending Board of Trustees approval on Monday.
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REPORT: John Groce to Charleston - HoopDirt
I mentioned this one in last night’s Daily Dirt – sounds like it’s now a done deal. The College of Charleston is expected to name Akron head coach John Groce as its next head coach, per multiple reports. The hire is anticipated to be finalized pending Board of Trustees approval on Monday. Groce...
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MacDonald, a 1988 St. Bonaventure alum, has been the head coach at D2 Daemen for the past 12-seasons., including an incredible 61-3 mark over the past two seasons.
REPORT: St. Bonaventure set hire MacDonald as Head Basketball Coach - HoopDirt
St. Bonaventure is set to name Mike MacDonald as their new head men’s basketball coach, according to a report from Pete Thamel. MacDonald, a 1988 St. Bonaventure alum, has been the head coach at D2 Daemen for the past 12-seasons. During that time, he has 265-86 (.755), including an incredible...
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This is a good hire for them
he was their ace recruiter during those good Princeton years
This is simply untrue. UNC for example can out money whip anyone. Their problem is coaching. You can spend $20M on a bunch of “scholars” (lol) and if the coaching sucks, it does not matter. Take a coach like SLUs Schertz and stick him in UK or UNC or other program and they’re SS or better almost immediately. UNC hired an alum…it hasn’t worked that well. The idea of parity is a mirage in football as it is in basketball.
If you’ve been watching the shift in college football the last few years you know that simply isn’t true
the need for deep pockets is even more critical in football and the big 10 has cleaned up the natty 3 years in a row
3-5 that can outspend Michigan and Ohio State? That’s hilarious
Son of Chief of Staff for Rutgers Football Kevin MacConnell served as manager for RU Basketball under Gary Waters 2 years and Fred Hill 2 years.
Is this the guy Areyounuts was honking to be the head coach at RU before Pikiell waas hired?
No….. I was talking about him a couple years ago when we had a staff opening.
Luke Murray will be the next head coach at BC:
Boston College Names Luke Murray To Lead Men's Basketball - Boston College Athletics
Murray brings to BC more than a decade of coaching experiencebceagles.com
This might be a really good hire.
i'm gonna miss seeing his father Bill Murray at UConn games.
I imagine he'll show up just as regularly at BC games now. (Of course, the big question for BC is really...will anyone else?)
I don't see why he leaves Arizona for UNC. In the current environment, the name means less than it used to. You can win anywhere now if there are resources and you know how to take advantage of them. Look at Indiana in football.
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Tom Izzo retires from Michigan State and suggests Pikiell as his replacement
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> Kyle Green has accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach. <
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>According to a Jon Rothstein report, Marquette assistant Nevada Smith will become the next head coach at Siena. <
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> Kyle Green has accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach. <
https://hoopdirt.com/green-named-head-basketball-coach-at-northern-iowa/
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>According to a Jon Rothstein report, Marquette assistant Nevada Smith will become the next head coach at Siena. <
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This is reminiscent of the extension frenzy that happened in football when Penn State fired Franklin.
And none of them want that job
as mentioned in thread earlier the “blue blood” jobs don’t mean much anymore when it’s more important what your resources and ceiling is NOW not what your tradition and culture WERE
It is only going to amp up in the future. College programs, basketball or football, now expect and the fan bases demand “Indiana-like” turn arounds. Whether that is a reasonable expectation is irrelevant. With “student” athletes (employees, really) commanding ridiculous sums, the very idea of building or rebuilding is practically unacceptable.
Billy Donovan I can see being a major target but Michael Malone is out of left field, to me, due to his 25 years since he left being an assistant at Manhattan to take up coaching in the NBA as a Knicks assistant.
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REPORT: UNC to hire Michael Malone as Head Basketball Coach - HoopDirt
North Carolina is expected to hire former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone as its next head coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Malone spent 10 seasons leading the Nuggets, highlighted by the franchise’s first NBA Championship in 2023. He was let go last April and later joined ESPN...
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It’s confirmed by multiple sourcesBilly Donovan I can see being a major target but Michael Malone is out of left field, to me, due to his 25 years since he left being an assistant at Manhattan to take up coaching in the NBA as a Knicks assistant.
REPORT: UNC to hire Michael Malone as Head Basketball Coach - HoopDirt
North Carolina is expected to hire former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone as its next head coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Malone spent 10 seasons leading the Nuggets, highlighted by the franchise’s first NBA Championship in 2023. He was let go last April and later joined ESPN...
This could be just a rumor, but HoopsDirt seems to be a reliable site for getting College Basketball coaching news
maybe it sounds confusing because of no natural ties but there have been an increasing number of nba coaches mostly assistants that have become college coaches.
understanding how to navigate free agency basically and a salary cap definitely gives nba coaches a leg up
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