Pastner to Georgia Tech per Twitter

by **SMU Football Blog** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:44 pm

What is with schools hiring being hot to hire a coach that is on the verge of being fired? How do you get excited by this?

by **skyscraper** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:29 am

http://www.commercialappeal.com/columni ... 96391.html

Good quick takes from the Memphis newspaper.
My favorite one:

4. It's an astonishing bit of good fortune for everyone involved. It's good for Memphis, good for Pastner, and good for the fans who want to love and support their basketball program again. Pastner did a lot of fine things his first five years in the job. But the last two years have been miserable. And next year was shaping up to be more miserable still.

by **max the wonder dog** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:46 am

I never knew GT was such an unattractive destination for coaches. What else can explain their interest in Pastner?

by **mrydel** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:11 am

Done deal. This week.

I think they are leaning towards Penny Hardaway.

by **SMU Football Blog** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:29 am

I would rather have Lil' Penny Hardaway.

I can't for the life of me get the coding to work.

by **skyscraper** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:36 am

delete the YT part and just put the video ID gibberish in the embed
Hoops reporters on Twitter have been floating Gregg Marshall from Wichita state as a potential Memphis coach

by **mrydel** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:44 am

If the NCAA would do their job, Rick Pitino and Roy Williams might be available

by **PonyBait** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:18 pm

A 4 star recruit already jumped ship. Sub 6' PG named Moore.... Sounds familiar

by **sadderbudweiser** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:11 pm

Wasn't it the GT AD who was head of the NCAA tourney selection committee the year we got hosed? This is darn near payback.

by **Dukie** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:30 pm

sadderbudweiser wrote:Wasn't it the GT AD who was head of the NCAA tourney selection committee the year we got hosed? This is darn near payback.

It was Wake. Happily, they continue sucking at both major sports.

by **Dukie** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:31 pm

max the wonder dog wrote:I never knew GT was such an unattractive destination for coaches. What else can explain their interest in Pastner?

Too many firings and expensive buyouts looking back a few years. Major donors tapped out.

by **PonySnob** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:50 pm

Dukie wrote:
max the wonder dog wrote:I never knew GT was such an unattractive destination for coaches. What else can explain their interest in Pastner?

Too many firings and expensive buyouts looking back a few years. Major donors tapped out.

Still paying buyouts for last two coaches.

by **sadderbudweiser** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:28 pm

PonySnob wrote:
Dukie wrote:
max the wonder dog wrote:I never knew GT was such an unattractive destination for coaches. What else can explain their interest in Pastner?

Too many firings and expensive buyouts looking back a few years. Major donors tapped out.

Still paying buyouts for last two coaches.

I don't see any change in the trend ahead.

by **leopold** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:49 pm

Good. The conference needs Memphis to be good.

The Memphis president has come out and said that it is going to cost the U of M around $1.2M altogether, paid out over two years, to say good-bye to Josh. If that's the case whomever was able to sell Josh Pastner to a friggin' ACC team deserves a beer tonight.

I'm happy for Memphis, happy that Josh, a decent human being (if not coach) gets another shot to do better, and happy the damned ACC probably has a dud coming in.

Rumor is that the Witchita State coach is interested if they are willing to put up $4M. Memphis' primary booster is Bill Laurie, an ex-player who married into Walton money, and the man who was going to pay around one-half of the Pastner check had he stayed. Now that he's off the hook for that lemon he might be willing to help them out with a more proven coach.

But if Memphis gets the right guy in there they will be a national title contender again in as little as two years.

by **mtrout** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:22 pm

National contender in 2 years with like 0 players right now?