Chris Holtmann to Tennessee?

[JIMSOULS]

If this happens, wow, as I love the idea of Holtmann coaching what figures to be an excellent Butler team next season. It would be a good hire for the Vols, though.

Vols talk to Chris Holtmann

 

[Pirate6711]

The rest of the teams in the Big East would benefit from Holtmann taking the Tennessee job. Butler is very fortunate to have him after the Brandon Miller flop.

 

[JIMSOULS]

Originally posted by Pirate6711:
The rest of the teams in the Big East would benefit from Holtmann taking the Tennessee job. Butler is very fortunate to have him after the Brandon Miller flop.

I think it would be bad for the conference. Alas, he could well go as he is the lowest-paid head coach in the Big East. Talk about moving up fast.

 

[SHUMA04]

The SEC isn't messing around when it comes to basketball coaches

 

[Pirate6711]

Originally posted by SHUMA04:
The SEC isn't messing around when it comes to basketball coaches

It's not hard when you fired a coach making $1.6 million and that total, while low in the SEC, is about double what a guy like Holtmann makes.

 

[mjs428]

Why are we making Chris Holtmann into Coach K after 1 season when he had such a talented team?

 

[SPK145]

Well they did go from 14-17, 4-14 last year to 23-11, 12-6 this year.

 

[hallgrad80]

The BE conference is going to become a feeding ground for its successful young coaches to move into the power 5 conferences as the BE is no longer a destination for coaches but a stepping stone.

 

[Pirate64]

Absolutely right. Our league is like the A-10 right now.

A stepping stone for the power conferences.

To make a comeback we need a lot more players- especially big men- who are better..

 

[shu09]

Originally posted by hallgrad80:
The BE conference is going to become a feeding ground for its successful young coaches to move into the power 5 conferences as the BE is no longer a destination for coaches but a stepping stone.

The Big East has always been a stepping stone for coaches. In this century, very rarely has an established name come to the Big East.

 

[mjs428]

SPK, they also didn't have their best player.