Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
So for the folks that do not want Miller for whatever reason you might have let?s do a quick run through of other possible candidates I have seen mentioned the most:

1. Pitino- would be on the level of Miller. An established P5 guy. This would be a home run hire.
2. McMahon- not coming. He will get the Louisville job.
3. Medved- Will never coach west of the Rockies.
4. Bob Richey- You may could get him but he had opportunities last offseason and did not leave Furman.
5. Grant McCasland- I think he would probably take it and is probably the most realistic non home run hire. However, he plays like Howland. Defense and half court offense. I actually put him a little above Richey in my mind because he comes from the Scott Drew coaching tree.


Like others have said we are probably the 12th or 13th best job in the conference at this point. Outside of Vandy and probably Missouri we have the worst arena in the conference. Our fan base is nonexistent. You have to be realistic about things. If we were Ole Miss(nice new arena) or even South Carolina(big arena, fan base shows up for the most part) I would feel better about who we could draw. It just is not like football where coaches just follow the money.
Go ahead and scratch Pitino. More dirt came out on him in a book yesterday.