Meanwhile, in Ft. Worth
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:55 pmTime for TCU basketball to create buzz: Hire Jamie Dixon
By Richard Durrett
The departure of Jim Christian from the TCU basketball program to Ohio was well-timed for both the Horned Frogs and Christian. It gives Christian a chance to go back to a conference where he's had success (at Kent State) and it gives TCU a chance to hire a proven coach who can bring some excitement to the program just as it enters the Big 12.
And there's one logical name: Jamie Dixon.
Before you roll your eyes and claim that TCU has no shot, know this: He's at the top of their wish list. And I wonder if the timing isn't right for him to leapfrog to Fort Worth.
There are some obstacles, obviously. He had a disappointing year in Pittsburgh (team didn't make NCAA or NIT, but won the CBI title), but has a contract worth, according to reports, between $1.6 and $2 million through 2018. TCU was paying Christian around $600,000. That's an awfully large gap.
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/colleges ... amie-dixon
By Richard Durrett
The departure of Jim Christian from the TCU basketball program to Ohio was well-timed for both the Horned Frogs and Christian. It gives Christian a chance to go back to a conference where he's had success (at Kent State) and it gives TCU a chance to hire a proven coach who can bring some excitement to the program just as it enters the Big 12.
And there's one logical name: Jamie Dixon.
Before you roll your eyes and claim that TCU has no shot, know this: He's at the top of their wish list. And I wonder if the timing isn't right for him to leapfrog to Fort Worth.
There are some obstacles, obviously. He had a disappointing year in Pittsburgh (team didn't make NCAA or NIT, but won the CBI title), but has a contract worth, according to reports, between $1.6 and $2 million through 2018. TCU was paying Christian around $600,000. That's an awfully large gap.
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/colleges ... amie-dixon