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WIU lets Coach Thomas go

It would make them instantly a more credible program and he'd get players in there that could win in that conference.
 
By the way did anyone hear that Popovich is having Kelvin Sampson hang out with him to learn the NBA game for the rest of the year? It was on Mike and Mike yesterday. The NBA would be a perfect fit for him.
 
Here is a coaching rumor website saying Molinari is in the mix for the WIU job.

"Look for the following names to be mentioned for the recent opening at Western Illinois: Mankato State's Matt Margenthaler, Wisconsin's Greg Gard, Iowa State's Jeff Rutter, Illinois' Jay Price, Former Bradley Head Coach Jim Molinari and former St Louis and Wisconsin head coach Brad Soderberg"
http://coachingnewsonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=4&Itemid=29

The site also says Indiana is down to three candidates
Washington State's Tony Bennett, Xavier's Sean Miller and Brad Brownell from Wright State.
 
What does it mean when it is stated that WIU won't let this kid go?

I don't really understand how this whole thing works. If the kid dosen't want to play for WIU anymore is this a case where Western is punishing him. Does this happen alot? Do other schools react in the same way if a player they signed balks.
 
He has signed his letter of intent, so if the school won't release him he cannot get a scholarship anywhere else.
He is free to transfer but he'll have to play his own way.
If they release him, then he can be on scholarship elsewhere but would have to sit out one year if he transfers to D-I.
 
If they release him from his letter of intent he does not have to sit out a year, I would not bet on him not getting out of his letter as other players have and not paid any penalties. (Grundy got away with it)
 
Why does Josh want out? (perhaps a better question would have been: Why did he want to play at Western?)

Has his stock increased dramatically as a JUCO?

Did he have some loyalties towards the now departed Coach Thomas?
 
Is Coach MO really being seriously considered at Western, or is what we are hearing unsubstantiated "hype".

Mo, does have a history of success in Illinois. Interresting if Mo takes the job at Western that would mean he will have been head coach for 3 D-1 programs in Illinois. Who has coached at the most out of the 12 D-1 programs in Illinois? I obviously know Weber has coached at two programs.
 
2bradleyfans said:
Is Coach MO really being seriously considered at Western, or is what we are hearing unsubstantiated "hype".

Mo, does have a history of success in Illinois. Interresting if Mo takes the job at Western that would mean he will have been head coach for 3 D-1 programs in Illinois. Who has coached at the most out of the 12 D-1 programs in Illinois? I obviously know Weber has coached at two programs.
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If the administration at WIU has any brains, and MO is sincerely interested in their job, they should immediately hire him. They are never winning anything in Macomb but he would bring instant credibility to that school and its basketball program. They will not find another head coach who will give his heart and soul into a job and will believe in more in the product he puts out on the floor on a nightly basis.

Also, I believe he is not given enough credit for the very good talent he brought into Bradley in his time as the BU head coach.
 
tornado said:
WIU's best recruit, 6-9 Josh Harrelson, wants out since the coaching change,
but WIU won't release him...
He is very highly rated and Kentucky wants him...
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sp...148B4747AB3D3FC38625741B0010B705?OpenDocument
http://jucojunction.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=59073&sport=2
http://jucojunction.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=784856
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This morning the Louisville Courier-Journal reports that WIU big man Josh Harrellson has obtained his release and can reopen his recruiting.
Kentucky is after him as are a couple other programs.
http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html
 
This guy lookis like he may have been one of the most dominate big men Western has ever had? This is a huge loss for them. It's kinda funny for me at least that after he gets his release a plethora of BCS teams are chasing after him. I mean look at that list: Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa St.? THat was a huge get for Coach Thomas.
 
The released WIU recruit, Josh Harrellson is picking up BIG TIME offers at an amazing pace..

A new scout article says Indiana is in on him as Tom Crean is offering immediate playing time as a huge lure...

BUT--- the story says that WIU is NOT giving Harrellson an unlimited release....they have required Harrelson to sumbit a list of schools that he would like to be released to and WIU will decide....wow...

"According to Harrington (Jay Harrington, the juco coach at SWIC), Western Illinois won??™t grant Harrellson a blanket release, which would free him to go to any school. Instead, the WIU athletic director is having him submit a list of schools, and he will then decide which ones he would release Harrellson to attend. It??™s unclear what criteria WIU would use to make that decision, although it might scratch a school that is either in their conference or on a future schedule.
After WIU okays certain programs, those various schools??™ compliance officers must call Western Illinois??™ compliance officer before they can start recruiting him. There??™s also a recruiting dead period to deal with, which ends next Friday (April 11).
As of Thursday night, the list Harrellson was expected to submit was Indiana, Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue, Kentucky, Iowa, Iowa State and St. Louis.
???He might submit more than that and see what happens,??? Harrington said..."
http://indiana.scout.com/2/743646.html
 
I think it is silly that Western wont give him a blanket release. With how good he is reported to be and all these BCS shools after him its not like he is going to snub Western to go to a rival Summit League School.

Off topic, but I would say that the Summit League has just one Marquee program with widespread name recognition, Oral Roberts.
 
I am just wondering about the non-blanket release thing.

Maybe WIU suspects foul play from 1 or 2 schools... and they will not allow him to transfer to one of the suspected schools.
 
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