wake20
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Define "no thanks".
From what I know we offered the job to two guys: Shaka and Manning.
Exactly. If you include no call backs and "not interested" before the conversation even began, I'd say 4-5 more.
Define "no thanks".
From what I know we offered the job to two guys: Shaka and Manning.
Why would the coaching fraternity hate Ron's guts? As Wake fans, we have our reasons. But outsiders?
Hard to make an offer to someone who tells you right away that he doesn't want the job, but thanks for calling. No doubt in my mind that RW makes a hard play for Archie if he at least showed some sign that it was possible he'd take the job.
there are probably only 2 or 3 people on earth who know the answer to that question, and they don't post here
FWIW....a friend of mine with strong ties to Duke insiders told me we needed to and would look at Danny Manning. I've been getting "told ya" texts non-stop.With all due respect, Danny Manning was NOT an obvious choice from day one
Why would they fly him to Winston if he hadn't been hired? At this rate, it would look worse for Wake if Manning said no. We'd be a bigger laughing stock than we already are.
We only can surmise, given the consensus that RW went hard after Shaka Smart, that Smart said no. Amaker may have been interviewed, but we don't know that he was offered, only that he wants to stay at Harvard. We don't know where in the order of candidates he was. I doubt if Gregg Marshall was on the list. His somewhat disparaging remarks about Wake make me think that he harbors a grudge for not getting the job, or at least an interview, four years ago, plus, I doubt if he would get along with his boss which is seldom a good thing. There must have been more to the Ben Howland situation at UCLA than meets the eye, as there have been no rumors about an approach to him, unlike the rumors that Marquette was after him. So, to be fair, the only one we can be reasonably sure said "no" to an offer is probably Shaka Smart. However, unless Manning was much higher on RW's list than most of us supposed (and there were some of us who touted him from the beginning when it looked like Shaka was out), we can assume, but probably never know, that at least a couple of others declined, or, alternatively, that their interviews did not go well and RW moved along. I think the earlier comments that RW was going to "swing for the fences" got everyone's hopes up. We momentarily forgot the old adage that disappointment is a function of expectation. I certainly expected better than this and I suspect RW did, as well.
there are probably only 2 or 3 people on earth who know the answer to that question, and they don't post here
Very plausible recap by poster WildBill.
Thanks to Dan Collins, I went hook-line-sinker on him relating that he was told Wake/Wellman/Hatch/Big Donors were 'swinging for the fences' so much so that Shaka Smart was Plan B. What was Manning then....Plan E ( aka EMERGENCY ) ?As it turned out, Wake got on base via a bunt single !
And so much for WAKE WILL plus Joel ownership making the timing of this search critical. With Louisville coming in, VT grabbing Buzz Williams and UVA emerging, I was convinced Wake definately wanted to be a factor again in the ACC. I was wrong....LOWF lives on. Danny Manning matching in-game wits and in recruiting with K, Roy, Boeheim and Pitino ? Yea right....
We'd better have plans to revamp Joel to about 6,500 seats cuz that's about the max we'll need going forward.