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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,223
    dnc said:

    He's not Altman as some have laid out, he's not Sark either. He's not sizzle he's steak, just not sure yet if he's sirloin tips or filet. He's had multiple real programs who wanted him as their coach. I don't love it, but it's better then most of the names we've seen thrown out.

    I'm in LIPO but I'm cautiously optimistic.

    Exactly ...

    It's why given most of the names on the list I was so vocal about shooting at the top end of the list because so many of those names lack in one way or another to think that they'd be a good to great hire.

    With Hopkins there are at least aspects of his resume that suggests that he COULD be a good one.

    And anybody that thinks that this is another Sark situation isn't paying any attention ... Sark parlayed some free pub with opportunity to take a job before he was ready. Hopkins has done all the work necessary to be (over) qualified to take on a job ... there's something to be said about being picky about the opportunities that one would take.
  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,425
    edited March 2017
    Tequilla said:

    dnc said:

    He's not Altman as some have laid out, he's not Sark either. He's not sizzle he's steak, just not sure yet if he's sirloin tips or filet. He's had multiple real programs who wanted him as their coach. I don't love it, but it's better then most of the names we've seen thrown out.

    I'm in LIPO but I'm cautiously optimistic.

    Exactly ...

    It's why given most of the names on the list I was so vocal about shooting at the top end of the list because so many of those names lack in one way or another to think that they'd be a good to great hire.

    With Hopkins there are at least aspects of his resume that suggests that he COULD be a good one.

    And anybody that thinks that this is another Sark situation isn't paying any attention ... Sark parlayed some free pub with opportunity to take a job before he was ready. Hopkins has done all the work necessary to be (over) qualified to take on a job ... there's something to be said about being picky about the opportunities that one would take.
    He isn't being picky. He lobbied hard and interviewed for the USC and Oregon State (lol) jobs and was shot down both times.
    dnc said:

    Syracuse plays defense and isn't afraid to get their hands dirty in recruiting, that's promising

    That's Jim Boeheim. We're talking about Mike Hopkins. No one knows.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    Gladstone said:


    Tequilla said:

    dnc said:

    He's not Altman as some have laid out, he's not Sark either. He's not sizzle he's steak, just not sure yet if he's sirloin tips or filet. He's had multiple real programs who wanted him as their coach. I don't love it, but it's better then most of the names we've seen thrown out.

    I'm in LIPO but I'm cautiously optimistic.

    Exactly ...

    It's why given most of the names on the list I was so vocal about shooting at the top end of the list because so many of those names lack in one way or another to think that they'd be a good to great hire.

    With Hopkins there are at least aspects of his resume that suggests that he COULD be a good one.

    And anybody that thinks that this is another Sark situation isn't paying any attention ... Sark parlayed some free pub with opportunity to take a job before he was ready. Hopkins has done all the work necessary to be (over) qualified to take on a job ... there's something to be said about being picky about the opportunities that one would take.
    He isn't being picky. He lobbied hard and interviewed for the USC and Oregon State (lol) jobs and was shot down both times.
    dnc said:

    Syracuse plays defense and isn't afraid to get their hands dirty in recruiting, that's promising

    That's Jim Boeheim. We're talking about Mike Hopkins. No one knows.
    That's why I said promising. I understand there aren't guarantees, but he's more likely to lean Boeheim's way than not.

    Where are you getting he lobbied hard for those jerbs and didn't get them? I had read otherwise, but I'm not confident that my info is better than yours here.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,223
    From what I've read the USC situation was hit or miss as he was interested in the job but Syracuse made a run to the Final Four and that pushed them to make the decision to take on Enfield versus the potential that Hopkins wasn't going to take the job ... apparently SC also didn't feel like he was ready to leave Syracuse.

    I've heard nothing on Oregon State other than what you're saying @Gladstone ...

    The USC/UW jobs would be more consistent with what he's publicly stated on the types of jobs that he'd be willing to take
  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 5,988
    edited March 2017
    Tequilla said:

    From what I've read the USC situation was hit or miss as he was interested in the job but Syracuse made a run to the Final Four and that pushed them to make the decision to take on Enfield versus the potential that Hopkins wasn't going to take the job ... apparently SC also didn't feel like he was ready to leave Syracuse.

    I've heard nothing on Oregon State other than what you're saying @Gladstone ...

    The USC/UW jobs would be more consistent with what he's publicly stated on the types of jobs that he'd be willing to take

    http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2014/05/montana_coach_wayne_tinkle_syr.html#incart_river_default

    Beat out by Tinkle, but let's Doog it up

    "Montana coach Wayne Tinkle, Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins finalists for Oregon State Beavers' head coaching job"