Guess the date SMU fires Doh...

[Mustangs_Maroons]

His days are numbered. It's a shame he still gets paid based on the team's performance. A coach is judged by his wins and losses. Doh's Princeton is not working and the team is not where it should be at this point in the season. This team has no sense of identity or confidence, and it starts and ends with the coach. SMU deserves better.

[Digetydog]

March 16 right after the CUSA Tourney ends.

Unless he will continue to coach and not due the Coach K, Coach Calhoun, and Bobby Cremins routine - bad back, bad team, quit during the season when they are on a 5 game losing streak. Says a lot about our coach. He is not a quitter. Big buyout, NBA or ESPN gig, and enjoy life. He deserves better!

To question the toughness and tenacity of Jim Calhoun is disgusting and shows how little you truly know about college basketball

Calhoun is 70 years old and a cancer survivor. With probation looming next year, it would have been easier for him to retire as NCAA champion. Instead, he tried to stick it out for another year. I don't like him (I live in CT and hate UCONN), but his toughness is not in question.

[Junior]

exactly what does travis bickle think he deserves? do we owe him something for his crappy coaching?

what am i missing here? we pay him a good amount of money, and he delivers crap. what do we owe him?

i think he owes us!

[CoxBizGrad]

He admittedly is a bit affected. Thank goodness he decided to foe me... however he miraculously is able to channel my posts.

[Mustangs_Maroons]

When is the National Signing date? The day after that.

Kids are alreday signed. It's a matter of SMU releasing them, which can happen at any point...

I actually think this is a good incoming class. Blaise should be a stud player for us (if placed in a system that exploits his talents). There are players that we recruited last year, such as Cunningham, that were star HS players that just don't seem to be developing in a manner corresponding their talent level. I'm disappointed that we didn't place a bigger focus on recruiting a PG in this incoming class. I've been convinced by others that J-Frog has some good attributes, and I could see J-Frog doing well as as supporting cast member (ie, coming off the bench), but I don't think he's the PG to really take us to the next level. I know the Princeton is meant, in large part, to keep the score close when there are talent gaps. But, I don't know if we really do have a lack of talent vis-a-vis other C-USA teams. Maybe it's time to change to Princeton because when it's not producing results and the players are potentially getting stifled, it serves no one. If Doh is around another year, he should re-assess whether the Princeton is really the best way to get the best out of his players.

[EastStang]

No the coaches can't do it for them, but the coaches recruited them. If they are fragile, soft, etc., why didn't the coaches pick that up when they recruited them? Or did they just become fragile, soft non-finishers once they donned the red and blue. In college hoops there is no General Manager to blame for the talent on the floor, its solely on the coach who recruits and coaches them.

[hoopmanx]

Bickle, keep my name outta your mouth. You're like a stalker.

[hoopmanx]

Bickle, keep my name outta your mouth. You're like a stalker.

You told us for six months how great our class was. You argued with me about Nick Russell. Either tell us the facts or wait and see how things turn out before you go "forecasting" the future. My take is let's wait and see. You could learn a lot be listening to me.

and I stand by it. They represent over a 1/3 of our scoring and rebounding as frosh. That's more than serviceable, that's good.

I've never learned anything by listening to you, other than I don't want a brain injury.

[hoopmanx]

Who is responsible for that record, Bickle? Who recruited the frosh class you hate so much? Are you saying our frosh don't contribute to the wins, only the losses? If Manuel doesn't save us vs FGC, Doh is w/o question gone etc.

Nobody called these kids the Fab 5, nobody. Just a very good SMU class, and one of the best non-BCS classes. Given their statistical relevance on this team, all of that is true.

As far as making fun of the mentally challenged, wouldn't think of it. I just think you're full of ish, probably don't have TBI, and smell more like spambot

[CalallenStang]

I am on record starting November 15th stating they are not that good and are soft.

You hadn't even joined this site on November 15th.

[gostangs]

TBI is just another excuse for underachieving.

[PK]

No the coaches can't do it for them, but the coaches recruited them. If they are fragile, soft, etc., why didn't the coaches pick that up when they recruited them? Or did they just become fragile, soft non-finishers once they donned the red and blue. In college hoops there is no General Manager to blame for the talent on the floor, its solely on the coach who recruits and coaches them.

We won 20 last year due to great coaching! It will be years before we see 20 wins again.

Have we changed coaches already? I thought we still had the same great coach on board. Your logic is not...well very logical. Are you saying Doh provides great coaching only once every six years? Are you saying that Doh can't recruit exceptional players? Are you saying he can't develop the players he recruits? Are you saying he doesn't know how to get the best out of the players he does recruit? You are always tasking everyone to show you proof of their point, how about you layout exactly why you think Doh is such a great coach and why we should continue to keep him as our head basketball coach. Seriously, other than you think he walks on water, what do you think he has done at SMU that makes him stand out as a great coach?

[EastStang]

He'll just cite our 20 win season last year. 5 years of misery, one 20 win season. I'll go with the even a blind squirrel can find a nut now and then, principle. Doh will win if all the planets align just right for him, otherwise, his record speaks for itself.

[PonyKai]

We'll all be singing the tune "The Robodoh Decade!" It'll be a smash hit, guaranteed.

[PK]

Doh will be fine! You have your opinon which is fine. Doh recruited the team that won the National Championship under Roy Williams at NC so obviously he can recruit. SMU is a tough job unless you cheat - see Death Penalty and Dave Bliss years for further details. I never said Doh is a great coach. There are very few "great" coaches in the country. You have to have players and schedule right. See my post on Tommy Amaker. His non-conference schedule and College Insidersiders basketball tournament padded his won/loss record

I'm sure Doh will be fine also regardless of where he goes and that is great for him. My concern is not Doh's future well being...we have established that he will be fine, my concern is the future of the SMU basketball program. We have padded our schedule for years now to what end result? You haven't answered the one real question. Why should we continue to keep him as our head basketball coach? Lay it out for us.