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Kind of a silly argument when the coaches themselves have such an impact. Gonzaga is not a top-25 job for anyone but Few. Sane could be said for Nova, Purdue and a few other programs.
 
husky429 said:
Kind of a silly argument when the coaches themselves have such an impact. Gonzaga is not a top-25 job for anyone but Few. Sane could be said for Nova, Purdue and a few other programs.
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Oh my. How quickly we forget Dan Monson.
 
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husky429 said:
Kind of a silly argument when the coaches themselves have such an impact. Gonzaga is not a top-25 job for anyone but Few. Sane could be said for Nova, Purdue and a few other programs.
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I don't know the criteria for this list but how is Nova not a top 25 job? They have 3 national championships, they've always been successful, they pay a ton, you're in a major city, you play in the best conference tournament in the country every season.
 
I rather be at ucla than Lexington or Lawrence, and it’s not that close. Plus the fan base will be less in your butt than just about any other program that can recruit at that level.
 
superjohn said:
I don't know the criteria for this list but how is Nova not a top 25 job? They have 3 national championships, they've always been successful, they pay a ton, you're in a major city, you play in the best conference tournament in the country every season.
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Nova is #14 which is according to my math in the top 25.
Texas #7 is way off, swap them in/back for Maryland at 17 & throw the Terps off the list - ADD UVA.
 
Dogdeacon said:
Nova is #14 which is according to my math in the top 25.
Texas #7 is way off, swap them in/back for Maryland at 17 & throw the Terps off the list - ADD UVA.
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Look at the post I was responding to.
 
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The power of branding! Georgetown has barely looked like a D1 team for 2 seasons but they snagged a top 20 spot
 
ConnHuskBask said:
When are people just going to accept Indiana sucks?
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Indiana the team may suck (if Kenpom #30 last year counts as sucking), but the coaching job is pretty good. Indiana has B10 money, is top 10 nationally in home attendance at 16,000 per game, has a strong supportive fan base, is close to Chicago and some other recruiting markets. A good coach could parlay that into a team that competes nationally. After Bobby Knight had a .735 winning percentage there, Kelvin Sampson had a .741 winning percentage. Mike Woodson, the current coach, makes $3 million per year, slightly more than Dan Hurley. I'd say that's a good job.
 
Anytime Storrs CT is ranked in the top 10 of a positive list, I will take it. In terms of basketball, it should probably be ranked 7th.
 
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pj said:
Indiana the team may suck (if Kenpom #30 last year counts as sucking), but the coaching job is pretty good. Indiana has B10 money, is top 10 nationally in home attendance at 16,000 per game, has a strong supportive fan base, is close to Chicago and some other recruiting markets. A good coach could parlay that into a team that competes nationally. After Bobby Knight had a .735 winning percentage there, Kelvin Sampson had a .741 winning percentage. Mike Woodson, the current coach, makes $3 million per year, slightly more than Dan Hurley. I'd say that's a good job.
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Yeah it's a good job, but I'd say expectations from a fan base and feasibility to deliver weigh pretty heavily too. In that regard, IU should be dinged.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
When are people just going to accept Indiana sucks?
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No one under the age of 40 has ever seen them even do anything that matters. Haven’t even made the Elite 8 in over 20 years. They’re honestly irrelevant lol
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Texas is too high for a bball job.
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Less pressure than hoop schools and all the resources to win championships. I would argue underrated but it’s hard to entirely separate out prestige.
 
REB1094 said:
The power of branding! Georgetown has barely looked like a D1 team for 2 seasons but they snagged a top 20 spot
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My guess is this is entirely due to the size of Cooley's contract
 
For anyone not interested in the B12's money, know that #1 on the list may soon have a job opening. They are very unhappy with their highly paid coach. The coach in Storrs is very much on their radar.
 
List of highest paid coaches (for 2023 so before Cooley move). Seems like a good place to start for best jobs (follow the money):

  1. John Calipari, Kentucky — $8.1 Million
  2. Bill Self, Kansas — $6 Million
  3. Tom Izzo, Michigan State — $5.7 Million
  4. Rick Barnes, Tennessee — $5.45 Million
  5. Bruce Pearl, Auburn — $5.4 Million
  6. Tony Bennett, Virginia — $4.83 Million
  7. Brad Underwood, Illinois — $4.6 Million
  8. Bob Huggins, West Virginia — $4.2 Million
  9. Mick Cronin, UCLA — $4.1 Million
  10. Buzz Williams, Texas A&M — $4.1 Million
Six of these guys have never won an NCAA championship, only one of these guys has more rings than Ollie and none have more than Tyler O. Not sure how much outside income is available with each job, Dawn Staley of the South Carolina women's basketball had a good advertising gig for AFLAC.
 
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