Official Hoops Coaching Search Thread - Welcome Danny Manning!!!

[PhDeac]

I'm positive that hiring another no-name coach leading to lackluster results will cause irreparable harm to Wake Forest's future ambitions on the whole as an institution. Most alumni under the age of 40 will continue to be completely checked out. That's a huge blow to capital campaigns.

Especially if the AD plants leak that Shaka et al didn't want to come here because of billboards and rolling the Quad when Bz was fired.

 

[RevDeac06]

I've got a funeral coming up, I expect news by the time I check the boards afterwards.

 

[wakephan09]

and i already knew he was gone when i said he was coming back

i.e. "don't listen to anything that I say. Ever."

 

[jimbob]

We need some good vibes and scoopulation. Hopefully both.

SHAKA

 

[IAppreciateIt]

I'm positive that hiring another no-name coach leading to lackluster results will cause irreparable harm to Wake Forest's future ambitions on the whole as an institution. Most alumni under the age of 40 will continue to be completely checked out. That's a huge blow to capital campaigns.

The sad part is that I'm pretty sure Wellman/AD has done close to a perfect job of handling this search, but at this point it's very likely we are going to be disappointed. I guess we don't think about it, but it's hard to get someone with a family to uproot that and move halfway across the country. Ugh.

 

[willmingtonwave]

Especially if the AD plants leak that Shaka et al didn't want to come here because of billboards and rolling the Quad when Bz was fired.

Like the Isaac Haas situation...

 

[RJKarl]

I'd just like to point out that the Shaka's not coming to Wake rumors coincided neatly with Moonz bringing RJ to this thread.

As opposed to being the only person who has said we would have a legitimate shot versus those who said he would never listen.

Hmmmmmm.......

 

[bigdoublezero]

Pft, the majority of alumni don't know anything about the billboards. Maybe they saw something about the Quad being rolled, but doubtful.

Most Wake alums aren't up to speed on all this crap. They check in when we're winning. This is especially true now that Wake has a national profile with students coming from farther away and dispersing across the country after graduation. So if Wake has plans to keep the university top-of-mind with alumni and maintain that connection, we need to win. Otherwise we're toast.

 

[sycamoredeac]

The sad part is that I'm pretty sure Wellman/AD has done close to a perfect job of handling this search, but at this point it's very likely we are going to be disappointed. I guess we don't think about it, but it's hard to get someone with a family to uproot that and move halfway across the country. Ugh.

Well even if they did a perfect job they put themselves in a situation where the degree of difficult and the stakes were high.

That's like saying A pilot did a perfect job dealing with a tailspin it just wasn't enough. When in fact the pilot in question caused the tailspin due to a poor decision and compounded it with gross negligence.

 

[marquee moon]

I've got a funeral coming up, I expect news by the time I check the boards afterwards.

just in time for the boards funeral

 

[deacvision7]

yes i did

and i already knew he was gone when i said he was coming back

Really not helping your case that you aren't just trolling here...

 

[bigdoublezero]

The sad part is that I'm pretty sure Wellman/AD has done close to a perfect job of handling this search, but at this point it's very likely we are going to be disappointed. I guess we don't think about it, but it's hard to get someone with a family to uproot that and move halfway across the country. Ugh.

It's really not that hard. That's what happens in sports. You want to coach, you go where the teams are.

 

[ResIpsaDeac]

I've got a funeral coming up, I expect news by the time I check the boards afterwards.

I'm calling bs on this, with an over/under of 5 checks during the funeral, including 1 during the eulogy.

 

[dot com]

I've got a funeral coming up, I expect news by the time I check the boards afterwards.

So how quickly does Rev rush through the ceremony to get back to the boards?

RUB A DUB DUB
IN THE HEAVEN CLUB
YAY GOD
*drops mic*

 

[Fuck Your Couch]

We don't know if we ever had a legitimate shot with Shaka. And if we did, who gives a shit if we got turned down anyway. When we're getting blown out by Carolina and Duke next year we aren't taking solace in the fact that Shaka thought about taking our job.

 

[WakeForest Fan]

maybe change the old shirts to "Our Wake, Our Funeral"

 

[Milhouse]

We don't know if we ever had a legitimate shot with Shaka. And if we did, who gives a shit if we got turned down anyway. When we're getting blown out by Carolina and Duke next year we aren't taking solace in the fact that Shaka thought about taking our job.

why do you LIE?!?!?!

 

[RJKarl]

I've got a funeral coming up, I expect news by the time I check the boards afterwards.

He died without knowing. Now that's a tragedy.

Don't interrupt the service if you get a text.

 

[buckets]

Pft, the majority of alumni don't know anything about the billboards. Maybe they saw something about the Quad being rolled, but doubtful.

Most Wake alums aren't up to speed on all this crap. They check in when we're winning. This is especially true now that Wake has a national profile with students coming from farther away and dispersing across the country after graduation. So if Wake has plans to keep the university top-of-mind with alumni and maintain that connection, we need to win. Otherwise we're toast.

Agree on this, but Wake is going to miss out on a whole decade of fans if we hire another shit coach

I can't imagine becoming a die hard Wake bball fan if I went to school during the [Redacted] era

 

[Tiger_Deac]

maybe change the old shirts to "Our Wake, Our Funeral"

Ha... or the new(er) ones to Wake the Dead...