Top 4 realistic names

1.) Billy Gillespie (Unemployed)
2.) Greg Marshall (Wichita State)
3.) Terry Evans (UCO)
4.) Johnny Jones (UNT)

All of these guys are in the area, have been highly successful in this area, and have a particular style that the fans here want. They can all recruit Texas and the local kansas/texas jucos.

I would be a-ok with any of these coaches.

Gillespie and Marshall are the best, followed by Evans and Jones.

Johnny Jones has led North Texas to 6 straight 20+ win seasons.... They have gone to some NCAA Tournaments. He recruits to a Sun Belt school extremely well. For 2-3 years in a row they have been top 5 in the country in free throws attempted, so that tells me he throws it in the post and attacks the rim as a style.

Evans plays Billy Ball, wins 85% of his games at UCO, but might not be ready for a Big 12 gig yet.

Gillespie is ready for the big time as we all know.

Marshall has been to the NCAA Tournament a bunch, wins at WSU every year, and is ready for the Big time as well.

do we make our own top 4 list or just rail on how bad yours is???
 
If we hire Gillispie, I will be disgusted. The guy is a drunkard who couldn't even get it done at UK. I could have done a better job than he did at UK. Just pitiful. The other guys are blah, too.

Be prepared to be humbled again, just like we were when KS left and literally no big time coach had any interest in playing second or third fiddle in Norman.

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Billy Clyde is da shiznit. What happened in Ky had nothing to do with his coaching abilities.
 
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Billy Clyde is da shiznit. What happened in Ky had nothing to do with his coaching abilities.

I am sorry but you cannot play that card here. All I am looking at is the bottom line and BGill sucked @ UK. He did not have the type of misfortunes that Capel had and all anyone judged Capel by was the bottom line, which is completely fair.

PLease let Tech have him because that means they will be at least one team who is worse than we are next few seasons.
 
I am sorry but you cannot play that card here. All I am looking at is the bottom line and BGill sucked @ UK. He did not have the type of misfortunes that Capel had and all anyone judged Capel by was the bottom line, which is completely fair.

PLease let Tech have him because that means they will be at least one team who is worse than we are next few seasons.

Somebody save this post. I have a feeling it'll be worth a few laughs in the upcoming seasons.
 
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Tubbs was not a big time coach when he came to OU. Kelvin was not a big time coach when he came to OU.

And we have, and have had, plenty of coaches at OU that had as much baggage as Gillispie.

I never said we could not hire a small time coach and be successful, just that we won't be able to get the big splash guy that everyone thinks we are entitled to.
 
Notice that all of these guys are in the area... I think thats important.

These guys are very successful coaches who already recruit Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, etc. They arent east coast guys meeting AAU coaches, players, high school coaches, etc for the first time.

I think thats important if you dont hire a HUGE name.
Agree 100%. I want guys who will give the first look to kids from Oklahoma and Texas before jumping on a plane to go anywhere else.
 
I am sorry but you cannot play that card here. All I am looking at is the bottom line and BGill sucked @ UK. He did not have the type of misfortunes that Capel had and all anyone judged Capel by was the bottom line, which is completely fair.

PLease let Tech have him because that means they will be at least one team who is worse than we are next few seasons.

Methinks you live in a dreamworld.

BCG got 2 years at UK, and took them to the post-season both years.
He underachieved a little, but he went 12-4 in conference his first year.

He coached two teams to the biggest turnaround in the nation in BACK TO BACK seasons.
 
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