(01-09-2015 12:28 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:49 AM)knightalum74 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:44 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Dan Wolken @DanWolken
But I’ll say this to Memphis fans: If/when there is a change, the replacement possibilities will not be what you hope they will be.[/b]

What does he mean by this?

He means that a job where 4 straight trips to the NCAAs means that you're a bum who needs to be run out of town is one you think long and hard before taking.

Agreed...being at head coach at any big time program, with big time expectations, is't for the faint of heart.

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:49 AM)knightalum74 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:44 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Dan Wolken @DanWolken
But I’ll say this to Memphis fans: If/when there is a change, the replacement possibilities will not be what you hope they will be.[/b]

What does he mean by this?

To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:49 AM)knightalum74 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:44 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Dan Wolken @DanWolken
But I’ll say this to Memphis fans: If/when there is a change, the replacement possibilities will not be what you hope they will be.[/b]

What does he mean by this?

To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:49 AM)knightalum74 Wrote:  What does he mean by this?

To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

Being in a one bid league must have played a role.

No one wanted to follow Calipari, but a lot of folks will want to follow Pastner. Any coach will be under a microscope in a tough city, but you can win Championships at Memphis with the right coach.

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:49 AM)knightalum74 Wrote:  What does he mean by this?

To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

Memphis is a great job, and you could argue that it's even more desirable now than it was when Memphis was in CUSA. In its current iteration, the American will generally receive 3 to 5 bids to the tourney. Plus, with the fan base (numbers are a positive, expectations perhaps not), program resources, and recruiting grounds, Memphis will be fine if they choose to search for a new coach. In my mind, they need a really good teacher who also has a firm hand. I wonder if someone like Archie Miller at Dayton would consider Memphis to be a substantial enough jump to be interested.

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:49 AM)knightalum74 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 11:44 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Dan Wolken @DanWolken
But I’ll say this to Memphis fans: If/when there is a change, the replacement possibilities will not be what you hope they will be.[/b]

What does he mean by this?

To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

Don't confuse people with facts.

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  To me that sounds like some hard financial realities.

You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

I was there, in fact, I'm down in the comment sections...head coaches aren't afraid of news paper articles...coaching isn't for *****'s

(01-09-2015 01:34 PM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:   You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

Don't confuse people with facts.

Kiss my ass, bill...

(01-09-2015 01:36 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:   You truly are an idiot.

He's talking about last time around...Mike Anderson, Scott Drew, Tim Floyd, and Leonard Hamilton all said no thanks before we hired Pastner.

Folks forget he's not our first choice.

It's a reality check to some of our miserable fans that Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart ain't walking through the door.

No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

I was there, in fact, I'm down in the comment sections...head coaches aren't afraid of news paper articles...coaching isn't for *****'s

Well it's clear that he didn't 'just said no - that simple'. Memphis and Drew talked about the position. After talks this article, from the lead sports writer, was published with unflattering quotes from national and local sports writers and celebs. Then Drew withdrew his name. Call that what you want (simply said 'no') --- I call it withdrawing your name after getting his name blasted in the paper --

(01-09-2015 01:50 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:36 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

I was there, in fact, I'm down in the comment sections...head coaches aren't afraid of news paper articles...coaching isn't for *****'s

Well it's clear that he didn't 'just said no - that simple'. Memphis and Drew talked about the position. After talks this article, from the lead sports writer, was published with unflattering quotes from national and local sports writers and celebs. Then Drew withdrew his name. Call that what you want (simply said 'no') --- I call it withdrawing your name after getting his name blasted in the paper --

Like I said, Drew said no, the CA doesn't scare anyone...

Personally, I don't think he is the answer but he definitely will be on the bench for the start of the 2015-16 season. Too much $ on the buyout and the 4 straight tourney's matter.

(01-09-2015 01:59 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Personally, I don;t think he is the answer but he definitely will be on the bench for the start of the 2015-16 season.

What else does your crystal ball tell you?

(01-09-2015 02:04 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:59 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Personally, I don;t think he is the answer but he definitely will be on the bench for the start of the 2015-16 season.

What else does your crystal ball tell you?

It's a discussion board ya maroon.

(01-09-2015 02:09 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 02:04 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:59 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Personally, I don;t think he is the answer but he definitely will be on the bench for the start of the 2015-16 season.

What else does your crystal ball tell you?

It's a discussion board ya maroon.

Ah, so you have no clue...glad you get that.

(01-09-2015 02:10 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 02:09 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 02:04 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:59 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Personally, I don;t think he is the answer but he definitely will be on the bench for the start of the 2015-16 season.

What else does your crystal ball tell you?

It's a discussion board ya maroon.

Ah, so you have no clue...glad you get that.

Wow you are a first class scumbag.

(01-09-2015 01:37 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:34 PM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:35 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  No 'established' coach wanted to follow Caliarpi --- and I don't blame them. Second, Scott Drew only withdrew his name after a local sports writer, Geoff Calkins, blasted him in the paper - re questionable practices. Note, this was just after we learned about Derrick Rose and his SAT --

BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

Don't confuse people with facts.

Kiss my ass, bill...

Whoa, you might want to read that again. He was fully supporting you.

How long does Pastner have left on his contract? I didn't realize he made that much jack.

(01-09-2015 02:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:37 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:34 PM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 01:32 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 12:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  BS, but if you want to believe that...you go right ahead.

Drew said no, just that simple.

No it's not that simple - but feel free to think that. An article published before Drew "withdrew" his name. HERE >>>

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/g...cked-memph

...So the conversation turned to the Memphis coaching search, and the Division 1 head coach asked who the Tigers search team might be going after next.

"It could be Scott Drew."

The Division 1 head coach paused at this.

"Do they KNOW Scott Drew?" he asked.

Evidently, not. Or they know something about the Baylor coach that nobody else seems to know.

A national television commentator (by phone): "WHAT?"

An assistant coach in the SEC (by text): "Wow."

Scott Drew would be a "wow" hire in the world of college basketball, all right.

Just not in a good way...

...[b]If the Memphis Tigers hire him -- and they talked with him Friday, after formally asking for permission -- it could turn out to be the best thing for this city since pulled pork.

But that's not what people who know Drew seem to think. I made a lot of calls on this. And Drew was invariably described as:

1) A phony.

2) A man who has never met a recruiting rule he couldn't bend.

3) A lousy bench coach.

4) And, really, what more do you need?

It's not just me, saying worrisome things about Drew, either. It's everyone. Jeff Goodman, the national college basketball writer for Fox Sports, said on my radio show that hiring Drew would be a mistake. Texas coach Rick Barnes has publicly criticized Drew's recruiting tactics.

George Lapides -- a newspaperman without a newspaper -- took the extraordinary step on his radio show of warning Memphis not to hire Drew.

Lapides said he thought about saying the same thing when Memphis was on the verge of hiring Tic Price. When the Price era played out as it did, Lapides vowed never to keep quiet again.

Undaunted, the members of the Memphis search team have pressed on. One theory is that they're just doing some exploratory work on potential backup candidates as they quietly cross off the bigger names on their list. Please, please be true....

Don't confuse people with facts.

Kiss my ass, bill...

Whoa, you might want to read that again. He was fully supporting you.

This whole situation has me angry...mea culpa...it simply wasn't supposed to end like this...Pastner had everything going for him.