Will it come before the end of the MAC Tournament? Will it be before the NCAA tournament? Inquiring minds want to know.

I think you make the announcement Wednesday, possibly Thursday. What's the point of waiting?

Do you think the conversation has already occurred? I can't imagine that Saul never asked Schaus. I'm just thinking they've decided one way or another and both parties know, it's just not official yet.

Excellent point on the timing related to the ladies in Cleveland.

Perhaps it will be a combo press conference announcing a change without the presence of Coach Phillips and they will segue/transition into the introduction of the new coach who may be flying in today and appearing tomorrow? My guess is Mr. Schaus had to wait until we lost to officially to notify the new coach who he has probably had back channel contacts through via his agent. I am not a university PR guy, so this is just my guess/2 cents worth from having known past MAC head coaches and AD's, and picking their brains to see how these things shake out.

That's funny Ohio Cat Fan, you're right I do remember that as a kid. Didn't the legendary old sportscaster Jimmy Crum even reference that in his occasional commenatry segment? Those were the pre-public records, pre-internet age when all kinds of rumors like that got started via real estate agents and or friends (probably after a lengthy stay a local watering hole!)

With our current social media, all it would take would be for someone on our supposed vast hypothetical coaches list to be seen leaving their local airport on a plane destined for Columbus to start off a local social media/Bobcat Attack frenzy. (Unless Mr Schaus decided to spare no expense and fly him in on a chartered jet straight into the university's airport.) Whether they were coming to Athens, or to scout a prospective player, or even attend a funeral would be here nor there until the truth actually came out. It's nothing like airplane tracking via a Democratic or Republic convention to see who the prospective Vice Presidential nominee might be. However, it is probably the closest thing to social media sports hysteria that Athens will ever see.

Are you a current or former university administrator or athletic department official? Perhaps you might want to take your talents to Northwest Ohio? I am sure my friend and former colleague who works at that MAC institution would find your critique most compelling. He might even say, where has this genius been hiding?

In trying to think about who this may be, I keep having my mind consumed with the word "Pacer," almost on a loop. From a pretty regular tourney participant to 0-fer in the SEC is a bitter pill to swallow. Am I thinking of the right place?

Just announced. Speculation over.

Best of luck to Saul and his family, truly.

Here is the statement
http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2...