Xavier Head Coaching Search 2025

Might as well start a thread.

I'm team "Go get Chris Mack right now and hit the portal hard..." as opposed to dragging this out and having a lengthy search. The longer this goes, the more likely 2025-2026 is going to be a dumpster fire.

No interest in Chris Mack, personally.

Give me Mack.

But if not him, let’s say we spend 4 million on a coach. I can see bringing the SF coach in for 2.5 and using an extra 1.5 towards NIL. Do we get to use the buyout money towards NIL too?

No retreads.

It's time to turn the page and build the "new" program with eyes to the future. It requires new ideas and a fresh approach.

The administration has to elevate its thinking. Their careers depend on it, because if it doesn't go well, it's going to have huge impacts on not just the basketball program, but the shine of the university as a whole (and they are already struggling).

This could be very, very bad.

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Originally Posted by drudy23

No retreads.

It's time to turn the page and build the "new" program with eyes to the future. It requires new ideas and a fresh approach.

The administration has to elevate its thinking. Their careers depend on it, because if it doesn't go well, it's going to have huge impacts on not just the basketball program, but the shine of the university as a whole (and they are already struggling).

This could be very, very bad.

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Trouble is, I don't trust the university admin / athletic director to hire someone who doesn't have a track record of success with the program.

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Trouble is, I don't trust the university admin / athletic director to hire someone who doesn't have a track record of success with the program.

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No one does. That's why the money is going to start to dry up.

They will be forced to make major changes.

I heard Sean and the President had conversations and couldn’t agree on the commitment level/resources committed to the program. I’ve also heard Greg hasn’t even put flyers out on anyone yet. Typically would happen if you had any concern at all if Coach was leaving.

All rumors, no source. In these times everyone is mad at everyone. Take with grain of salt

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Originally Posted by Xavier

I heard Sean and the President had conversations and couldn’t agree on the commitment level/resources committed to the program. I’ve also heard Greg hasn’t even put flyers out on anyone yet. Typically would happen if you had any concern at all if Coach was leaving.

All rumors, no source. In these times everyone is mad at everyone. Take with grain of salt

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Portal opens tomorrow. You're punting on next season if you don't have your plan in place within the next few days.

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Originally Posted by Xavier

I heard Sean and the President had conversations and couldn’t agree on the commitment level/resources committed to the program. I’ve also heard Greg hasn’t even put flyers out on anyone yet. Typically would happen if you had any concern at all if Coach was leaving.

All rumors, no source. In these times everyone is mad at everyone. Take with grain of salt

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Wouldn’t surprise me. I don’t think this administration knows wtf they are doing. And yeah the school is in financial decline and has been for over a decade now.

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Originally Posted by Xavier

I heard Sean and the President had conversations and couldn’t agree on the commitment level/resources committed to the program. I’ve also heard Greg hasn’t even put flyers out on anyone yet. Typically would happen if you had any concern at all if Coach was leaving.

All rumors, no source. In these times everyone is mad at everyone. Take with grain of salt

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I'd really love to uncover the truth on Sean's trust in the X administration getting them to the next level. It needs to be exposed if that was truly the reason Miller left.

You can't be this feel good Midwest story anymore. The new landscape doesn't allow it. You go big or you go home.