OT: Are you ready for... Doug Gottlieb, Basketball Coach?

Submitted by stephenrjking on

Well, then:

One day after joining Fox Sports, Doug Gottlieb will interview for Oklahoma State job https://t.co/ZjvAC6lWsY pic.twitter.com/n5Woj1WyWJ

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 22, 2017

I'm in the decided minority in that I think that Gottlieb is a good broadcaster. He produces interesting content, his hottakes are good show fodder, and he does some of the best radio teases in the business. 

I suspect I'm not in the decided minority in looking at this: Gottlieb as a basketball coach would be an unmitigated disaster. Even giving him an interview is the kind of blunder that irreparably damages the reputation of that athletic department.

MH20

March 23rd, 2017 at 9:39 AM ^

I would guess X is your starting PG with Duncan being the primary sixth man (so your second starting lineup).

I am not even considering any alternative universes where DJ and/or Moe don't return!

UMgradMSUdad

March 22nd, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^

There are a handful of local sports broadcasters that started calling for OSU to hire Gottleib last year, and apparently some alumni were miffed that he wasn't even given an interview.  This may be just the AD attempting to silence some of his critics, and is granting an interview with no real intention of hiring him.

Bluetotheday

March 22nd, 2017 at 8:14 PM ^

Attract interest from coaches and recruits. Most importantly, they are a mid tier program and will get free PR by interviewing a talking head, which will be a story on networks...trying to find a possotive/business angle in the decision to interview