(03-29-2021 11:51 AM)Realignment Wrote:  Craig Smith going to Utah is a good hire for them. The man has won each stop he's made. With the resources that Utah has, I have a feeling Craig Smith will turn around the men's basketball program quickly.

Mike Woodson I believe is an extremely good hire for Indiana. I expect him to get a lot of portal and juco transfers for the upcoming season. They'll play an NBA style of basketball, go for taller players. As you've seen in this tournament, teams that rebound are doing extremely well this tournament.

I think Frank Martin to Cincinnati would be an excellent hire for the Bearcats and Martin should see the writing on the wall.

It'll be interesting to see who Oklahoma and Texas hire. I'm sure they'll have their pick of the litter for coaches. Chris Beard to Texas almost seems like a lock to me. Oklahoma is a mystery to me.

I won't be surprised if both those programs are possibly waiting to see if Andy Enfield would be interested in the gig. I could see him taking the Texas job, I doubt he'd take the Oklahoma job. Maybe those schools are waiting for the rest of the tournament play out as they have eyes on some coaches still in the tournament. Scott Drew (have to be an offer he can't refuse), Eric Musselman and Kelvin Sampson should also all be candidates to possibly leaves.

OKLA/TEX Candidates:
Chris Beard
Scott Drew
Andy Enfield
Eric Musselman
Kelvin Sampson

Even if they don't get any of those coaches, it might be the case that there's a big booster or two who insists that the AD contact some of them before moving on to other candidates. If that is so, then maybe either or both teams "can't" hire a new coach until after the final four.