Realistic Candidates for HC

[Cooterpoot]

He was unhappy in 2019 and turned us down so I doubt much has changed.

Oh, it's worse now. He's asked for funds and they won't do it. They chose lacrosse over additional baseball funding. He supposedly has some out for his contract too but they weren't sure on it.
I'm skeptical but I'm keeping one eye on it too lol

[KB21]

He was unhappy in 2019 and turned us down so I doubt much has changed.

There is a lot of chatter that he's ready to move on from Virginia now. He almost took the Texas A&M job last year.

[Pancho]

He's be 64 in ten years. get him

[Quaoarsking]

Virginia will probably be in the Big 10 (baseball graveyard) in a few years. Might as well look for greener pastures and a fanbase that cares.

[HoopsDawg]

I'm Just wondering why people aren't giving Meade a serious look. A young guy with a lot of fire and knows how to use the portal in modern day college ball. 62% WP at Troy and that is with them going on the road to play powerhouses in the non-Conference. I think he would be a good grab with a smaller buyout

Bc hiring a mid major head coach is riskier than hiring a Power 4 assistant. See Justin Haire at Ohio State.

[HoopsDawg]

There is a lot of chatter that he's ready to move on from Virginia now. He almost took the Texas A&M job last year.

He was going to take the Ole Miss job for sure. He would take our job if offered.

[StarkVegasSteve]

He was going to take the Ole Miss job for sure. He would take our job if offered.

Some of you are thinking if he will take it then it is a done deal. Is he going to take a pay cut? Because we are not paying him 1.4 million. And what about his buyout and his staff buyouts? Who is going to foot that almost 7 million dollar check? Like all in this would be a 12-14 million dollar commitment JUST FOR STAFFING. And these are the same people that you are going to then turn around and ask them to give you an addition 3-5 million for baseball NIL too?

I would not get your hopes up for O?Conner. Because even if he were to resign to try and get around the buyout I feel certain his contract has language in it guarding UVA from exactly that.

Look if you can get him for 1.0-1.2 and can negotiate a buyout somewhere in the 3-5 mil range then maybe it is doable. But I would not get your hopes up for O?Conner.

[StarkVegasSteve]

NIL has changed since then. I have heard that is a big issue at Virginia. He knows that if he can't get that they're dead.

And it has changed us too. The people who we used to be able to count on to foot this type of stuff are being hit up for 6 and 7 figure NIL donations. They may not want to fork over a 6 or 7 figure check now only to be hit up for a couple of more for NIL in 60 days.

[Coach34]

Some of you are thinking if he will take it then it is a done deal. Is he going to take a pay cut? Because we are not paying him 1.4 million. And what about his buyout and his staff buyouts? Who is going to foot that almost 7 million dollar check? Like all in this would be a 12-14 million dollar commitment JUST FOR STAFFING. And these are the same people that you are going to then turn around and ask them to give you an addition 3-5 million for baseball NIL too?

I would not get your hopes up for O?Conner. Because even if he were to resign to try and get around the buyout I feel certain his contract has language in it guarding UVA from exactly that.

Look if you can get him for 1.0-1.2 and can negotiate a buyout somewhere in the 3-5 mil range then maybe it is doable. But I would not get your hopes up for O?Conner.

C'mon maneeeeeeee. We a blue blood powerhouse with Top 5 NIL. We can pay anybody we want as much as we want. We got all the money

[KB21]

Some of you are thinking if he will take it then it is a done deal. Is he going to take a pay cut? Because we are not paying him 1.4 million. And what about his buyout and his staff buyouts? Who is going to foot that almost 7 million dollar check? Like all in this would be a 12-14 million dollar commitment JUST FOR STAFFING. And these are the same people that you are going to then turn around and ask them to give you an addition 3-5 million for baseball NIL too?

I would not get your hopes up for O?Conner. Because even if he were to resign to try and get around the buyout I feel certain his contract has language in it guarding UVA from exactly that.

Look if you can get him for 1.0-1.2 and can negotiate a buyout somewhere in the 3-5 mil range then maybe it is doable. But I would not get your hopes up for O?Conner.

O'Connor's buyout is only $500,000 per Kendall Rogers.

[StarkVegasSteve]

C'mon maneeeeeeee. We a blue blood powerhouse with Top 5 NIL. We can pay anybody we want as much as we want. We got all the money

We'll be paying our new coach somewhere between 850K-1.2 mil. Not broke by any stretch but we sure aren't shelling out Vitello money for a non revenue sport

[StarkVegasSteve]

O'Connor's buyout is only $500,000 per Kendall Rogers.

Now that changes everything. I looked at his contract this morning and just assumed they had a brain cell and it was somewhere in the 5-7 mil range. If his buyout, with 6 years remaining, is only 500K then go get him. Because if you can what I would guess is around 6-8 million on buyouts then you can afford to pay a little more to the HC.

[HoopsDawg]

Now that changes everything. I looked at his contract this morning and just assumed they had a brain cell and it was somewhere in the 5-7 mil range. If his buyout, with 6 years remaining, is only 500K then go get him. Because if you can what I would guess is around 6-8 million on buyouts then you can afford to pay a little more to the HC.

Do you take me as a poster that just randomly throws shit out there? I'm not saying he's our guy, but I'm telling you he would take the job.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Do you take me as a poster that just randomly throws shit out there? I'm not saying he's our guy, but I'm telling you he would take the job.

Oh not at all. I think he'd probably take the job. But it's making the money work that will be the issue. The buyout only being 500K changes everything.

[KOdawg1]

We might not get O'Conner but it won't be because of money. That buyout is nothing

[StarkVegasSteve]

We might not get O'Conner but it won't be because of money. That buyout is nothing

Yea I can't believe his buyout, with 6 years remaining, is only 500K. It's like UVA wants him to leave. And obviously if they are pushing him out the door we will happily take him.

[The Federalist Engineer]

If I wake up to news that we pulled the O'Conner Heist ...



Me telling my pals about the O'Conner Heist ...



Me telling my wife about the O'Conner Heist ...

[KB21]

Now that changes everything. I looked at his contract this morning and just assumed they had a brain cell and it was somewhere in the 5-7 mil range. If his buyout, with 6 years remaining, is only 500K then go get him. Because if you can what I would guess is around 6-8 million on buyouts then you can afford to pay a little more to the HC.

This is from Kendall's hot board:

Brian O’Connor, Virginia

As they say in coaching searches, timing is everything. O’Connor got into deep discussions with Texas A&M last summer before ultimately decided to stay put at Virginia, partly, because of family considerations. Now, a year later, the landscape of college athletics has drastically changed, and is about to change even more with the upcoming House Settlement. Is this the job O’Connor finally pulls the trigger on for his next move? O’Connor receives good — but not great — support at Virginia, and Mississippi State cares a great deal about baseball on the financial/NIL front. O’Connor did sign a new deal that takes him through the 2031 campaign last summer, but his buyout is only $500,000, and should be considered a very legitimate option.

Kendall mentioned before he put out his hot board that after talking with some people, Mississippi State may have the perfect timing on this coaching search. Then he alludes to "timing is everything" when talking about O'Connor. Think about it this way. The buyout is low. UVA is not likely to make the postseason this year, so if you hire him, you can get him on the job right after the season ends. That helps with recruiting your own players back. That helps with keeping the recruiting class from bolting to the pros. That helps get a jump start on our own portal recruiting.

Skip Johnson is the guy some want to try to link us to because of Selmon's connections at Oklahoma, but Skip has a $2.5 plus million buyout.

[StarkVegasSteve]

This is from Kendall's hot board:



Kendall mentioned before he put out his hot board that after talking with some people, Mississippi State may have the perfect timing on this coaching search. Then he alludes to "timing is everything" when talking about O'Connor. Think about it this way. The buyout is low. UVA is not likely to make the postseason this year, so if you hire him, you can get him on the job right after the season ends. That helps with recruiting your own players back. That helps with keeping the recruiting class from bolting to the pros. That helps get a jump start on our own portal recruiting.

Skip Johnson is the guy some want to try to link us to because of Selmon's connections at Oklahoma, but Skip has a $2.5 plus million buyout.

If the buyout is only 500K and O’Conner has legit interest then this will be a no brainer of a hire.

[Activated Alpha]

O'Connor? Come on guys, don't pickle tickle my ass now.