Tyndall out as Tennessee

[JPetrus]

Coaching/recruiting in the SEC against Calipari and Kentucky doesn't seem like a dream job to me right now...

[Dwayne From Minden]

Jimmy Hyams reports that Mike White is NOT a candidate -

Steve Prohm
Rick Stansberry
Rick Byrd of Belmont

[TrueBulldog1962]

Good news to hear. Has Texas fired their coach or is that rumor? I doubt they would come for White but we will see.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Good news to hear. Has Texas fired their coach or is that rumor? I doubt they would come for White but we will see.

I think Gregg Marshall would chose Texas over Bama

Stupidest thing I heard in while on the morning show this morning was when Waldrop tried to say Bama was a better basketball gig than Tennessee in the SEC

[TrueBulldog1962]

I think Gregg Marshall would chose Texas over Bama

Stupidest thing I heard in while on the morning show this morning was when Waldrop tried to say Bama was a better basketball gig than Tennessee in the SEC

I heard him say that and couldn't believe it. The Alabama job is about as bad as the Auburn job in the world of the SEC. As far as the Tennessee job, I think its right behind Kentucky and Florida.

[Dwayne From Minden]

At least Auburn WANT to be relevant in basketball

[theprofessor]

Because with all the assets you listed, it is still a stepping stone program. It is a stepping stone program with much higher expectations than those at LaTech.

If it were all about money with MW, I believe he would already be gone.

ACC is elite. That's where any coach would like to end up.

All but four or five programs in the country are stepping-stone programs. There aren't many Kentuckys and Dukes around.

[HoDo-Tech70]

Many otherwise knowledgeable people don't understand that SEC football reputation does not transfer to the SEC basketball reality.

As we all know, the SEC football reputation took a hit last season. Other than 2 or 3 teams each season, SEC basketball is not nationally relevant. Most "SEC fans" I talk to don't get it.

[Tech77]

Tennessee is not willing to pay what other P5 schools are paying for top coaches.

[PawDawg]

All but four or five programs in the country are stepping-stone programs.

We disagree on this one. Almost every ACC is a destination job. Several SEC, Big12, and PAC12 are and have great potential to be. Big East Basketball has some too.

Closer to 15 than to 5.

[Tech77]

We disagree on this one. Almost every ACC is a destination job. Several SEC, Big12, and PAC12 are and have great potential to be. Big East Basketball has some too.

Closer to 15 than to 5.

Yes, I would say maybe even more than that.

[PawDawg]

Yes, I would say maybe even more than that.

Whatever that number is, I believe MW wants one of those jobs. I believe Tennessee would be if they were not in such a mess right now. Bama is not one. As much as I pull for Wichita State, they aren't either.

Why step off into a mess or a job with unreachable standards when you can continue to pad your resume'? The only answer is more money.

[skilldawg]

Whatever that number is, I believe MW wants one of those jobs. I believe Tennessee would be if they were not in such a mess right now. Bama is not one. As much as I pull for Wichita State, they aren't either.

Why step off into a mess or a job with unreachable standards when you can continue to pad your resume'? The only answer is more money.

I think he would bite if Witchita came calling.

In other news, Steve Forbes, former Tech assistant, is leaving Witchita State to take East Tennessee head job.

[theprofessor]

We disagree on this one. Almost every ACC is a destination job. Several SEC, Big12, and PAC12 are and have great potential to be. Big East Basketball has some too.

Closer to 15 than to 5.

No chance. The ACC is a great league. But not every job is great. Duke, UNC, Notre Dame. Those are destination jobs. I might throw in the Louisville job, which is a great basketball job that has had two very good coaches over the past 40-plus years. After that, though, is a bit iffy.

Who knows with Syracuse. Is that really a destination job? I guess we'll find out in three years. They haven't hired a new coach in 40 years, when their coach was hired away by Tulane. Jim Boeheim played at Syracuse and was an assistant there, so he never left. But he won one national title, and has made only one other Final Four appearance in the past 20 years. I'm not sure that's a top-tier job, but we'll see.

Prior to Tony Bennett's arrival, Virginia was an also-ran. They haven't had a coach in the past 25 years to coach even .600 ball. They're a great program now, but I'm sure he'd leave if a better job came calling (just like he left Washington State for Virginia).

N.C. State could be considered a great job. It has two national titles and is located in a hotbed of basketball passion. But Herb Sendek bailed out of town for Arizona State, and his successor, Sidney Lowe, didn't make the tournament once. And while Mark Gottfried has done a good job, making the Sweet 16 for the second time in four years, the Wolfpack aren't exactly a national power and have finished with double-digit losses all four of his seasons. I don't consider that a destination job.

You really want to tell me Miami, Pitt, Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Wake Forest are destination jobs? All of those are OK jobs in a great league.

[sportdawg]

Wisconsin & Kansas are two schools I haven't seen posted on this thread.