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[UNIdad]

Bradley and Drake both had a positive but it was determined both teams had enough players to play.
mo.st. did pull out of tourney. Illinois st. and Loyola will play tonight and Drake advances to title game tomorrow

Assuming they must have had larger locker rooms to avoid the proximity regulations.

[CincyPanther88]

Yea, I'm no Drake fan, but I'll take Drake over Wichita every single time.

True. However, no longer having Greggggg there makes them less odious.

[sevelev711]

If this were a regular game tournament game and not the First Four, I might actually be a bit conflicted. But with the way the cash payouts work (NCAA treats first four as every other game) Drake's the easy call. If Drake wins, and then both Loyola and Drake get bounced in the round of 64, it's like one team making the sweet 16. If they can both eek out a win, it's as good as a final four run.

Add in that it'd be the MVC's second best knocking off the American's second best in primetime and it'll help with conference reputation, which (dang well better) matters for us next year. That it's Wichita is even sweeter.

All of that being said, I won't lose too much sleep if Wichita takes it. Just no reason to.

[catsize]

True. However, no longer having Greggggg there makes them less odious.

Their fans still more than make up for it.

Guess I'll look for a win for the ambulance chasers and drug dealers.

[PantherAlum09]

Steve Prohm is officially out, so let the Devries rumors begin. I suppose the Moser rumors, too, maybe.

EDIT: Sounds like T.J. Otzelberger's name is coming up quite a bit already. (former assistant with Hoiberg at ISU)

[sevelev711]

Lot of teams getting rid of their coaches today, but I haven't seen a ton of Devires or Moser namedrops yet. Seen them mostly in the "And if A, B, and C don't work out, there's a certain Valley coach that wouldn't be a bad option."

[CyCarp]

I do wonder if Gregg Marshall's phone rings when ADs are looking for a guy. Yes, he had some nasty allegations, but I kind of have a hard time believing he's done coaching.

[PantherAlum09]

And now Pitino is out at Minnesota. A couple high major jobs in the midwest that could come knocking on successful MVC coach doors.

Side note: Fran Fraschilla who has a lot of connections in Big 12 world tweeted earlier tonight that ISU should go after Moser or Baylor's assistant coach, Jerome Tang.

[BCPanther]

I do wonder if Gregg Marshall's phone rings when ADs are looking for a guy. Yes, he had some nasty allegations, but I kind of have a hard time believing he's done coaching.

Look for him at College of Charleston. His mentor is AD there and it's a sleepy enough community where he can probably be hired without a huge deal being made of it.

[SteinPizza]

Lot of teams getting rid of their coaches today, but I haven't seen a ton of Devires or Moser namedrops yet. Seen them mostly in the "And if A, B, and C don't work out, there's a certain Valley coach that wouldn't be a bad option."

Both DeVries and Moser are named in a DMR article tonight. So is Jake, but they rightfully view the odds of him being a candidate as slim. It sounds like TJ Otzelburger is the favorite, although he’s got a hefty buyout at UNLV. I hope it’s not Darian. I want to see his kid play in the MVC.

One name I’ve heard in rumors around DSM is Rick Pitino. It seems pretty unlikely, but it came from someone who converses with a few high level ISU boosters. I doubt it happens, but it would definitely grab some headlines.

[PantherAlum09]

Both DeVries and Moser are named in a DMR article tonight. So is Jake, but they rightfully view the odds of him being a candidate as slim. It sounds like TJ Otzelburger is the favorite, although he’s got a hefty buyout at UNLV. I hope it’s not Darian. I want to see his kid play in the MVC.

One name I’ve heard in rumors around DSM is Rick Pitino. It seems pretty unlikely, but it came from someone who converses with a few high level ISU boosters. I doubt it happens, but it would definitely grab some headlines.

The Pitino mention is so strange to me. That just seems like the weirdest of weird fits. I had not seen that, but don't doubt it's been talked about. Seems like .002% chance type of thing to me.

[SteinPizza]

The Pitino mention is so strange to me. That just seems like the weirdest of weird fits. I had not seen that, but don't doubt it's been talked about. Seems like .002% chance type of thing to me.

I doubt it happens myself. I mentioned it due to the source, and that it’s interesting.

The DMR article also mentions Hoiberg pretty prominently. He’s got a pretty big buyout at Nebraska too, with other issues making it semi-unlikely as well. That said, the writer said it wasn’t out of the question given things he’d heard from people connected to both sides.

['70 Grad]

Is John Beilein too old (68) for any of these jobs?

[BCPanther]

Is John Beilein too old (68) for any of these jobs?

Nobody is taking a near 70 year old with a very recent race scandal.

Iowa State is hiring TJ and they'll be right back making another hire in 4-5 years.

I'd hire Jerome Tang, fwiw. Top assistant at Baylor. Great recruiter. Knows the league. Has done the total rebuild.

[DownGoesKansas]

Nobody is taking a near 70 year old with a very recent race scandal.

Iowa State is hiring TJ and they'll be right back making another hire in 4-5 years.

I'd hire Jerome Tang, fwiw. Top assistant at Baylor. Great recruiter. Knows the league. Has done the total rebuild.

I really dont get the TJ thing. But I guess we will see how it works if they go that route. Devries should be #1. Archie Miller should probably be at the top