Lance to transfer.

[nccardfan]

I get it Zipp. Nothing anyone on here can show you is going to change anything with you.


https://sports.yahoo.com/20-head-co...-coaching-carousel-starts-spin-232821867.html

#1 on this list.^

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21251683/college-basketball-coaches-rise

^ From ESPN "The Musketeers went to the Elite Eight last season, and Mack likely won't leave unless it's for an elite job. But the school to keep an eye on with him is Louisville. It might depend on guaranteed money, and whether the program gets hit with major sanctions, but Louisville is a top-10 (maybe even top-5) program, and Mack's wife happens to hail from Louisville."

He's in the "ELITE" level with Greg Marshall, Buzz Williams and Chris Collins in that article titled Level up: College basketball coaches on the rise.

https://thebiglead.com/2018/04/10/top-college-basketball-coaches-rankings/

^He's ranked as the #13th best overall coach in the country on that list.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/news/louisville-basketball-chris-mack-coaching-rumors-top-replacement-scott-padgett-xavier/jl3k7dc494qv1dtzyu1wrf8fj


The list consists of one name — Chris Mack — and nobody else's. The Xavier coach is the best fit for Louisville, and Louisville is the best fit for Mack. That's the end of this search. The Cardinals reportedly are targeting Mack, and with good reason.

But Mack has proven he's ready for this job for the last nine seasons. He hasn't yet reached a Final Four, but he will have at least the same opportunity to get there with Louisville, especially given the resources he'd have available. If there are any reservations about not reaching the Final Four, then name a coach right now who makes more sense.

There's a few reference points for you though.

As I've said Zipp...I have nothing against you and I'm assuming that like me, you know this little back and forth isn't personal. I'm just surprised that there is a Louisville fan out there that at the absolute worst isn't just cautiously optomostic about the Mack hire. I've had to hear all year from my UK/Duke/UNC fan friends how Louisville was never going to get a coach as good as Chris Mack to leave Xavier with everything Louisville has going on and I got to rub that in their faces and I'll admit, I'm obviously a Mack apologist. I'll go down with that shit and eat crow should I have to. But to not acknowledge that getting Chris Mack to take over this program at this point in Louisville history isn't a great success just seems crazy to me.

Somebody asked what his wife had to do with this and Lo and behold there it is again in print. And Mack’s wife hails from Louisville as if that’s just the exclamation point on getting the best “available” (although no one can confirm anyone else was seriously looked at) coach. If we don’t care if a guy graduates and played ball for the university then we sure as hell shouldn’t care where his wife is from. Hell, that just means there’s going to be a lot of free tickets for families and friends. I just hope they’re loud and show up every game.

 

[zipp]

I get it Zipp. Nothing anyone on here can show you is going to change anything with you.


https://sports.yahoo.com/20-head-co...-coaching-carousel-starts-spin-232821867.html

#1 on this list.^

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21251683/college-basketball-coaches-rise

^ From ESPN "The Musketeers went to the Elite Eight last season, and Mack likely won't leave unless it's for an elite job. But the school to keep an eye on with him is Louisville. It might depend on guaranteed money, and whether the program gets hit with major sanctions, but Louisville is a top-10 (maybe even top-5) program, and Mack's wife happens to hail from Louisville."

He's in the "ELITE" level with Greg Marshall, Buzz Williams and Chris Collins in that article titled Level up: College basketball coaches on the rise.

https://thebiglead.com/2018/04/10/top-college-basketball-coaches-rankings/

^He's ranked as the #13th best overall coach in the country on that list.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/news/louisville-basketball-chris-mack-coaching-rumors-top-replacement-scott-padgett-xavier/jl3k7dc494qv1dtzyu1wrf8fj


The list consists of one name — Chris Mack — and nobody else's. The Xavier coach is the best fit for Louisville, and Louisville is the best fit for Mack. That's the end of this search. The Cardinals reportedly are targeting Mack, and with good reason.

But Mack has proven he's ready for this job for the last nine seasons. He hasn't yet reached a Final Four, but he will have at least the same opportunity to get there with Louisville, especially given the resources he'd have available. If there are any reservations about not reaching the Final Four, then name a coach right now who makes more sense.

There's a few reference points for you though.

As I've said Zipp...I have nothing against you and I'm assuming that like me, you know this little back and forth isn't personal. I'm just surprised that there is a Louisville fan out there that at the absolute worst isn't just cautiously optomostic about the Mack hire. I've had to hear all year from my UK/Duke/UNC fan friends how Louisville was never going to get a coach as good as Chris Mack to leave Xavier with everything Louisville has going on and I got to rub that in their faces and I'll admit, I'm obviously a Mack apologist. I'll go down with that shit and eat crow should I have to. But to not acknowledge that getting Chris Mack to take over this program at this point in Louisville history isn't a great success just seems crazy to me.

Most of your post is "there's a brown dog, therefore, all dogs are brown." You're simply offering proof that there are other opinions out there supporting yours.

Just a thought, but maybe you listen too much to what other people say. Think a little more for yourself, and wait for better evidence before forming an opinion...

 

[gocards1987]

Somebody asked what his wife had to do with this and Lo and behold there it is again in print. And Mack’s wife hails from Louisville as if that’s just the exclamation point on getting the best “available” (although no one can confirm anyone else was seriously looked at) coach. If we don’t care if a guy graduates and played ball for the university then we sure as hell shouldn’t care where his wife is from. Hell, that just means there’s going to be a lot of free tickets for families and friends. I just hope they’re loud and show up every game.

The fact that is wife is from here is only mentioned cause its a fun fact type of thing. Its a little bit of info that would be of interest to fans from Louisville that is wife is from here. Somehow in this thread it became he got the job because his wife was from here like we just hired some random guy off the street.

Again I ask who should we have hired instead? Was Mack not a worthy candidate for the job? I can agree that the process was fast but you seem to just be arguing that Mack isn't the guy simply because they didn't interview others without regard of whether or not Mack would have gotten the job anyhow.