Jank to SMU - "leaning toward accepting the job"

[Da Coach]

ESPN is reporting that Larry Brown has accepted the SMU job, but Brown is denying that.

ESPN reports that the hold-up apparently is Jankovich, who is demanding a written contract that guarantees that he will succeed Brown as head coach.
I guess $1 million dollars a year isn't enough for Jank.

http://espn.go.com/dallas/ncb/story/_/id/7825471/sources-larry-brown-agrees-become-next-coach-smu-mustangs

But according to sources, the only holdup involves Brown's assistants. Brown has offered Illinois State coach Tim Jankovich a "coach-in-waiting" position, sources said. A source close to Brown told Katz that Jankovich is waiting to get a written contract that guarantees he would be the next head coach after the 71-year-old Brown's departure.

Kansas coach Bill Self, who worked with Jankovich at Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas, said he hadn't talked to Jankovich in "two or three days."

"One thing I do know," Self said, "is that he loves Larry."

[shaunguth]

Did he not have a signed contract with isu for this upcoming season? Hopefully the same people saying this isn't being disloyal felt the same way about a certain Bradley player who graduated from Bradley, was still on a year-to-year scholarship, and decided to play his last eligible season at another school. That player was called a traitor and told to "break a leg" upon making his choice.

[Gwright]

Did he not have a signed contract with isu for this upcoming season? Hopefully the same people saying this isn't being disloyal felt the same way about a certain Bradley player who graduated from Bradley, was still on a year-to-year scholarship, and decided to play his last eligible season at another school. That player was called a traitor and told to "break a leg" upon making his choice.

You are comparing Apples and Oranges. Jank is a coach, Sam was a player. Jank is going across the country to a team that will be in the BCS shortly, in an awesome southern city. Sam went down the road to what I consider a rival school. Jank will be leaving with his head held high after carrying ISU to some strong seasons. Sam left at a time of transition, potentially because his parents did not like the way his coach was treated. Jank is following someone who he has a relationship with and respects fairly deeply. Sam went to the program that he thought might give him a shot at the dance, I don't know that he has any other connection with U of I. Jank won't make excuses about majors when he left. Sam did.

If you want to make snide comments and trash posters, square your logic up first.

And P.S. I wanted Sam to do well, even if I was hurt when he left. I promise you that I knew Sam personally better than you did, and while it hurt me to see him in that god-awful orange, I never wanted him to get hurt. So, in short don't label me as one of those naysayers if you don't have a logical response to my post.

[shaunguth]

You are comparing Apples and Oranges. Jank is a coach, Sam was a player. Jank is going across the country to a team that will be in the BCS shortly, in an awesome southern city. Sam went down the road to what I consider a rival school. Jank will be leaving with his head held high after carrying ISU to some strong seasons. Sam left at a time of transition, potentially because his parents did not like the way his coach was treated. Jank is following someone who he has a relationship with and respects fairly deeply. Sam went to the program that he thought might give him a shot at the dance, I don't know that he has any other connection with U of I. Jank won't make excuses about majors when he left. Sam did.

If you want to make snide comments and trash posters, square your logic up first.

And P.S. I wanted Sam to do well, even if I was hurt when he left. I promise you that I knew Sam personally better than you did, and while it hurt me to see him in that god-awful orange, I never wanted him to get hurt. So, in short don't label me as one of those naysayers if you don't have a logical response to my post.

First of all, I don't recall trashing posters. Also, I didn't label you a "naysayer". In fact, I would love for you to find even one reference to you in ANY post I've EVER made.

I'm sure the guy signed a contract and now he doesn't want to honor that contract. I don't know how that wouldn't be considered disloyal by people that called out a student athlete that graduated from a school and chose to play his final year of eligibility at the BCS state school. He was called a traitor and told to "break a leg". Classy stuff. Once a Brave, Always a Brave. Right? Unless, of course, you're talking about Sam or poking fun at a former coach/player that has also moved on.

Again, just to be perfectly clear.......I'm NOT talking about you. Also, to be clear....this is my opinion and I don't expect everyone to agree with it. That's the wonderful thing about opinions! It's obvious there is a segment of Bradley fans that don't agree with it.

For the record, I don't consider Jank to be disloyal and completely understand his reasons for making this choice. I feel the same about Sam, even though I don't know him personally like you do. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything anyways. I don't know Jank either, but I can still form my very own opinion and agree or disagree with his choice.

[Da Coach]

The latest report suggests that SMU has reached an agreement with Tim Jankovich, and they have officially announced Larry Brown as their new coach, as well as the other 2 assistants Jerrance Howard and Rod Strickland.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/larry-brown-hired-smu-bringing-vagabond-coach-big-east-bound-program-classic-case-buyer-beware-article-1.1064530?localLinksEnabled=false

[Da Coach]

Now the Pantagraph is suggesting the deal with Jank is not finalized-

https://twitter.com/#!/Pg_Benson/status/193157378856857600

this is turning into a soap opera.

[tornado]

or as the ISU fans call it, a circus...
anyway - this whole scene proves again it's not WHAT you know or how you have performed - it's WHO you know....and Jank is apparently good buds with Larry Brown..