Why are we being turned down by other head coaches?

[Samd2]

what I read on the trib says we have been turned down by two head coaches, Jeter and Monson, rumors say we have been turned down by some assistants also, seems to me like after a meeting with the admin they are no longer interested, I may not be a genious but I can identify the common denominator in this equation

[Braveman]

what I read on the trib says we have been turned down by two head coaches, Jeter and Monson, rumors say we have been turned down by some assistants also, seems to me like after a meeting with the admin they are no longer interested, I may not be a genious but I can identify the common denominator in this equation

Please share your knowledge then...

Monson said he didn't want to interview... so maybe he likes where he is... Jeter interviewed apparently and said no- only he knows why... anything else is just an opinion, or even worse, conjecture, or just plain rumor....

If only the administration had come out and tld everyone who they were interviewing in teh first place, how long a contract was being offered and at what annual pay, all this would be a moot point

[Samd2]

i stand corrected

ok, Jeter is the only confirmed interview, but if you read the article it says they have been looking for a head coach and have been "spurned by jeter and rebuffed by a handful" seems to me like we are not as appealing to a coach as all of us BU fans believe we are and there in lies the common denominator again.

[Samd2]

tornadoes right, coaches are usually type A personality types/control freaks, at least most of the good ones, and i dont see that as a bad thing

[Samd2]

why would he interview if he was never interested? that makes no sense

[Beninator]

maybe someone should Just Go and ask dave kaplan.

[wily coyote]

[QUOTE=Samd2;224320]why would he interview if he was never interested? that makes no sense[/QUOTE I would think he WAS interested thats why he interviewed. I'm only guessing here,but I think T is probably real close. The assts were probably a deal breaker and who wants to come into a new job and walk on egg shells like we've heard everyone working up there is doing.IMO This is a great job and I feel confident someone we like or at least most of us will like will take this job and lead us to better days.

[braveatheart]

link to the Tribune article

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/sports/cbsports-bradley-loyola-still-hunting-for-new-coaches-20110323,0,6016145.story?track=rss

[Dub]

An attempt to offer an educated guess to the original question:
Because after accepting an interview offer from Bradley, they call their well-connected colleague and former head coach Jim Les. The candidate has concerns and questions about the environment associated with the coaching position at Bradley after seeing that they decided to part ways with their alumnus and former star player-turned-coach. As a business friend, be offers a realistic and candid answer to the questions they have. After getting their questions answered, other options look more appealing and they withdraw. Coaching is somewhat a tight fraternity, and Jim is well known.

[Da Coach]

We have a winner.

[BradleyJD]

An attempt to offer an educated guess to the original question:
Because after accepting an interview offer from Bradley, they call their well-connected colleague and former head coach Jim Les. The candidate has concerns and questions about the environment associated with the coaching position at Bradley after seeing that they decided to part ways with their alumnus and former star player-turned-coach. As a business friend, be offers a realistic and candid answer to the questions they have. After getting their questions answered, other options look more appealing and they withdraw. Coaching is somewhat a tight fraternity, and Jim is well known.

That is a great response.

If people are turning to Jim for coaching advice, we need to look at other candidates.

[Da Coach]

Jim's legacy will show he left this job in a whale of a lot better state than it will be for years to come.

But Jim Les does have some valuable experience in another area, as does Travis Ford. I assure you both have gotten calls lately.

As I have said before, when candidates turn you down even when you are offering way more money than they should be getting offered, it doesn't take a genius to figure out why.

We still have a chance to get this right, but....

[BU FAMILY]

That is a great response.

If people are turning to Jim for coaching advice, we need to look at other candidates.

I don't believe Dub said that people were turning to Jim for coaching advice. In fact, he said "The candidate has concerns and questions about the environment associated with the coaching position at Bradley after seeing that they decided to part ways with their alumnus and former star player-turned-coach"

Where did you come up with "coaching advice"?

[BradleyJD]

We still have a chance to get this right, but....

Yes, Bradley does have that chance. They could also fail. They have done both before.

Every hire is 50/50. Right now BU is on a "The coach got fired" run....that would be nice to change.

[lefty]

Jim's legacy will show he left this job in a whale of a lot better state than it will be for years to come.

But Jim Les does have some valuable experience in another area, as does Travis Ford. I assure you both have gotten calls lately.

As I have said before, when candidates turn you down even when you are offering way more money than they should be getting offered, it doesn't take a genius to figure out why.

We still have a chance to get this right, but....

If Jeter turned it down to hopefully look at the Marquette though I understand that....who knows maybe if Marquette loses this weekend and Buzz ends up staying put Jeter reconsiders if we haven't hired anyone yet