Xavier Head Coaching Search 2025

**GoMuskies** · 03-24-2025, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by boozehound

Fair point. I'm fine with Mack coming back if he is best coach available to us, but only if he is the best available option. I don't expect that he will stay long term either, although to be fair he did stay for a long time the first tenure and turned down several offers before eventually going to Louisville.

I guess if he wins again at X this will change, but Mack never really has the same cred nationally as Miller in the coaching department. Maybe because of Archie hanging around or their dad or the fact that Sean was on TV as a little kid or because he threw the pass to Jerome Lane, whatever. So Mack is not as likely to quickly get better offers like Miller did.

Plus, Miller won a lot of games over quite a few years even though he was ultimately a huge failure at Arizona. Mack, on the other hand, had a tenure that was basically a laughingstock at Louisville starting pretty early on.

Xville · 03-24-2025, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

I guess if he wins again at X this will change, but Mack never really has the same cred nationally as Miller in the coaching department. Maybe because of Archie hanging around or their dad or the fact that Sean was on TV as a little kid or because he threw the pass to Jerome Lane, whatever. So Mack is not as likely to quickly get better offers like Miller did.

Plus, Miller won a lot of games over quite a few years even though he was ultimately a huge failure at Arizona. Mack, on the other hand, had a tenure that was basically a laughingstock at Louisville starting pretty early on.

I’m not going to hold Mack’s tenure at Louisville against him. That was a freaking administrative disaster at the time with an interim ad and a president that had one foot out the door as soon as she got there. I don’t think anyone could have been successful there at the time

**GoMuskies** · 03-24-2025, 11:19 AM

Also, someone has to at least call Kelsey and make sure, right? I mean, it's definitely a no, but someone should probably just check.

**GoMuskies** · 03-24-2025, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Xville

I’m not going to hold Mack’s tenure at Louisville against him. That was a freaking administrative disaster at the time with an interim ad and a president that had one foot out the door as soon as she got there. I don’t think anyone could have been successful there at the time

I'm not saying you're wrong. Just pointing out that Mack doesn't have nearly the reputation that Miller does nationally.

Xavier · 03-24-2025, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Also, someone has to at least call Kelsey and make sure, right? I mean, it's definitely a no, but someone should probably just check.

If his buyout wasn’t 11 million, I think he’d go to Xavier right now.

Xville · 03-24-2025, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Also, someone has to at least call Kelsey and make sure, right? I mean, it's definitely a no, but someone should probably just check.

It’s worth a call just to hear no. I’ll be beyond shocked if it’s anyone other than Mack though

**GoMuskies** · 03-24-2025, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Xavier

If his buyout wasn’t 11 million, I think he’d go to Xavier right now.

I'll kick in $100!

**D-West & PO-Z** · 03-24-2025, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Also, someone has to at least call Kelsey and make sure, right? I mean, it's definitely a no, but someone should probably just check.

Yes, have to make the call, for sure.

ArizonaXUGrad · 03-24-2025, 11:31 AM

Kelsey isn't coming, stop it just stop. He signed a 5 year deal and will coach it out unless he fails to win a tourney game the next couple of years. This situation sucks, but if Mack comes it makes our situation less bad than a lot of teams out there. Mack is good not great coach just like Miller. Try to remember we have three tourney wins and a S16 the last three years. I follow the local team with a Hurley coach that has exactly zero.