OT - Tad Matta out of tOSU

[lange10]

 

[huskymedic]

Matta Era Ends at Ohio State effective immediately.

 

[lange10]

 

[awfuldan]

Wow. Seems pretty late in the off-season for such a major coaching move.

 

[Robertelamin]

Woah thats big

 

[HooperScooper]

Wow. Why now? Shouldn't they have done this 2 months ago if they wanted to get rid of him?

Shows you how tenuous head coaching positions are.

 

[tcf15]

 

[huskymedic]

Stewart Mandel‏ @slmandel 1m1 minute ago
Matta describing health issues, says he had to take pills and shots before games to coach. "It wears on you."

Dan Wolken‏ @DanWolken 53s 53 seconds ago
Gene Smith basically just said he made the decision now because Ohio State wasn’t recruiting well enough to get back on track.

Pat Forde‏ @YahooForde 52s 53 seconds ago
This was Gene Smith's call, not Matta's. "Maybe it's time to make a leadership change ... and he agreed."

Pat Forde‏ @YahooForde 4m 4 minutes ago
Matta: "I'm perfectly fine with (Smith's decision)."

Stewart Mandel‏ @slmandel 4m 4 minutes ago
As of end of season, Smith was on board with Matta coming back. After seeing how poorly recruiting was going, not anymore. "It was time."

(ignore time stamps)

 

[lange10]

Lol...Sean Miller? Really? Cmon now.

 

[Mr. French]

Very interesting. His recruiting was great, but it hadn't been in a few years, and his back has been really bad for years as well.

 

[huskymedic]

Ralph D. Russo‏ @ralphDrussoAP 1m1 minute ago
Uneasy days at Xavier and Butler, probably. What other college hoops fanbase just said' Oh, shoot!

 

[Matt1010]

People were initially reporting that he was out after the upcoming year which would have really scared me more concerning Gregg Marshall. With Matta out immediately I have a hard time seeing Marshall leaving arguably the best team he has ever had.

 

[kobe]

Told you guys. That's why I thought it was dumb for Archie to go to IU. There were rumblings of this for a few years.

 

[tykurez]

Gregg Marshall?

 

[upstater]

Some players at other schools will be asking out of their commitments, though it may too late for those on campus already.

 

[Huskyforlife]

See ya Gregg Marshall and Wichita state. You were nice for the month we had you.

 

[Excalibur]

The idea that Smart or Miller would look cross-eyed there is laughable . . .

 

[RedsoxCowboys]

Lol...Sean Miller? Really? Cmon now.

Lol, I know, Sean Miller has a top recruiting class every year, it seems. He isn't going anywhere.

 

[UCweCONN]

KO???

 

[B1GEast]

Shocking! Crazy

 

[UC1995]

Out herein Columbus they are saying they already have someone lined up. You don't make a move unless you are prepared to move on... kind of like Edsall's hire so quickly after firing Captain Red Pants...

Pete Thamel is just throwing out the usual suspects right now but OSU is thinking big outside Sean Miller..
His preferences are
1. Brad Stevens (no chance)
2. Tony Bennett (good chance)
3. Jay Wright (possible chance)
4. Sean Miller (possible chance to better if wants to come home but can win with the recruits he is getting)
5. Billy Donovan (good chance)

 

[champs99and04]

Any chance this frees up Kaleb Wesson (top 100 center prospect)? I'm guessing it's unlikely since he's from Ohio.

 

[huskymedic]

SBN: 13 Ohio State coaching candidates to replace Thad Matta, grouped by plausibility

 

[Matt1010]

See ya Gregg Marshall and Wichita state. You were nice for the month we had you.

Far from a foregone conclusion that Marshall will leave a preseason top 10 team returning every player, nevermind his huge salary.

 

[Chin Diesel]

1. Any change this point in the year not linked to misconduct is because of recruiting.
2. No KO on the list for a major opening? Don't we pine for those days.