Xavier Head Coaching Search 2025

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Originally Posted by Caveat

We're all dancing around it because it's fundamentally unknowable, but this conversation is pointless without the following information:

How much salary budget will it take for a program like Xavier to be successful?

How much salary budget is Xavier currently prepared to allocate?

How much more salary budget can Xavier realistically offer given it's current financial resources?

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I agree, and I believe X has made considerable efforts and exhausted signficant resources to compete for talent. That doesn’t mean we *are* competitive in the current environment. Maybe that’s not true, and we’ve just whiffed on the talent front the past couple years, but it seems that most signs are pointing in the direction of the former.

or maybe, Miller isn't all that great without Book Richardson. He was pedestrian at X before Book got there, and he was awful after Book was removed and the investigations started.

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Originally Posted by Xville

or maybe, Miller isn't all that great without Book Richardson. He was pedestrian at X before Book got there, and he was awful after Book was removed and the investigations started.

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There are a lot of coaches out there who were successful at running programs because they were good at not getting caught paying players, not necessarily because they were good at coaching or good at recruiting.

That skillset is basically worthless in the modern game.

Official announcement just posted by Xavier.

If Mack is the guy time to move quick, I would expect it to happen in the next 24 hours.

We all saw the games this year, Miller can flat out coach. He isn't a top 10 guy, but he is certainly a top 25 coach. I think Mack can be that as well, and I hope if he comes on he will work towards it. I don't put much stock in all the retire early talk. He has the money, he should want to retire at 55 or 60.

I think Xavier will take 2-3 days. In large part because it’s mostly a decision by the high donors.

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Originally Posted by ArizonaXUGrad

If Mack is the guy time to move quick, I would expect it to happen in the next 24 hours.

We all saw the games this year, Miller can flat out coach. He isn't a top 10 guy, but he is certainly a top 25 coach. I think Mack can be that as well, and I hope if he comes on he will work towards it. I don't put much stock in all the retire early talk. He has the money, he should want to retire at 55 or 60.

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He’s already 55. If he gives us five years and runs off into the sunset though that’s good enough for me. Just give it your all for five years

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Originally Posted by Xville

Schertz would be a good option imo. Bring along Avila and swope...Conwell connection...maybe keep Traore. Not a bad choice imo.

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Schertz was a little disappointing at SLU last year, I thought they'd have more success but I certainly think he's among the top 5 candidates if I were ranking them. Certainly above Murray or any other assistant in my eyes.

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Originally Posted by ArizonaXUGrad

If Mack is the guy time to move quick, I would expect it to happen in the next 24 hours.

We all saw the games this year, Miller can flat out coach. He isn't a top 10 guy, but he is certainly a top 25 coach. I think Mack can be that as well, and I hope if he comes on he will work towards it. I don't put much stock in all the retire early talk. He has the money, he should want to retire at 55 or 60.

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Mack is 55, lol.

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Originally Posted by Xville

He’s already 55. If he gives us five years and runs off into the sunset though that’s good enough for me. Just give it your all for five years

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Agreed. As long as Mack "ALL IN" (sorry, sorry) for 5 years at least, I say go with Mack.