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Originally posted by shocks02
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Brannen was an assistant for 9 years under Anthony Grant at VCU and Alabama.-
Was also the interim coach at Bama for 2 games after Grant was fired. Definitely a weird hire to go back to a “failed” tree. Have to wonder if he made some sort of deal that he could come back to Bama after he proved himself. -
No great surprise, And -- Grant was actually reasonably successful at Bama; the fans just have unrealistic expectations of what they can do in basketball, because Saban has set the bar so high and a number of other Alabama programs -- softball, gymnastics, golf -- have had national success too. And Brannen has done a very nice job at NKU. It's just hard to imagine it being duplicated in Tuscaloosa.
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Forbes getting some run on the radio locally for the UNLV job. They all want Pitino, because they are stupid. They can't afford anyone unless the Fertitas open up their checkbook like they did for football (it didn't't work out). Menzies was a great choice, they just didn't give him enough time. And no way they will go after another NM St. coach.Comment
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"The Menzies hire/firing remind of Tubby Smith. You know exactly what you’re getting. A “boring” coach who will be clean and win. If your program requires flashy play and big recruits (and potentia cheating) then don’t make these hires in the first place."
That was part of the conversation. Doyou want a dirty, dirty Pitino who could still be under investigation by the NCAA or a guy who got a one-year show-cause for takinga kid to a cookout. There is also the added layer of intrigue that the current AD at UNLV was at Tennessee when it all went down.
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Surprised we haven't mentioned one of the greatest coaching hires of the season.
SIU has hired former Saluki Bryan Mullins, who has not had any head coaching experience, to replace Hinson.
After graduating from SIU in 2009, Mullins embarked upon a four-year professional career in France. He retired in 2013 and joined Porter Moser's staff at Loyola as the director of operations. Mullins ascended to assistant coach in 2015 and associate head coach in 2018
From the numbers I have found
Mullins will be one of the top paid coaches in the Missouri Valley per URL
UNI - Jacobson $900,000
IlSU - Muller $564,000
SIU - Mullins $475,000
BU - Wardle $434,000
LIU - Moser $420,000
MSU - Ford $375,000
InSU - Lansing $249,000
Fired Head coach Hinson - $350,000Comment
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A somewhat of a Randy Smithson type hire but who knows maybe Mullins is exactly what SIU needs. Surprised they starting him that high although I could see that with performance bonuses. No doubt Mullins was a tough, hard-nosed player who got as much as he could out of his physical gifts. If nothing else perhaps he is a hire to try to reignite some fan enthusiasm for the program.
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The quality of cooks we currently have seem to be pretty solid to me. No need to add another cook and risk spoiling the soup.Originally posted by Downtown Shocker Brown View PostComment
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What he does best is give interviews, and Coach prolly gonna keep thatOriginally posted by Downtown Shocker Brown View PostComment
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Miles out at Nebraska.
Anderson out at Arkansas.
BYU's Rose retires.Where oh where is our T. Boone Pickens.Comment
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Miles out at Nebraska. Stunning......There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.Comment
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Met his parents while on an Alaskan cruise last summer. His dad saw my WSU hat and came up to introduce himself and say how much he admires HCGM.Originally posted by shocks02 View PostComment
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"He called me around noon and was thrilled," Brandt said. "He said he was going to be a Shocker forever." -- RIP Guy, you WILL indeed be a Shocker forever!Comment
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Perfect spot for ForbesComment
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