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Not bad for a coach who has never won an NCAA Tournament game.
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No school has ever come calling for BW. Of course, maybe they have expressed interest by extending "feelers," but BW just wasn't interested in moving to another school.
 
Of course we all wish Wardle would stay for a long time yet. But as they say nothing lasts forever. Eventually he will move on. If I were Dr. Reynolds I would have candidates in mind for when that day does come. They all will not pan out, but keep in mind the day will come. As stated before, hope not for a long time.:-P
 
BUfan17 said:
Insane amount of money for a relatively new head coach....
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agreed, and some Hoosier fans are a little skeptical...altho hopeful

First, he didn't make the NCAA this year and the excuse was that he was missing one player who was injured.
(We've been told a zillion times, you can't use injuries as an excuse/ JL was fired when his best 2 players were out all season with injury
(Maniscalco, Taylor Brown) and his best big man was lost for the Tourney.

and as noted he doesn't really have a record of success in the post-season. In his 3 NCAA's , a CIT and a CBI, the only two wins he has
are a First Four win and an opening round win over a nobody in the CBI. Total post-season record 2-5. and in his 6 years in the MVC,
he never won the league outright. But if he's really getting $7 mil/yr and his kid gets a couple mil, too, then he's set for life.
 
yoda said:
agreed, and some Hoosier fans are a little skeptical...altho hopeful

First, he didn't make the NCAA this year and the excuse was that he was missing one player who was injured.
(We've been told a zillion times, you can't use injuries as an excuse/ JL was fired when his best 2 players were out all season with injury
(Maniscalco, Taylor Brown) and his best big man was lost for the Tourney.

and as noted he doesn't really have a record of success in the post-season. In his 3 NCAA's , a CIT and a CBI, the only two wins he has
are a First Four win and an opening round win over a nobody in the CBI. Total post-season record 2-5. and in his 6 years in the MVC,
he never won the league outright. But if he's really getting $7 mil/yr and his kid gets a couple mil, too, then he's set for life.
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I'm truly surprised Indiana went this route. Especially after the Archie Miller era. I thought for sure it would be the Iowa St head coach or someone else with a history of winning.
 
yoda said:
agreed, and some Hoosier fans are a little skeptical...altho hopeful

First, he didn't make the NCAA this year and the excuse was that he was missing one player who was injured....
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To be fair, he was missing the best player on the team, Tucker DeVries. He did a pretty good job of coaching in his first year at WVU, with a nearly entirely new roster made up of late recruits and transfers.
 
Da Coach said:
To be fair, he was missing the best player on the team, Tucker DeVries. He did a pretty good job of coaching in his first year at WVU, with a nearly entirely new roster made up of late recruits and transfers.
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For that money I would have guessed someone with a more proven track record.
 
McNeese State head coach Will Wade has been in talks with North Carolina State about becoming their new head coach - https://sports.yahoo.com/college-ba...eed-to-be-wolfpacks-next-coach-201048517.html

Wade had successful runs at Chattanooga, VCU, and LSU, but then in 2019, he was caught on an FBI wire-tap discussing a "strong-ass offer" made to a recruit (his words, not mine). He was suspended, had his salary cut, but was eventually reinstated by LSU and coached 3 more seasons. But in March, 2022, the FBI served LSU with notice of multiple additional violations, and he was fired.
He was then hired by a perennial losing program at McNeese State in 2023, and has lead them to back-to-back Southland Conference Championships and NCAA appearances. His record at McNeese is 57-10 in 2 seasons. McNeese hadn't had a winning season since 2012.
 
Did everyone see Coach Wardle's response, or non-answer, last night when asked about the Iowa coaching job? - https://x.com/hoijim/status/1902570161346867316

It is interesting that Iowa still hasn't hired anyone, and there has been little news coming out about where they are in their search for a replacement for Fran McCaffery since he was let go a week ago, or who they have interviewed. Could they already have a possible candidate targeted?
I am hearing from a source that Iowa has had talks with Coach W.
 
What a shame that would be if true. My personal opinion is he will stick around for a few more years. If true he will not say anything until the proper time. And on top of that trying to keep his team focused on the NIT.
 
I guess anyone can be lured to a high major Conference as I do believe Coach W has talked with Iowa! However, you have to believe now more then ever after Drake's win last night, Iowa wants McCollum! I mean it fits perfectly for Iowa and Drake coach from Iowa City! I'll be shocked if this doesn't happen! I think Coach W has to get BU back to the NCAA to get serious consideration from high Majors!!!! I think that's great because Brian just recruited his best freshman class ever and I'm sure he would like to see next year or minimum 2 years from now, if he can land Bradley again in March Madness! Then I expect he could leave if the right opportunity comes along!
 
Rodney Terry at Texas - almost 3 years, total record 69-28 ( avg 23-9 )
3 NCAA appearances, record 3-3
best players leaving with no notice for more NIL - took in Jayson Kent, Julian Larry & other transfers- now fired with 3 years left on his contract at over $3 million per year. Crazy.
 
yoda said:
Rodney Terry at Texas - almost 3 years, total record 69-28 ( avg 23-9 )
3 NCAA appearances, record 3-3
best players leaving with no notice for more NIL - took in Jayson Kent, Julian Larry & other transfers- now fired with 3 years left on his contract at over $3 million per year. Crazy.
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Terry was disliked by most Texas basketball fans. A search of social media shows most are very happy he is gone.
There are reports that Texas will hire Sean Miller, the current head coach at Xavier.​
 
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