Next Coach

[slufanskip]

I want Jeff Harris on the staff. I don't care what it takes, just get it done

[DeSmetBilliken]

I am with whoever stated Jay Wright. If he ends up getting fired from 'Nova (very good possibility) then SLU should do their best to scoop him up right away.

I agree. There could be some intriguing coaches let go from BCS conference schools. Wright is one of them, Herb Sendek is another. You never know what might happen between now and March. If those guys don't want to take the year off or work in TV, SLU could be a very attractive option for them.

[Cowboy]

-to expand just a bit on my earlier post in this thread about just wanting a great hire, i still do, and one way to NOT make a great hire is to go find the mid-major coach that has a run of success with one recruiting class and goes to a tourney or two and gets a move-up job, it seems those guys flame out at their next stop more often than they catch a wave of sustained success

[Tonka]

Kyle would pass off his duties

[JMM28]

Erwin Clagget for DBO ... that or Conk

Coulda had Ahearn..

[Iggy]

After I win the PowerBall, I'll be paying Bobby Knight's salary.

[Iggy]

After I win the PowerBall, I'll be paying Bobby Knight's salary.

He will be taking over for Majerus AND Biondi.

[SluSignGuy]

Kyle would pass off his duties

[Franchise_08]

What about Jon Sunvold or Kim Anderson? If anyone replies in favor, I will hunt you down and rip the tiger tail right off you.

[MB73]

Sorry, Charlie. A lot of hope here, but...

Getting Majerus was a complete fluke, blind luck. We had a good run, it could have been great if it wasn't for the "incident" (& how Biondi handled it) and Majerus's unfortunate health problems.

NOW we are back to "the uusal".

We will not get a top notch accomplished head coach unless he has some real baggage, we will probably get a top assistant coach type that of course if he does well will move on to a BCS type school head coach job in 3-4 years.

The A-10, Biondi, history of SLU, etc, tells me this.

[ACE]

Sorry, Charlie. A lot of hope here, but...

Getting Majerus was a complete fluke, blind luck. We had a good run, it could have been great if it wasn't for the "incident" (& how Biondi handled it) and Majerus's unfortunate health problems.

NOW we are back to "the uusal".

We will not get a top notch accomplished head coach unless he has some real baggage, we will probably get a top assistant coach type that of course if he does well will move on to a BCS type school head coach job in 3-4 years.

The A-10, Biondi, history of SLU, etc, tells me this.

Thank you sunshine! Did we ever have Dr. Chaifetz in the past? IMO, he is the key. If he stays involved than I feel good. If he loses interest, then things become a challenge.

Now under your scenario of getting a top assistant who does well and moves on - that wouldn't be all because it would mean that we are doing well! The trick would be to be able to do what Xavier managed to do for so many years - stay very good through a series of coaching changes - (Prosser, Matta, Miller, Mack).

[slu72 fan]

Just to clarify some misunderstanding. I'm not aware of what, if any, involvement Chaifetz has in underwriting RM's salary. However, I do know that everyone that pays the annual seat license is helping pay RM's salary. Prior to hiring Rick, the AD came out with original annual donations that were raised just prior to the hiring. The amount of the increases raised most of the difference between RM's salary and that paid to Sodie.

Originally, all of the money raised by the donation was going to go to debt service, after introducing the new rates (Just a day or two after hiring RM) some of the moneys were redesignated for the AD.

Want to get a great hire, help sell more season tickets and raise additional funds for the hire. Relying on a major benefactor or two is pretty short sighted. Thanks to Chaifetz for his involvement, but we need more from the everyday fan. Chris May will make a good hire, if allowed the opportunity. I think his hires, with the possible exception of volleyball are doing as well, or better than expected.

[waldo027]

Sorry, Charlie. A lot of hope here, but...

Getting Majerus was a complete fluke, blind luck. We had a good run, it could have been great if it wasn't for the "incident" (& how Biondi handled it) and Majerus's unfortunate health problems.

NOW we are back to "the uusal".

We will not get a top notch accomplished head coach unless he has some real baggage, we will probably get a top assistant coach type that of course if he does well will move on to a BCS type school head coach job in 3-4 years.

The A-10, Biondi, history of SLU, etc, tells me this.

We also have to change to be good without Willie Reed.

[brianstl]

What about Blaine Taylor? The guy has proven that he can recruit kids anywhere, only wins 20 plus games a year at places like Montana and ODU, SLU could clearly pay him a lot more than ODU (he makes only $200,000), and he is now going to be stuck in the god awful CUSA.

[MB73]

Thank you sunshine! Did we ever have Dr. Chaifetz in the past? IMO, he is the key. If he stays involved than I feel good. If he loses interest, then things become a challenge.

Now under your scenario of getting a top assistant who does well and moves on - that wouldn't be all because it would mean that we are doing well! The trick would be to be able to do what Xavier managed to do for so many years - stay very good through a series of coaching changes - (Prosser, Matta, Miller, Mack).

Agree with "the trick"... but can we pull it off? Historically, no.

With Dr. Chaifetz and the new arena, yes, that helps. And if Biondi leaves and we get a man who supports the Athletic Department. So, maybe.

[JMM28]

What about Blaine Taylor? The guy has proven that he can recruit kids anywhere, only wins 20 plus games a year at places like Montana and ODU, SLU could clearly pay him a lot more than ODU (he makes only $200,000), and he is now going to be stuck in the god awful CUSA.

I like him, but this guy has been pursued by everyone. He seems happy at ODU and is making 750k a year, not 200.

[slufanskip]

After I win the PowerBall, I'll be paying Bobby Knight's salary.

Is that due to his great success at Tx Tech?

[TheA_Bomb]

Just throwing a few names out there

Steve Alford

Drew Diener (Our Brad Stevens/Shaka Smart)

Ben Howland (if he becomes available)

Barbee (may become available)

[billikenfan05]

Just throwing a few names out there

Steve Alford

Drew Diener (Our Brad Stevens/Shaka Smart)

Ben Howland (if he becomes available)

Barbee (may become available)

Bree for Saintsations coach.

[brianstl]

Just throwing a few names out there

Steve Alford

Drew Diener (Our Brad Stevens/Shaka Smart)

Ben Howland (if he becomes available)

Barbee (may become available)

I would take Howland in a heartbeat, but think we would have no shot at him.

[Box and Won]

Bree for Saintsations coach.

Hell, I'd let Bree coach the basketball team.

[jimbofive]

Bree for Saintsations coach.

PICS OR GTFO GOTDAMMIT.

[brianstl]

I like him, but this guy has been pursued by everyone. He seems happy at ODU and is making 750k a year, not 200.

You are right. It appears he is closing in on 800,000. I just saw what the state was paying him earlier.

[Cowboy]

Just to clarify some misunderstanding. I'm not aware of what, if any, involvement Chaifetz has in underwriting RM's salary. However, I do know that everyone that pays the annual seat license is helping pay RM's salary. Prior to hiring Rick, the AD came out with original annual donations that were raised just prior to the hiring. The amount of the increases raised most of the difference between RM's salary and that paid to Sodie.

Originally, all of the money raised by the donation was going to go to debt service, after introducing the new rates (Just a day or two after hiring RM) some of the moneys were redesignated for the AD.

Want to get a great hire, help sell more season tickets and raise additional funds for the hire. Relying on a major benefactor or two is pretty short sighted. Thanks to Chaifetz for his involvement, but we need more from the everyday fan. Chris May will make a good hire, if allowed the opportunity. I think his hires, with the possible exception of volleyball are doing as well, or better than expected.

-i thought Chaifetz and Novelly were responsible for part of Rick's pay (and i THANK them and anyone else in that group if the case)

[jbizzle09]

Here is a partial list of guys who have been head coaches, with some success, at the power-conference level. They are either currently out of a job, are an assistant somewhere, or head coach at a lower-level school. Not saying these are all going to be good candidates, but I can see SLU reaching out to at least some of them to gauge interest:

• Mike Davis - Previously head coach at Indiana and UAB. Was fired from UAB after last season. Currently the interim coach at Texas Southern. Did get to the NCAA Championship Game with Indiana in his 2nd season as coach and made 3 additional tourney appearances in his 6 seasons as head coach. Current coaching record is 237-151. Made one tourney appearance and 3 NITs with UAB in 6 seasons. He is 52 years old.

• Jim O'Brien - He is 63 years old. Currently the head coach at Emerson College. Led Ohio St. to the Final Four in 1999 and 4 straight NCAA appearances. Also coached at St. Bonnie, taking them to the NIT and Boston College, where he took them to mutliple NCAA appearances. Tenure at OSU ended in controversy and he ended up having a show-cause order placed on him. All restrictions were lifted after 2008. Overall coaching record, not including forefeits and vacated games, is 368-305, with a record of 133-88 at OSU.

• Al Skinner - Al is 60 years old. Previously was the head coach at Rhode Island and Boston College. Made the NCAA tourney twice with Rhode Island and 7 times with BC, including the Sweet Sixteen once. Overall record in 385-291. including 247-165. Currently not coaching at the college or pro level, as I believe he is working with a Boston-area AAU team. Last coached in the 2009-10 season.

• Randy Ayers - He is 56 years old. Currently he is an assistant coach with the New Orleans Hornets. His one stint as a head coach in college came with Ohio State. He cocahed them for 8 seasons in the '90s, making 3 NCAA tourneys. He has spent his time since as an assitant coach in the NBA, and had a short stint as head coach with the Sixers in 2003. Overall coaching record is 124-108.

• Jeff Capel - Already discussed in this thread. He is 37 years old. Currently an assistant at Duke. Coached at VCU and Oklahoma. Made the NCAA tourney once with VCU and twice with Oklahoma, making the Elite Eight once. Last season as head coach was 2010-11. Overall coaching record is 175-110.

• PJ Carlesimo - He is 63 years old. Currently an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets. Last coached in the NCAA with Seton Hall in 1994. Took Seton Hall to 6 NCAA tourneys, including the Championship Game in 1989. Overall college coaching record is 277-259, but some of that is attributable to early years with Wagner, where he went 65-93. Has spent time since 1994 coaching in the NBA. Got choked by Latrell Sprewell. Known as a very strict coach.

• Mike Deane - He is 61 years old. Currenty an assistant at James Madison. Coached for Marquette in the '90s, making the NCAA tourney twice in 5 seasons. Also made tourney trips with Siena and Lamar. Last coached at Wagner in 2009-10. Overall coaching record is 437-332, including 100-55 at Marquette.

• Matt Doherty - He is 50 years old. Currently not doing anything to my knowledge; perhaps some TV work. Has been head coach at Notre Dame, UNC, Florida Atlantic and SMU. Made the NCAA tourney only once, his first year at UNC. Last coached with SMU in 2011-12. Overall coaching record is 170-180, including 53-43 with UNC and 22-15 in one season with Notre Dame, when they went to NIT finals.

• Craig Esherick - He is 56 years old. His only head coaching stint was with Georgetown, where he coached for 6 years, ending in 2004. His overall record was 103-74, and he made one NCAA tourney, going to the Sweet Sixteen. He is doing TV now. Had a reputation as an underachiever with good Georgetown teams.

• Fran Fraschilla - He is 54 years old. Was head coach at Manhattan, St. Johns and New Mexico. Made NCAA tourneys with Manhattan and St. Johns. Overall coaching record is 176-99, including 35-24 with St. Johns. Last coached in 2001-02 with New Mexico. Has a very cushy job with ESPN right now.

• Dino Gaudio - He is 55 years old. He was head coach at Army, Loyola and Wake Forest. He took over for Skip Prosser at Wake Forest after serving as an assistant with him at Xavier and Wake Forest. With Wake Forest, he went 61-31 in 3 seasons with 2 NCAA tourney appearances. He was fired in 2010 and is currently working for ESPN.

• Seth Greenberg - He is 56 years old. He was head coach at Long Beach St., USF and Virginia Tech. His overall record is 378-283, including 167-117 at VA Tech. He went to one NCAA tourney with VA Tech and two with Long Beach St. He was fired by VA Tech after the 2011-12 season.

• Ernie Kent - He is 57 years old. He was head coach at St. Mary's and Oregon. He has been to 6 NCAA tourneys, 5 with Oregon and 2 Elite Eight appearances. His overall coaching record is 325-253, including 235-174 with Oregon. He was fired from Oregon in 2010. Last I heard he was coaching the Saudi Arabia team.

• Steve Lappas - He is 58 years old. He was head coach at Manhattan, Villanova and UMass. He took Villanova to 4 NCAA appearances in 9 seasons, as well as an NIT championship. He last coached with UMass in 2005 and has been working on TV since. His overall coaching record is 280-237, including 174-110 at Villanova.

• Dave Leitao - He is 52 years old. Currently an assistant at Missouri. He was a head coach at Northeastern, DePaul and Virginia. He went to one NCAA and two NITs at Virginia in 4 seasons. He also went to an NCAA with DePaul. His overall coaching record is 143-129, including 63-60 at Virginia. He was last a head coach in 2009.

• Doc Sadler - He is 52 years old. He is currently DBO at Kansas. He was head coach at UTEP and Nebraska. He made the NCAA once with UTEP and the NIT 3 times with Nebraska. His overall coaching record is 149-107, including 101-89 with Nebraska. He was fired after the 2011-12 season with Nebraska.

• Kelvin Sampson - He is 57 years old. The only reason I am listing him here is his show-cause order expires in 2013, so it is possible that another NCAA team might take a chance on him. Doubtful that it will be SLU, but it would be a 'big splash' hire, if the did.

• Quin Snyder - Ha! Just joking.

• Brad Soderberg - Just kidding again!

• Rick Stansbury - He is 52 years old. Even though he announced his retirement from Mississippi St. after the end of last season, it looks like it was more of a mutual step down. Due to his age, you would think he'd be looking for another opportunity after a season off. His record with the Bulldogs in 14 season was 293-165 with 6 NCAA and 5 NIT appearances.

• Tim Welsh - He is 52 years old. He was head coach at Iona and Providence. He was going to be the coach at Hofstra in 2010 but resigned after a DUI arrest. He had made 3 NCAA appearances, one with Iona and 2 with Providence. His overall coaching record is 215-148, including 145-126 with Providence. He last coached in 2008 with Providence.

That is pretty much all I could come up with that seemed like even remote possibilities. I didn't include any coaches where it was pretty obvious they are retired (i.e. Eddie Fogler, Pete Gillen, Bobby Knight). Also, didn't list Bruce Pearl due to the current show-cause order in effect until 2014. Not everyone listed above is a good candidate, just ones that I could find that have some success as a head coach at a power conference and might be looking for another shot as a head coach.