Hypothetical from last week's Mark Titus Mailbag
Tom Izzo decides he's done enough at Michigan State and declares that he is leaving to become head coach at another school. Where does he land and how bad does the school sell out to get him? What teams wouldn't fire their current coach to hire Tom Izzo?
-Matt
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Titus:
This is such a diabolical question. I love it. But before we get to the good stuff, let's go over some ground rules. I'm not giving weight to any coaching change rumors, no matter how substantial. Also, I'm not taking into account contract buyouts or relationships between coaches and athletic directors. This is purely based on "Does it make sense for the direction of the program to fire the current coach and hire Izzo, and would the fan base be OK with the change?"
Hang up before you even finish the question: Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, and Florida.
Let you finish your pitch before politely declining: Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Arizona, Gonzaga, Virginia, Iowa State, Villanova, West Virginia, UConn, and any school that hired a new coach in the last month.
Seriously consider it, but probably don't pull the trigger: Syracuse, Wichita State, San Diego State, Butler, and Utah.
Probably pull the trigger after varying amounts of thought: Everyone else.
This post was edited on 4/6 1:48 PM by RSTRICK30
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ncaa-tournament-
Tom Izzo decides he's done enough at Michigan State and declares that he is leaving to become head coach at another school. Where does he land and how bad does the school sell out to get him? What teams wouldn't fire their current coach to hire Tom Izzo?
-Matt
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Titus:
This is such a diabolical question. I love it. But before we get to the good stuff, let's go over some ground rules. I'm not giving weight to any coaching change rumors, no matter how substantial. Also, I'm not taking into account contract buyouts or relationships between coaches and athletic directors. This is purely based on "Does it make sense for the direction of the program to fire the current coach and hire Izzo, and would the fan base be OK with the change?"
Hang up before you even finish the question: Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, and Florida.
Let you finish your pitch before politely declining: Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Arizona, Gonzaga, Virginia, Iowa State, Villanova, West Virginia, UConn, and any school that hired a new coach in the last month.
Seriously consider it, but probably don't pull the trigger: Syracuse, Wichita State, San Diego State, Butler, and Utah.
Probably pull the trigger after varying amounts of thought: Everyone else.
This post was edited on 4/6 1:48 PM by RSTRICK30
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ncaa-tournament-
