HoosierPal Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 3 hours ago, CenHudDude said: Evansville just fired their entire coaching staff. Anyone on that roster that would fit the bill for our backup pg/cg or big? Read that the 6 players left have until July 1 to enter the portal with the coaching change. Two wild coach rumors already out there are Tom Crean and Butler Assist David Ragland (the one who recruited Turnbull). He is from Evansville and went to S. Indiana there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Read that the 6 players left have until July 1 to enter the portal with the coaching change. Two wild coach rumors already out there are Tom Crean and Butler Assist David Ragland (the one who recruited Turnbull). He is from Evansville and went to S. Indiana there. My parents old home town college basketball program has been a mess for years. It’s strange the last time I can remember Evansville being good is when Jim Crews was coach. I would like to see Crean there and bring Evansville back from being the MVC doormat. Evansville needs to spend the money to get a better coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbilliken Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Was Marty Simmons their last coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, kmbilliken said: Was Marty Simmons their last coach? No, Lickliter replaced Walter McCarty, who left in scandal in the middle of the 2019-2020 season. That team finished 0-18 in conference after upsetting Kentucky at Rupp. McCarty was there for just a year and a half after Simmons. Evansville is about to be eclipsed locally by Southern Indiana, which is moving up to the OVC from D-II. Great facility, tons of success at the D-II level. Fourth program to jump to D-I from the GLVC in the past two decades, after SIUE, NKU, and Bellarmine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 hour ago, CBFan said: My parents old home town college basketball program has been a mess for years. It’s strange the last time I can remember Evansville being good is when Jim Crews was coach. I would like to see Crean there and bring Evansville back from being the MVC doormat. Evansville needs to spend the money to get a better coach. I trust your parents remember Larry Humes, Jerry Sloan and Don Buse. Some pretty good players and teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slufanskip Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Taj79 said: @slufanskip--- once you ring up VCU and Dayton, who ya got? Who in our A10 has been consistent over the years as those Big East teams I noted? I guess I was trying to show that there are many more bottom feeders and inconsistent programs in the A10 than the Big East. And Richmond ain't squat past these last two years and one was truly underachieving ---- COVID or not. I didn’t say the A10 was better than the Big East. You just listed top Big East Teams and bottom A10 teams as if that makes a point. At least list the top of both or the bottom of both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 You People in Evansville would be thrilled to have Tom Crean. Bizziken, Pistol, brianstl and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMedBilliken15 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Box and Won said: You People in Evansville would be thrilled to have Tom Crean. I would be thrilled to have Tom Crean at SLU. Bizziken and MusicCityBilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 minute ago, SLUMedBilliken15 said: I would be thrilled to have Tom Crean at SLU. the marquette days swore me off crean. i dont have the ability to go from hate to love. imo he was permanently damaged goods from that point. CBFan and Old guy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenHudDude Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, SLUMedBilliken15 said: I would be thrilled to have Tom Crean at SLU. 15-57 at UGA? No thanks. I’ll keep Travis. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 31 minutes ago, CenHudDude said: 15-57 at UGA? No thanks. I’ll keep Travis. Exactly. Crean had a really good run at Marquette. Did way better at Indiana turning the program around and churning out really good seasons (though rarely great) than anyone gives him credit for. However, he was awful at Georgia. I don't think he is any better than Ford at this point and maybe worse. Coaching / recruiting has changed drastically since Crean's Marquette days and even a lot since his IU days. That being said - he's still a decently big name & Evansville may be a good fit if he can recruit top level MVC talent there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Box and Won said: You People in Evansville would be thrilled to have Tom Crean. VeniceMenace and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 13 hours ago, kmbilliken said: Was Marty Simmons their last coach? I read this as Marty Huggins at first Fraz likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 21 hours ago, Billiken Rich said: I thought you could only do the letter of intent once and then it was a "financial aid agreement" which can really be done anytime (unless that like everything else has changed in the last year or two) If you are released from your NLI you can sign another NLI before May 18. After May 18 you sign a financial agreement. hmart23 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 50 minutes ago, Slu let the dogs out? said: I read this as Marty Huggins at first They look the same. Slu let the dogs out? likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 4 hours ago, billiken_roy said: the marquette days swore me off crean. i dont have the ability to go from hate to love. imo he was permanently damaged goods from that point. Heck, he had D. Wade and Travis Diener. I could have been COY with those two. After that run…. Zilch, nada at 2 P5 big time schools where he easily could of built high power programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Travis Ford is a great coach for us and kids who get recruited do not always blend with the system. We are lucky it is taking several years to build his program as we have been a stepping stone before. His following locally and recruiting locally is the best we have had-even exceeding Grawer. Travis Ford was a top performer as a player and shows signs of doing the same as a coach. people complain about him playing eight players and for many years we had only one or two players on the whole team SLUMedBilliken15, majerus mojo, Billikenbooster and 4 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 5 hours ago, slu72 said: Heck, he had D. Wade and Travis Diener. I could have been COY with those two. After that run…. Zilch, nada at 2 P5 big time schools where he easily could of built high power programs. Zilich? Crean had 3 Sweet 16s in his 9 yrs at Indiana. Remind me again how many did Ford make it to the 2nd weekend at E Kentucky, UMass, OK State and here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenHudDude Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, MusicCityBilliken said: Zilich? Crean had 3 Sweet 16s in his 9 yrs at Indiana. Remind me again how many did Ford make it to the 2nd weekend at E Kentucky, UMass, OK State and here? That was then. This is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, CenHudDude said: That was then. This is now. At least he had the experience. Also I quoted a post after Marquette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 44 minutes ago, MusicCityBilliken said: Zilich? Crean had 3 Sweet 16s in his 9 yrs at Indiana. Remind me again how many did Ford make it to the 2nd weekend at E Kentucky, UMass, OK State and here? You are talking Indiana. If they thought he was great he’d still be there. That’s a lifetime job in waiting for someone who wins. Sweet 16’s means little to Hoosiers. Hell, Davis took them to a final 4 and then……nada. Fired. IU expects to be final 4 just about every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, slu72 said: You are talking Indiana. If they thought he was great he’d still be there. That’s a lifetime job in waiting for someone who wins. Sweet 16’s means little to Hoosiers. Hell, Davis took them to a final 4 and then……nada. Fired. IU expects to be final 4 just about every year. IU after Knight is like UCLA after Wooden. I take a Sweet 16 here. Just one in my old age. brianstl, Bills71 and HoosierPal like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Here’s an idea. Can we throw some NIL money at Linssen to come back and use his final year of eligibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 50 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Here’s an idea. Can we throw some NIL money at Linssen to come back and use his final year of eligibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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