Agree with Townie. This discussion makes quantum leaps that are almost certainly not grounded in reality.
Wellman told him things were fine so he thought things were fine.
This is a very, very dumb theory.Here is a theory. What is this was Currie’s first time actually watching a Manning coached team aside from maybe the First Four? It’s not that far fetched. He’s been busy as an AD. He could be one of many alums who just checked out of Wake basketball. So when he got hired, he just bought the company line about Manning from Wellman and the dumbass donors and didn’t make a move.
Classic og boards discourse here.
Ph posts a theory which is dumb and bad, and then the idiots just pile on that theory (treating it as if it is fact, when indeed it is bad and dumb).
Currie, like Clawson, is a professional who accepted a job with eyes wide open. Two things can be true: 1) Wellman is his mentor, and Currie respects his tenure at Wake; 2) Currie cannot afford Danny Manning's buyout and has to ride out this year of his contract, which is probably pretty frustrating for Currie, making him respect Wellman less.
Of course, this treats reports of a huge buyout that somehow gets significantly cheaper next year as fact as well. There's been zero official confirmation of any of that.
You have a spare $18 million?
This doesn't really make sense. A quick glance at our record would tell him there are major problems.
I think he came into a complicated financial situation with Manning, and Currie is using this year to make a plan (obtain buyout money, identify good replacement candidates, etc).
I've been impressed by Currie - he clearly gets the importance of the fan experience and social media, and he has been prominent at every sporting event at Wake this fall (all sports, all locations).
True, but does it seem likely that Currie had no idea the basketball team wasn't good before taking the job ? Also, isn't it likely, based on your knowledge of coaching contracts in college sports, that Manning has some sort of large buyout that goes down annually ?
A disgraced and unemployed former AD that was fired for incompetence takes any consulting job he can get and agrees to do anything for the chance to work again as AD at his alma mater. He is a Wellman protege and considers Wellman to be his mentor. We didn’t suddenly get a new AD with any balls that demands accountability and expects WAke to win.
Agree with this. Currie will make a change next spring. This year will be long and frustrating but we just have to endure it. Let's hope that Currie is a hell of a lot better than RW was at sizing up coaching talent in basketball.
This is totally false. People around the country know that Phil Fulmer was sabotaging Currie from Day One at TN. There are totally believable stories that Fulmer or his friends called a couple the TN football candidates telling them Currie wouldn't be there for their entire first contract. Fulmer is pure scum.
Currie was far from being disgraced.
This is totally false. People around the country know that Phil Fulmer was sabotaging Currie from Day One at TN. There are totally believable stories that Fulmer or his friends called a couple the TN football candidates telling them Currie wouldn't be there for their entire first contract. Fulmer is pure scum.
Currie was far from being disgraced.
Yep. Currie had Mike Leach lined up to come in. How's Fulmer's hire working out?
Agree with Townie. This discussion makes quantum leaps that are almost certainly not grounded in reality.
Isn't that what message boards are for?