Have I mentioned lately how much M!@#I sucks? And will always suck? And is the complete zenith of suck?

Why do we have this thread when we don't even know that Groce is actually leaving?

Oh, that's right. Because M!@#I (and its fans) SUCK.

One member of this family was in my high school class.  They owned a large chain of beauty salons.  Stereotypes, as always, are not very accurate.  We are better than this on Bobcat Attack. 

That is fascinating, and quite honestly, it's something I don't understand.  Why would they have this negative approach on Groce?  Upset that he snagged a good Chicago kid and brought him to Ohio?

I would LOVE to see Gary Waters coach here because that man is a fantastic coach and recruiter!! It was his players that made it to the Elite 8 in 2002.

But I don't see him coming here. Ohio is not a bigger job than CSU. CSU has an arena as large as Ohio's but is much, much newer, is nicer with nicer amenities. CSU has everything Ohio can offer, and because CSU doesn't have football, if push comes to shove CSU can probably offer more money than Ohio.

#1- This could be enough but there's more.

#3-He has the reputation as a decent recruiter.

#4-We are obtaining more of the Big Manz type recruits and he coaches the post area.

#5-Maybe he's the type of guy alluded to in other posts....a bleedin green wants to stay  here coach.


Mollauts list was pretty comprehensive and no one jumped out at me.  I liked Boals goin in and no name knocked him out of my picture.  Some names like Alexander were intriguing....but none seemed a step above Boals.

I've seen him play and he was intense.....but one thing I like about Groce was his passion.....the end of his halftime NC/Ohio speech was "fight, fight, fight, fight, fight".....the guy lights a fire.....I hope Boals or someone else can do the same.

Being from Cleveland... Ohio is the better job, but Cleveland State can probably pay just as much and maybe more than Ohio. They are just different, Cleveland State is a pure commuter college so its just a different animal. Commuter College v University, Inner City College v full rural campus.

Plus Waters is older... he would basically be a Frank Solich type hire, which I believe would not fit with our basketball program.

Bacari is sitting in the right seat and will jump at the right program. I am not sure of his overall philosophy toward the system. He is a detroit guy and would certainly bring that junkyard dog influence (and his twitter barrages ) to the program. I would see him coming here with an eye on going back to the right Michigan program. I would really like him to take over at Central and legitimize that porgram again with in state recruits. THey need him in a bad way.

Hunter is a great guy. Intense, funny, humanitarian and a players coach but I have never thought of him as a good recruiter or a graet in gmae coach. I think he would fit Fiami much better than us with his style, recruiting and persona.... I like him in that setting and hope they do make a play for him. His son just played in an Indiana State Finals for Pike HS. He plans on playing for Pops at Ga State. If it meant taking RJ I REALLY like him for Fiami....

I have maintained that the MAC is mostly making the right moves in hiring over the past 5 years, if you see me posting where I think guyys are great fits it is in the spirit that I want the MAC to become a gret conference once again and that willonly happen withthe right hires. (Jermaine deserves a really good shot at Miami HC position though, he bleeds Miami hooops) 

Hmmmm Zeke Marshall to the MAC. I think that is a big deal. Too bad he left beofre he could coach him up. A lot of the current personnel at Kron came in under Boals......I know I know but, like Groce and Chris Mack, those guys are everywhere and highly visible on the SUmmer ball circuit. 3 of the hardest working guys in the business.

Like said above though ... I do hope it is a national search and we uncover every stone. Our AD is very good at finding talent....Wichita St had some really great unknowns come through and guide that program under his watchful eye.

Agreed Borna.  I think Boals is a very qualified candidate, and the fact that he is a Bobcat is just icing on the cake.  However, if Groce does leave, we'll be in a much different position than most mids are when looking for a new coach.  We won't be looking for a coach to start from the ground up, as Groce had to when he was hired.  Instead, we'll be looking for someone who can hit the ground running, build on the success of the last couple seasons, retain as much of the current roster as possible (don't see this being an issue unless the guy is a total dud), and continue to build a culture of winning.  Much different than the job that will be required at Fi@mi.

Don't forget that Lickliter won with JG's recruits at Butler

Saw that Mike Davis is out at UAB, Bleeeeecccchhh. Man is a great assistant but positively sucks as a HC
 
Jerod Haase on the bench last Friday at UNC is to be the head man there. High profile asst going to a high profile job. UAB will see better days under him.

=>Boals is a great fit for a MAC school and has proven to be a great recruiter.

He has MAC ties from playing at OU and assisting at Marshall (when Herdiban was in the MAC) and at Marshall.  He has all the Pittsburgh connections from his time at Robert Morris which eventually got Zeke Marshall to Akron.

And now with working at OSU, he has the BCS pedigree that most midmajor AD's want in their hires ("young and hungry assistant").

I'm guessing he would give his opinions on his current staff in his exit interview.  Other than that I would expect no input.