Coaching Search Thread

[gmujim92]

I am still trying to get caught up with the reference to someone banging another man's wife on the living room couch making him watch.

That was one hell of a segue.

Herndon posted earlier that he wouldn’t care if Mason hired somebody who had banged his wife, he just wanted a great coach. I wanted to establish that unlike his, my fandom has limits.

 

[GMUSSTN]

Really getting tired of all the kink shaming on these boards.

 

[mkaufman1]

So we're cool with a coach who bangs our wives but wins on the court?

Boy this escalated...quickly?

 

[GMUSSTN]

Live shot as we wait for the next interviewee in Brad's office:

 

[Falco]

I get the sense that President Washington is willing to spend some money. He’s focused on improving the university endowment. In an interview he said the endowment is way below average and he will work to correct it.

Athletics is one way to improve school spirit and donations.

 

[Herndon]

I’m just gonna put it on record that unlike Herndon, I WOULD NOT be cool if Mason hired a guy who banged my wife on my living room sofa and made me watch

Whoa whoa whoa, who said I watched?

I mean...I did...but who said that?

 

[GMU_DCU]

Pick the best candidate. Repair the relationship with the alumni. Sell more Dippin dots. In that order

You forgot bring back T-shirt Guy.

 

[GMU_DCU]

Live shot as we wait for the next interviewee in Brad's office:

I think I've seen a few interviews like that on the internet somewhere before.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Herndon posted earlier that he wouldn’t care if Mason hired somebody who had banged his wife, he just wanted a great coach. I wanted to establish that unlike his, my fandom has limits.

Ohhhhk - now I get it. Was lost there a bit.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

I think I've seen a few interviews like that on the internet somewhere before.

Hope you were incongito mode.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Really getting tired of all the kink shaming on these boards.

Not shaming -- seeking to understand

 

[GMU_DCU]

Hope you were incongito mode.

VPN activated

 

[mkaufman1]

I get the sense that President Washington is willing to spend some money. He’s focused on improving the university endowment. In an interview he said the endowment is way below average and he will work to correct it.

Athletics is one way to improve school spirit and donations.

You are correct, however there has been concern that he cannot spend some money yet and may have to wait a year.

However, in general, Dr W loves basketball.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

You are correct, however there has been concern that he cannot spend some money yet and may have to wait a year.

However, in general, Dr W loves basketball.

f**k Yeah!

 

[Falco]

You are correct, however there has been concern that he cannot spend some money yet and may have to wait a year.

However, in general, Dr W loves basketball.

What’s the concern. Why can’t he spend it. And if that’s the case make the contract back heavy. Problem solved.

I’m sure college athletics pose unique challenges, but the MLB is notorious for drafting back heavy contracts.

 

[Pablo]

https://www.coachesdatabase.com/lets-speculate-potential-george-mason-head-coach-candidates/:

"Today’s program is George Mason, coached by Dave Paulsen for the last six seasons (fired on March 16).

• Mike Jones – Radford head coach
  • Jones has built a nice program at Radford, going to the NCAA Tournament back in 2018 and sharing in two of the last three Big South titles. He is right there in the DMV, where he has spent the majority of his career as a coach and player (Howard grad). An A-10 job would definitely be an upgrade in terms of status and paycheck for Jones and presents an opportunity to take his career up to the next level while still tapping his familiar local ties.
• Jason Williford – Virginia associate head coach
  • Former Virginia player now coaching at his alma mater, Williford would bring National Championship experience to Mason as a key member of the 2018-19 Cavaliers squad that won it all. Before returning to Charlottesville in 2009, he coached at both American and Boston University. He’s making good money as second-in-command at UVA, but without the status of being head coach.
• Tony Skinn – Seton Hall assistant coach
  • The only George Mason graduate on this list, Skinn played for the Patriots under Jim Larrañaga and was a senior on the 2006 Final Four team. Played overseas for a bit before getting into coaching, first at the AAU level. After a stint at Louisiana Tech, he’s back on the East Coast coaching under Kevin Willard at Seton Hall. What he lacks in coaching experience he makes up for in local and school ties, which is enough to make him an enticing option.
• Karl Hobbs – Rutgers associate head coach
  • Hobbs spent ten years as the head coach at George Washington, reaching the NCAA Tournament three times and finishing with a 166-129 record overall. Outside of that, he spent 12 years at UConn and has been Steve Pikiell‘s associate head coach at Rutgers since 2016. Definitely deserving of another head coaching opportunity and his stock is rising, as he is headed back to the NCAA Tournament this year with the Scarlet Knights.
• Kim English – Tennessee assistant coach
  • One of the hottest assistant names across college basketball, English is a Maryland-native and currently works at Tennessee under one-time GMU head coach Rick Barnes. He doesn’t have any head coaching experience but he’s been a D-I assistant since 2015 and he could be an exciting young hire to re-invigorate this program.
• John Becker – Vermont head coach
  • Becker has a pretty sweet set-up at Vermont: he wins a lot of games, goes to the postseason every year, regularly wins the America East title and has a long and lucrative contract by mid-major standards. But at the same time, he is still coaching in the AEast and there is plenty more to conquer in the college basketball world. Maybe he is waiting for something even bigger, but moving up to the A-10 and landing firmly in the fertile recruiting grounds of the DC area could be really enticing.
• Kevin Broadus – Morgan State head coach
  • His time at Binghamton ended in controversy and lawsuits, but Broadus has re-established his career over the last decade and now has a solid program running at Morgan State. A DC-native, Broadus has spent his entire coaching career in the DMV and has deep recruiting ties across the area. This year’s squad nearly made the NCAA Tournament after finishing in 11th the year before Broadus was hired to turn things around."

 

[JPgmuswim]

Off of that list I’m still on the English or Skinn boat.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

https://www.coachesdatabase.com/lets-speculate-potential-george-mason-head-coach-candidates/:

"Today’s program is George Mason, coached by Dave Paulsen for the last six seasons (fired on March 16).

• Mike Jones – Radford head coach
  • Jones has built a nice program at Radford, going to the NCAA Tournament back in 2018 and sharing in two of the last three Big South titles. He is right there in the DMV, where he has spent the majority of his career as a coach and player (Howard grad). An A-10 job would definitely be an upgrade in terms of status and paycheck for Jones and presents an opportunity to take his career up to the next level while still tapping his familiar local ties.
• Jason Williford – Virginia associate head coach
  • Former Virginia player now coaching at his alma mater, Williford would bring National Championship experience to Mason as a key member of the 2018-19 Cavaliers squad that won it all. Before returning to Charlottesville in 2009, he coached at both American and Boston University. He’s making good money as second-in-command at UVA, but without the status of being head coach.
• Tony Skinn – Seton Hall assistant coach
  • The only George Mason graduate on this list, Skinn played for the Patriots under Jim Larrañaga and was a senior on the 2006 Final Four team. Played overseas for a bit before getting into coaching, first at the AAU level. After a stint at Louisiana Tech, he’s back on the East Coast coaching under Kevin Willard at Seton Hall. What he lacks in coaching experience he makes up for in local and school ties, which is enough to make him an enticing option.
• Karl Hobbs – Rutgers associate head coach
  • Hobbs spent ten years as the head coach at George Washington, reaching the NCAA Tournament three times and finishing with a 166-129 record overall. Outside of that, he spent 12 years at UConn and has been Steve Pikiell‘s associate head coach at Rutgers since 2016. Definitely deserving of another head coaching opportunity and his stock is rising, as he is headed back to the NCAA Tournament this year with the Scarlet Knights.
• Kim English – Tennessee assistant coach
  • One of the hottest assistant names across college basketball, English is a Maryland-native and currently works at Tennessee under one-time GMU head coach Rick Barnes. He doesn’t have any head coaching experience but he’s been a D-I assistant since 2015 and he could be an exciting young hire to re-invigorate this program.
• John Becker – Vermont head coach
  • Becker has a pretty sweet set-up at Vermont: he wins a lot of games, goes to the postseason every year, regularly wins the America East title and has a long and lucrative contract by mid-major standards. But at the same time, he is still coaching in the AEast and there is plenty more to conquer in the college basketball world. Maybe he is waiting for something even bigger, but moving up to the A-10 and landing firmly in the fertile recruiting grounds of the DC area could be really enticing.
• Kevin Broadus – Morgan State head coach
  • His time at Binghamton ended in controversy and lawsuits, but Broadus has re-established his career over the last decade and now has a solid program running at Morgan State. A DC-native, Broadus has spent his entire coaching career in the DMV and has deep recruiting ties across the area. This year’s squad nearly made the NCAA Tournament after finishing in 11th the year before Broadus was hired to turn things around."

To be honest Tony Skinn and English seem the most enticing options - I wouldn't touch Hobbs with a 10 foot poll. Miliford - Maybe

 

[mkaufman1]

What’s the concern. Why can’t he spend it. And if that’s the case make the contract back heavy. Problem solved.

I’m sure college athletics pose unique challenges, but the MLB is notorious for drafting back heavy contracts.

Budgets from the state are set a year ahead of time, so if there is more private money they would be able to help with the cost of a coach. Of course they can always increase the budget in a year or two pending performance, back load etc potentially. I completely agree that they could do the latter.

Just relaying what I heard from a bunch of folks. Not sure of exact logistics or whatever.

 

[GMUSSTN]

If it's Karl Hobbs I'm out. I went to a few GW games at the end of his tenure. I'd rather have Paulsen.