>DePaul then hires Chris Holtmann. Look, the Ohio State tenure
>ended disastrously, there's no question... but DePaul hasn't
>hired a coach with this much prior success in a quarter
>century. It's DePaul, after all. It's also the lowest risk
>scenario imaginable, because if Holtmann can consistently make
>them, like, a 5 or 6 win team in conference? It'd be seen as a
>huge success, lol. So I'm more than fine with this hire.

I did not know DePaul went 0-20 in the Big East this season. and Georgetown went 2-18! how do you have two conference teams go 2-38?!

>Michigan hilariously steals Dusty May from Louisville.
>Apparently May's agent had told Louisville early that
>afternoon he was coming... and then Michigan signed him later
>that day, lmao.

I don't think its a huge financial commitment, most of the top 40 salaries are $3-4 million if I saw correctly. FAU played in a high school gym and May has an adaptable offensive strategy that will probably be entertaining. fortunately for him, Howard was so bad the last two years that he has some runway to get better.

>Vanderbilt just hired Mark Byington on the heels of James
>Madison getting smoked yesterday. Still, another guy who won
>at two different spots in very real ways. Vanderbilt is a
>tough gig-- always feels like they just can't get talent to go
>there-- but if anyone can do the most with the least,
>Byington's gotta be on that list. Maybe not the "sexiest" hire
>of the cycle, but feels like a good one all the same.

the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 teams had five NBA players and they won a combined 3 SEC games over two seasons :/

I think the portal and NIL is killing Vandy more now, you saw half the team dip after Stackhouse had a nice run to end 2022-2023

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