Tubby Smith out as Memphis head coach

[WrenchFan69]

Tough look for him, he did a great job this year

 

[UConn3432]

the Georgia job is open...could be a quick turnaround.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

the Georgia job is open...could be a quick turnaround.

I think he’d do very well heading back to the SEC.

 

[August_West]

Tough look for him, he did a great job this year

I agree.

I think he had them on the right track.

 

[polycom]

What is Memphis doing?

This seems like it will end the way it ended for Pitt after they fired Dixon....

edit: He wasn't fired left on his own

 

[HooperScooper]

I don't know what Memphis expected but he hardly got a chance. I thought he did a pretty good job this season with what he had. Maybe the whole thing with the Lawsons and not having a great recruiting class for next year was what did it. Recruiting was never his thing at Kentucky either.

Smith says he's out as coach of Memphis

 

[huskymedic]

The fix was in...

 

[UofCT]

Was he fired for cause?

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I don't know what Memphis expected but he hardly got a chance. I thought he did a pretty good job this season with what he had. Maybe the whole thing with the Lawsons and not having a great recruiting class for next year was what did it. Recruiting was never his thing at Kentucky either.

Smith says he's out as coach of Memphis

Tubby was a strange hire but he did a great job this year and that team should have gone to the NIT.
Recruiting and the kids leaving plus Memphis expectations make that a tough job.

 

[CTBasketball]

I could go for a 21-13 season.

 

[djcardo]

What is Memphis doing?

This seems like it will end the way it ended for Pitt after they fired Dixon....

You mean after Dixon left Pitt on his own to go to his alma mater?
Dixon leaving Pitt to take over alma mater TCU

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

What an embarrassment that this was leaked a week before it happened.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Beyond a shadow of doubt, Penny Hardaway has absolutely all of the coaching experience and credentials for a successful career. Helpful suggestion, a hundred grand extra or so a year, no commitment by Memphis CC to pay him an unjustifiable $1 billion penny buyout.

 

[Travelman6]

I think that was a mistake, but time shall tell. Memphis actually improved as the season progressed, for the most part. They did not look as good vs Uconn, in spurts, during the second game, compared to the first. But I really though the Tigers were making progress this year overall. Could be something they end up regretting, maybe not.

I feel like this was all for Penny. No sympathy if they crash and burn and won't celebrate any successes either because I do not agree with the choice. Unfair to Tubby considering what he faced going in and the strides he made in spite of the adversary.

 

[The Funster]

Smith was handed a spit sandwich when he got that job and then they take it away from him after two years?

 

[polycom]

You mean after Dixon left Pitt on his own to go to his alma mater?
Dixon leaving Pitt to take over alma mater TCU

Hmmm.. could have sworn he was fired.

 

[Block C]

Hmmm.. could have sworn he was fired.

No I believe he left. I know Pitt would of never fired him.

 

[tcf15]

Hmmm.. could have sworn he was fired.

No, but Pittsburgh did lower his buyout.

 

[HooperScooper]

No, but Pittsburgh did lower his buyout.

If I remember correctly Dixon was starting to feel heat from the administration and got out because he thought he was ultimately going to be let go at some point. Not sure how many years he had left on his contract.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

If I remember correctly Dixon was starting to feel heat from the administration and got out because he thought he was ultimately going to be let go at some point. Not sure how many years he had left on his contract.

Plus, isn’t he a TCU alumni? Already turned that garbage team around.

 

[Block C]

Plus, isn’t he a TCU alumni? Already turned that garbage team around.

Yes he is a TCU alum

 

[Husky pride]

I feel for Tubby Smith, but ( being parochial) I’m more concerned over what affect his leaving may have on our recruiting efforts ....with the Memphis head coach position now also in play.

 

[the Q]

Plus, isn’t he a TCU alumni? Already turned that garbage team around.

another reason why a guy like Pikell probably would've taken the job, even as a non-P5 had he not gotten his fat new extension.

Saving your alma mater has a very real emotional draw.

 

[Block C]

I feel for Tubby Smith, but ( being parochial) I’m more concerned over what affect his leaving may have on our recruiting efforts ....with the Memphis head coach position now also in play.

Penny Hardaway is going to be the next coach isn’t final yet. I feel bad for Tubby because his team did improve. Plus Pastner left at the right time.

 

[intlzncster]

If it is Penny, he's probably going to recruit like a beast. That first big class is a lock, and then he'll use all his Memphis connects to keep a pipeline going, with the momentum thing spilling over into outside recruiting circles. No idea how he'll handle other aspects of the job.