*** ASST. COACH SEARCH THREAD: Wed, June 10th ***

[ribsnwhiskey]

So is there any update on assistant coaches?

Coach P is currently making a personal phone call to each and every cyclone fan to get our input before making any more hires. It may be a while.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Listen, don't take this the wrong way but not everything that came out of Jeremy's keyboard was right. All this rumor-mill crap is just that - crap. The bigger things to worry about are who Prohm can ACTUALLY hire aside from Small. Several posters have made the point that it's going to be hard to get a coach at this point in the year and that's why I think the current staff has some leverage - they may only be here a year, but Prohm may be looking at them as a "best option" at this point for several reasons, not the least of which being that nobody GOOD really wants to bail on their current program at this point.

Hoping that Prohm can get the staff he wants, but it wouldn't be the end of the world to retain Mann and TJ for one more year and then search during next offseason.

I agree with everything you said, though I would want to keep anyone retained beyond a year, because being likely to lose an assistant during this recruiting class would not be good.

 

[Cydwinder]

My concern comes from those in the know during the interview process who had seen the list Prohm submitted of assistants he planned on bringing in and they have stated that it was the worst list of those interviewing. Sounds like Small is going to be the most impressive of those on staff and this is just a buddy who hasn't spend any time above the mid major level.

Not saying this necessarily happened, but planning on bringing in someone and actually bringing them in are two entirely different things. I could plan on bringing in Coach K, Phil Jackson, and Larry Brown as assistants, but it wouldn't be realistic.

 

[cyclones12321]

I agree with everything you said, though I would want to keep anyone retained beyond a year, because being likely to lose an assistant during this recruiting class would not be good.

Or the recruits these guys signed might bail or reopen their scholarship if someone was to leave

 

[dtISU]

Coach P is currently making a personal phone call to each and every cyclone fan to get our input before making any more hires. It may be a while.

Crap. Now I gotta sit by the phone and wait.

 

[Nazty]

Not saying this necessarily happened, but planning on bringing in someone and actually bringing them in are two entirely different things. I could plan on bringing in Coach K, Phil Jackson, and Larry Brown as assistants, but it wouldn't be realistic.

Doesn't matter what the other lists were at this point, but heard Prohm's list was nothing but mid major guys with no power 5 experience. If guys like that or even Small are so great, why have they never advanced to the Power 5 level.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Coach P is currently making a personal phone call to each and every cyclone fan to get our input before making any more hires. It may be a while.

I call ********. I'm a bigger fan than anyone else here. I would have been the first to get a call and I haven't yet.

 

[Cydkar]

Actually FWIW, Jeremy said the exact same thing.

He also said he thought Prohm was out of the running.

Jeremy's posts are Nazty's source.

 

[jsb]

Doesn't matter what the other lists were at this point, but heard Prohm's list was nothing but mid major guys with no power 5 experience. If guys like that or even Small are so great, why have they never advanced to the Power 5 level.

then why was chew even mentioned??

 

[ILikeCy]

Jon has all the inside leaked info. Sounds like he does not think Otz is staying this year. Pretty late in the year to steal coaches.

I don't understand this logic. I've seen several people make these kind of comments. What difference does it make whether we are trying to hire an assistant coach in March, April, May, or June? Why would it be any harder to hire a coach today than it was in April?

 

[dtISU]

I call ********. I'm a bigger fan than anyone else here. I would have been the first to get a call and I haven't yet.

It's probably just that it's long distance to Hawaii. Needs to round up some coin.

 

[jcyclonee]

I call ********. I'm a bigger fan than anyone else here. I would have been the first to get a call and I haven't yet.

the chronological order is based on distance. The closer you are to Hilton, the sooner you get a call.

 

[dtISU]

the chronological order is based on distance. The closer you are to Hilton, the sooner you get a call.

In that case, I should be getting a personal visit.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Doesn't matter what the other lists were at this point, but heard Prohm's list was nothing but mid major guys with no power 5 experience. If guys like that or even Small are so great, why have they never advanced to the Power 5 level.

HA! LOL. Good stuff.

 

[srjclone]

Have you ever been to Murray, KY? It's actually a nice little town

I actually have, stopped in there on my way down to Florida. It isn't really that bad, but it is the same perception people have of Ames if they have never been. "in the middle of nowhere, and not worth making the trip"

 

[Nazty]

I don't recall Prohm ever mentioning Chew. That was just a name thrown out there based on their history of working at Murray together.

 

[WastedTalent]

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Hoping that Prohm can get the staff he wants, but it wouldn't be the end of the world to retain Mann and TJ for one more year and then search during next offseason.

Assuming Mann and TJ want to stay...

 

[CyTwins]

I don't recall Prohm ever mentioning Chew. That was just a name thrown out there based on their history of working at Murray together.

Travis Hines ‏@TravisHines21 Jun 11
Virginia Tech's Isaac Chew and Murray State's William Small are two names I hear consistently as potential candidates for Prohm's staff.

 

[Nazty]

Travis Hines ‏@TravisHines21 Jun 11
Virginia Tech's Isaac Chew and Murray State's William Small are two names I hear consistently as potential candidates for Prohm's staff.

From where though?

 

[isufbcurt]

From where though?

I am going to go out on a limb and guess he has some sources