yes Im shocked he wasnt hired before somewhere...honestly i wonder if Iowa is going after him because its a better job than Minnesota but they likely DeVries and MacCollum higher on their list
i would be surprised if DeVries left West Virginia
when i made the list of coaches i would take Pike over they included Ben Johnson at Minnesota and Mike Woodson at Indiana and I had Pike around 14-15 best case scenario
if they bring in maccollum which seems like the natural fit i would feel pretty comfortable pegging rutgers in at 18 in next years preseason poll without needing to see the portal transfers
well there is always the mess that is Penn State and if Collins bolts to Nova but yeah its going to be very very ugly around here next year
You do realize that irregardless of your hypothetical coaching rankings, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Nebraska and Penn State all rank behind RU in terms of ability to recruit talent from a pool of players??
Let’s not downplay how awesome Pike was at Stony Brook. He was once this type of guy too. Devries is awesome though. Better suited for todays environment
Penn State gives 0% you know whats about basketball which is a shame because they are in the Ohio State Michigan territory from an NIL perspective and could easily have a competitive basketball team by accident if they wanted to but they probably put money into wrestling and other things instead
Pikiell made ONE NCAA tournament at Stony Brook
Iowa is a class above us just from a tradition standpoint
this...those years concern me when you put together his futility in the Big 10 tournament
this isnt true....rutgers has never been a more attractive job than Iowa. We are basically in the same boat with the bottom 5
Ben McCollum is a logical target with his ties to the state of Iowa
He had incredibly good seasons at Stony Brook of all places. Unprecedented success there, both from before they had him til today. If you’re gonna say that then what’s so good about 0 tournament wins Devries? Such a poor way to evaluate. Multiple top 100 finishes in KenPom at Stony Brook, including a top 60 finish. The best they’ve done since is 168. We can criticize his current shortcomings, performance but putting weight on conference tournament wins is a dishonest, unfair reevaluation. He was a great coach who is behind the times in the NIL era.
10 years but only 1 ncaa appearance and massive failure in those conference tourneys when it mattered
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (2018–2024) | |||||
| 2018–19 | Drake | 24–10 | 12–6 | T–1st | CIT First Round |
| 2019–20 | Drake | 20–14 | 8–10 | 8th | Postseason cancelled |
| 2020–21 | Drake | 26–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2021–22 | Drake | 25–11 | 13–5 | T–2nd | CBI Quarterfinals |
| 2022–23 | Drake | 27–8 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2023–24 | Drake | 28–7 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
Wade wasn't going to be shut out of a major conference job with how McNeese looked this year and
Will Wade has success at the P4 level, the others wouldn't come anyway, unless RU suddenly makes a big jump in NIL promises.
I might be looking from a different angle than what the conversation was you were part of. Without a strong NIL commitment a name may be the only way RU can bring in the talent needed. However, the names are only going to want the NIL commitment.
Bac and the others picking coaches and the rest are just full of shyt. How do we know that ? Their shyt smell blows with the wind like their opinions. Imagine depending on these guys for anything. No consistency, little real loyalty, they will fire coaches yearly and they fawn over the flavor of the day.
To be honest no one has ever been able to fit the criteria here. Pike was a total shot in the dark really but anyone would be better than Eddie..we aren't in that situation now
