Jankovich to SMU

[wu_shizzle]

I thought his resume looked weak. I may have pulled the wrong name...

You didn't. There's no way Buzz Williams should leave Marquette for SMU, no matter what they want to pay.

Buzz Peterson I can understand...

[SubGod22]

Ok. I thought maybe my memory had gone. Peterson hasn't been overly impressive and I was getting their careers confused. It'd be a huge upgrade for Peterson

[tropicalshox]

It seems like a good move to me. I'm not sure what Jank is making now, but by all accounts this contract with SMU is a massive payraise, even at $1.1M.

Redbird fans say this would triple his salary, so Jank must be making around $350,000+. I also saw they probably couldn't afford to pay him $500,000. We really need to be in a league where teams can afford to be in the game. I think he would be smart running to the money as I sure he doesn't want to be at Illinois State forever. If next year doesn't turn out as expected for the Redbirds, who knows if anybody would ever want him. Even if they do great, I'm not for sure he would get a much better job. Ok, I admit I'm no fan of that chicken.

[Rlh04d]

Redbird fans say this would triple his salary, so Jank must be making around $350,000+. I also saw they probably couldn't afford to pay him $500,000. We really need to be in a league where teams can afford to be in the game. I think he would be smart running to the money as I sure he doesn't want to be at Illinois State forever. If next year doesn't turn out as expected for the Redbirds, who knows if anybody would ever want him. Even if they do great, I'm not for sure he would get a much better job. Ok, I admit I'm no fan of that chicken.

I'm not a fan of anyone associated with Brown.

350k is crazy, though. They're not even in the same ballpark as us in commitment to their basketball program. Which is fine ... They're still a good team. But I don't understand how any Valley team can expect to compete in the coaching market when they pay that far below the market average. Any team with 500k as their salary cap is a transitional job at best. Any success you get can't be maintained ... You're always going to be in rebuilding mode. FCS football is killing a lot of Valley teams.

[Zardoz]

If you aren't going to pay even close to what the going rate is for a winning coach you are just going to be a stepping stone job. I think the only two MVC team that are willing to pony up the money at this point are Creighton and WSU. Les and Lowery were at ~$750k but both have been fired and their replacements are making a great deal less. I think Hinson is only getting $250k and has $225K to spend on his staff. Wonder if his recruiting budget is a Yugo and a gas credit card with a $500 dollar limit?

I'm surprised that Jacobson is still at UNI. Last I heard they weren't paying him jack, but he seems to love where he is.

[SubGod22]

I think Bradley could offer a good salary and will when things turn around up there. Still a solid fanbase

[bcg]

Les and Lowery were at ~$750k but both have been fired and their replacements are making a great deal less.

You have it backwards on the Bradley coaching situation. Geno Ford is reportedly making around $750k. Les was making less ($400-450k). Bradley had to pay a good amount to get Ford from his $400k gig at Kent State.

[pie n eye]

So this isn't even a done deal? The thread title is misleading.

[Shox21]

So this isn't even a done deal? The thread title is misleading.

According to ESPN as of 4:00 p.m. EST yesterday: http://espn.go.com/dallas/ncb/story/...-job-offer-yet

But nothing further has been posted.

Fox Sports has an even older story saying "close to deal". So the answer to your question is NO, it is not a done deal.

[SubGod22]

I've seen a few reports that Brown's got his eyes on the Portland GM job as well and that's holding things up. But I've also seen quotes from Brown that seem to indicate he really wants to coach SMU.

[SubGod22]

Brown is officially the SMU coach according to this piece. No word on Jank

[tropicalshox]

Tweets are saying Brown and SMU have officially agreed.

[Aargh]

The posts from Redbirds on MVCFans sure look like they think it's a done deal.

[SubGod22]

The posts from Redbirds on MVCFans sure look like they think it's a done deal.

They've been talking like that on their site since it popped up.

[Shox21]

What I saw on the runner on the ESPN site was that Brown was a go and that Jank had been offered and "was leaning toward accepting."