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Doogie was on with Judd & Dubay. He discussed Gopher hoops for a few minutes. Here are notes about what he said. These are not verbatim, but close. Here is a link to the entire podcast:
http://www.1500espn.com/ondemand/
Doogie on what happens if Gophers make Tourney and don’t win game…I think there is a better chance that Tubby is forced to make a move on Saul Smith and I think Vince Taylor could end up with a head coaching job, so there could be a few openings on the staff. It’s atypical for someone like Mike Ellis or Norwood Teague to go to a coach and tell them to make a coaching change, then you add the element that it could be Saul. If they win a few more games and make the NCAA Tournament I still think Tubby will be here. But if the season dovetails and they miss the Tournament, I’ll tell you what, I was told Norwood reached out to a semi-influential donor Sunday night. So this is 9 or 10-o’clock on Sunday night after the Illinois game. Teague is in Chicago for the Big Ten football meetings. He watched the game on the Big Ten Network and he reached to this donor. The donor wouldn’t tell me what was discussed, but put it this way, Teague was not soliciting this individual for money for a practice facility two hours after a loss. It makes me think, is Teague reaching out to other donors? JB Bauer referenced that Smith’s buy-out is north of $3 million.
Doogie on recruiting…It’s interesting. Mike Ellis and Norwood Teague pay attention to recruiting more than just about 99% of the administrators in this country at the college level. It’s just an obsession. Those two guys talk to the Dave Telep of ESPN’s of the world. So these guys are well aware of how important to land at least one of these guys (2014 in-state Big 3). It’s unrealistic to get all 3.
Doogie on Big 3 update…Tubby saw Tyus on Tuesday night. Roy Williams will be at Rashad’s game tomorrow night and Bill Self will be back a week or two from now. Reid Travis is still deciding between basketball and football. I’m hearing UCLA will make a football offer soon. Arizona recently offered in basketball.
Go Gophers!!
http://www.1500espn.com/ondemand/
Doogie on what happens if Gophers make Tourney and don’t win game…I think there is a better chance that Tubby is forced to make a move on Saul Smith and I think Vince Taylor could end up with a head coaching job, so there could be a few openings on the staff. It’s atypical for someone like Mike Ellis or Norwood Teague to go to a coach and tell them to make a coaching change, then you add the element that it could be Saul. If they win a few more games and make the NCAA Tournament I still think Tubby will be here. But if the season dovetails and they miss the Tournament, I’ll tell you what, I was told Norwood reached out to a semi-influential donor Sunday night. So this is 9 or 10-o’clock on Sunday night after the Illinois game. Teague is in Chicago for the Big Ten football meetings. He watched the game on the Big Ten Network and he reached to this donor. The donor wouldn’t tell me what was discussed, but put it this way, Teague was not soliciting this individual for money for a practice facility two hours after a loss. It makes me think, is Teague reaching out to other donors? JB Bauer referenced that Smith’s buy-out is north of $3 million.
Doogie on recruiting…It’s interesting. Mike Ellis and Norwood Teague pay attention to recruiting more than just about 99% of the administrators in this country at the college level. It’s just an obsession. Those two guys talk to the Dave Telep of ESPN’s of the world. So these guys are well aware of how important to land at least one of these guys (2014 in-state Big 3). It’s unrealistic to get all 3.
Doogie on Big 3 update…Tubby saw Tyus on Tuesday night. Roy Williams will be at Rashad’s game tomorrow night and Bill Self will be back a week or two from now. Reid Travis is still deciding between basketball and football. I’m hearing UCLA will make a football offer soon. Arizona recently offered in basketball.
Go Gophers!!
