crymdg2 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 The rumor mills are spinning that Mack is out at Louisville. Any chance at all they'd sell their souls to get Pitino back in the folds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, crymdg2 said: The rumor mills are spinning that Mack is out at Louisville. Any chance at all they'd sell their souls to get Pitino back in the folds? Yes he is out. And no, I'd be shocked if Pitino at age 70 leaves home to go start a new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatskablamo Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, wgstl said: Yes he is out. And no, I'd be shocked if Pitino at age 70 leaves home to go start a new job. Rollie Massimino did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just now, thatskablamo said: Rollie Massimino did. Absolutely no Idea who that is. And yes it has happened. I just don't think it will with Rick, especially considering how it originally ended. Would be funny tho. A10Ref likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, thatskablamo said: Rollie Massimino did. Lorenzo Romar returned to Pepperdine but was closer to 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Every non power 5 (and maybe even a school in Columbia) is licking their chops with Chris Mack on the outs. He clearly didn't have the expected success at Louisville, but the guy can coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Pitino will take Iona to the final 4 and make his case that he is the GOAT. Chris Mack is out. Being finalized today. Louisville wants Chris Beard, Bruce Pearl, Mick Cronin, Eric Musselman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, crymdg2 said: The rumor mills are spinning that Mack is out at Louisville. Any chance at all they'd sell their souls to get Pitino back in the folds? The same pride that forced them to cut ties with Pitino will convince them that they can do better than both. They might be right. Or that may be on the same road that sent Indiana to basketball purgatory after they canned Bobby Knight. It's too early to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, thetorch said: Pitino will take Iona to the final 4 and make his case that he is the GOAT. Chris Mack is out. Being finalized today. Louisville wants Chris Beard, Bruce Pearl, Mick Cronin, Eric Musselman Beard and Cronin are pipe dreams for Louisville. They have no AD and no President; I don't think the job will be as attractive as they think it is. I've also seen Kenny Payne's name tossed around. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 What ---- no Kentucky native Travis Ford? SLU_Lax and thetorch like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, wgstl said: Absolutely no Idea who that is. And yes it has happened. I just don't think it will with Rick, especially considering how it originally ended. Would be funny tho. Yikes Massimino won the National Title with Villanova in 85 in the upset victory over Georgetown, what is arguably the greatest college basketball game ever. He later coached at UNLV & Cleveland St. When he was 70 he coached an NAIA squad in Florida for 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, wgstl said: Absolutely no Idea who that is. And yes it has happened. I just don't think it will with Rick, especially considering how it originally ended. Would be funny tho. massimino was the legendary villanova coach who was there a trillion years and won a national championship in the 80's there. pure coach. not just a salesman. that 1985 national championship game was one of my favorites ever. bigtime underdog to georgetown and they came out and couldnt miss. i bet the shooting percentage they had that game is a record. (too lazy to look it up) dennis_w likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, thetorch said: Yikes Massimino won the National Title with Villanova in 85 in the upset victory over Georgetown, what is arguably the greatest college basketball game ever. He later coached at UNLV & Cleveland St. When he was 70 he coached an NAIA squad in Florida for 10 years. I was 12 the last time we coached D1. I'm decently educated on history of college basketball and this guy I've never come across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just now, billiken_roy said: massimino was the legendary villanova coach who was there a trillion years and won a national championship in the 80's there. pure coach. not just a salesman. that 1985 national championship game was one of my favorites ever. bigtime underdog to georgetown and they came out and couldnt miss. i bet the shooting percentage they had that game is a record. (too lazy to look it up) gotcha, yea I wasn't born for 99% of his coaching tenure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, NH said: Beard and Cronin are pipe dreams for Louisville. They have no AD and no President; I don't think the job will be as attractive as they think it is. I've also seen Kenny Payne's name tossed around. watched an interview with cronin last night on espn sportscenter and he had some soft disguised issues with coaching in the pacific coast time zone at ucla. without even knowing about this louisville thing going on and an interest in cronin i immediately thought to myself, i bet he isnt long for the leaving of ucla. ucla is gotta e a tough place to coach. whoever takes it is still compared to wooden which is an impossible match up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, thetorch said: Pitino will take Iona to the final 4 and make his case that he is the GOAT. Chris Mack is out. Being finalized today. Louisville wants Chris Beard, Bruce Pearl, Mick Cronin, Eric Musselman Bruce would never leave Auburn, Its too prefect of a fit. Mick and Beard are at their dream jobs. Musselman seems like a flake, could see that. Would actually love to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, thatskablamo said: Rollie Massimino did. And how did that work out for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 On a list I googled, Mack was the 10th highest paid NCAA D1 hoops coach last season at $3.81M. I'm guessing about 340 other, lower paid coaches would take a look at the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, NH said: Beard and Cronin are pipe dreams for Louisville. They have no AD and no President; I don't think the job will be as attractive as they think it is. I've also seen Kenny Payne's name tossed around. The Yum Center is one of the best buildings in America. Huge fan base paying big bucks. Don't bet against the almighty dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gister Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, NH said: Beard and Cronin are pipe dreams for Louisville. They have no AD and no President; I don't think the job will be as attractive as they think it is. I've also seen Kenny Payne's name tossed around. Does the board do the firing if there is no AD or President? You'd think one of those two positions would be filled before hiring a new coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, willie said: The Yum Center is one of the best buildings in America. Huge fan base paying big bucks. Don't bet against the almighty dollar. Texas has more money, better conf. And beard went to Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 minute ago, wgstl said: Texas has more money, better conf. And beard went to Texas. Don't discount the people in Kentucky's love of basketball. Only bourbon comes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, willie said: Don't discount the people in Kentucky's love of basketball. Only bourbon comes first. Absolutely. Kentucky has a fantastic basketball culture, from high school on up. I have no doubt that Louisville will rise again. But are we talking 2 or 20 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 25 minutes ago, gister said: Does the board do the firing if there is no AD or President? You'd think one of those two positions would be filled before hiring a new coach. There is a scheduled Board of Trustees meeting tonight at 6 with an executive session as the first item on the agenda after the reading of the previous meeting's minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, wgstl said: Bruce would never leave Auburn, Its too prefect of a fit. Mick and Beard are at their dream jobs. Musselman seems like a flake, could see that. Would actually love to see that. According to the Googled list, Mack is at $3.8 M and Cronin at $3.6M. Who knows what that all includes or how accurate it is. We know that taxes in CA far exceed taxes in KY. Cronin is from Cincy. The Pac 12 typically is behind most of the other P6 conferences. It won't hurt L'ville to ask Cronin if he is interested. https://fanbuzz.com/college-basketball/highest-paid-college-basketball-coaches/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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