Tookie can do better . No one from here will not transfer up there ,the place is a hell hole of a school. Plus alot of our players did not like Ray anyway.
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100% wrong. Being a head coach is not, by default, better than an assistance head coach. Not in prestiege, not in money, not in life. If that was the case, money would never be a factor in hiring. It is. If that's the case, then all assistant coaches would be tripping over themselves to take any head coaching job no matter where it is. Money is always an issue. You take somebody who is set up to pay bills that equal 45% of their income, then money will be a factor. If your bills equal 1 million per year, then you don't take a job that pays less than.
Yes, we could retain Zeigler and would in this case.
Second, you don't know the situation of Stansbury. He may have taken the position to be able to take over there. Maybe he took the position to get better stay in the game, to learn Texas, and wait for a job he wants.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2184933.html Interesting: I watched Ray's press conference at SEMS , and their athletic director said in his opening statements that he talked to Stricklin, who gave high words on Rick Ray and that's part of the reason why he hired him. Maybe that's normal, but I was caught off guard
Ask Shannondawg or Dawggeezer- they both know I'm right
lol- they are old. Let them get their diapers changed. They will be around.
He could have had the Northern Kentucky job if he wanted it. If he REALLy wants to be be a head coach, there won't be a shortage of mid-major opportunities. He just isn't getting any bites for high-majors and probably won't unless he goes and does well at a mid-major.
All I know he was up for the job at Auburn until they decided to recontact the one they hired. Bama I don't know and don't give a shit about those assholes..
Apples to apples, I bet Stans is being paid more as an assoc head coach than Ray as a head coach.
Geezer is on a cruise in the pacific getting his batteries charged back up.
I'm just yanking ya'lls chain some on the RR hire
Stands is in a tough position though and it sux for him. He has been breaking his neck trying to get a big job and just can't- and he refuses to take a lower mid-major job like Brady did. He will either stick it out the rest of his career as an addy like David Hobbs did after Bama fired him- or he will eventually see the writing on the wall and take a lower level job
I do wish ray the best. This is the kinda HC job he should have had all along to fine tune his style and get his feet wet, then if he had some good success, he would have become a target for a power conference job.
Now that's talking some shit saying Coach is relentless after all the shit I read on here about Ray the past 3 years. Pot calling kettle BLACK.
Oh yeah, DAWG61, you are one to be saying anything about a color reference someone else posts on this board. You only see one color as good and the other as bad. SMH
The associate head coach at Kansas took the head job at Florida Gulf Coast a couple years ago. Again, if you can wait and get a better head job, then being an assistant at A&M is better than making the move to SEMS. But if you can't, then the head job is better.
But it's always about what head job you can get, at least for anyone trying to advance in their career.
Maybe I took it wrongly, but you said that the head coach of a mid major is superior to an assistant at a major conference. Maybe you weren't placing Ray over Stans there. Also, my post addresses the whole thread, not just your post. Some are creating this mythology that Stans is desperate for a HC position. I personally see Stans as the one sitting pretty is this mess we've made of our basketball program. I'm sure that many disagree with me on that. That's fine too.
Assistant at A&M is light years ahead of Head coach at directional Missouri . End of story.
Meh, I do think having extensive experience as a HC in a power conference is a huge factor. A guy with no HC experience is more likely to wanna get any HC experience on his resume, whereas a guy that had at least a moderately successful stint as a HC with a power conference program doesn't necessarily need that resume booster. Stans can make more money being an associate HC, recruit, and might land a low level power program gig in a few years. I could see him at tcu in a few years if he continues to work the Texas recruiting trail for a&m.
What about an assistant job at Michigan state and VT?...
The Redhawks hired Ray after other finalists, Michigan State associate head coach Dwayne Stephens and Virginia Tech assistant coach Isaac Chew, reportedly dropped out of the running for the job.
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspor...oach-rick-ray/
Virginia Tech assistant Isaac Chew and Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens were also finalists for the job.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2184933.html
I take the dropping out as knowing they weren't gonna be hired
How often do assistants at decent major programs get decent head coaching jobs? Rarely ever.
How often do successful mid-major coaches get them?
I don't really see how someone can argue that being an assistant at a place like VT or Texas A&M is better, career-wise, than being a head coach just about anywhere. Again, unless you're simply happy finishing your career as an assistant or can potentially get a better job by waiting another year or two.
Why is it so wrong for someone to go after a job paying 2 mil?