My list was - in order -
1) Gregg Marshall
and then a long drop to -
2) Chris Holtmann 3) Will Wade 4) Kevin Keatts
We got Keatts.
Now that the dust has settled, there's been time to read some post-selection articles and see a video or two.
Gregg Marshall is an asshat. Everybody knows that. He gets Technical Fouls all the time. And seems he gets ejected from a game at least once every season. I like him. A lot. LOL
But then - Gregg Marshall's wife got out of control at their NCAA game vs. Kentucky. What a [bleeping] witch! Granted, she's not the coach. But you expect the coach's wife to act - well - NOT like a [bleeping] witch.
Besides, Marshall has a sweet gig at Wichita State. I wouldn't leave for NC State either. Wichita State is the next Gonzaga or Butler. They are on the way to the Final Four - sooner rather than later. Plus - he's already making serious Power 5 money.
Chris Holtmann is still in the tournament. He's being mentioned for any one of the openings - including Indiana. He'd do well there. If not Gregg Marshall, I'd take Holtmann over Archie Miller any day.
Dr. Yow didn't want to wait and by all reports - it was Wade or Keats. In the interviews - it was Keats overwhelmingly.
Will Wade has now been hired by LSU. Good grief! Have you read some of the tweets and reports out of VCU? The players are pretty much happy he's gone. And there appears to be no love lost between him and the Athletics Department.
Wow! Seems Mr. Wade has some anger management issues. Well Wade, you can have them - as long as you're super successful (e.g. Gregg Marshall or Bobby Knight or Norm Sloan).
By contrast - Coach Keatts is well liked by everyone. His days at Louisville are well spoken of as is his long tenure at Hargrave. And he's super liked down in Wilmington.
His Head Coaching resume, while a bit thin, is all success.
And take a look at this - Coach Keatts put this full page ad in the Wilmington and UNCW campus newspapers -
I think Dr. Debbie Yow knows what she's doing.
Finally - and possibly most importantly - the State intertubenetwebz seems to have decided on Coach Keatts' nickname - K2. That works on so many different levels.
Welcome to NC State Coach Keatts.
Wolfpack fans are passionate, loud, supportive and maybe just a little bit psychotic. But we're taking our meds regularly now - so it's all good.
UNCheats
Dook - DOOK - DOOOOOK - why, oh why, did you lose?**
I hate having to pull for Carolina.
Go Smurfs.
Indiana hired Archie Miller today.
We passed on Archie, both last time (when we hired Gottfried) and this time (although some reports say Archie indicated he was no longer interested in coming to NC State).
With Archie taking over a storied, top tier, program - we will get to see if he can live up to his 'potential'.
I wish all the best luck to him.
** Really Virginia? What the . . ? That was just embarrassing.
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