Tom Crean Hired At Georgia
The SEC was better than the Big Ten this year.
That's still TBD
That’s actually surprising, Matta was the presumed favorite (and probably the better coach, too).
Matta turned them down at the last minute. New England OC to Colts style.
Not enough caves to pick from for Thad.
March 15th, 2018 at 10:16 PM ^
Matta made the right choice. Crean...wtf guy? Enjoy being completely overshadowed by the football program there.
I think this is a good move for him. He doesn't need the spotlight, he needs to rebuild his resume.
March 16th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
What do you think everyone said to Beilein when he came here?
March 15th, 2018 at 10:05 PM ^
Matta is going to Ole Miss
That would be interesting.
Good recruiter, bad in game coach.
I will miss Crean the analyst
I will too
March 15th, 2018 at 10:51 PM ^
I will say that Crean was doing pretty well as an analyst and I will also miss that.
I don't even know if Crean was on the radar, at least publicly, for this job, so this is kind of a suprise for me. An interesting choice, to be sure, of course.
March 15th, 2018 at 11:54 PM ^
sean miller type. and incentivize cheating with a sean miller type contract
March 16th, 2018 at 12:19 AM ^
and unethical shitbag that consistently fails to live up to expectations despite multiple top picks? I think they took your advice.
Crean is a Tom Arnold clone.
Whatever happened to Tom Arnold? I think people eventually realized he was a user/creep and stopped hiring him for big roles. (Who marries Rosanne just to get a role?)
I needed another reason to dislike Georgia. Not only cheaters, but dumb cheaters.
PITINO IS STILL AVAILABLE, PEOPLE! FIRE BEILEIN!
You people need to stop being so selfish. Our players deserve nothing but the best in adult entertainment given how hard they work.
March 15th, 2018 at 10:14 PM ^
Would he let them eat the tiramisu?
Ahh, who am I kidding? Fuck Pitino with a raw cabbage...
fuck Pitino with a large cactus
March 16th, 2018 at 10:00 AM ^
If Georgia hired Pitino I would have lost what little respect I have for them. (They're a pretty good school for the South.) It is important that society have rules and that they are followed. ...and that the cheaters pay some sort of a price.
Georgia imo. Also thought Crean was a good analyst the few times I saw him.
Nooooo.
He was amazing on tv.
I've done a 180 on Crean. I should have never listened to him on Pardon My Take and the Harbaugh podcast. Now I like the guy. He was great on tv too.
March 15th, 2018 at 10:18 PM ^
I just listened to this week's podcast, with Crean leading it off. He gave an excellent analysis of the tunamelt, along with some of the psychology in keeping teams fresh between the conference tourneys and the NCAAs. I'll miss him on TV, too - he had already become one of the better color guys in the whole sport.
BTW, that podcast was outstanding all around. Owen Marecic was the guest, and Harbaugh loves the guy! But then Harbaugh called in the equiptment manager to also talk to Marecic (they were all at Stanford). And then Harbaugh had Ben Mason tracked down and he joined the call to get some advice from Marecic. It was abundantly clear just how much Harbaugh adores everything Ben Mason! An excellent listen, if you haven't listened yet...
March 15th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
Oh I listened. Thought today's was one of the best. Hilarious story involving Jackie's mom and Ronald Reagan.
March 15th, 2018 at 11:10 PM ^
Crean also made Wade a Michigan fan.
Best wishes to Tom Crean.
I guess he'll get more talent into Georgia, but it always seemed that his IU teams struggled in the tourney compared to expectations, and I doubt he's figured out how to change that. Though I do wonder if the SEC gets gutted a bit with some of these FBI allegations; seems like a lot of schools in that conference might be getting dinged.
z0mg, maybe he can help Jim recroot the state in football!
March 15th, 2018 at 10:03 PM ^
I wish him well.
March 15th, 2018 at 10:08 PM ^
He seems pretty excited about it....
March 15th, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^
At least now I can root for him FUCK INDIANA
March 15th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
Good move by Georgia. I would’ve lost all respect for them if they’d hired Pitino.
March 15th, 2018 at 10:32 PM ^
Glad he's coaching again.
March 15th, 2018 at 10:56 PM ^
...between Matta and Crean, coaches need to fail in the Big Ten to land in the SEC. Has Pete Feinbaum done a story on that?
March 15th, 2018 at 11:07 PM ^
+1 for the correct use of his first name.
March 15th, 2018 at 11:28 PM ^
A really good coach!
March 16th, 2018 at 12:46 AM ^
Figured he would end up at Pitt. Pretty good ACC job. I’d say better than Georgia.
Coaches master plot to bring them down from the inside is under way.... Smart!
Good move by Georgia IMO.
maybe he can help flip Otis Reese to his brother in law
Gives Harbaugh another reason to visit the Peach State.
March 16th, 2018 at 10:10 AM ^
Was hoping for Pitino though because then the NCAA and all it's fans know that UGA's athletic department is dirty and has no integrity for the rules
March 16th, 2018 at 10:54 AM ^
As a television analyst, Crean was (to me) surprisingly good. Much more analytical (the actual job) than the "personalities".
As a coach of any team, Crean is a spectacular douche. That can't be said often enough.