Bill Frieder was the basketball coach at Michigan in the late 80s. He announced he had accepted a coaching job at Arizona State and wanted to coach through the NCAA tournament. Bo Schembechler who was Michigan’s AD at the time famously said “Only a Michigan man will coach at Michigan” so he told Frieder to hit the road and promoted Steve Fisher and the rest is history.
Assembly Hall (11-25-2021),cumberlandreds (11-25-2021)
Chip R (11-29-2021)
Bo was actively covering up sexual assault at the time too. A great Michigan Man….
What would you say.....ya do here?
*BaseClogger* (11-25-2021),Chip R (11-29-2021)
I mean, the coaches aren’t being forced. There is no off-season with recruiting and program building and these schools aren’t interested in delaying the process. Either way at the end of the day it’s the coaches choice. Only way this would ever be addressed is if the NCAA made some kind of a rule, which would never happen.
In regards to Napier-Florida I’m hearing there’s haggling over what/how many assistants would be coming with him. Not sure if this would end up being a deal breaker. I keep hearing he’s the guy but then again, I was told it was Chip last time.
Worrying, Frost dragging almost his entire staff to Nebraska probably set him back 2 years, Mullen and his devotion to "HIS" 4 guys led to his downfall.
Go Gators!
RedTeamGo! (11-26-2021)
There are some programs it REALLY matters for. If you are OSU or Bama and are replacing your coach, you have to get something in place early. If you are many of the other programs out there, get the right coach, mine the transfer portal, and build for next years class. Getting the right coach trumps the early signing period.
I disagree with this notion but I completely understand it. Tubby left Kentucky basketball because there was pressure on him to can his assistants. All the faults he had, if the man had your back, he had your back.
That said, I don’t think Mullen would have been any more or less successful in Gainesville by holding over assistants or bringing in his own staff. Same with Frost but for different reasons. Mullens temperament and Frosts location are the biggest reasons for their downfall.
It worked for Mullen in Starkville where expectations were lower. Frost though it doesn’t matter. Moving to the B1G was a death sentence for Nebraska football and they are a ghost of their former selves regardless of who the coach is.
Revering4Blue (11-26-2021)
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