Who should Drake hire?

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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby Drakey » March 24th, 2017, 8:04 pm

At this point in time, where realistically can a mid major school go to find a coach? Have there been any real successful hires in the Valley, other than Marshall over the past ten years. If so, where did they come from? I'm not counting Jacobsen since he was already there.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby Wufan » March 24th, 2017, 8:27 pm

Drakey wrote:At this point in time, where realistically can a mid major school go to find a coach? Have there been any real successful hires in the Valley, other than Marshall over the past ten years. If so, where did they come from? I'm not counting Jacobsen since he was already there.


Archie Miller was an assistant at Arizona.

Steve Forbes was an assistant at WSU and Tennessee.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby pafan » March 24th, 2017, 9:46 pm

Drakey wrote:At this point in time, where realistically can a mid major school go to find a coach? Have there been any real successful hires in the Valley, other than Marshall over the past ten years. If so, where did they come from? I'm not counting Jacobsen since he was already there.


It's a fair question. If you're an assistant at Indiana and making $282k, why would you leave that for $350k, and the challenge that is Drake? Heck, each of Tom Crean's assistants made more than a few MVC head coaches.

Certainly some BCS assistants would want to make a name for themselves as a head coach, but tier 1 candidates would probably prefer to take over a successful team in the Patriot League or A-Sun than Drake.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby municup14 » March 25th, 2017, 7:00 am

What about the former coach at Missouri.He wan a D 2 title a couple of years ago
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby BCPanther » March 25th, 2017, 7:10 am

municup14 wrote:What about the former coach at Missouri.He wan a D 2 title a couple of years ago


He took a DII job at Pittsburg State.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby Wufan » March 25th, 2017, 7:43 am

pafan wrote:
Drakey wrote:At this point in time, where realistically can a mid major school go to find a coach? Have there been any real successful hires in the Valley, other than Marshall over the past ten years. If so, where did they come from? I'm not counting Jacobsen since he was already there.


It's a fair question. If you're an assistant at Indiana and making $282k, why would you leave that for $350k, and the challenge that is Drake? Heck, each of Tom Crean's assistants made more than a few MVC head coaches.

Certainly some BCS assistants would want to make a name for themselves as a head coach, but tier 1 candidates would probably prefer to take over a successful team in the Patriot League or A-Sun than Drake.


I think any team that is serious about winning needs to start well north of $500K.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby acesfool » March 25th, 2017, 1:05 pm

I think Marty Simmons would be a great hire for Drake.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby DUBulldog » March 26th, 2017, 4:56 pm

Nothing official yet, but all kinds of national "experts" are reporting that Drake has hired Niko Medved of Furman.
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby DUBulldog » March 26th, 2017, 5:14 pm

Official now....Niko Medved is Drake's new head coach
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Re: Who should Drake hire?

Postby Wufan » March 26th, 2017, 5:41 pm

DUBulldog wrote:Official now....Niko Medved is Drake's new head coach


Yeah or nay from the Drake faithful?
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