PennFan10
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03-29-16 11:04 AM - Post#205438
hoopdirt is reporting Smith could be named HC at USF as early as Thursday.
http://hoopdirt.com/daily-dirt-32916/
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palestra38
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Re: Kyle Smith to San Francisco 03-29-16 11:27 AM - Post#205440
In response to PennFan10
Wow......
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palestra38
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Re: Kyle Smith to San Francisco 03-29-16 12:28 PM - Post#205446
In response to palestra38
Seems to be a certainty:
http://www.midmajormadness.com/west-coast-conferen...
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RHunter3
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Re: Kyle Smith to San Francisco 03-29-16 12:34 PM - Post#205447
In response to palestra38
It's not set in stone. Andre LaFleur is another name that is on the table for that job.
Why take a job in a where you'll be a bottom feeder, when you are at a place that you are at the top of the league?
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internetter
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03-29-16 12:38 PM - Post#205448
In response to RHunter3
True or not, the timing just before the final CIT game is terrible.
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palestra38
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03-29-16 01:24 PM - Post#205452
In response to internetter
SF Chronicle report---TV station out there says it is done, sources close to Smith say it is "premature."
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chr on...
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Mike Porter
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03-29-16 01:30 PM - Post#205453
In response to palestra38
Interesting - I hope as a Penn fan that he stays because it's better for the league.
I wonder if Columbia can use this early "leak" to drum up support from donors to pay Smith more?
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Chet Forte
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03-29-16 02:37 PM - Post#205456
In response to Mike Porter
One small gesture is to flood Bollinger and Pilling with letters of support. With a MBB alum as board chair, I would think that every reasonable effort is being made to keep him. And if he does leave, I would hope that we do not lose any recruits or underclassmen as a result.
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SRP
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03-29-16 02:44 PM - Post#205457
In response to Chet Forte
Hasn't USF been kind of a dumpster fire lately?
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RHunter3
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03-29-16 03:39 PM - Post#205468
In response to SRP
USF is a bottom feeder and has been for awhile. With BYU and Gonzaga in the conference it will be hard to win. Santa Clara also made a pretty good coaching change.
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OneIvyOne
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03-29-16 03:42 PM - Post#205469
In response to RHunter3
And you forgot St. Mary's, who beat the Zags twice in the regular season this year.
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mrjames
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03-29-16 03:50 PM - Post#205470
In response to OneIvyOne
I mean, Kyle has Columbia's five best finishes of the Pomeroy era and No. 7 on that list in six seasons in Morningside Heights.
Prior to Kyle's arrival, I'm pretty sure that people could have accurately described Columbia as an Ivy bottom feeder as well.
I'll wait until this is confirmed to speak in the past tense about things, but I've been a believer that Kyle would head back to the west coast as soon as he got a good offer for quite some time now. As I always remind folks, he would have taken the USD job last year if they could have stomached his buyout.
I think Columbia has a lot of interesting young pieces, but we're all kidding ourselves if we don't see the Lions as rebuilding heading into next year. Kyle has a chance to secure a nice, long-term pay day that he really deserves. I'd wish him well and trust that Pilling and his staff can find the next Kyle Smith.
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RHunter3
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03-29-16 03:55 PM - Post#205473
In response to mrjames
USF is definitely rebuilding. One of Rodney's friends goes there and is more than like going to transfer out.
If Smith leaves, I would be for giving Phelps a shot.
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RHunter3
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03-29-16 03:56 PM - Post#205474
In response to RHunter3
I did hear that USF may have jumped the gun a bit, because its not a given that he's taking the job.
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bradley
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03-29-16 05:35 PM - Post#205478
In response to mrjames
I agree that it might make sense for Smith to leave at this point and time as it may well be his opportunity to cash in. With the loss of Lo, Mullins, Cohen and Rosenberg, he may be thinking that the opportunity may not present itself for several years as the Lions go through some growing pains although it would be good for the Ivy League if he stays.
I think that just about every Ivy League Coach who is successful is subject to considering other opportunities whether it is Amaker--if Duke opens up or Henderson if the right job opportunity is presented this year or next, etc. It is rare indeed to have the Pete Carril's of the world stay in one place for a very long time although maybe Amaker and Jones will decide to stay put for the remainder of their careers. It is certainly a huge plus for an Ivy League school to keep a good coach for a long time.
Ivy League may only be able to stay in the middle of the pack for all conferences unless they keep the majority of the best coaches but it will be tough if they do not alter their compensation program.
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Tiger69
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03-29-16 08:05 PM - Post#205484
In response to bradley
Sorry for Columbia. But, if I had a choice between working in San Francisco or Morningstar Hgts, for about the same $, it wouldn't be a tough decision.
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Tiger69
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03-29-16 08:06 PM - Post#205485
In response to bradley
Sorry for Columbia. But, if I had a choice between working in San Francisco or Morningstar Hgts, for about the same $, it wouldn't be a tough decision.
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Old Bear
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03-29-16 08:17 PM - Post#205486
In response to Tiger69
Same $s, T69, Ya think?
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TigerFan
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03-29-16 08:49 PM - Post#205488
In response to Old Bear
There's no way Smith was going to confirm he is leaving right before the CIT game. If it is true, it was lousy of USF to leak that he was coming before that game and frankly a bad way to start his tenure at the new school.
This strikes me as less of a lateral move than Sydney Johnson's jump to Fairfield but not a big step up. It's hard to keep a west coast guy in the east for long, however. If this is true, I assume he's getting a nice pay day and what for him would be a quality of life upgrade to boot.
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Chet Forte
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03-29-16 09:29 PM - Post#205491
In response to TigerFan
I am told HS departure is now confirmed.
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