Saying Howland now has an offer

[Coach34]

And posturing has begun to set everything up as a Go. Thanks to Shannondawg for the early info this morning. Somebody invite Horatio to the press conference

[War Machine Dawg]

Better yet, just announce him as the first member of the staff at the presser. #WIN

[BeardoMSU]

Better yet, just announce him as the first member of the staff at the presser. #WIN

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/4058852/two-birds-one-stone-o.gif

[Dawg61]

And posturing has begun to set everything up as a Go. Thanks to Shannondawg for the early info this morning. Somebody invite Horatio to the press conference

Oh man I am having a very good weekend!! :)

[msstate7]

Oh man I am having a very good weekend!! :)

Must not be much of a baseball fan

[Dawg61]

Must not be much of a baseball fan

Haha I'm too ecstatic right now to let Cohen ruin it

[sorrydog]

If Howland is the man, then the last FIVE years are forgiven.

[archdog]

If Howland is the man, then the last FIVE years are forgiven.

Agreed

[Really Clark?]

Possible announcement first of the week.

[mparkerfd20]

DePaul supposedly maki a run for Howland too.

[msstate7]

If we hire howland this week, om is gonna go all in on Malik. They know they'll have to have Malik or all their recent momentum is gone

[mparkerfd20]

Nm

[msstate7]

DePaul supposedly maki a run for Howland too.

I'm not worried about DePaul. Bama is my concern

[engie]

If we hire howland this week, om is gonna go all in on Malik. They know they'll have to have Malik or all their recent momentum is gone

LOL, they can do whatever they want. We hire Ben Howland and I'm not going to be very worried about being outbid for Newman....

[Really Clark?]

Howland is our front runner and if the deal is done is who we will announce in the next few days. Underwood is still possibilty and surprisingly a name I heard earlier but questioned it but 247 has also reported it as well is Mike Davis who the Newman's supposedly like as well. That is definitely a take with grain of salt type of rumor but I heard this earlier and has been posted by Paul as well. Looks like something to it. Brooks will at least get a look to be retained.

[confucius say]

"Prior to UCLA, Howland also coached at Northern Arizona and Pitt, winning league titles at both stops. He didn’t coach either of the past two seasons, instead working as a color commentator for both Fox Sports and NBC Sports college basketball broadcasts."

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/22/ben-howland-emerges-as-serious-candidate-at-mississippi-state/#comments

I find it interesting, and credible, that the site reporting he is a serious candidate (NBC sports) has also been his employer for the past two seasons, or at least one of his employer's along with fox. I would imagine NBC has people with direct contacts to him, or he may have even tipped off the NBC people himself in order to get it out there.

[Bucky Dog]

How old is Howland?

[preachermatt83]

an offer was made 3 days ago.... He wanted significantly more money... Strick got it lined up yesterday to make an offer very close and supposedly Howland is sitting on it and is very likely to take it.. its within 200k of what he wanted so look for it to happen...

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

If Howland doesn't work out, is Kermit Davis on the list of possible candidates?

[preachermatt83]

How old is Howland?

58

[mstatefan91]

If it is Howland and the deal is actually done, how long will they wait to announce?

Tick tock tick tock on recruiting...

[engie]

If Howland doesn't work out, is Kermit Davis on the list of possible candidates?

Sure -- somewhere in the bottom half of the top 10, I'd think....

[Really Clark?]

If it is Howland and the deal is actually done, how long will they wait to announce?

Tick tock tick tock on recruiting...

As stated earlier in this thread, in the next few days.

[I seen it dawg]

Monday

[Coach34]

You always announce big news on a Monday or Tuesday

[msstate7]

Get it reported on ESPN, local, secn, fox1, etc on Tuesday, then by cbs on Thursday when sweet 16 kicks off. Get it done...

[I seen it dawg]

Will be huge news this week in hoops world.

[mstatefan91]

As stated earlier in this thread, in the next few days.
My bad. Somehow overlooked that.

Was just curious if we would try to look like the good guys who didn't already have someone in place or if success meant more this time around...