NC State to introduce Mark Gottfried as new basketball coach

[zinfamous]

Well, it looks like he already has the jacket....

😀

 

[zinfamous]

Though, some details worry me: he resigned under what very well appears to be recruiting violations, and was an assistant to Harrick--one of the scummiest, dirtiest, violation-happy coaches in college sports history.

This does not bode well with our history. I only hope that he has not only put that behind him, but is able to hire the right people that he can trust to be free of such shenanigans.

 

[NFS4]

Well, it looks like he already has the jacket....

😀

That was my first thought as well 🙂

 

[Drako]

Meh, they would probably do better with Gilbert Gottfried. I hear he is still looking for work.

 

[Kadarin]

Meh, they would probably do better with Gilbert Gottfried. I hear he is still looking for work.

For a split second, I read the thread as referring to Gilbert Gottfried. AFLAC!!!

 

[CallMeJoe]

I was hoping for someone more prominent, but I'll give Coach Gottfried a chance. Everyone "better" was either already in a solid program or moving to a school with personal connections.

At least State didn't settle for a Frank Haith... what was Mizzou thinking?

 

[zinfamous]

I still miss Sendek. 🙁

and whoa--Dayton hired Archie? I had no idea he would be leaving Sean so soon.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/herb-sendeks-coaching-tree-1127349.html
Look at his awesome assistants! Thad Matta? I had no freaking idea.

guess Archie's connections to NC really were no kind of bargaining chip in recruiting Sean. That really was an impossible dream!

😀

 

[CallMeJoe]

...and whoa--Dayton hired Archie? I had no idea he would be leaving Sean so soon...

I was surprised to see Dayton taking a chance on Archie; of course, given a shot at such a prominent mid-major, he had to grab the opportunity.

 

[TheAdvocate]

so Debbie Yow's craigslist ad worked?

The best thing Gottfried ever did was this:

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww139/footballguys/ATT6346409.jpg

 

[zinfamous]

so Debbie Yow's craigslist ad worked?

The best thing Gottfried ever did was this:

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww139/footballguys/ATT6346409.jpg

whoa. that looks just like the chick from BSG.

lol at CL ad.

 

[preslove]

I don't understand this hire. Couldn't they find a young, successful coach of a smaller school? Getting a good, but not great coach from a mediocre conference is a recipe for more mediocrity, imho.

 

[TheAdvocate]

whoa. that looks just like the chick from BSG.

That's the coed he impregerrated right before he got canned @Bama.

lol at CL ad.

Yow probably shouldnt have used her @ncsu.edu address as the reply to.

 

[zinfamous]

I don't understand this hire. Couldn't they find a young, successful coach of a smaller school? Getting a good, but not great coach from a mediocre conference is a recipe for more mediocrity, imho.

No one wants this job. He needs a job.

Lowe needed a job, and was hired after the 5th young, high-profile coach turned us down.

We shall see, though. I would think that recruiting for NCSU allows more potential than recruiting for Alabama when ti comes to basketball, so perhaps his goodness in a weak conference will allow for better things with a better potential recruit base.

 

[zinfamous]

Yow probably shouldnt have used her @ncsu.edu address as the reply to.

😀

...this is a joke, right. For whatever reason, I feel this is entirely probable. Or at least a joke posting that I missed, being on the other side of the country from the conversation.