Correction - O'Leary was HC at Yale. She played for Temple. She did win a national championship as a player.
On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Sandy Alonso <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure about Walton being elite...his prior job to UF was HC of the > Wichita State Shockers. In his three years there, they never won their > conference, and they only made the NCAA Regionals in his final year. > Granted, they might not have been competitive before he got there. Prior > to that, he was an assistant at Oklahoma, which is an elite softball > program. > > As for Sully (Kevin O'Sullivan), he was an assistant at Clemson. > > Mary Wise was an assistant at Kentucky (hardly a volleyball powerhouse) > before she came to Florida. > > Becky Burleigh was essentially coaching a Division 2 soccer program, > although she won championships at that level. > > Roland Thornqvist maybe is elite-ish, having had HC experience at UNC and > Kansas, though he didn't coach any championship teams at those schools. > > Mike Holloway was track coach at Buchholz and then assistant at UF before > getting the HC job. > > Really, of all our currently successful coaches, the only one I can think > of that would be considered elite prior to taking the job is Mandy O'Leary, > as she was HC at Temple for over a decade and two of her teams went to the > NCAA Tournament. > > > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:55 PM, C.Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> IIRC Tim Walton was in the 'elite" category when hired to be the >> softball coach. >> Charlie >> >> On 5/8/2015 3:47 PM, Sandy Alonso wrote: >> >> I knew you didn't mean "the" Roy Williams, I was just stating I'm no >> fan of the guy (because I seriously am not). That being said, what elite >> coach would you have tapped for the UF job? Who could we realistically >> get, knowing that no matter what, basketball will always play second fiddle >> to the football program? (And it's not just because of butts in seats - >> just look at the Gator fan sites that get more hits and comments about >> football than basketball.) In a perfect world, we'd have snagged Shaka >> Smart, and I think most Gator fans would love that, but he's not really >> "elite" either. >> >> Not even sure who we really could have taken for football (since once >> again, UTx took our best coach for the position *shakes fist at Austin*). >> >> I remember there were actually people who made faces when it was >> announced Spurrier was coming to UF ("he only won at Duke"). Almost nobody >> knew who Billy D was when Foley brought him over from Marshall. And you >> can't say UF didn't have ANY program then, because they'd been to the Final >> Four under Kruger. >> >> Who was Rhonda Faehn before she came to UF? Just an assistant at >> Nebraska, a program that still doesn't have a national title. The project >> I hope Foley hires is one of Faehn's assistant coaches. Hell, I'd love it >> if he made them co-HCs, because they have a significant amount to do with >> the program's success and I think they'd continue Faehn's philosophy for >> the program. >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, yes. That’s one thing I don’t get. Like I said, we should have >>> picked up a Roy Williams (not the Roy Williams, Sandy). We should have >>> picked up a Nick Saban for football. >>> >>> I wouldn’t say Saban brought any baggage, or any boring games. >>> >>> Instead, the elite program of the SEC gets two “potential” great guys. >>> >>> Whether he is or not, McElwain should look like the second coming of >>> Knute Rockne with this team. The talent is there. All they need is >>> someone with an actual plan for offense. >>> >>> Muschamp should be ashamed for throwing away the career of Jeff Driskel. >>> >>> At any rate, if we’re elite, let’s go get an elite coach. >>> >>> I can’t wait to see who the project is Jeremy brings in for the three >>> time national champion gymnastics team. >>> >>> >>> >>> All this grousing aside, I will be firmly supportive of our coaches, >>> whoever they are. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI >>> >>> Bob Parks Realty, LLC >>> >>> Real Estate Broker >>> >>> 145 Maple Row Blvd >>> >>> Hendersonville TN 37075 >>> >>> Phone: 615-826-4040 >>> >>> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>> Behalf Of *John Bowers >>> *Sent:* Friday, May 08, 2015 11:13 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets >>> his guy >>> >>> >>> >>> I also think that “only” paying $2 mill a year was a factor. White is >>> young, obviously talented, a Florida native, and plays “uptempo” hoops. >>> Jeremy had a tough decision, he went with what he thinks is correct. With >>> all Jeremy has done for UF, we need to get behind the new guy. And the new >>> football guy, too, whatever his name is. Heh heh…. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] >>> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Sandy Alonso >>> *Sent:* Friday, May 08, 2015 11:04 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets >>> his guy >>> >>> >>> >>> I respectfully disagree. Besides the fact that I am no fan of Roy >>> Williams, a lot of those guys will cost a ton of money and bring along >>> baggage or a boring style of play. >>> >>> I was on the Archie Miller bandwagon, but the basketball talking heads >>> are gushing so much about this guy, that I'm starting to really warm up to >>> this hire. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 10:47 AM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I'm not impressed. If Florida is an elite program we should get an elite >>> coach. A Roy Williams, not another project. >>> >>> Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR >>> >>> Real Estate Broker >>> >>> Bob Parks, LLC >>> >>> 145 Maple Row Blvd >>> >>> Hendersonville TN 37075 >>> >>> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >>> >>> Office: 615-826-4040 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>> *From:* Shane Ford <[email protected]> >>> *Date:* May 8, 2015 at 7:06:15 AM CDT >>> *To:* GatorNews <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* *[gatornews] [SUN]: Dooley: Foley gets his guy* >>> *Reply-To:* [email protected] >>> >>> Dooley: Foley gets his guy >>> >>> >>> >>> Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley was pumped up after hiring Mike >>> White on Thursday. (The Associated Press) >>> >>> >>> *By Pat Dooley <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/patdooley> >>> Gainesville SUN Columnist* >>> *Published: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 10:06 p.m.* *Last Modified: >>> Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 10:55 p.m.* >>> >>> It was Monday morning and Jeremy Foley was choked up. He was saying >>> goodbye to Billy Donovan, his close friend and best hire as Florida's >>> athletic director. >>> >>> On Monday afternoon, Foley made a phone call that would shape the >>> immediate future of Florida basketball. He dialed up Tommy McClelland, the >>> young athletic director at Louisiana Tech, to let him know he wanted to >>> talk to McClelland's basketball coach. >>> >>> On Thursday, Foley was pumped up. >>> >>> He had hired the coach to replace the irreplaceable. >>> >>> “You're gonna love him,” Foley told me Thursday night. “I know this >>> happened fast, but he blew us away.” >>> >>> Mike White, 38, fits all the parameters of a Foley hire. He's young, he >>> has a great personality, he has had success but not so much that Florida >>> had to pay ridiculous money to get him here. Foley has a track record of >>> rewarding coaches who do well here, not somewhere else. >>> >>> The hiring of White happened so fast it caught a lot of people by >>> surprise. The surprise wasn't that they hired him, but that they hired him >>> so quickly. >>> >>> But you have to understand this — once coach Scott Brooks was fired by >>> Oklahoma City, Foley and his staff prepared for the worst-case scenario. >>> They started looking for a new coach before Donovan was even talking to >>> Thunder general manager Sam Presti. >>> >>> That's what you do when you are an athletic director. You don't wait >>> until the bomb drops, you start moving when you hear the planes overhead. >>> >>> “Our antennae were up,” Foley said. >>> >>> And the one guy they kept picking up on the radar was White, who might >>> well be the next big thing in college basketball. He is energetic and knows >>> the state of Florida. His team plays fast-tempo basketball, which was >>> crucial for Foley to find. >>> >>> After 19 years of Billyball, nobody wanted to see Deflategate, >>> basketball-style. >>> >>> Then there is this — White and Louisiana Tech have been to the NIT three >>> straight years. That shouldn't excite anyone, but if you are at Louisiana >>> Tech you had better win your conference tournament if you want to dance. >>> >>> I could mention this — he turned down Tennessee and has already won at >>> Florida State. >>> >>> Now you're warming up to the guy. >>> >>> Or this — Florida basically traded Jeff Driskel for Mike White. >>> >>> Point, Florida. >>> >>> But these are all trivial points that pale in comparison to the biggest >>> one. Just like it was the right time for Donovan in his career to leave >>> Florida, it was the right time for White in his career to come to Florida. >>> >>> Time will tell if this was a good hire. It makes a lot of sense. There >>> were other coaches on speculative checklists, but most of them were >>> bloggers' dreams. Foley knew who he wanted, vetted him and went after him. >>> >>> Certainly, this is now an athletic director with two new coaches with >>> limited track records in the sports that matter most. If nothing else, it >>> makes the coming years around here really interesting. >>> >>> The bottom line is that a new era has begun for Florida basketball. It >>> has been so long since one started, it's difficult to remember when it did. >>> Here's a clue — Michael White was a sophomore point guard at Ole Miss when >>> Donovan started his career as UF's coach. >>> >>> Now, White takes over an elite program, one that Donovan started >>> building when White was trying to find a way to beat the Gators as a player. >>> >>> Now, White's their guy. >>> >>> Now, he has the chance of a lifetime. >>> >>> There have been a lot more splashy hires in the SEC over the last two >>> years. Bruce Pearl, Rick Barnes, Ben Howland. >>> >>> This hire had much less splash. But what matters are the ripples. >>> >>> *Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 <352-374-5053> or >>> at [email protected] <[email protected]>. 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