Who would you hire?

[longhorn_mig]

 

[Wayne]

Chris Beard come on down...

 

[primal defense]

Royal Ivy would be interesting.


Texas interested in former star Royal Ivey as coach




https://247sports.com/Article/Texas-basketball-coaching-search-Royal-Ivey-candidate-Shaka-Smart-Chris-Beard-163117646/

 

[Soldierhorn]

If you can get Chris Beard,  get him.  I dont think Ivey would be a wise hire at this point; 10 yrs down the road? maybe.  

 

[Huskie1]

Ivey would need a good support system of experienced assistants. Ceiling would be high but could also bomb. I loved him as a player. He was one of my favorites for his tenacity.

 

[Hiwood]

here is my .02...where do you realistically see the UT hoops program

we are light years maybe even a generation from being a perennial tournament team....BB is an afterthought in Austin, it seems to fill the void between CFB bowl games and the CWS...we need a program builder, someone who can recruit some HS talent to come to Austin and maybe on to the next level afterwards...its unrealistic to think we can get a Final 4 coach to come in here and make us an instant contender

 

[Huskie1]

here is my .02...where do you realistically see the UT hoops program

we are light years maybe even a generation from being a perennial tournament team....BB is an afterthought in Austin, it seems to fill the void between CFB bowl games and the CWS...we need a program builder, someone who can recruit some HS talent to come to Austin and maybe on to the next level afterwards...its unrealistic to think we can get a Final 4 coach to come in here and make us an instant contender

I would agree with this but... Texas has a lot of resources that other rebuilding programs do not have. Also, with the right recruiting, basketball lends itself to quick improvement. It will take the right person however. Who that is, I wish I knew.

 

[Wayne]

here is my .02...where do you realistically see the UT hoops program

we are light years maybe even a generation from being a perennial tournament team....BB is an afterthought in Austin, it seems to fill the void between CFB bowl games and the CWS...we need a program builder, someone who can recruit some HS talent to come to Austin and maybe on to the next level afterwards...its unrealistic to think we can get a Final 4 coach to come in here and make us an instant contender

We are not light years away. We’re a coach away. Rick Barnes went to the tournament 14 years in a row with a Final Four, two Elite Eights, and a couple Sweet 16s thrown in. Chris Beard is a UT grad and a Final Four coach and it’s not unrealistic to think he would come here. He went to Tech and has taken them to an Elite 8 and a Final Four in 3 tournament appearances. In five seasons only missing the tournament last year when he would have been a 3 or 4 seed if they had a tournament. 

 

[Bear19]

Recruiting has not been our problem.

 

[Bear19]

I posted on another thread I prefer Royal Ivy. But Beard would definitely be the safer choice and I would be good with him.

 

[83Dee]

Recruiting has not been our problem.

In any sport. 

 

[83Dee]

I posted on another thread I prefer Royal Ivy. But Beard would definitely be the safer choice and I would be good with him.

I agree completely!  Royal would be a cool story.... but it is a tremendous gamble.  

 

[TexCoyote]

What about Jay Wright? Don’t know if we could get him but worth a mention 

I like Musselman from Arkansas. I’m sure they will be extending him with more years and money as soon as they are eliminated. 

 

 

[primal defense]

According to a pair of sources, the candidates are Beard, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson and Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article250234435.html

 

[primal defense]

It's a no-brainer that Texas put on a full-court press for Chris Beard




https://www.hookem.com/story/sports/2021/03/26/texas-tech-chris-beard-should-replace-shaka-smart-texas-basketball/7015842002/

 

[primal defense]

Texas coaching candidates: Chris Beard, Rick Pitino among possible options to replace Shaka Smart




https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-bracket-2021-our-experts-reset-their-ncaa-tournament-brackets-for-the-sweet-16/

 

[primal defense]

 

[Wayne]

2 hours ago, primal defense said:

Unless her source is Chris Beard himself, who’s he gonna tell. He can end the rumors at any time; he hasn’t. The buyout drops by $1M on April 1. UT and Beard can’t announce anything or even come to an understanding before then or it costs $1MM. If he still hasn’t said anything by then, we probably have him. If he tells his friends who are her sources, it costs $1M and it would probably come out of his budget. 

 

[primal defense]

Why I Believe Chris Beard Remains at Texas Tech






https://247sports.com/college/texas-tech/Article/Why-I-Believe-Chris-Beard-Remains-at-Texas-Tech-Shaka-Smart-Marquette-Kirby-Hocutt-Tom-Penders-163174078/

 

[primal defense]

If not Chris Beard, then who? A look at possible Texas coaching candidates




https://www.hookem.com/story/sports/mens-basketball/2021/03/27/texas-basketball-why-chris-beard-remains-top-coaching-candidate/7030071002/