It looks like Jeff Capel's tenure at Oklahoma is going to end after next season. With all the defections and controversy, it's going to be damn near impossible for OU to do any better next season. We may have a slightly better record, but we're probably going to miss the postseason again. In that case, Capel will have to go. As I've said in other threads, we're a football school, but we have a rich basketball tradition and two straight seasons without postseason play are intolerable.
My question involves who we could get to clean up the program and return us to prominence. Please don't list names like Bill Self, John Calipari, and Jay Wright like posters did last time we were looking for a coach. I'll get us started:
Tony Barbee, UTEP - OU would definitely be an upgrade from UTEP and he already knows how to recruit the area.
Billy Gillispie - Say what you will about his failed tenure at Kentucky, but he did a masterful job at A&M. His teams reminded me of Sampson's OU teams because of their intense defensive effort and deliberate pace.
Josh Pastner, Memphis - This guy is a hell of a recruiter! He's probably a bit of a reach, however, because Memphis has great facilities and is in fertile recruiting territory.
Chris Mack, Xavier - Did a fantastic job at Xavier this year following the departure of Sean Miller. Xavier's a great program, but OU could pay him far more.
Buzz Williams, Marquette - Similar to Chris Mack. Marquette is probably a better program than OU right now, but we could pay much better.
My question involves who we could get to clean up the program and return us to prominence. Please don't list names like Bill Self, John Calipari, and Jay Wright like posters did last time we were looking for a coach. I'll get us started:
Tony Barbee, UTEP - OU would definitely be an upgrade from UTEP and he already knows how to recruit the area.
Billy Gillispie - Say what you will about his failed tenure at Kentucky, but he did a masterful job at A&M. His teams reminded me of Sampson's OU teams because of their intense defensive effort and deliberate pace.
Josh Pastner, Memphis - This guy is a hell of a recruiter! He's probably a bit of a reach, however, because Memphis has great facilities and is in fertile recruiting territory.
Chris Mack, Xavier - Did a fantastic job at Xavier this year following the departure of Sean Miller. Xavier's a great program, but OU could pay him far more.
Buzz Williams, Marquette - Similar to Chris Mack. Marquette is probably a better program than OU right now, but we could pay much better.