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<blockquote data-quote="COOL MAN" data-source="post: 129541216" data-attributes="member: 1080466">Aside how people around here feel about him, I think he brings a fair amount of notoriety and juice to a TCU job I suspect most wouldn't expect to atract.&nbsp;&nbsp; But like everywhere else, it's about ballplayers......and I myself don't have any good idea how long it will take Dixon to insert into Texas HS basketball.&nbsp; Of course, that's not going to keep him from recruiting in the areas where he's been successful in the past.I find myself wondering if Dixon had issues with Pitt's AD, who currently seems to be more excited with football (and who's own guy is coaching).&nbsp; Of course, it's no secret Pitt basketball was in a comparative lull the past couple seasons, and perhaps Dixon felt this was the ideal time to leave.&nbsp; In the grand scheme of things, I think he's right;&nbsp; I always remember Lou Holtz saying 10 years was about the most a given coach can get out of a Program before his message/act gets tired.&nbsp;&nbsp; That could certainly apply to Dixon, especially if he and his boss aren't totally aligned.Finally, in Dejan Kovacevic's &quot;DK on Pittsburgh Sports&quot; column yesterday, DK himself made a monstrous deal about the &quot;fact&quot; the only thing keeping WVU and Pitt playing was the roadblock Dixon himself built around the entire idea.&nbsp; His implication was clearly that Dixon himself never felt the possible upside for a win equaled what he considered to be the downside after a loss.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="COOL MAN, post: 129541216, member: 1080466"] Aside how people around here feel about him, I think he brings a fair amount of notoriety and juice to a TCU job I suspect most wouldn't expect to atract. But like everywhere else, it's about ballplayers......and I myself don't have any good idea how long it will take Dixon to insert into Texas HS basketball. Of course, that's not going to keep him from recruiting in the areas where he's been successful in the past. I find myself wondering if Dixon had issues with Pitt's AD, who currently seems to be more excited with football (and who's own guy is coaching). Of course, it's no secret Pitt basketball was in a comparative lull the past couple seasons, and perhaps Dixon felt this was the ideal time to leave. In the grand scheme of things, I think he's right; I always remember Lou Holtz saying 10 years was about the most a given coach can get out of a Program before his message/act gets tired. That could certainly apply to Dixon, especially if he and his boss aren't totally aligned. Finally, in Dejan Kovacevic's "DK on Pittsburgh Sports" column yesterday, DK himself made a monstrous deal about the "fact" the [B]only[/B] thing keeping WVU and Pitt playing was the roadblock Dixon himself built around the entire idea. His implication was clearly that Dixon himself never felt the possible upside for a win equaled what he considered to be the downside after a loss. [/QUOTE]

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