Texas Tech Coaching Options
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Um, not so sure I agree with you on this. Given the recent news above, comments on the other thread about this and the fact that Tech went after Stollings thinking "her resume" was solid, did show they are a destination job. More so than Ole Miss, Auburn, Alabama or Florida from your beloved SEC. Those programs are an embarassment right now. Vandy was a pristine program many years ago but Stephanie White is flushing that down the drain.
What was MSU before Vic arrived? That was not a desitination program but Vic has made it relevant. The real answer is who knows. Time will tell.
Tech is a very difficult job.
The expectations remain high. Texas [the state] does have quality depth of talent and generally 2-3 Top Tier players per recruiting cycle.
But Tech is at best the #4 program in the state.
Baylor, Texas, & ATM are all clearly superior programs [currently]. All are clearly superior educational institutions [still matters to many recruits]. All are far better geographic locations.
Lubbock is 5 hours from DFW, 6 hours from SA, & 8 hours from Houston. Baylor, Texas & ATM are all within 3 hours [or much less] of all three areas. West Texas produces few high level talents. Beard built the Tech Men’s BB program as Transfer U with a small handful of under the radar recruits.
Tech has to battle TCU, Houston & Rice for the players that the Big 3 and OOS schools don’t get [and it isn’t uncommon to see 40-50 Power 5 schools at Texas AAU events].
One positive: with (1) WVU, OU, and OSU trending downward, (2) Kansas remaining terrible, and (3) ISU, KSU, and TCU rebuilding after heavy graduations the past 2 years, opportunity exists for quick advancement with savvy recruiting and solid coaching.
That said, Tech is more likely a long term rebuild not a quick turnaround.
The expectations remain high. Texas [the state] does have quality depth of talent and generally 2-3 Top Tier players per recruiting cycle.
But Tech is at best the #4 program in the state.
Baylor, Texas, & ATM are all clearly superior programs [currently]. All are clearly superior educational institutions [still matters to many recruits]. All are far better geographic locations.
Lubbock is 5 hours from DFW, 6 hours from SA, & 8 hours from Houston. Baylor, Texas & ATM are all within 3 hours [or much less] of all three areas. West Texas produces few high level talents. Beard built the Tech Men’s BB program as Transfer U with a small handful of under the radar recruits.
Tech has to battle TCU, Houston & Rice for the players that the Big 3 and OOS schools don’t get [and it isn’t uncommon to see 40-50 Power 5 schools at Texas AAU events].
One positive: with (1) WVU, OU, and OSU trending downward, (2) Kansas remaining terrible, and (3) ISU, KSU, and TCU rebuilding after heavy graduations the past 2 years, opportunity exists for quick advancement with savvy recruiting and solid coaching.
That said, Tech is more likely a long term rebuild not a quick turnaround.
11 days later. Boom.
For those that thought Marsha Sharp wasn’t going to be involved in the hire or that Tech was going to pay top dollar this time, not so much.
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Didn’t they go the former player route with Candi Whitaker? It didn’t go so well did it? Someone jog my memory!!!
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Yep, she was a former a player. Most believe former head coach, Marsha Sharp has had big input in the hiring of the most recent head coaches (Curry, Whitaker, and Stollings). And, they haven't turned out well, albeit for different reasons.
According to one insider on the Tech message board: "I can guarantee Marsha had nothing to do with this choice, nor did Judy Henry, this was all Kirby with a panel of people - none were Marsha."