Misc Sports Thread

[YetAnotherRDUGuy]

Felt like a panic hire similar to lowe. Id love to be wrong but I'm not sure this ends well. There is a part of the fan base that's pumped about it and that's awesome. Unfortunately it's the same part that uses beating unc as the measuring stick and has kept dave around too long

That Lowe comparison is interesting. I always thought he was good at X's and O's coaching wise, but not a strong recruiter? Maybe Gainey's got some good recruiting experience while at Tenn. We'll see.

 

[weather bubba]

I believe NC State found a winner when they hired Justin Gainey. He is an alumni and four year starter for the basketball program back in the nineties. Cliff Barnes, the Tennessee coach had glowing things to say about him as an assistant coach on his staff. A good friend of mine who is a NC State booster was hoping that Gainey or the coach at St. Louis University would be hired. This will be Justin Gainey's first head coaching job but he already has experience recruiting at Tennessee and he knows his X and Os from his experience as a player and coach.

 

[NoSnowATL]

It’s not coaching it’s the NIL money. 8-10m doesn’t cut it. Top school are close if not over 20m a year.