Porter to DePaul?

[MadBird]

If this turns out to be the case, I would think Depaul-ISU would be back on at some point in next 2 yrs.

Yes, for sure.

DePaul has played NIU, WIU, Loyola, UIC recently. Might be a while before we can get them to RA, but maybe not.

 

[Bird Friend]

If Pedon can play his alma mater and coaches can play their friends, relatives, I don’t see how we shouldn’t try for a game. DePaul could argue a loss to us hurts their recruiting, but this is the age of NIL. $$$ seems to matter more.

Losing to us can’t do anymore than losing every game of the conference season.

 

[fdbird83]

 

[SgtHulka]

But...sources told me it was Porter. Then the source of a source told me that it wasn't really a source. But that source dropped a nugget and said that his other source told him that another source had told that source about the source's source who was a degenerate gambler in Vegas who had a line running on what source would break the source in the DePaul job.
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We me in the South University Parking Garage, level 2, at midnight for the latest

 

[Bdub777]

Official:

Chris Holtmann Named Head Coach at DePaul - DePaul University Athletics

CHICAGO – Former BIG EAST Coach of the Year, Chris Holtmann, has been named as the next head coach for DePaul men's basketball, as announced by Vice Presid...

depaulbluedemons.com

In the Ohio State fires Holtmann thread I opined that if he was smart enough to have an agent who negotiated that buyout, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to take the DePaul job. He has proven me wrong. I wish him luck, and he at least can feel good that he didn’t take the SLU job…..

 

[dpdoughbird06]

We me in the South University Parking Garage, level 2, at midnight for the latest

Good timing. Gotta make sure all the grad students have an hour to escape South University “car jail” when the pay gates lift at 11 and they can finally drive home for free after two hours patiently imbibed away at local watering holes.

Or at least this was the state of affairs circa 2006…

 

[ILLST25]

I feel like we can pencil in Tyler Hicks to join the staff at DePaul

 

[fdbird83]

If Indiana State does not make the NCAA tournament, I wonder if that will make Schertz's decision easier to leave knowing you have to win the Valley tourney to get in.

 

[redbirds2000]

If Indiana State does not make the NCAA tournament, I wonder if that will make Schertz's decision easier to leave knowing you have to win the Valley tourney to get in.

I would say quadrupling (or more) his salary makes that decision really easy! It might even go 6X what he is making now. And that would be at SLU. He might be able to go bigger. Beating ISU and SIU would have punched their ticket. No way they are left out at 30-4 and ranked in the Top 25.

 

[dpdoughbird06]

I would say quadrupling (or more) his salary makes that decision really easy! It might even go 6X what he is making now. And that would be at SLU. He might be able to go bigger. Beating ISU and SIU would have punched their ticket. No way they are left out at 30-4 and ranked in the Top 25.

If they don’t get an at-large does he end up in the Muller almost-good-enough bucket where the offers should come, but don’t? We all thought Dan was good as gone after 2017 but instead he re-upped on a contract Scott Boras would have admired.

Time will tell if the Trees similarly lock Scherz in on a contract that locks in all the downside risk while still giving his eyes every opportunity to wander.

 

[redbirds2000]

If they don’t get an at-large does he end up in the Muller almost-good-enough bucket where the offers should come, but don’t? We all thought Dan was good as gone after 2017 but instead he re-upped on a contract Scott Boras would have admired.

Time will tell if the Trees similarly lock Scherz in on a contract that locks in all the downside risk while still giving his eyes every opportunity to wander.

I don't think Schertz has any loyalty to Indy State like Dan did here. He is using them to move up and he will. Schertz's resume is also way better than Dan's when you look at his last 16 years and body of work. Schertz's also has to be thinking his entire core could be in the portal tomorrow morning and they should be. The one that boggles me is DeVries. I see people saying he will wait until his son graduates. I always thought the father/son package helped in making him a more attractive candidate. Who knows? He may have a done deal and they are just waiting for the season to end.

 

[dpdoughbird06]

I don't think Schertz has any loyalty to Indy State like Dan did here. He is using them to move up and he will. Schertz's resume is also way better than Dan's when you look at his last 16 years and body of work. Schertz's also has to be thinking his entire core could be in the portal tomorrow morning and they should be. The one that boggles me is DeVries. I see people saying he will wait until his son graduates. I always thought the father/son package helped in making him a more attractive candidate. Who knows? He may have a done deal and they are just waiting for the season to end.

Those of us who are dads here know you don’t get that time with your kids back. They have a solid core at Drake that really seems to enjoy playing together. Tucker seems happy and in no rush, and his dad gets to coach him in a place where the fans love them. Tucker as a senior stands a great chance of keeping the good times rolling.

Or they could both move on as soon as they lose in the tourney, but the grass is not always greener.

 

[gobirds85]

I would say quadrupling (or more) his salary makes that decision really easy! It might even go 6X what he is making now. And that would be at SLU. He might be able to go bigger. Beating ISU and SIU would have punched their ticket. No way they are left out at 30-4 and ranked in the Top 25.

Agree with the sentiment, but the fact is that they lost to us and SIU. The committee doesn't care about the injury. Sorry. And with all the chaos over the last few days, there will not be enough seats at the table. NIT it is for the Trees.

 

[ChiRedbirdfan]

I don't think Schertz has any loyalty to Indy State like Dan did here. He is using them to move up and he will. Schertz's resume is also way better than Dan's when you look at his last 16 years and body of work. Schertz's also has to be thinking his entire core could be in the portal tomorrow morning and they should be. The one that boggles me is DeVries. I see people saying he will wait until his son graduates. I always thought the father/son package helped in making him a more attractive candidate. Who knows? He may have a done deal and they are just waiting for the season to end.

Explain Dan’s “loyality”given his interest in the Dayton coaching position at the height of his ISU tenure. Soon after that time he had no options given his track record.

 

[redbirds2000]

Explain Dan’s “loyality”given his interest in the Dayton coaching position at the height of his ISU tenure. Soon after that time he had no options given his track record.

Interest and going are 2 different things. Schertz is interested and will go! I think Dan genuinely cares about ISU (that's my opinion). Do you think Schertz cares what happens to Indy after he leaves? Was Dan even a serious consideration for Dayton? The list they had was ridiculous compared to his resume.

 

[fdbird83]

Interest and going are 2 different things. Schertz is interested and will go! I think Dan genuinely cares about ISU (that's my opinion). Do you think Schertz cares what happens to Indy after he leaves? Was Dan even a serious consideration for Dayton? The list they had was ridiculous compared to his resume.

The AD that hired Schertz left in January, that might be a factor also.

 

[gobirds85]

Interest and going are 2 different things. Schertz is interested and will go! I think Dan genuinely cares about ISU (that's my opinion). Do you think Schertz cares what happens to Indy after he leaves? Was Dan even a serious consideration for Dayton? The list they had was ridiculous compared to his resume.

Dan was interested. Dayton was not. He had two chances at that job…no and hell no.

 

[ChiRedbirdfan]

Interest and going are 2 different things. Schertz is interested and will go! I think Dan genuinely cares about ISU (that's my opinion). Do you think Schertz cares what happens to Indy after he leaves? Was Dan even a serious consideration for Dayton? The list they had was ridiculous compared to his resume.

I do not know how to respond to your comments. Agree Dan might have been a long shot to be head coach at dayton but do believe he would have left if offered the position…just speculation on my part but assuming he was pursuing it since moving up was of interest at that time? I was only questioning the thought about Dan being absolutely loyal to ISU. As an aside, with hindsight, too bad Dayton did not offer him!!

 

[Hamdonger]

Dan was interested. Dayton was not. He had two chances at that job…no and hell no.

Dan did not reach out to Dayton. Dayton reached out to him and they did have talks that reached a somewhat significant level. It all happened quickly and late in the hiring process. Dan got a lot of national publicity in last few weeks of year. If Anthony Grant had not been an alum, Dan might've landed in Dayton.

I wish it had happened, then half the board here wouldn't hate Muller.

 

[Aggie]

I don’t think people hate Dan M. It is more why the previous AD gave out a seven year contract and the terrible terms of a buyout. More money per year for a three year deal would have been much more appropriate.