South Carolina Basketball Hires Frank Martin

[Velo Vol]

According to reports.

 

[Vols4life]

maybe we can become like the big east & start getting 6+ teams into the dance now our conference is getting stronger

 

[DarthVisor]

Has to be better than Horn, right?

 

[govols120]

Not 100% done yet, according to several other reports. It's heading that way, though.

 

[Velo Vol]

Interesting to compare resume accomplishments of coaches at the two programs:

South Carolina

Spurrier--BCS Championship
Martin--NCAA Elite Eight appearance

Tennessee

Dooley--one winning season (WAC)
Martin--CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship

Which program appears to be higher up on the totem pole?

 

[Weezy]

I will believe it when final considering it was considered a debunked rumor just a couple of days ago.

But if it happens, it's a great hire.

 

[shelbyvillevol]

Interesting to compare resume accomplishments of coaches at the two programs:

South Carolina

Spurrier--BCS Championship
Martin--NCAA Elite Eight appearance

Tennessee

Dooley--one winning season (WAC)
Martin--CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship

Which program appears to be higher up on the totem pole?

That's a sobering post! OUCH!

 

[omghulkhands]

That's a sobering post! OUCH!

indeed

 

[miggy4vols]

When did Spurrier win a BCS title?

 

[utvolpj]

When did Spurrier win a BCS title?

pretty sure he did it at Duke

 

[olesmokey081764]

epic fail by sc-they shoulda hired izzo.

 

[WesternKyVol]

Interesting to compare resume accomplishments of coaches at the two programs:

South Carolina

Spurrier--BCS Championship
Martin--NCAA Elite Eight appearance

Tennessee

Dooley--one winning season (WAC)
Martin--CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship

Which program appears to be higher up on the totem pole?

Hamilton

 

[omghulkhands]

Hamilton

Bingo

 

[Pulscifer]

Good for the conference, potentially bad for us.

 

[dukes_of_maggard]

This is another symptom of a dying big12

 

[volfanCLT]

When did Spurrier win a BCS title?

He never has.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

This is another symptom of a dying big12

I think this has more to do with his poor relationship with the AD. The suspension of the player for the NCAA tourney was the final straw.

 

[BearCat204]

Not a BCS, but should read as a National Title

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

Not a BCS, but should read as biggest douche in a visor to ever win a National Title

fyp

 

[DarthVisor]

fyp

Aren't all people that wear visors categorized as fratastic or douchey?

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

Aren't all people that wear visors categorized as fratastic or douchey?

As a general rule, yes they are. However, he wrote the book on being the latter. It was bad enough before he tainted one of my favorite NFL franchises in DC. That was the straw that broke the camels back.

 

[zjcvols]

When did Spurrier win a BCS title?

That'd be never.

 

[zjcvols]

fyp

Jim Tressel FTW.

 

[DarthVisor]

As a general rule, yes they are. However, he wrote the book on being the latter. It was bad enough before he tainted one of my favorite NFL franchises in DC. That was the straw that broke the camels back.

Fair enough.

 

[trevols81]

Official according to ESPN.