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OT: UCLA narrowing in on Dixon and Cronin

Dixon?

The concept - by California - is once you’re a CALIFORNIAN, you’ll always choose to live there - if you have ample income. Dixon is a Californian. No LA native could ever conceive choosing Fort Worth over West LA or Westwood. We shall see

Then. I’d think Howlands experiences weigh heavy on Jamie Dixon’s mind.
 
Mano said:
Bahahahahahahahaha...

I mean, probably good news for you Kobe, but that’s a load of junk for UCLA if true.

Do you have faith in your AD to make a smart hire if Cronin does leave?
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Based on his hire of Luke Fickell, i'd trust him. That was a home run. I saw a day or two ago on the transfer wire he grabbed a db from Alabama. Evidently the kid was playing special teams but has 2 years left. The impressive thing is the kid is actually from Alabama, LOL. The good thing about Cincy now is they have a new arena.
 
don356 said:
Based on his hire of Luke Fickell, i'd trust him. That was a home run. I saw a day or two ago on the transfer wire he grabbed a db from Alabama. Evidently the kid was playing special teams but has 2 years left. The good thing about Cincy now is they have a new arena.
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the women's basketball hire he just made also looks to be good. she took us to 23-10 and an WNIT semi-final appearance in year 1 and returns basically the whole team. think NCAA's might be a reasonable goal next year

people were lauding him for the baseball hire too (stole him from Xavier) but idk doesn't seem to be paying off yet.

I'm confident he can make a good hire and the new arena helps a lot too.
 
John said:
Is UCLA even a top tier job anymore?
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It's got that LA mentality, of just assuming that everyone really wants to be there, like the Lakers.
 
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They just need a good coach. The program recruits itself. Even in their terrible years they are flush with top 100 kids. Cronin would probably be very good there but it is just an uninspiring pick. I'd go with Musselman or Walton.
 
uconnyankee said:
texas is a bunch of pansies. $10M didn't stop Uconn.
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texas has more money than just about anyone. if they thought they had a guy they wanted, they'd pay the buyout with no hesitation.
 
UCLA as a top job is a myth. This is like their third hire where they will be proving that they are a mid-level P5 job. Not sure why that is ... but at this point it’s certain.
 
auggie22 said:
UCLA as a top job is a myth. This is like their third hire where they will be proving that they are a mid-level P5 job. Not sure why that is ... but at this point it’s certain.
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it's a premiere job. there have been headaches in the athletic department in the past but it seems like they're changing course on that.
 
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UCLA is always just a good hire away from being a top 10, maybe top 5 team perennially. Too much legacy, location, extended fan base, weather, location to ignore.

That's just a sleeping giant waiting for someone to wake them up.

Just as an example, if they had been able to lure Calipari, he would have an easier time recruiting there than Kentucky.
 
kobe said:
He's definitely not gonna be the leading candidate. I think that has to be Brannen but Van Exel has expressed interest in college coaching and likely will be considered. Whether that's right or wrong idk...leaning towards wrong.

I mean Vandy just hired Stackhouse lmao. Crazy things are happening rn.
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If Stack can recruit at Vandy while overcoming their admissions, watch out - the guy is basketball through and through and as I said before, kids love the guy - like Penny H
 
jleves said:
UCLA is always just a good hire away from being a top 10, maybe top 5 team perennially. Too much legacy, location, extended fan base, weather, location to ignore.

That's just a sleeping giant waiting for someone to wake them up.

Just as an example, if they had been able to lure Calipari, he would have an easier time recruiting there than Kentucky.
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I agree, but why are they having such a hard time attracting candidates? A job you are describing--again I agree on that description--should have every coach in America (outside of 15 or so) lined up at the door.
 
Mano said:
Mick Cronin getting the job and immediately taking UCLA to the Final Four would be hilarious.
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@kobe I get that you've been over the guy for a little while now, but what about the rest of the fan base? How safe is Cronin if he does nothing but win one NCAA game per year and win a conference championship every third year or so?

Because this seriously makes no sense from the standpoint that UCLA would hire someone with the relative mediocrity Cronin brings at a seemingly lower-expectations program like Cincinnati...

which brings me to my second point, doesn't the guy have an aneurysm? The two above questions ultimately fold in to: what is Cronin doing even looking at a job like UCLA from a stress-inducing standpoint?
 
intlzncster said:
I agree, but why are they having such a hard time attracting candidates? A job you are describing--again I agree on that description--should have every coach in America (outside of 15 or so) lined up at the door.
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As I said earlier ITT, I heard it hinted a bunch on FS1 that UCLA aren't looking for a big splash-name hire; that they're trying to legitimately rebuild with an alum who can really get that fan base engaged. Unfortunately with MLB starting, NFL free agency and draft prep, NBA prepping for the post season, and the tournament happening, it hasn't been a huge story.
 
Rocktheworld said:
As I said earlier ITT, I heard it hinted a bunch on FS1 that UCLA aren't looking for a big splash-name hire; that they're trying to legitimately rebuild with an alum who can really get that fan base engaged. Unfortunately with MLB starting, NFL free agency and draft prep, NBA prepping for the post season, and the tournament happening, it hasn't been a huge story.
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Dunno why they are so obsessed with home grown. It's rarely a successful strategy, unless the coach is already top notch (a la Roy Williams). Why wouldn't someone want to hire the best candidate available? Makes no sense to me.

I mean, if you hire a great coach, a top coach, people are probably going to get excited. Hell, I'd wager that in LA, people will start to get excited if you start winning. LA is a front runner city. Just the nature of the beast out there.
 
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So say you’re a Cincy fan, your head coach can’t get your team out of even the round of 32 and nearly every off-season his name is not only linked to other possible jobs but the perception is that he’s interested in them (hell he even took one, right? UNLV, but he backed out if memory serves?) I guess each time you breathe a sigh of relief, I know I did when Calhoun considered the South Carolina job* (although that seemed maybe less serious), but also each time that sigh must get a little shorter and more resembling a sigh of exasperation. Must wear on a fan base.

*looking back, might’ve been quite alright if KO had delivered us a championship and then moved on to an NBA job, again I can’t quite recall how serious the overtures were if any. Who would’ve been open in that window if it came to that I wonder?
 
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