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by leatherneckcountry
Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:54 am
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

Just wondering if a team is still playing are we allowed to talk to there staff or do we have to wait until there season is over.
by leatherneckcountry
Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:49 am
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

Let's make sure we let the process run it's course toward a successful hiring. Oh absolutely. I don't think anyone is saying we need to hire someone this week or anything. I don't think there's any harm in us tossing around names that might end up being in the running. Also, how is it that it seems...
by leatherneckcountry
Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:21 am
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

I’m not a fan of Houpt or Ceola getting the job right now but I wouldn’t mind if they hired someone older and had one of them on the staff.
by leatherneckcountry
Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:14 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: 2020 Roster Changes
Replies: 87
Views: 57340

Re: 2020 Roster Changes

Neckfansince71 wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:12 pm It's already a major rebuilding project! ;) jc
We won 5 games this year of course it’s a rebuilding project
by leatherneckcountry
Wed Mar 04, 2020 1:21 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

I knew it was a long shot, but confirmation that Margenthaler isn't interested: https://twitter.com/mthaler/status/1235235359329521665 Tim Walsh, Geoff Alexander are names I hear are interested in the job I think Geoff Alexander could be a good hire. He obviously knows the school and the area ( htt...
by leatherneckcountry
Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:18 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

Truthfully there will be 50 coaches linked to the job. We will probably end up with someone who will pop up out of nowhere there’s not an obvious choice like when Billy was hired.
by leatherneckcountry
Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:39 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

Chris Tifft- is a Macomb kid who played at Nevada. He is currently coaching at Central Michigan and was previously at SLU and TCU. He has head coaching experience at Lamar College. Geoff Alexander- is an assistant at Illinois. He has 2 degrees from WIU and coached here. He was at Evansville before ...
by leatherneckcountry
Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:55 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: New Head Coach
Replies: 120
Views: 65045

Re: New Head Coach

I would love to see WIU make a run at Saul Phillips. I had a ton of respect for him with the bison the only question is would he be ready to come back to D1 after only one year at a D2. Rob Jeter was also a name that was out there a few weeks ago he had quite a bit of success at Milwaukee it looks l...
by leatherneckcountry
Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:38 pm
Forum: Women's Basketball
Topic: Recruits from IA
Replies: 2
Views: 4184

Re: Recruits from IA

JD has or had two recruits playing in the IA State Tournament this week. McDermott is the best one. Her Cedar Rapids Prairie team was defeated in the first round. Another player is from Johnston who won yesterday. A week ago I talked to the Bradley coach prior to their game at UNI. She also has two...
by leatherneckcountry
Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:25 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: Time to Fire Billy Wright and Rebuild the Basketball Program
Replies: 180
Views: 99704

Re: Time to Fire Billy Wright and Rebuild the Basketball Program

Typecasting/Stereotyping in 2020 seriously bruh? English my 3rd language so rude of you to be mean to me about it. I'm sorry about your eyes, maybe donate them to officials because they couldn't possibly be worse than them. There is a bias against Western even if we were good I can guarentee you. I...