Now it’s official. Tom’s a member of the pitino family. No one else would shill so hard. Lol. Give it up.
And what makes you think Lil Ricky would leave Minnesota?
[quote="tom bradley" post=341076][quote="Chicago Days" post=341067][quote="tom bradley" post=341055][quote="Chicago Days" post=341053]We violated the dominant working theorem of the Ages: We hired a guy we couldn't 'fire'.
I think the Board's building 'distaste' with Cragg is misplaced.
Seems to me, MC was going to keep Mullin as HC at least into next year (perhaps a 'reluctant' but 'inevitable' decision given Mullin's celebrity) and was thrown from the horse when Mullin sought a guaranteed extension.
That sparked a short 'face-off' whereby Mullin sought relief from President Gempesaw, was rebuffed and 'stepped down'.
Meanwhile, once Matt left, the roster began to spring leaks.
Cragg reached into his Duke file, called BH, probably also compiled a list of other prospects, but opted to pursue Bobby as Candidate 1, sensing a quick turnaround.
Meanwhile the roster took more hits, BH declined
This forced Cragg to prioritize Cluess, his fallback option.
I've got no clue if there are still other candidates being considered or not, but unless they pass various levels of due diligence and can be inked fast, given our roster predicament and our recruiting needs, Cluess is probably our next HC.
And I think he deserves our support.[/quote]
On a positive note they can cancel that consulting firm they are paying big dollars to, hopefully get their money back, cause that is history[/quote]
Meaning, you think we're doomed if we hire Cluess?
Do you 'like' anybody other than Pitino?
Just curious.
My mantra is, I'm fine with 'alternatives' if they pass muster and we can finalize it by early next week.[/quote]
Cluess is a hard working good coach. This is SJU and historically other traditional powerhouse programs have a much greater level of respect for our history than most of our fans unfortunately. Why do you think Cragg came here? So I am going to keep Cragg to his word. He wants this to be an elite level program playing for championships. So Pitino aside who checks all the boxes, I would take Richard Pitino w/ his dad as special assistant if Rick doesnt pass the smell test, which is stupid.[/quote]
And what makes you think Lil Ricky would leave Minnesota?
[quote="tom bradley" post=341076][quote="Chicago Days" post=341067][quote="tom bradley" post=341055][quote="Chicago Days" post=341053]We violated the dominant working theorem of the Ages: We hired a guy we couldn't 'fire'.
I think the Board's building 'distaste' with Cragg is misplaced.
Seems to me, MC was going to keep Mullin as HC at least into next year (perhaps a 'reluctant' but 'inevitable' decision given Mullin's celebrity) and was thrown from the horse when Mullin sought a guaranteed extension.
That sparked a short 'face-off' whereby Mullin sought relief from President Gempesaw, was rebuffed and 'stepped down'.
Meanwhile, once Matt left, the roster began to spring leaks.
Cragg reached into his Duke file, called BH, probably also compiled a list of other prospects, but opted to pursue Bobby as Candidate 1, sensing a quick turnaround.
Meanwhile the roster took more hits, BH declined
This forced Cragg to prioritize Cluess, his fallback option.
I've got no clue if there are still other candidates being considered or not, but unless they pass various levels of due diligence and can be inked fast, given our roster predicament and our recruiting needs, Cluess is probably our next HC.
And I think he deserves our support.[/quote]
On a positive note they can cancel that consulting firm they are paying big dollars to, hopefully get their money back, cause that is history[/quote]
Meaning, you think we're doomed if we hire Cluess?
Do you 'like' anybody other than Pitino?
Just curious.
My mantra is, I'm fine with 'alternatives' if they pass muster and we can finalize it by early next week.[/quote]
Cluess is a hard working good coach. This is SJU and historically other traditional powerhouse programs have a much greater level of respect for our history than most of our fans unfortunately. Why do you think Cragg came here? So I am going to keep Cragg to his word. He wants this to be an elite level program playing for championships. So Pitino aside who checks all the boxes, I would take Richard Pitino w/ his dad as special assistant if Rick doesnt pass the smell test, which is stupid.[/quote]
