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Post by municup14 on May 5, 2022 13:09:56 GMT -6
I feel sorry for the players who just signed with UE.
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Post by aceloverlarry on May 5, 2022 13:12:04 GMT -6
I really hope Fife is on the shortlist - we might not be able to afford it but it can't hurt to ask. Ad1770 was pretty spot on with his prediction. I still stand by what I’ve said previously about how his statements have hurt his coaching value. I doubt he can command more than $300k per year now which is right around where we are. Give him incentives to boost it up with success and hopefully he’ll be interested.
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Post by aceloverlarry on May 5, 2022 13:12:49 GMT -6
I feel sorry for the players who just signed with UE. I do too, but if you’re willing to play for Todd, you’ll be willing to play for anyone. Hopefully they stick it through with the new staff
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2022 13:13:35 GMT -6
I feel sorry for the players who just signed with UE. Well Ragsdale just wants to play at the D1 level. Kalle wants playing time. I’m not sure if we will lose anyone, especially if we get a decent coach.
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Post by purplestrong on May 5, 2022 13:16:51 GMT -6
Ziggy probably already talked to our new recruits. Logan knew this was coming, so maybe the recruits know something we don’t. Three cheers for the Zigmeister! My season tickets are now renewed!
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Post by okie on May 5, 2022 13:34:29 GMT -6
Tom Crean? More than one person reporting it.
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Post by E-Villan on May 5, 2022 13:35:15 GMT -6
Screw Goodman. If anyone on this staff thought their job was secure, they were in complete denial. Logan certainly knew what could happen.
Lickliter had plenty of chances to do something, anything.
The only reason you wait is if you aren't sure of your plan. Apparently Ziggy has a plan.
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Post by E-Villan on May 5, 2022 13:36:55 GMT -6
Tom Crean? More than one person reporting it. Goodman has probably been following the twitter burners. Next he will be reporting about the Aces fan who takes Capri Suns to the players. I do hope there is some truth to it though.
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Post by okie on May 5, 2022 13:42:22 GMT -6
Tom Crean? More than one person reporting it. Goodman has probably been following the twitter burners. Next he will be reporting about the Aces fan who takes Capri Suns to the players. I do hope there is some truth to it though. Maybe... who knows?
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Post by db1972 on May 5, 2022 13:46:35 GMT -6
I will once again make up the entirety of the minority opinion on this forum. I hate the timing of this move. I am already on record as supporting Lickliter for another year, but that is not the reason I dislike this. Obviously a case could be made that Lickliter should be fired based on last year's performance, so not terribly upset that ended up coming to pass.
I am upset because Ziggy needed to make a decision on this before the May 1 deadline to be fair to the players. He needed to make a decision before he let Lickliter sign two transfers under his watch. Or if he decided he wanted to move on from Lickliter, he needed to have a replacement announced in the same press release. A national search starting now is completely unacceptable. Half the players are already gone from the portal, and at least another half will be again by the time we announce our new head coach.
This is another national black eye on a program that desperately needed to regain its status and storied tradition. Who is available at this point that we're going to hire? Tom Crean? This just set the program back another year at least and it pains me to see.
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Post by aceloverlarry on May 5, 2022 13:55:24 GMT -6
I will once again make up the entirety of the minority opinion on this forum. I hate the timing of this move. I am already on record as supporting Lickliter for another year, but that is not the reason I dislike this. Obviously a case could be made that Lickliter should be fired based on last year's performance, so not terribly upset that ended up coming to pass. I am upset because Ziggy needed to make a decision on this before the May 1 deadline to be fair to the players. He needed to make a decision before he let Lickliter sign two transfers under his watch. Or if he decided he wanted to move on from Lickliter, he needed to have a replacement announced in the same press release. A national search starting now is completely unacceptable. Half the players are already gone from the portal, and at least another half will be again by the time we announce our new head coach. This is another national black eye on a program that desperately needed to regain its status and storied tradition. Who is available at this point that we're going to hire? Tom Crean? This just set the program back another year at least and it pains me to see. I certainly understand your sentiment and I think who he hires and how quickly it happens will define the success of this move. Just playing devils advocate, there’s a rule in place apparently that if a coaching change is made, you have until July 1 to go into the portal, so hopefully any recruits/players that no longer want to come to Evansville will still have options to explore. The timing is definitely less than ideal, that is for sure.
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Post by ad1770 on May 5, 2022 13:59:07 GMT -6
I will once again make up the entirety of the minority opinion on this forum. I hate the timing of this move. I am already on record as supporting Lickliter for another year, but that is not the reason I dislike this. Obviously a case could be made that Lickliter should be fired based on last year's performance, so not terribly upset that ended up coming to pass. I am upset because Ziggy needed to make a decision on this before the May 1 deadline to be fair to the players. He needed to make a decision before he let Lickliter sign two transfers under his watch. Or if he decided he wanted to move on from Lickliter, he needed to have a replacement announced in the same press release. A national search starting now is completely unacceptable. Half the players are already gone from the portal, and at least another half will be again by the time we announce our new head coach. This is another national black eye on a program that desperately needed to regain its status and storied tradition. Who is available at this point that we're going to hire? Tom Crean? This just set the program back another year at least and it pains me to see. Don’t see the team winning 10 with TL or a new coach (and I believe they would have a better chance of winning more with a new coach), so in all reality, does it really give a black eye? How about it jump starts the rebuild a year early? This year was lost either way. I am quite sure that Ziggy spoke with the players before making this move.
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Post by acecard on May 5, 2022 13:59:48 GMT -6
Well, it looks like they came up with the cash in a hurry. Ziggy surely has a plan in place. The presser this afternoon should be a good one. Sure hope somebody asks who the next coach will be. Can't believe that he would fire Lick without having someone already to take over.
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Post by okie on May 5, 2022 14:01:37 GMT -6
Press conference at 4:00 pm.
Eyewitness News tristatehomepage.com will stream it live.
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Post by austinace on May 5, 2022 14:12:35 GMT -6
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