Who is the next Men's Basketball Coach at UC?

[zykarious]

NIL got them to come I believe. It might get them to stay. I do think that a coach's style/personality has impact, but $$ surely speaks. UC has some nice NIL funds, a P4 conference with national exposure.

I think coaching style/personality still plays a big role, yeah money money makes it a lot easier for a guy to cut down his options, but there are usually going to be several schools (or sometimes many more) willing to pay in the same range and from there the coach is the next biggest factor. Sometimes a guy may even be willing to take a bit of a pay-cut in order to play for a certain coach.

[leo from jersey]

It's unfortunate will lose Kayden Allen, I seriously doubt he'll still want to attend UC.

Maybe a bump the first year, but things change quickly today. Let us wait and see who the new coach brings in. I know JC wants him to succeed (win) so he may be given even more $$$$.

[zykarious]

Agree fully with this. I've been wishing for an offensive assistant under Wes for years. Any great leader needs to put their ego aside and be an effective delegator. If Calhoun is willing to do that, I feel much better about him. He still hasn't figured out the defensive glass though. Some better athletes might help.

Yeah, Chad talked about it in the podcast (I assume he has connections with Calhoun through the Huggin tree). Calhoun realized he's not good enough at coaching defense and hired Eric Haut (who recently accepted the HC job atTarleton State) to essentially be the defensive coordinator. Also said Utah St. runs a match-up zone in the Mick style, which may contribute to their defensive rebounding woes.

[BearKatz]

NIL got them to come I believe. It might get them to stay. I do think that a coach's style/personality has impact, but $$ surely speaks. UC has some nice NIL funds, a P4 conference with national exposure.

It's unfortunate will lose Kayden Allen, I seriously doubt he'll still want to attend UC.

[sedz]

Looking at the list of potential names, it's hard to imagine Calhoun being anything but the #1 option, with no one else very close. Seeing as Calhoun already turned down K-State, it's even possible the deal is already as good as done and we are just waiting for April 1 and/or USU's season to end for the announcement.

Chad mentioned Calhoun has a great mind for offense, but isn't very good at coaching defense, but recognizes it and hired an assistant coach to be the defensive coordinator. Wonder who Calhoun could target for the defensive coordinator role if he comes here.

On the list of things that will never happen, Wes would make a great defensive coordinator/Associate Head Coach . Wes not hiring an offensive coordinator may been a large part of his downfall.

Agree fully with this. I've been wishing for an offensive assistant under Wes for years. Any great leader needs to put their ego aside and be an effective delegator. If Calhoun is willing to do that, I feel much better about him. He still hasn't figured out the defensive glass though. Some better athletes might help.

[Chewbacca2099]

Bring in Bob Huggins to coach defense 🤪

[leo from jersey]

I'm all for Evans being retianed if he can help keep part of the current roster.

I hate to see another mass exodus where we're rebuilding ffrom square one. If Calhoun is hired, I wonder if any of his current players will follow?

NIL got them to come I believe. It might get them to stay. I do think that a coach's style/personality has impact, but $$ surely speaks. UC has some nice NIL funds, a P4 conference with national exposure.

[BearKatz]

I'm all for Evans being retianed if he can help keep part of the current roster.

I hate to see another mass exodus where we're rebuilding ffrom square one. If Calhoun is hired, I wonder if any of his current players will follow?

[zykarious]

Looking at the list of potential names, it's hard to imagine Calhoun being anything but the #1 option, with no one else very close. Seeing as Calhoun already turned down K-State, it's even possible the deal is already as good as done and we are just waiting for April 1 and/or USU's season to end for the announcement.

Chad mentioned Calhoun has a great mind for offense, but isn't very good at coaching defense, but recognizes it and hired an assistant coach to be the defensive coordinator. Wonder who Calhoun could target for the defensive coordinator role if he comes here.

On the list of things that will never happen, Wes would make a great defensive coordinator/Associate Head Coach . Wes not hiring an offensive coordinator may been a large part of his downfall.

[longtimefan]

I think Evans put together a very talented roster for Miller. He just couldn't coach them. I'd like to see Evans stay and help the new coach assemble the new roster. The assistants under Wes can all go. I never saw anything in them that made them worth retaining.

As far as Evans is concerned, Terry Nelson said the same thing on McAlister’s show last night, even hinting he could help retain some of the current roster.

[Bearcat1996]

for what its worth, I happened to watch a couple interviews with Calhoun (YT) and a really good newspaper article. Emphasized is how calm and collected Calhoun gets when pressure situations arise. From the Cleveland area, with ties to many in the NBA. Seems like a really good fit.

[Gmann]

Evans needs to be the next in line as far as getting fired. What has he done so far? I haven't seen any Great accomplishments.

I think Evans put together a very talented roster for Miller. He just couldn't coach them. I'd like to see Evans stay and help the new coach assemble the new roster. The assistants under Wes can all go. I never saw anything in them that made them worth retaining.

[Big_Daddy_Bearcat_07]

Or $4.1M could have gone to another coach over a 5yr period. I like the statement. IMO it needed to be made.

While announced, they agreed that the firing/termination/buyout will occur after 4/1. UC informed Wes that this will occur ahead of 4/1 so he can prepare for his future and so can UC. Wes was made aware that his time was running short through out the season so legally, UC has no risk if Wes wanted to challenge.

It’ll be interesting to see how the new hire is handled. If Cunningham is the face and voice during the campaign, much like when hiring Satterfield, it would indicate the university is trusting him to find the replacement. If this happens under shield with little public info/statements from Cunningham, that would suggest the university is running the search and Cunningham will be pushed out the door shortly. Hard to hire a proven winner or an up and coming coach with no AD and an athletic department still finding its footing in the Big 12. Keeping JC in place today might be for optics only. At least I hope, as I want JC hanging off the back of a garbage truck after his performance at UC.

[longtimefan]

Norlander says the UC job is the best available this year.

https://bsky.app/profile/norlander.bsky.social/post/3mgxihla6s22e

[GoBearcats31]

Goodman/Dauster reaction https://youtu.be/8xO9e23oXuY?si=nxi5P4riICigOp8x