Hoosiers get Dayton Coach.
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one would think you could have gotten Daytons coach for a lot less than 4 million per year -- that is essentially what Izzo pulls down
That is high profile coach money not mid major
That is high profile coach money not mid major
Not sure what you consider a splash hire as he's considered one of the great young coaches out there. He's stayed pat at Dayton waiting for a damn good gig and he got it.
No kidding he's considered he's one of the great young coaches in the country. I'd get blasted and sing with the Sidetracks Band if Nebraska got him. I still wonder how Miles pulled out a win against him this year. That won't happen with him going to Indiana.
I'm just not sure the fans of a program with 5 national championships in basketball would consider him a splash hire. He's coming from arguably a lesser program than the guy he's replacing came from. I'm guessing there's a segment of that fan base who expected a bigger name.
As a fan of one of the two worst programs in this conference, I'd be happier if Crean was still there.
I know he's not going to be fired. He had a terrible season though, so the Ohio State fan needs to relax and head back to his board.
It was a statement about many on the board who claimed Nebraska should never settle for a mid-major guy when doing a coaching search.
Martin is not a better coach but he is a better recruiter and might end up wound St.Louis, ESL and Chicago...by owning I mean he will get his guys more often than not...those places are rich with talent.
Miller, for a white coach at Dayton, has great Chicago connections and will do really well in the city but Martin will have more of an in.
The Illini probably hired the best in game coach...but probably the worst recruiter.
interesting that Indiana is paying more for their new hire in basketball than we are for our football coach
now maybe we were willing to go to the 4-6 million range for football but didn't get any interest from a coach deserving of that pay range ..
now maybe we were willing to go to the 4-6 million range for football but didn't get any interest from a coach deserving of that pay range ..
Maybe it helps that Indiana is a original member and is getting more of the B1G pie to off set the expenses.
Also there are more asst Coach's to pay and take care of in football compared to basketball.
we are cheap .. I posted Nebraska's head coaching salary compared to other blue blood programs in another thread
Of the three hires, I would choose Miller first. However, I wouldn't assume that he was an option for Missouri. If it took $4 mil/year to get Miller to take the IU job, he may not have even picked up the phone if Missouri called.
I'm sure Kim Anderson is a nice guy and he inherited a mess, but when you win 8 SEC games in three years and the program hasn't won a road game since 2014, you probably need some kind of "in" if you are going to get an experienced head coach. From that standpoint, Martin looks like a good hire for them.
I'm sure Kim Anderson is a nice guy and he inherited a mess, but when you win 8 SEC games in three years and the program hasn't won a road game since 2014, you probably need some kind of "in" if you are going to get an experienced head coach. From that standpoint, Martin looks like a good hire for them.
They might, but the Big Ten is a big step up from the Atlantic 10. Even Tim Miles beat Dayton this year. Shaka Smart dominated the A-10 and with all the resources of Texas still finished last in the Big 12 this year.
What Brad Underwood did at SFA and then turning OSU around in one year is more impressive to me. Archie inherited a very good Dayton program from Brian Gregory and had one good tournament run a few years ago. There's no guarantees he's going to kill it Indiana. Remember that Crean took Marquette to a Final Four.
You do realize this guy has been on the radar for pretty much every program looking for a coach the last couple years, but it was pretty well known he was only leaving for a select few places.
Archie turned his alma mater NC State down to wait for an elite job. He did not have to wait long.
Again, so was Shaka Smart.
I don't doubt he's a good coach, but on paper he's not better than Izzo, Beilein, Turgeon, Collins, Gard, Underwood, Painter, etc. Two years in a row he's lost in the First Round. The expectations at Indiana are a lot higher, they just fired a guy who made 3 Sweet Sixteens and won 2 conference titles in the past 6 years. They expect Final Fours. If Archie is like his brother Sean, they better get used to choking before the Final Four.
I agree...they will be really solid there is no doubt about it. It is a great hire and probably one of the best hires of the off season.
While I certainly agree with you, people said the exact same thing when they hired Crean.