03-28-2007, 01:55 AM | #1 |
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So what does the enemy think of Utah's new coach?
Jim Boylen from Michigan State.
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03-28-2007, 02:30 AM | #2 |
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His credentials are good and he should be a good x's and o's guy, though probably not to the level of Majerus. The real question will be if he can find a vein of recruits that can put the Utes in sustained prominence. I think it will be a tough job to succeed in a way that is even close to Fatty M. If he does I doubt that he will stay around long.
Mostly he is a big question mark because he has no head coaching track record to judge from. |
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Who are his assistants? From a BYU point of view, I don't mind Utah having a strong program if their recruiting focus is on out of state and non-LDS. He doesn't have any recruiting connections in the west. My gut feeling is that he'll be moderately successful and when/if has a great year he'll move on to another program back east. |
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I'm not saying that Utah is a premiere job - I'm just curious as to why Cougar fans don't think a basketball coach will stay there after precedence shows that he will.
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Majerus is eccentric. Everything he does is unexplainable and opposite of the norm. He's just a different guy. Look at what every other coach in America does when he has success at a small school. If Broylen was from Utah or had stronger ties to the area, it would be a different thing. |
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Perhaps, but I'd like to believe that it's not so small a guy wouldn't want to stay.
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By way of comparison, Lavell staying forever at the Lords University does not mean that Bronco will do the same if he is offered a different good job. I suspect that he might take the bigger job. Especially if the Cougars do not make a good faith effort to pay him. |
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03-28-2007, 02:54 AM | #8 |
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Utah is a small school. My metric is Boylen's payscale.
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How good of a job is the Utah job? I'm not talking smack now. Somewhere 30-40? Every year at least a few of those top 30-40 jobs come open and they pick from the next tier. |
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03-28-2007, 03:29 AM | #10 |
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I will say that I was hoping they'd hire someone crappy like Donny Daniels or Tommy Connor, but I think Hill made a very shrewd hire in Boylen.
It's evident that guy has a great pedigree in spite of his lack of D-I Head Coaching experience. He sounds just like what the Doctor ordered for the Yewts soft players...except Daniel Deane...he's a tough minded hombre. I think Utah will be pretty good immediately. Unfortunately.
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