Many TCU fans want the school to go for Pitt's Jamie Dixon.  He was a star at TCU in the 80's but his contract at Pitt is worth twice what TCU was paying their former coach.

Parrish writes that CSU has reportedly also spoken with Weber State's Randy Rahe, New Mexico assistant Craig Neal and two CSU assistants -- Niko Medved and Craig Smith

SMU
After missing out on three earlier targets -- Marquette's Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg and Long Beach State's Dan Monson -- SMU reportedly may be interested in Harvard coach Tommy Amaker.

At this point, this is strictly speculation, and Amaker's name has come up at a number of places already this offseason, but it may be a name to keep an eye on if you're a Mustangs' fan.

With the high salary SMU is willing to offer, this coaching search has already lasted longer than many expected. But to this point, you have to give SMU athletic director Steve Orsini credit for not shying away from big-name coaches
 

Posted by sull21858 on 4/6/2012 3:49:00 PM (view original):
Johnson never should have left Stanford.  That move was always a head scratcher for me. 

Trent Johnson may have been too honest for his own good, describing his situation at Stanford as his dream job and letting anyone within earshot know it.

Underpaid and apparently underappreciated at Stanford, the 51-year-old coach was introduced as the new men's coach at during a press conference on Thursday in .

The Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Johnson was in the final year of his contract at Stanford, and was scheduled to meet later this week with A.D. Bowlsby about an extension. According to a source close to Johnson, Bowlsby verbally offered Johnson a contract about half the length of the five-year deal he wanted. For Johnson, it was too little, too late.

Johnson had "preliminary talks" with LSU officials at the Final Four in this past weekend. His new contract with LSU is estimated at $1 million to $1.2 million annually — nearly twice the reported salary he received at Stanford.

MIAMI — Florida International has fired men’s basketball coach Isiah Thomas, after the Hall of Fame player went 26-65 in three seasons.

Thomas signed a five-year deal with FIU, taking nothing in base salary for his first season and agreeing to a deal where he would receive nearly half of any gross revenues from ticket sales, commissions collected on food and beverage concessions and sponsorships.

But FIU never generated the buzz that both it and Thomas envisioned. The Panthers averaged 1,071 fans at home this season, nearly four times that many on the road.

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Fla. International finished 8-21 this season. They started out strong, upsetting George Mason in their opener and, later, losing to Maryland by 4. But they also lost to NAIA Texas Wesleyan

Posted by sull21858 on 4/3/2012 10:26:00 AM (view original):
I see what you're saying.  I love, as a coach myself, stealing things I like from different NCAA coaches.  Presses - Pitino   1-3-1 - Beilein   Sets out of a time out - Izzo/Ryan  Managing momentum - Calhoun   I could go on and on from my notebook.  I have been taking notes for 6 years now and haver been impressed enough by 1 thing Weber has done to write anything down.  I don't harbor any ill will toward him, I just think he is more suited for the mid major coaching ranks.   

The Tennessee State job is interesting.  As a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, they're the only HBCU ( historically black college or university) that's not in either the SWAC or MEAC. The Ohio Valley, mostly a Kentucky-Tennessee conference, offered better rivalries and less travel time.

They also have a rich atletic history. In 1957, they became the first HBCU to win a national title when they won the NAIA tournament.  In 1959, they became the first team at any level to win 3 consecutive titles.  They've also had 100 footballers drafted by the NFL

Their women's track team, the Tigerbelles, have sent 40 women to the Summer Olympics, winning 23 medals, 13 of them gold.

Posted by alblack56 on 4/6/2012 4:03:00 PM (view original):
DUQUESNE
 
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

If Duquesne wants sizzle, Orlando Antigua, the former Pitt player and assistant and current Kentucky assistant, is the popular choice.

Who's hotter than Antigua?

When your team plays in two consecutive Final Fours while producing enough lottery picks to field an NBA expansion team, you sit at the head of the table.

Antigua dominated talk among college basketball coaches and administrators meeting over the weekend in New Orleans about being the best candidate to replace Ron Everhart. Antigua is a familiar name from a big-time program who has paid his dues.

We know Antigua can recruit (see: Anthony Davis), but can he coach?