I still wonder if there might be something bigger brewing. The names Drew and Capel have been prominent in grapevine chatter ever since Gregory was let go. It seems to me that the grapevine has been too accurate to be true. Anyone else feeling this? Or am I just desperately trying to avoid wondering why we are at a point where we are rolling dice?
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Bryce Drew does have a tie to Atlanta. You all boys have overlooked his wife. She was a cheerleader for the Atlanta Hawks in the past.
No way Vandy wins him over. This is the break we have yearned for.
Edited to comment on Texwood wondering if "something bigger is brewing"? Yes, and it is in Stech81's back yard. Don't tell John Smoltz's neighbors, it's the biggest beer brewery stil known to mankind. Fueled by biodiesel. He calls it his little invention to quenching the White Team's thirst.
No way Vandy wins him over. This is the break we have yearned for.
Edited to comment on Texwood wondering if "something bigger is brewing"? Yes, and it is in Stech81's back yard. Don't tell John Smoltz's neighbors, it's the biggest beer brewery stil known to mankind. Fueled by biodiesel. He calls it his little invention to quenching the White Team's thirst.
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Kenny Anderson has been campaigning for an Asst. Coaching position on the new staff from Houston.
Hey mate, just so I understand, what is meant by "grapevine has been too accurate to be true"?
Speaking of Bill Murray, and his gift to recruiting. Witnessed him at a Duke football game, they got better; Clemson football, then a NC; his son the AC in hoops, they lost a heartbreaker;
I've invited Danny DeVito to be our good luck charm, he's undefeated with us so far 0-0.
I've invited Danny DeVito to be our good luck charm, he's undefeated with us so far 0-0.
Ken Suguira, with about as much access as a random dude on the Internet like he usually has, delivers this scoop:
Other people on the Internet claim that Jeff Chapel (sic), Jay Larranaga, and now Bryce Drew are candidates for the GT job.
If you choose to read this grade school level piece, it is here.I wouldn't recommend the click.
Other people on the Internet claim that Jeff Chapel (sic), Jay Larranaga, and now Bryce Drew are candidates for the GT job.
If you choose to read this grade school level piece, it is here.I wouldn't recommend the click.
Just that the rumor mill has been surprisingly accurate. That is at odds with the general thinking that MBob is tight lipped and keeping everything close to the vest. This just strikes me as weird.
I will say this, if it is Drew MBob has a big set of cojones. There is no getting around the fact that this would be a high risk hire. If Drew turns out to be a great coach in the ACC, MBob's status as a guru recruiter of coaching talent will be legendary. If the risk doesn't pan out, MBob's tenure here will be considered an unmitigated disaster.
It sounds like you filtered out the nonsense rather than the rumor mill was accurate.
That finalizes it in my book. He will never bee hired now. Like a baseball trade rumor that won't quit.
OK. I still don't get it. I don't know what they are accurate at. All that is going on is a bunch of people copying and pasting the same thing over and over. It's the internet. If you read enough copying and pasting of the same thing, I am far from certain that it equates to "accuracy". But, perhaps I am just dense.
Would you girls help me out? I'm going to start a rumor that I have an 18-inch johnson. If enough of you (aka "grapevine", "rumor mill") post this as fact, then it will be viewed as accurate. We can even refer to it as "where there's smoke..." though I prefer there be no fire or smoke anywhere near my johnson.
But, I digress.
SNAP OUT OF IT
Bryce's wife said you do. Must bee true. Hope it doesn't get you shot. His middle name is "Homer", meaning they are an "All in the Family" gang.
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The logic behind Georgia Tech's supposed interest in Drew makes sense -- he's an up-and-coming coach who has done well running a mid-major program for several years now, with some postseason success thrown in as well. His college playing career at Valparaiso resulted in him being a first-round pick by the Houston Rockets in 1998. He played in the NBA until 2004 before playing further in Europe, ending his playing career in 2005. He returned to Valparaiso in 2005, where he was an assistant to his father Homer Drew. He served as associate head coach for the Crusaders until his father stepped down after the 2010-2011 season, and took over at the helms afterward.
After the team was a combined 38-29 (22-14) in his father's final two seasons, with only a second-round CIT finish in the postseason, the younger Drew's team went 48-20 (27-7) in his first two seasons, including an NIT berth in his first season and an NCAA Tournament first-round victory the following year. In five years as head coach of the Crusaders, his teams are a combined 124-48 (65-19) with four regular-season conference championships, a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (which saw them win their first-round games against a 3-seed and a 4-seed), and most recently being named runners-up in the 2016 NIT.
The biggest downside to hiring Drew would most likely be the lack of diversity in his experience, given that he has never coached anywhere other than Valparaiso. In addition, it's hard to say how successful he would be in recruiting after moving to a totally different region of the country from his current situation in Indiana.
The logic behind Georgia Tech's supposed interest in Drew makes sense -- he's an up-and-coming coach who has done well running a mid-major program for several years now, with some postseason success thrown in as well. His college playing career at Valparaiso resulted in him being a first-round pick by the Houston Rockets in 1998. He played in the NBA until 2004 before playing further in Europe, ending his playing career in 2005. He returned to Valparaiso in 2005, where he was an assistant to his father Homer Drew. He served as associate head coach for the Crusaders until his father stepped down after the 2010-2011 season, and took over at the helms afterward.
After the team was a combined 38-29 (22-14) in his father's final two seasons, with only a second-round CIT finish in the postseason, the younger Drew's team went 48-20 (27-7) in his first two seasons, including an NIT berth in his first season and an NCAA Tournament first-round victory the following year. In five years as head coach of the Crusaders, his teams are a combined 124-48 (65-19) with four regular-season conference championships, a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (which saw them win their first-round games against a 3-seed and a 4-seed), and most recently being named runners-up in the 2016 NIT.
The biggest downside to hiring Drew would most likely be the lack of diversity in his experience, given that he has never coached anywhere other than Valparaiso. In addition, it's hard to say how successful he would be in recruiting after moving to a totally different region of the country from his current situation in Indiana.
Actually I was talking about what I was hearing from people I know - not the internet. Last weekend, I was hearing that we would interview Wade and Capel during the week but nothing would happen until MBob has a chance to speak with Drew. If it turns out to be Drew, that intel was close to being spot-on.
I heard Capel and Drew. I did not hear Wade.
I thought you were talking about the Internet "rumors", which include both rumors and completely fabricated stuff.
Gotcha. I would never ask you or anybody for that matter on the internet to divulge sources. So, not doing that. What I would like to know though is from the people you know...how are they gathering this information? I mean, is Bobinski telling people this stuff? Do they have connectivity to all of the candidates? That would seem rather odd. Did Bobinski leave a file out for people to see? And, if so or Bobinski is telling people his intentions/plans, I feel like the final scene of Absence of Malice where Wilford Brimley's character says something to the effect "did the D.A. tell you why he would do a damn fool thing like leave an investigation file out for you to see it?"
Speaking of, the final scene in Absence of Malice is one of the top 5 movie scenes of all time to me. And, it kind of reminds me of the silly season right now.
Not all of it but enjoy...
I realized the source. Only trying to give you some background information and the obvious, since he is going to be announced at the Final Four later today. Cough, cough!
I'm sure there is a long game of telephone between the folks I know and any original source of info (probably explains the Wade mis-info). The only thing that makes sense to me is that somehow the info was leaked out of the AD's office. All of this, of course, is still assuming that Drew is indeed the guy. The rumor still has a chance to be false...maybe...perhaps...please...no?
I summarily dismissed that rumor when it was first relayed to me as I truly thought we'd be aiming higher. When evidence began to emerge that there might be some truth to it, I went into meltdown mode right here on this board and the cheese slid off my cracker.
SNAP OUT OF IT
I summarily dismissed that rumor when it was first relayed to me as I truly thought we'd be aiming higher. When evidence began to emerge that there might be some truth to it, I went into meltdown mode right here on this board and the cheese slid off my cracker.
SNAP OUT OF IT
"leaked out of the AD's office"....that is a scary thought.
On the one hand, I could understand some cat and mouse games if we feel those need to be played. I'd like to think a competent and handsomely paid AD would not stoop to that - and perhaps he did not and has not. I mean, I could see tossing some names out there to make some others think one thing when that's not really the true intention. The intention may be to make someone you REALLY want think the job is going to slip away to someone else.
On the other hand, I just don't think Bobinski would do that nor leak anything. So, if it has been leaked, then whoever has done it or is doing it should have their ass in Bobinski's bag ala Wilford Brimley's great character in the Absence of Malice clip I linked.
Of course, the GTAA just continues to prove over and over how incompetent they are so nothing should surprise me at all. I'd hope Bobinski or whoever sees having us throw a gazillion names out there and signing none can ultimately devalue the job and hurt us in the end - if indeed that is what could be going on, which we don't know. IOW, signing our 5th or 6th or 7th option and that being public is not good.
On the one hand, I could understand some cat and mouse games if we feel those need to be played. I'd like to think a competent and handsomely paid AD would not stoop to that - and perhaps he did not and has not. I mean, I could see tossing some names out there to make some others think one thing when that's not really the true intention. The intention may be to make someone you REALLY want think the job is going to slip away to someone else.
On the other hand, I just don't think Bobinski would do that nor leak anything. So, if it has been leaked, then whoever has done it or is doing it should have their ass in Bobinski's bag ala Wilford Brimley's great character in the Absence of Malice clip I linked.
Of course, the GTAA just continues to prove over and over how incompetent they are so nothing should surprise me at all. I'd hope Bobinski or whoever sees having us throw a gazillion names out there and signing none can ultimately devalue the job and hurt us in the end - if indeed that is what could be going on, which we don't know. IOW, signing our 5th or 6th or 7th option and that being public is not good.
I don't know if the Wade rumor was false. I just didn't hear it.
I've seen a whole bunch of names on twitter and message boards I believe to be completely false. The Bobber doesn't do much talking.
One common denominator we all can agree upon...whomever takes the H.C. position will need a great staff to support his efforts, including a "specialization in recruiting our home state" for at the least, a lead recruiter.
Definitely. And more...
*needs to learn ASAP and embrace the uniqueness of the Institute - by "uniqueness" I am primarily referencing limited curricula, very few if any easy paths to a degree, etc. Duke's Sociology degree program, for instance, has always been a safe harbor for S-A's and particularly hoops players to ease their way thru Duke. For that matter, it is commonly shared that getting into Duke is difficult but getting thru/out of Duke with a diploma is not. Tech is not that way. Note, this concerns me significantly with Drew who has spent all his time at a school where he can reel in the brook trout with little-to-no interference from the entrance folks. While Duke gets 'em in without a ton of pushback, they do have higher standards where they know for some guys it just isn't an option. I doubt Drew has ever faced that.
*this can extend to embracing the culture of Tech. "THWG" will win a lot of fans over from day 1 as silly as that may seem.
*embrace and use the existing resources that exist. Speaking of Cremins, lettermen, etc.
Btw, I thought Gregory did a solid job on these listed above and many more I have not listed.
*needs to learn ASAP and embrace the uniqueness of the Institute - by "uniqueness" I am primarily referencing limited curricula, very few if any easy paths to a degree, etc. Duke's Sociology degree program, for instance, has always been a safe harbor for S-A's and particularly hoops players to ease their way thru Duke. For that matter, it is commonly shared that getting into Duke is difficult but getting thru/out of Duke with a diploma is not. Tech is not that way. Note, this concerns me significantly with Drew who has spent all his time at a school where he can reel in the brook trout with little-to-no interference from the entrance folks. While Duke gets 'em in without a ton of pushback, they do have higher standards where they know for some guys it just isn't an option. I doubt Drew has ever faced that.
*this can extend to embracing the culture of Tech. "THWG" will win a lot of fans over from day 1 as silly as that may seem.
*embrace and use the existing resources that exist. Speaking of Cremins, lettermen, etc.
Btw, I thought Gregory did a solid job on these listed above and many more I have not listed.
Good one.
Watching Bosh improve during that one season from somewhat awkward guy learning the college game to a guy who made you think "this guy is going to be really, really good" was fun.
Y'all know me that i know little about basketball , but those last 2 names are not going to make me watch basketball.
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You are a smart man. I am not sure I can fully support Jay or Kelsey, particularly Pat. Willing to let it play all the way out, assistants too. Capel looks like our best option to unite the fan base. Drew, we can get behind.
Perhaps not Drew either.
Jeff Goodman
Bryce Drew now considered the frontrunner for Vandy, sources told ESPN.
Jeff Goodman
Bryce Drew now considered the frontrunner for Vandy, sources told ESPN.
Goodman hasn't had a scoop yet. From a Nashville sportswriter:
Blake Lovell @theblakelovell
Bryce Drew was always Georgia Tech’s top target from the very beginning. I’d be very surprised if he winds up at Vandy.
6:57 PM - 3 Apr 2016
Blake Lovell @theblakelovell
Bryce Drew was always Georgia Tech’s top target from the very beginning. I’d be very surprised if he winds up at Vandy.
6:57 PM - 3 Apr 2016
I don't have any non-public info on this so trying to piece together what we know:
- GT appears to have targeted Drew as their first choice.
- Vandy, according to former GT walk on and Columbia State HC, is looking at King Rice or an ex-NBA guy. One writer on Twitter claimed Rice interviewed there on Friday, I may be off a day.
- Goodman from ESPN has been throwing a lot of names around. This looks like he is dropping names to show interest to help agents, who in turn get him real scoops once in a while.
I am guessing that Drew's agent is trying to maximize the offer from GT while putting his staff together and GT puts its details together.
- GT appears to have targeted Drew as their first choice.
- Vandy, according to former GT walk on and Columbia State HC, is looking at King Rice or an ex-NBA guy. One writer on Twitter claimed Rice interviewed there on Friday, I may be off a day.
- Goodman from ESPN has been throwing a lot of names around. This looks like he is dropping names to show interest to help agents, who in turn get him real scoops once in a while.
I am guessing that Drew's agent is trying to maximize the offer from GT while putting his staff together and GT puts its details together.
Now lets pass the collection plate. Please give till it hurts. If you would like to give more I still have GTJT credit card just tell me how much .
Makes a lot of sense. But if it is Drew, our AD who speaks to nobody has folks close to him that love to talk. That dynamic is bizarre to me.
