Jon: Realistic Top 5 for you right now

[BSpringsteen]

Not pie in the sky... people that you believe will say yes to Iowa.

Who are your top 5... in order of preference please, in descending order.

OK, so that was a little demanding, ascending would be ok too.

 

[JonDMiller]

Pearl is still my #1 until he says out of his mouth he is not coming to Iowa (NOT that he wants to stay at Tennessee as long as they will have him, not the same), or tells that to Barta.

As for my rankings of the rest, I have to ponder that a little more. there is nothing more fluid than a coaching search.

 

[BSpringsteen]

ponder away and get back to me within ten minutes please.

 

[Hawke]

Pearl is still my #1 until he says out of his mouth he is not coming to Iowa (NOT that he wants to stay at Tennessee as long as they will have him, not the same), or tells that to Barta.

As for my rankings of the rest, I have to ponder that a little more. there is nothing more fluid than a coaching search.

Very true.

 

[BSpringsteen]

Stormin: same question of you.

Here are mine

1) Pearl (I suppose I agree that until we hear no, we shouldn't give up.)
2) Forbes
3) Davis
4) Drew
5) Gillespie

 

[DFaceHawkeye]

Pearl is still my #1 until he says out of his mouth he is not coming to Iowa (NOT that he wants to stay at Tennessee as long as they will have him, not the same), or tells that to Barta.

As for my rankings of the rest, I have to ponder that a little more. there is nothing more fluid than a coaching search.

Water? Beer? Mountain Dew? I can do this all day!

 

[loesshillshawk]

1. Barbee
2. Lavin
The list ends there....

 

[smhawk]

Jon who was on your list during the Lickliter hire?

 

[83Hawk]

My wish list is (in order):

1. Mike Dunlap
2. Bruce Pearl
3. Scott Drew
4. Tony Barbee
5. Josh Pastner

My "realistic" list is (in order):

1. Steve Forbes
2. Tony Barbee
3. Joe Dooley
4. Scott Drew
5. Buzz Williams

#1-2 are the most likely by far....the last three are still "realistic" long shots IMO.

 

[iowahawkeyes89]

My wish list is (in order):

1. Mike Dunlap
2. Bruce Pearl
3. Scott Drew
4. Tony Barbee
5. Josh Pastner

My "realistic" list is (in order):

1. Steve Forbes
2. Tony Barbee
3. Scott Drew
4. Joe Dooley
5. Buzz Williams

I think you could easily put Buzz Williams on your other list.

 

[83Hawk]

I think you could easily put Buzz Williams on your other list.

No...my first list is the top 5 coaches I *want*. While I think Buzz would be a good hire, he is not one of my top 5 favorites.

 

[bobber]

So how does this work...everyone picks their favorite coach to replace Lick and then when someone else is picked, they boycott basketball because of his dumb choice?,

 

[cibula11]

1. Bruce Pearl
2. Travis Pastner
3. Scott Forbes
4. Keno Davis

 

[HaydensHawk]

Come on Jon - Bruce Pearl is a pipe dream - get realistic.

Keno or that kid at Mephis are my choices. I take youth and energy over the "safe" choice at this point. Yeah I know, Alford kind soured that approach, but Alford was kind of a jerk, so how about and young, energetic coach that is also not a jerk.

Throwing money at a big name is not the answer IMO.