Nebraska Coach is NEW Butler AD/Altman to NU?

[chitownBUB]

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060726/SPORTS06/607260420/1004/SPORTS

Why would the head coach at a Big XII school (7th season) want what amounts to an enormous step down?
I think the article offers the answer.


"Collier is entering the third year of a four-year contract with a salary of $633,818, four to five times what an athletic director at a mid-major typically earns."

but...

"Collier has been under fire recently at Nebraska...
Speculation about his future was rampant ..."

[MacabreMob]

Re: Nebraska Head Basketball Coach to be Butler AD?

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060726/SPORTS06/607260420/1004/SPORTS

Why would the head coach at a Big XII school (7th season) want what amounts to an enormous step down?
I think the article offers the answer.


"Collier is entering the third year of a four-year contract with a salary of $633,818, four to five times what an athletic director at a mid-major typically earns."

but...

"Collier has been under fire recently at Nebraska...
Speculation about his future was rampant ..."

Collier was the head coach at Butler that started their run of a few great years. I think he had the team when they beat Bradley in the NIT in 98. He then took them to the NCAA the year or two after and almost beat eventual runner-up Florida in a 1st round overtime loss.

[tornado]

The process has "hit a snag"

http://huskerhoopscentral.com/hhcnews/collierupdate.htm

[smitty]

Fox Sports reports that it's a done deal

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/5827582?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99

They speculate the Dana Altman may be considered to replace Collier as head coach at Nebraska, but that he would probably not be interested.

The top prospects mentioned are Mark Fox of Nevada, Steve McClain of Wyoming, or Jim Christian of Kent State.

[tornado]

ESPN is reporting that Collier has accepted the AD job at Butler
and that the very
top target to replace Collier as
Nebraska's head basketball coach is Dana Altman

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2536273

Foxsports reports Wichita State's Mark Turgeon is also a possibility

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/5827582

[flipper]

ESPN is reporting that Collier has accepted the AD job at Butler
and that the very
top target to replace Collier as
Nebraska's head basketball coach is Dana Altman

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2536273

Foxsports reports Wichita State's Mark Turgeon is also a possibility
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/5827582

this would actually be a step-down for both turgeon and altman. would be shocked if either went to nebraska. lincoln is all about football.

[chitownBUB]

If you read the details, it appears to be a strange move for all involved.

For Collier, he is making $600,000+ (incentives, shoe money, appearing in ads, and doing some radio and TV bring the total to $800,000 or so)
It appears to be a bad move because the Butler AD job only pays 1/4 or 1/5 of that.

Plus Collier had been rumored to be possibly in his last year at Nebraska as he has not gotten them to the dance since he's been there. So it is quite possibly that had he stayed one more year at Nebraska, they'd have then bought out his final two years for another million or so.


From the Nebraska standpoint, it's great that he's leaving on his own, because if they fired him, they'd have to pay on his contract for 2-3 years to come.
But if NU hires someone of the stature of Altman, Turgeon, etc. it's going to cost a bunch to lure them and likely even more to free them up where they are.


Would someone like Jim Molinari or a top assistant elsewhere be a reasonable candidate?

[BradleyBrave]

There is NO CHANCE Altman ends up at Nebraska.

Same with Turgeon.

[MacabreMob]

There is NO CHANCE Altman ends up at Nebraska.

Same with Turgeon.

I agree completely.

I laugh at anyone suggesting different.

Ignorance and arrogance will be the only factors bringing one to a conclusion Altman and Turgeon would take the NU gig.

[flipper]

There is NO CHANCE Altman ends up at Nebraska.

Same with Turgeon.

i agree. just silly speculation!! why is that even brought up. wierd.

[Majik45]

Altman already has the best basketball program in the state of Nebraska as evidenced by their 7 straight regular seasons wins over the Huskers. Why would he take a step down?

[Top of the Key]

These guys list Kent State???‚¬?„?s Jim Christian and Nevada???‚¬?„?s Mark Fox Nebraska's top targets but also name

Kerry Keating, a highly regarded recruiter who???‚¬?„?s now an assistant to Howland at UCLA

George Washington???‚¬?„?s Karl Hobbs

Southern Illinois???‚¬?„? Chris Lowery

Texas assistant Rodney Terry, who???‚¬?„?s also regarded as a top recruiter

Old Dominion???‚¬?„?s Blaine Taylor

Wichita State???‚¬?„?s Mark Turgeon

and Dana Altman

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/08/02/huskerextra/doc44d03733b12a7099854099.txt

[beamer1]

But they acknowledge they mention Altman out of courtesy only, and concede he isn't likely to get the job.

[LincolnJay]

???‚¬?“There has already been some national media speculation about Coach Altman,???‚¬?? Pederson said. ???‚¬?“That discussion serves no good purpose for either school. ???‚¬?¦ We???‚¬?„?re not going to go down that path.???‚¬??

Since this was interpreted as vague by some, Pederson clarified to local media later in the evening that what he meant is that Dana Altman is not a candidate for the job and will not be pursued.

[flipper]

???‚¬?“There has already been some national media speculation about Coach Altman,???‚¬?? Pederson said. ???‚¬?“That discussion serves no good purpose for either school. ???‚¬?¦ We???‚¬?„?re not going to go down that path.???‚¬??

Since this was interpreted as vague by some, Pederson clarified to local media later in the evening that what he meant is that Dana Altman is not a candidate for the job and will not be pursued.

don't think he'd take it anyway.