He GONE (They gone) thread.

[Herdman]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

Phelps or Doug or Creighton. Whose going first? Are any of them going.


Heard there was supposed to be an announcement from the "Catholic 7" today. Nothing yet. Dunno what that means for Creighton

Doug...still think he goes to the NBA based on his last home game.

Mark Phelps. Gotta make a change. Someone suggested one of the Woodely boys or perhaps someone like Jeff Horner.

Mark goes first. Now discuss.

(i'm literally waiting for paint to dry at work)

Matt Woodley is HC at D2, Truman State University (Mo) and does just what Sandy Hatfield Clubb now wants of her coaches, recruit Iowa kids to play at Drake. And if you don't think so, look at what she did last year to the women's program. I hear the words come out of her mouth regarding winning, but I don't beleive it. She is there to the drake relays a float and some how Des Mines fans coming to Drake basketball games, period.

Matt Woodley is that kind of coach for her to reach out and pick.

Jeff Horner, no EFFing way! he is smarter than that.

Does anyone go on Drake Nation? What's the take with those jagbags? Dolph???

[Herdman]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

I would rather drop football then play in the MAC. At least in FCS we play for a championship each year. In the MAC you play for some crappy bowl. Every now and then a team may catch a lucky year and get a big bowl, but I don't think that will last much longer with the conference reallignment and a 4 team playoff system.

You need to pay closer attention to college football. The MAC has guaranteed contracts with four bowl games.

Playing for a championship at the lower levels is basically meaningless. Look at Mt Union, UW-Whitewater and UM-Duluth. What has winning multiple football national championships done for those schools? No one knows any more now as before they started winning.

UMD is considered a hockey school. Why? They are in Minnesota and because they have won one D1 NC in hockey. Yet they have won how many in D2 football championships????

Mt Union, yeah, nice school in Ohio with a cool nickname, Purple Raiders.

UWW, uhm, nice state school in Wisconsin, better know for their business school than the 5 NCs won in football.

Playing in the MAC means a lot more to the bottom line than playing for a NC in football. The BCS games are going away for FCS teams which leaves the door wide open for FBC teams to get more "money" games if they so chose and still qualifying for a bowl game via the 6-win and your in rule.

The plain and simple fact is college athletic programs are swimming up stream all over the country and appropriate teams that don't make the right moves, no matter how many championships they win by staying put, will be literally left behind.

Everyone points to the success NDSU had winning 11 NC in D2 football.
by the way, when did that occur for them? After the last major expansion of D1 athletics. Remember what happened back then? UNI left the NCC. NDSU, SDSU, UND, USD, UNO and others all stayed behind.

Over the long haul what program has achieved more?

UNI by far!

Make the move!

[9YRPLAN]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

we would lose more money in the MAC. the only question is whether the added exposure is worth it.

[Kyle]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

The question isn't if we will lose money, but if we will lose more money?

With FCS buy games being eliminated, I think the answer is no.

[williebat]

The question isn't if we will lose money, but if we will lose more money?

With FCS buy games being eliminated, I think the answer is no.

From a basketball standpoint I don't like the Mac. It is a one bid league.

[JayJ79]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

The question isn't if we will lose money, but if we will lose more money?

With FCS buy games being eliminated, I think the answer is no.

Has anyone other than the Wisconsin coach (or whoever broke this rumor) even announced the ending of games against FCS teams? Seems a bit hasty to assume that ALL buy games are being eliminated

[ubuntuCAT]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

From a basketball standpoint I don't like the Mac. It is a one bid league.

All time bids by conference:
MVC - 75
MAC - 67

Not that big of difference in my opinion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Tournament_bids_by_school_and_conference

[williebat]

All time bids by conference:
MVC - 75
MAC - 67

Not that big of difference in my opinion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Me...and_conference

In recent history you need to win the conference tourney to go to the dance. No at larges coming from the Mac. It is a weak conference for basketball.

[jnutt]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

MAC basketball excites me almost as much as the WNBA

[williebat]

MAC basketball excites me almost as much as the WNBA

I would watch the wnhl.

[JayJ79]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

I would watch the wnhl.

Cindy Crosby fan, eh?

[panther-state]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

There is no way Jeff Horner is a MVC caliber coach. Can you guys stop kidding yourselves right now

[PantherHawk]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

A former college player, not ready to be a coach? I agree he is not MVC ready, but I am sure he could in a couple of years. He has the connections to AAU coaches and knows several of the high school coaches. Also probably has some former teammates who could help him out.

What about Gary Close at Wisky? Would he be a replacement for Phelps?

['70 Grad]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

What about Gary Close at Wisky? Would he be a replacement for Phelps?

Please refresh my memory. Do we know if he applied last time?

[UNIpanther99]

Re: He GONE (They gone) thread.

Please refresh my memory. Do we know if he applied last time?

He did, and lobbied hard for it through the Davis connection. I don't care for the guy. He would recruit the state of Iowa hard, and we don't really need that kind of quality in a Drake basketball coach right now.

I think Bill Carmody would be a great option for Drake.