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I think he stays for Powell's senior year then bolts.
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I agree. I dont know a soul who would wanna live in blacksberg. Ive heard its awful outside of being a drunk college kid.
Willard also recently overpaid for a decent at best house in westfield too
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heres how I see things going down. Willard stays at seton hall one more year. after the 2020 season he bolts out of his mid-major conference to the big leagues. Sha comes over from St Peters and SHU doesn't miss a beat. But what does "doesn't miss a beat" mean exactly? Well, lets be honest outside of buying a team that went to 3 tourneys, willard has really only "coached" one SHU team to the tourney, that being this years team is an awful conference. He's an OK coach but I think he'll wash out at the next level up.
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ehh honestly that's nothing new. Seton Hall has always been transfer U. Theyve been heavily involved in the transfer market for as long as I can remember.
I think he’ll stay at seton hall. Va tech isn’t a lucrative position and you’re second tier at your school and in your conference. Plus I think he’s very loyal to Powell to be with him for his senior year.
VTech basketball very nicely supported at the school and in a top 2 bball conference in the country. At a school which greatly supports athletics overall. How many opportunities are better? 20? 30? 40? For an Eastern half of US guy maybe 25 at most. He's been at SH long enough where I don't think you stick for one more year to potentially land something supposedly better.
Kyk,
I have been to Virginia Tech. I would take that area over the area around Seton Hall in a second. The campus is much is better imo. Parts of it reminded me a bit of West Point.Can't say Blacksburg is the best college town I have been to (was there in 1999),but it is OK and the southwest part of Virginia/Tennessee region is beautiful. Heck of a lot nicer than the northeast Virginia/Washington,DC mess.--Just my opinions,others may disagree.
I have been to Virginia Tech. I would take that area over the area around Seton Hall in a second. The campus is much is better imo. Parts of it reminded me a bit of West Point.Can't say Blacksburg is the best college town I have been to (was there in 1999),but it is OK and the southwest part of Virginia/Tennessee region is beautiful. Heck of a lot nicer than the northeast Virginia/Washington,DC mess.--Just my opinions,others may disagree.
is it easier to recruit to SHU or Va tech?
I always saw SHU as a school the was good at recruiting local NY area talent and some intl talent. At Va Tech he can still recruit NJ with a sales pitch of playing in the premier conference in a school with an actual campus.
Conference-wise the Big East is Villanova and then everyone else while the ACC has 3-4 Villanova's (Duke, UNC, and Va were #1 seeds)
Also take under consideration that Boeheim -72, Coach K-72, and Roy Williams-68 are at the tail end of their careers and the next coach may have a let down with these teams since part of the recruiting is the coach.
If the money is there he should take it. If he thinks a better job will be open next year and he will lead SHU to the NCAAs then stay 1 more year. Lastly, he has coached at Iona and now SHU which are both religious affiliated schools. He may want to jump to a public to prove that he can play in the big leagues away from the religious school feeder high schools.
I always saw SHU as a school the was good at recruiting local NY area talent and some intl talent. At Va Tech he can still recruit NJ with a sales pitch of playing in the premier conference in a school with an actual campus.
Conference-wise the Big East is Villanova and then everyone else while the ACC has 3-4 Villanova's (Duke, UNC, and Va were #1 seeds)
Also take under consideration that Boeheim -72, Coach K-72, and Roy Williams-68 are at the tail end of their careers and the next coach may have a let down with these teams since part of the recruiting is the coach.
If the money is there he should take it. If he thinks a better job will be open next year and he will lead SHU to the NCAAs then stay 1 more year. Lastly, he has coached at Iona and now SHU which are both religious affiliated schools. He may want to jump to a public to prove that he can play in the big leagues away from the religious school feeder high schools.
I don't think Willard will leave SHU. He has it made at SHU in that the AD is also from Iona and he has had some success. He might want to coach against the Big Boys in a major conference but who knows for sure.
in the Big East he won't be better than 4th in most recognizable coaches after Jay Wright, Patrick Ewing, and Chris Mullin.
Go to V tech, get them to a couple of tourneys and then move to an even more recognizable hoops school. It may even be a UConn if Danny moves on after a turn around.
Go to V tech, get them to a couple of tourneys and then move to an even more recognizable hoops school. It may even be a UConn if Danny moves on after a turn around.
It really depends on what you like. Not everyone is wired to live in the sticks. That region is beautiful, but it's the sticks.
Sounds like Willard’s agent is on overdrive to extract an extension at shoe. Can you go from Williams to Willard if you are at VT?
I cannot believe that he would turn down a position at a large state school in a premier basketball conference rather than stay at a relatively small private school in a has been conference.
Leveraging an extension would seem to be the most likely outcome although if he wants to leave this may be the best opportunity coming his way. Certainly no guarantee that something better with mutual interest will be forthcoming next year.
Guys like Willard go to football schools in premier conferences and in 3 years they are looking for a new job. What Buzz did at VT was remarkable, because Buzz is a remarkable coach mainly due to his personality. I think Willard is a good coach, but I don't see him being successful at VT.
That is a huge jump, but he has the experience at VT and being Dave Odom's son can't hurt.
I think they hire a bigger name than Odom.
Here's the larger problem with Willard having significant interest in VTech....it shows he's open for business and can be had for a job beyond SHU. It doesn't matter if he takes Virginia Tech or someone else ultimately does. In a week, another carousel of jobs will open when dominoes start falling around the country.
And there's an already sharp list of candidates who are assuredly on the chopping block for 2020 like Danny Manning at Wake Forest, Jim Christian at Boston College who survived getting axed in the last 2 to 3 weeks.
I don't know if those 2 jobs pay what SHU is paying him or if they could pay what Tech could pay, but these coaches are going into Year 5 with a significant buyout secured (Manning) or a solid one in Christian.
I don't think Maryland would hire Willard, but Mark Turgeon is another name that could be on the move in another year and a school looking for a potential change.
It's 5 to 6 years of money PLUS the coach walks away with more than the risk of whether the coach would or could succeed, if he does well in the 1st 2 or 3 years, which immediately lands that coach a 2 to 3 year extension.
And there's an already sharp list of candidates who are assuredly on the chopping block for 2020 like Danny Manning at Wake Forest, Jim Christian at Boston College who survived getting axed in the last 2 to 3 weeks.
I don't know if those 2 jobs pay what SHU is paying him or if they could pay what Tech could pay, but these coaches are going into Year 5 with a significant buyout secured (Manning) or a solid one in Christian.
I don't think Maryland would hire Willard, but Mark Turgeon is another name that could be on the move in another year and a school looking for a potential change.
It's 5 to 6 years of money PLUS the coach walks away with more than the risk of whether the coach would or could succeed, if he does well in the 1st 2 or 3 years, which immediately lands that coach a 2 to 3 year extension.
Not unless another dirty little catholic school wants him. Willard has made the pay to play gig work at SHU. Why leave?
And why would an ACC school like Va Tech want him?
And they'll live on transfers from this point forward - not a great school, a blah campus in not a great neighborhood, and an off campus arena, plus the league is going down. Beginning next year they are out of our league for the foreseeable future.
Buying a team ?
What comedy
NCAA sniffing all over South Orange Ave are they ?
Tell them to try the pie at Bunnys
Green With Envy for $ 100 Alex !
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Respect the bending of the rules but be honest with yourself, they bought 2016-2018. Carrington, delgado, rodriguez and whitehead dont come without buying an assistant and get whitehead some of that cayyyysh
Funny how we all have our own biases and most are pushing Willard out the door. My gut tells me it’s jealousy because they’ve been more successful. I think the death of seton hall has been greatly exaggerated. They’re dying the same death for the last 25 years. I love pike and am thrilled with what’s going on here. But maybe Willard likes going to the dance at his little urban no campusy commutery catholic school. I have no idea what he values. I just want to continue to improve and beating them whether he’s there or not would be fine with me
If Willard stays SHU is a top 20 team next year. He’s slowing turning SHU into a major program.
And cold as a mutha. Stopped there to gas up late night/early morning while driving for my move to Georgia in March of 2007. Stepped out of the car and couldn't get back inside soon enough.
Va tech is really out there. I was there for a Rutgers game and my side trip was visiting a bat cave. They have a small college ave type scene, the football program is good so I suppose for students, as long as there’s alcohol, you can have fun anywhere? But NJ is a lot more attractive and why make a lateral move to live in the sticks?
I think he leaves after next season and cashes in at a much more attractive location. Or stays at SHU with a huge extension. He recruits dirty but he’s a much better coach than I thought he was.
I think he leaves after next season and cashes in at a much more attractive location. Or stays at SHU with a huge extension. He recruits dirty but he’s a much better coach than I thought he was.
VA Tech has been good of late but it will always be a football school.
He should stay at Seton Hall.
He should stay at Seton Hall.
If Marshall is ever going to leave Wichita, it’s going to be for a big time job like Kansas or UCLA. He could get a job like Va Tech any time he wants.
It'll be about the money. If SHU can pay Willard, he should stay - no reason to go to VTech and face a much harder conference schedule while trying to recruit kids to Appalachia. If VTech throws an extra $1M+ a year his way, he should go and continue to build his resume.
Personally, I really don't care much one way or another. He's been just 7-6 against us during his career, while Gonzo was 6-2 and Orr was 7-4.
Personally, I really don't care much one way or another. He's been just 7-6 against us during his career, while Gonzo was 6-2 and Orr was 7-4.
