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Feels like Odom could do better, but maybe prefers to be in the southeast?
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Is that even an upgrade??? I suppose thereās more money because of the football in the conference, but you have to have a heck of a lot of confidence in yourself to win at South Florida. Since Greenberg left in 2003 theyāve only been in the KenPom top 100 3 times, only been above .500 in the conference once with one other year at .500, have been to the NCAA one time, and have never reached a .500 record in the AAC in the 10 years of itās existence. Their overall record has only been over .500 3 times in the last 20 years.
Itās possible theyāve just had really bad coaching hires in the past and theyāre a semi-sleeping giant, Iām not sure I see it.
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Ryan Odom is gonna replace CTB when he retires, isnāt he?
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Lateral conferences (USF isnāt going to Big 12, is it?) but he probably would prefer to be in Florida from a personal and recruiting perspective. Maybe mbetter money, too?
If Iām USF, Iād go with Odom over Brey, too.
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If Iām USF I take Odom in a heartbeat. Heād be the only āhead coach on the riseā theyāve hired over those past 20 years. Heath was let go from Arkansas before he went there, Antigua was only an assistant prior to getting the job, and Gregory was let go at GT.
Iām just not sure itās the job Iād go after if I was him and wanted to come back east. There has to be a better job that he would get.
Edit: McCullum had a couple decent years at Western Michigan but never got them to the NCAAās prior to getting hired at USF
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From the USF perspective: yeah, heād be a potential home run. After seeing that list, I can understand why theyād be reticent about Brey (retread, even if a better retread). And also seeing Dusty May / FAUās success?
From Odomās perspective: Here are the open jobs ā
The high major open jobs are Cal (graveyard), Penn St (doesnāt seem to be a candidate), and Texas (likely Terry, or splashy name).
So USF seems a pretty good option of the leftovers. Heck, those central/south Florida schools might all be power 6 within 5-10 years (FAU, FIU, USF ā¦ UCF will be next year).
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Odom was one of my āif tony retires tomorrowā candidates (along with Williford and the furman coach)
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Adding to that list you already had if Tony retired tomorrow I would have Ritchie McKay and TJ Otzelberger.
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I was on this train initially but this season and also how they have looked on offense have been mad suspicious. But heās also an elite recruiter (2023 and 2024 already landed studs in both) and cut from the same cloth as Tony (both Wisconsers).
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Not goanna lieā¦ totally went over my head that Ryan Odom is Dave Odom son. No reason bring up ole shit.
Btw, how stacked was Hollandās benchā¦ Larranaga and Odom. Sheesh
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Surprised Penn State isnāt at least talking to Odom.
Or maybe they are? I dunno if PSU is being really quiet with its interviews or if Iām just totally not plugged into PSU sports and just havenāt seen it.
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Youāre all wrong when CTB retires its Wiliford or bust. Anything less and I riot
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Austin will still be pretty young.
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My caculations have Austin as a 3rd yr when ctb retires
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Iām surprised a good Power 5 has not taken a chance on J-Willy yet. Looking at the recent history of associate coaches at really good programs. Tommy Lloyd at Gonzaga now killing it at Arizona. Jerome Tang at Baylor, now 40 minutes away from a Final 4 at KSU in his first year. I donāt want J-Willy to leave and I want him to succeed CTB. I just donāt understand how some ADs donāt look at him more.
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The AAC wonāt be nearly as hard without Houston and Cincy (and UCF I guess). Might even be below the A10 going forward. So heād just have to hurdle Memphis and Penny.
So I guess Iām saying it might even be a conference downgrade, but probably a job upgrade within a conference and maybe a better springboard to an East Coast P5 job.
But seriously wondering why Penn State and Temple arenāt considering him.
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They might be, but I havenāt seen it (and these things tend to leak quickly)
Not having to live in Utah anymore shouldnāt be overlooked lol
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