New Assistants?

[IM4X]

Does anyone know more about the new assistants we will be getting and the rumor brought up by XAVIER (the poster not the school) that Jonas Hayes is leaving for Tennessee?

Is there any truth to this rumor?


Also, I saw on Twitter a rumor that Tom Ostrom and Justin Gainey were going to be Steele’s new assistants at X.

Is any of this this legit?

[D-West & PO-Z]

Does anyone know more about the new assistants we will be getting and the rumor brought up by XAVIER (the poster not the school) that Jonas Hayes is leaving for Tennessee?

Is there any truth to this rumor?


Also, I saw on Twitter a rumor that Tom Ostrom and Justin Gainey were going to be Steele’s new assistants at X.

Is any of this this legit?

Saw that tweet on Twitter as well. No idea the validity to it.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Gainey is a decent coach for big men. If he comes it would lend credence to Hayes leaving. Gainey is a pretty decent coach of bigs.

[Masterofreality]

If Jonas leaves it tells me he’s abandoning the ship before it sinks.
And does he take any players with him?
BTW. To “coach” Bigs you have to GET Bigs first.

[xavierj]

If Jonas leaves it tells me he’s abandoning the ship before it sinks.
And does he take any players with him?
BTW. To “coach” Bigs you have to GET Bigs first.

What does it say if he stays? Apparently he has turned Tennessee down twice now. Once a couple of years ago and once already this year. But I guess Tennessee keeps trying and maybe they are throwing more money at him. We will see. Also is Zach a big or does he not fit your narrative?

[Xville]

The narrative since this staff was put together was that they were good recruiters but either didn’t know x and o’s or just lacked the experience. From the results of the past years, those narratives have either been proven to be true, or Steele just won’t listen to them. So, I’m not going to fret if the entire staff leaves. If the team had been successful the last couple of years, I may be concerned.

Either Steele figures it out this year, or he is probably gone

[xavierj]

Gainey is a decent coach for big men. If he comes it would lend credence to Hayes leaving. Gainey is a pretty decent coach of bigs.

He was the recruiter that landed Dawson Garcia and Also Jonas Aidoo. Aidoo is a top 60 - 21’ kid who decommitted with the Marquette coaching change. 6’11” 245. I would imagine if Gainey comes Xavier will be involved with Aidoo.

[throwbackmuskie]

Tenn is coming after Hayes again, but so is Western Carolina as HC.

[paulxu]

The fact that some of our guys are returning (as opposed to transferring) would seem to be contra of some narratives here.

[xavierj]

The fact that some of our guys are returning (as opposed to transferring) would seem to be contra of some narratives here.

Exactly. It’s pretty obvious the players don’t feel the same way about Travis as many of the posters on this board. Travis has a lot to improve upon but some of the stuff on here is just a bit over the top. I know Travis isn’t dumb and also knows where he needs to improve and the consequences if he doesn’t.

[IM4X]

Not sure how reliable the source is. Right now it is just a statement made by some guy on Twitter who may or may not be in the know. So let’s call it pure speculation until confirmed or denied. It is interesting though that the guy has two specific names as assistants heading to X. If this is all true, that is a heck of a lot of shuffling.


One would think Travis would have some interest in bringing Murray back to X. You can bet he reached out to either Mack or Murray (or both) to find get some more information about how that coaching change went down.

[Xavier]

He was the recruiter that landed Dawson Garcia and Also Jonas Aidoo. Aidoo is a top 60 - 21’ kid who decommitted with the Marquette coaching change. 6’11” 245. I would imagine if Gainey comes Xavier will be involved with Aidoo.

I'd sign up for the coach if he brings that with him for sure.

[xavierj]

Not sure how reliable the source is. Right now it is just a statement made by some guy on Twitter who may or may not be in the know. So let’s call it pure speculation until confirmed or denied. It is interesting though that the guy has two specific names as assistants heading to X. If this is all true, that is a heck of a lot of shuffling.


One would think Travis would have some interest in bringing Murray back to X. You can bet he reached out to either Mack or Murray (or both) to find get some more information about how that coaching change went down.

I think that Twitter guy just reads other sites and throws some shit against the wall. Could happen I guess, but his tweet was less than professional if that is what he considers himself.

[IM4X]

Exactly. It’s pretty obvious the players don’t feel the same way about Travis as many of the posters on this board. Travis has a lot to improve upon but some of the stuff on here is just a bit over the top. I know Travis isn’t dumb and also knows where he needs to improve and the consequences if he doesn’t.

Travis is not dumb.

He’s more like a bus driver who keeps pulling into the left lane after only a quick glimpse into the rear view mirror- not aware of the the semi quickly approaching in his blind spot. Honestly. I think most fans are happy with Travis driving the bus as long as he is willing to turn his head to see EVERYTHING happening around him and assessing the entire situation before making a move. We all have blind spots. We all make smarter decisions when we learn what is in that blindspot.

[MHettel]

Travis is not dumb.

He’s more like a bus driver who keeps pulling into the left lane after only a quick glimpse into the rear view mirror- not aware of the the semi quickly approaching in his blind spot. Honestly. I think most fans are happy with Travis driving the bus as long as he is willing to turn his head to see EVERYTHING happening around him and assessing the entire situation before making a move. We all have blind spots. We all make smarter decisions when we learn what is in that blindspot.

Unfortunately, we are all on the bus. So we are left wishing for the best case scenario of "I hope this maniac doesn't get us all killed."

I feel better now.