Throw in Odom only if he convinces Aldrich at Longwood to join his staff (assistant at UVA makes more than Longwood head coach/ although Aldrich isnāt hurting for money)
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I am a fan, have said it before. But itās really based on his Youngstown St time; being successful at Utah St is just the cherry on top and confirmation of what he can do. Utah St has been a good job for launching coaches recently, but thatās only been the case since 2018-19. They had their own case of ālegendary coach hands the reins to his longtime assistant and it doesnāt go wellā with the Stew Morrill transition before striking gold with 4 coaches in a row.
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Agreed. For me it was his overall resume that made me a fan. Success at Youngstown st. Familiarity with the DMV/PA/NJ/OH/MI recruiting markets as well as now ties to the West Coast was very interesting to me. Heās young but has a lot of experience. Finally His buyout sits somewhere between $1.5-3mil not bad at all.
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Jerrod Calhoun:
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Would be whiplash going from Bennett to Calhoun pace of play.
I know some have conflicting opinions on Buzz Williams butā¦ I meanā¦ the resume is pretty impressive. More likely he ends up as Texasā next head coach than UVAās head coach anyways
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Bring this guy with himā¦
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Yes pls.
Calhoun isnāt a win the press conference guy, but certainly one I could live with and get excited about.
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Liking Calhoun at first glance. Continuous improvement at a place like Youngstown St is pretty impressive.
The one thing giving me pause is his post season results. Doesnāt seem to have much success in conference tournaments at all (has never won one at the D1 level and seemingly hasnāt even made a deep run). Youād expect a great coach to over perform in a tournament every once in a while. Not looking for a ton but anything at all would be encouraging. Maybe he can do something with Utah St this year.
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I remember watching Griff Aldrich and Seth Eilberg at Norfolk Academy. They were really good. Aldrich the scorer, Eilberg the tall, modestly-athletic but very crafty PG, very similar to Ty Jerome.
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Buzz can coach he can do all the things you want from a coach. The problem is he is Buzz and you have to be willing and ready to accept everything that comes with that.
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Yeah totally out on Buzz. May win but would totally diminish my good will for the team. Heās good at a place like aTm where they enjoy being a heel.
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If weāre gonna hire a Texas coach it should be Grant McCasland.
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Iām souring on Odom. Especially as weāve seen the last two coaches Utah State coaches have similar/better results.
Generally, the āpretty good results at a mid-major, not dominant over a sustained period in their conferenceā coaches that are coming to a P5 job havenāt been immensely successful. Havenāt been flops, havenāt been great though.
Throw Rhoades in there for me as well. Wes Miller maybe too.
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Yeah, Buzz to UVA is a non-starter. Whispers of seedy recruiting dealings in the past and pretty universally considered a weird dude by VT folks.
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Iāve sat in an office with Buzz while he was on a recruiting visit to a high end Va school. He can sell etc. Nothing shady but he is a character and a good ol boy. Rolled in plopped down in a chair feet up and immediately packed a lipper and got to talking shit.
I cannot imagine him rolling up in his office in Charlottesville with a fat lip of Copenhagen and his feet up on the desk.
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I can
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I was a hard pass on Buzz until I read this:
The blue hair, wine and cheese, holier than thou crowd could use a good roll in the dirt.
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Not saying Iām against it. Ig I wasnāt working I would have asked him for a pinch. But Iām not sure the overall Virginia crowd is ready for that.
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Heās probably on Zyns now
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