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[NorthCarolinaSooner]

Recruits know names like Pitino, Self, K, Cal, etc...not Auriemma. I don't think the fact he is a hall of famer or won all the womens ships would have any significant impact on any upcoming recruits. Some recruits would know him since ESPN shoves women's hoops down our throats, but other than that...

Geno has the same amount of D1 men experience as Evans, which isn't that Evans biggest knock? Not to mention, I presume Geno doesn't have any high school coaching coaching connections on this side, nor really any real ties to the region. I wouldn't endorse Evans at this point either, but I'd rather have him than Geno.

Geno would be a risk. For me, Geno is low, low on my list.

There is a HUGE difference between Geno and Terry Evans (and I wouldn't have an issue with hiring Evans)....He has won championships over and over...he has DOMINATED his level. Terry Evans is a good coach but he has not won a single championship at the college level as a head coach. You can knock whatever you want about Geno and recruiting (he would have to prove he can recruit men) but to say recruits wouldn't know who he was or it wouldn't impact recruits is ludicrous....EVERY recruit would know him and flashing those championship rings is a HUGE advantage that I don't think a lot of you realize.

Now, Geno may not have ties to the region...and most of his ties may be on the women's side....but assistants do most of the 'getting in the door'....Geno is a CLOSER.....and do you have any idea how much publicity OU would get and how much he would have OU on ESPN immediately with recruits watching. THAT is priceless.

 

[NorthCarolinaSooner]

The part of this thread that makes me laugh is:

a week or two ago some of the biggest arguments I read on here about getting rid of Capel were

A.he is in over his head (or, he isn't ready) - Geno OBVIOUSLY wouldn't be in over his head


B.Capel cannot coach (i.e. no system, etc) - Geno solves that...he OBVIOUSLY knows how to coach.


Now I see some of you pushing Terry Evans and Cuonzo Martin, etc.....NEITHER of these guys has won anything at the college level. You would be getting EXACTLY what you complained about when you talked about Capel.

Your arguments make ZERO sense.

 

[boksooner]

Your face makes zero sense.

 

[Northbase]

Wow, what a bunch of bigots. I'm sure it was all that some of you could stand to have a Native American and an African American as a coach, but God Almighty, not a women's coach!!! I see it is going to take another generation to breed the stupidity out of the slack jaws.

 

[Jason]

In a different sport. Yes, different sport.

I would love an explanation.

 

[inoref]

Considering he has stated publicly that he had decided to accept the OU job back in 06 but was then talked out of it by his daughter, I'm not sure it's accurate to say there is "no way" he would leave.

Well in that case maybe he will bring some of his players

 

[BigTime]

Wow, what a bunch of bigots. I'm sure it was all that some of you could stand to have a Native American and an African American as a coach, but God Almighty, not a women's coach!!! I see it is going to take another generation to breed the stupidity out of the slack jaws.

I'll man up if I'm wrong. How can you expect the guy to recruit? IF he wants to get into the men's game then he needs to go be an assistant at a big time program for a couple of years and then make the leap. JMO

 

[Jason]

I'll man up if I'm wrong. How can you expect the guy to recruit? IF he wants to get into the men's game then he needs to go be an assistant at a big time program for a couple of years and then make the leap. JMO

Anson Dorrance won both as the men's and women's soccer coach at UNC. He didn't need to be an assistant before making the transition.

He also didn't need experience as an assistant coach before leading the USA to a women's world cup.

I know Anson personally. He's the ultimate competitor, like I suspect Geno is. Anson speaks regularly about the differences between coaching men and women. If a coach understands that, they can accomplish the same success for both.

I would imagine Geno has that ability. He certainly has the drive.

 

[coolm]

sorry, but I am gonna throw a BS flag on this.

maybe it works for "kick the ball" but coaching women's bball does not make one a suitable men's candidate.

it would make OU an experiment and a laughingstock after it failed.

 

[Sam]

Anson Dorrance won both as the men's and women's soccer coach at UNC. He didn't need to be an assistant before making the transition.

He also didn't need experience as an assistant coach before leading the USA to a women's world cup.

I know Anson personally. He's the ultimate competitor, like I suspect Geno is. Anson speaks regularly about the differences between coaching men and women. If a coach understands that, they can accomplish the same success for both.

I would imagine Geno has that ability. He certainly has the drive.

This is me just guessing, but I would say that the culture of recruiting in soccer and basketball are entirely different. I do not believe it will be as easy for a coach to transition between womens to mens basketball in this day and age as it is for soccer. Its apples to oranges when it comes to recruiting.

I personally think Geno would be able to handle the X's and O's aspects of it but not being able to recruit. If Geno was serious about it, I think he would start off as a small school where the recruiting isn't the same beast as big schools. Have success there, learn and build the recruiting practices needed, then make the jump to a big school.

 

[Jason]

sorry, but I am gonna throw a BS flag on this.

maybe it works for "kick the ball" but coaching women's bball does not make one a suitable men's candidate.

it would make OU an experiment and a laughingstock after it failed.

I'm not here to convince you of anything. Believe what you want. But, how about some examples to prove your stance?

 

[Jason]

This is me just guessing, but I would say that the culture of recruiting in soccer and basketball are entirely different. I do not believe it will be as easy for a coach to transition between womens to mens basketball in this day and age as it is for soccer. Its apples to oranges when it comes to recruiting.

I personally think Geno would be able to handle the X's and O's aspects of it but not being able to recruit. If Geno was serious about it, I think he would start off as a small school where the recruiting isn't the same beast as big schools. Have success there, learn and build the recruiting practices needed, then make the jump to a big school.

No question. But, no one here can state with certainty that Geno wouldn't be able to recruit the men's game.

 

[Big Old Booger]

No question. But, no one here can state with certainty that Geno wouldn't be able to recruit the men's game.

Surely he can't do any worse than Capel. I would guess Geno would be able to assess character and know what type of player he needs to fill a spot as opposed to just finding the most talented players and praying they can make a team.

 

[Jason]

Surely he can't do any worse than Capel. I would guess Geno would be able to assess character and know what type of player he needs to fill a spot as opposed to just finding the most talented players and praying they can make a team.

Agreed. And, no one has considered how much time Geno and Jim Calhoun have spent sharing and comparing philosophies, strategies, etc, in all aspects of the college game.

 

[CanRiv12]

Agreed. And, no one has considered how much time Geno and Jim Calhoun have spent sharing and comparing philosophies, strategies, etc, in all aspects of the college game.

They may have patched things up, but I don't think they get along...

 

[Jason]

They may have patched things up, but I don't think they get along...

Actually, that's right. I forgot. Oh, well. :ez-laugh:

 

[Oliver Hardy]

Well, having coached girls soccer for ages 6 up to 19, please let me tell you from experience that any coach that can handle a bench or sideline full of 19-24 year old girls will have no trouble dealing with a bench of young men.

While I have no idea whether Joe C. would hire Geno, let me say I wouldn't say it was a bad idea.

He's proven he knows the game and can coach the X's and Os, which is the most important thing in coaching.

He's proven he's the John Wooden of women's college basketball.

For years he's proven he can recruit the best players in the country with ease.

He's tough. He's a disciplinarian. His program has never gottten into trouble (that I know of). His teams don't turn it over much, which is a major problem for all other schools in women's basketball.

He's friends with Coale, which could actually boost the women's game because he no doubt would help Sherri with player evaluation and coaching tips. Sherri could return the favor by helping him make the transition with OU supporters.

The only thingsholding the possibility back would be the cost, the pending NCAA hammer, and the fact that he is kind of a prick. But Stoops can be a prick too and that didn't stop Joe C. and Boren from hiring him.

And if he did well his first couple of years, there wouldn't be any problem with recruiting. Kids want to play for a winner and a place where they have a chance to go on to the pros.

Don't be surprised if this happens. It would rejuvenate the men's program immediately because of the novelty, put butts in the seats generating big bucks and we would get tons of notoriety and publicity nationally.

Program can't get any worse, so it may be worth the risk.

 

[StatGeek]

If Pitino can succed with a women on the bench as an assistant coach at Kentucky, I don't see why Geno should automatically be dismissed.

 

[coolm]

If Pitino can succed with a women on the bench as an assistant coach at Kentucky, I don't see why Geno should automatically be dismissed.

Because it's not the same.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

I politely disagree. A sport is a sport and you adapt your team to what it can and cannot do, whether it be men or women.

Are men faster, stronger, larger? Yes, but so what -- what does that have to do with coaching the Xs and Os?

And why does everyone assume he can't relate to young men or he can't recruit top-talent boys? You think he's never taken a drink or wanted to hook up with a chick or something or that he never had any ambition to make it to a higher level in a sport he loves?