Greg McDermott Headed to Creighton
by CrossCyed on Apr 25, 2010 11:23 PM CDT
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Greg McDermott is expected to notify his team this afternoon that he is leaving Iowa State to take the head coaching job at Creighton.
In what has progressed INSANELY quickly on a dreary Sunday in Ames, Action 3 News out of Omaha (per the Rivals site, at least) has reported that Greg McDermott has left Iowa State to become the head basketball coach at Creighton. Reported 10 year, $9 million deal. WOI reports that he was simply offered the job, and CloneChronicles has confirmed that with a number of sources, but only a few sources are running with him accepting the position.
UPDATE As of this morning, there are multiple reports saying that McDermott has been offered the job, but has yet to accept. The general consensus is he will accept today. Nothing will really change until a news conference, or a guy like John Walters breaks that he accepts the job. That being said, there seems like no possible way Greg McDermott is coaching Iowa State after this weekend.
UPDATE (Mark Kieffer): Some quotes from the Des Moines Register:
Charles Boozer:
"I don’t have any idea what’s going on — I just heard about it, that coach Mac might be leaving....
...It’s terrible. I hope it doesn’t happen."
LaRon Dendy:
"If he does decide to go it will open a lot of open eyes, not in a good way....
...We’re a family and you don’t leave your family behind. Daniyal Robinson left recently and he recruited me. Now if coach Mac leaves, it will leave a hole in me."
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Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com suggests that ISU is already interested in Billy Gillespie
Things appear to be moving fast.
I feel bad for Grayer, less for Nurse
Nurse, IMO, is a legit coach, who can be an assistant somewhere. He may even follow McDermott to Creighton. Grayer, just wants to be involved with ISU. Maybe there’s some way he can be involved with the program, even with a new coaching staff being brought in? I don’t think JP would allow for one of the greatest Cyclones to be screwed over.
by Mark Kieffer on Apr 26, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
I’ll bet that Grayer stays on as an assistant no matter who takes over. He’s already got the support of Cyclone nation (obviously) and a new HC would be a fool to remove him. That’s just begging for a rough start.
Rumor has it Alex Brown keeps Chris Simms' right index finger in his back pocket for good luck.
Personally...
I’m glad! Hopefully, we can get a couch who understands how to motivate behaviorally challenged kids and how to temporarily build a JUCO based team.
So...
They take McDermott and we get $800,000? I’m failing to see the downside.
Yeah, it’s never fun to start over but we already have players transferring and he was basically in a position where he had to no chance perform well enough to save his job for more than another year or two. Much like Altman, he may find he can have success in the MVC that he couldn’t have in a major conference.
by Pauli on Apr 26, 2010 11:16 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I am fine with the reset button
I posted something 3-4 weeks ago arguing for JP to reconsider…. The only issue is, can ISU find a quality hire? I mean Oregon went from Izzo, Tubby Smith, etc., to hiring Altman… And with the resources at Oregon, that might be a more attractive job than ISU.
Not sure what happens, but a fresh start with the program would certainley help. Next year was going to be a rough year anyways, and this should put us in a better position for 2011 and 2012 recruiting.
by Mark Kieffer on Apr 26, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
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