The list of candidates looks like it has been trimed to two...dare to guess? Make that Deuce!!!!

[This message has been edited by rikochet (edited 7/21/2006 6:52p).]

How's it going RH? Pepperdine Coach and Tulsa Coach?

Got one out of two....Pepperdine and Guns up

I hope it's the Pepperdine coach or even the Pepperdine assistant Nilsson.

whats your source rikochet? not saying i dont believe im just curious where you're getting your info.

would love to see the Pepperdine coach at A&M. i think with the money/facilities at A&M he could bring a National Title to college station.

[This message has been edited by AtlAgDX (edited 7/22/2006 12:33p).]

ATlag...

Lets just say that ATM pays much better than many school that are in the top 20 or so. Pepperdine won the title this season with a good portion of their players with an average age of 24-25. They were men. Many they played had boys.(18-22) There is a difference.

Pepperdine lost twice...Once to Texas in Austin and once to Georgia at the national indoors. And they avenged both of those loses in the semi's and the finals.

Seigel is the better long term choice imo, Steinberg has never stayed in one place for a long time. However, on paper he would obviously be the big hire with ncaa title in tow.

The face of college tennis is changing due to new regs on players ages and closer monitoring of pro background. The question is who can win with kids 18-22? I thing exchanging one Tim for another is the best choice.

Before you mention...thats from a sips prospective!!!! I just happen to think Tim Seigel is a top coach and an even better person reguardless of who he coaches for...

Pepperdine Coach

I hope Shuon Madden is in the mix as an assistant.

i dont think there is anyway Steinberg leaves Malibu, CA for College Station he has a sweet setup with a nice pad overlooking the beach walking distance to the courts...he just won a nat'l title at Pepperdine so he knows it can be done there and he will be rewarded financially..i have known Adam for a while and College Station is not his style...Siegel at Tech would be great but he has only had one really good year..Westbrook at Tulsa has had no results and lots of years without even making the tournament he would be a bad choice, coaching against him I do not think he knows much more of a PR figure head...Ty Tucker at Ohio State would be a good choice took a program with not much and turned them into a top 10 program and has gotten better every year using mostly American kids...

What about that dude from TCU? Cory something... I heard he likes the area some what. Plus giving a fellow AG a nice 6-figure contract is always nice.

JCH..thanks for the plug..believe me if i had a chance i would be all over it, but byrne is only going after someone with previous head coaching experience..maybe next time its open

I just heard that the TCU coach got fired for recruiting violations. Maybe Baylor will be next and we can redeem 8 championships they won. I bet we can have 5 of those.

[This message has been edited by proaggs (edited 7/29/2006 9:04a).]

the recruiting violations at tcu were so minor...he took the heat for what happened in track and also some other political sh*t...he made more than one phone international call a week to kids that had already verbally committed...just trying to get their visa's, transcripts and applications done in time...making a few extra phone calls a week doesn't justify firing a coach who had made the final four a few years back and the sweet 16, this was more political...i mean basketball and football coaches get sanctioned all the time for bigger violations and keep their jobs

Amazing how a guy like that gets busted and good Knoll has been coming clean since 1999 or so.

The termination of TCUs tennis coach reminds me of a Paul Harvey monikor. Stay tuned for "the rest of the story".

I would assume Cory has the story from Joey and those surrounding the program. However, there are almost always things that those of us who follow college tennis never know.

For example, politics might be involved due to recent NCAA issues in the track and field program. However, compliance depts at many universities have become zealous to the point of using Gustapo like tactics when dealing with anything or anyone they might have issues with.

Note to college coaches...don't tick off compliance!!!!!!!

TCU is no different than any school. They don't want bad press. You throw in an Associate A.D. with an axe to grind or someone in the office that plain doesn't like you and "boda bing, boda boom" the first time you go over the line it gets you a one way ticket on tha see ya train.

Joey is no bad guy here. From those I have spoken with this is really secondary violation territory. Should of been a reprimand and a slap on the wrist with a don't do this again type of warning. However, my suspicion is that he had an enemy in the athletic department. My guess is an associate athletic director or someone who didnt like him. Just speculation on my part...

Recommendation!!!!!

Just knock the dust off your feet Joey, there are jobs better than TCU. Hey, look what using the phone to much got Kelvin Samson!!!!!



[This message has been edited by rikochet (edited 7/30/2006 9:56p).]

rick..you hit the nail on the head...i couldn't have said it any more accurately without getting in trouble...and your kelvin sampson analogy is what pisses me off in college athletics, a basketball or football coach that has violations and wins (huggins, sampson) gets another job immediately but unfortunately for Rive who knows where he will land next and honestly there aren't too many tennis coaching jobs better than TCU (great facility, tradition, and financial support for the department willing to pay for improvements and big salary)

I wouldn't take a plug from the like of Jc rebel douch bag at all...idiot.