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Tetonkatest · Post by **Tetonkatest** » March 26th, 2024, 5:01 pm

ususports wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:42 pm
Madsen just signed a two year extension through 2030. Can he really be a serious candidate?

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... adsen-2030

wow. after only 1 year?
was he that great of a coach this year?

shelbjstew · Post by **shelbjstew** » March 26th, 2024, 5:02 pm

Stew was born and raised in Provo in an LDS family, just not very active himself. His brother and sister raised their families active in the LDS religion, so he’s familiar with it and not biased against LDS people. He’s married to a lovely catholic woman. His mom living in Logan and his siblings being close I’m sure were a contributing factor to why he stayed.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 5:03 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:27 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Funny you should bring those two up.......

Has Alex Jensen been given consideration?

Post by **aggies22** » March 26th, 2024, 5:03 pm

Bank Shot wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:29 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:27 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Funny you should bring those two up.......
Oh boy. You tease!!

It DOES NOT mean that either will be interviewing, however, it's my understanding that we reached out to those two and Bryce Drew to gauge their interest in the gig.

Post by **aggies22** » March 26th, 2024, 5:04 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:03 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:27 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Funny you should bring those two up.......
Has Alex Jensen been given consideration?

I haven't heard his name mentioned.

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 5:05 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.

Mark Madsen is not from Utah. He actually grew up in the Bay Area a short distance from Cal, and he has lived in the Bay Area almost all his life. I could be wrong, but I don't think he is going to make a move to the MWC just to be in Utah.

ususports · Post by **ususports** » March 26th, 2024, 5:06 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:03 pm

Bank Shot wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:29 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:27 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Funny you should bring those two up.......
Oh boy. You tease!!
It DOES NOT mean that either will be interviewing, however, it's my understanding that we reached out to those two and Bryce Drew to gauge their interest in the gig.

While we were at it, did we ask Pope if they want to start playing us again?

QuackAttackAggie · Post by **QuackAttackAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 5:06 pm

We should reach out to that uconn coach too he's put together a couple good seasons in a row

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Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » March 26th, 2024, 5:15 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:05 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Mark Madsen is not from Utah. He actually grew up in the Bay Area a short distance from Cal, and he has lived in the Bay Area almost all his life. I could be wrong, but I don't think he is going to make a move to the MWC just to be in Utah.

I heard that he doesn't like Logan.

mcaggie1 · Post by **mcaggie1** » March 26th, 2024, 5:16 pm

ViAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:57 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:55 pm

Agezzz wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:53 pm
This is not meant to be anti LDS. But I think the only BB coach that would be happy in Logan would have to be LDS. Past three coaches seem to have made that pretty clear. Without really saying it openly.....but certainly my conversations with them leave me little doubt.
Nonsense, Stew wasn't LDS (I don't think).
Raised in Provo, just a hunch, but I think Stew is likely LDS... just not the church-going type.

I am pretty sure you are right.

mcaggie1 · Post by **mcaggie1** » March 26th, 2024, 5:24 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:05 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Mark Madsen is not from Utah. He actually grew up in the Bay Area a short distance from Cal, and he has lived in the Bay Area almost all his life. I could be wrong, but I don't think he is going to make a move to the MWC just to be in Utah.

Then I was given bad information. Thanks for correcting me.

JonnyCienPesos · Post by **JonnyCienPesos** » March 26th, 2024, 5:26 pm

This thread should be deleted.

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Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » March 26th, 2024, 5:33 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:55 pm

Agezzz wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:53 pm
This is not meant to be anti LDS. But I think the only BB coach that would be happy in Logan would have to be LDS. Past three coaches seem to have made that pretty clear. Without really saying it openly.....but certainly my conversations with them leave me little doubt.
I doubt that. Stew wasn't LDS (I don't think), Smith loved it here. Sprinkle was barely here plus is from Montana and is familiar with LDS culture.

Other people have mentioned that Stew is from the state and comes from an LDS family. They haven't mentioned, however, that Stew and his family were BYU fans. When he was considering the job, he called and asked his mom if she would cheer for him if he became an Aggie. When he was playing college ball himself, he spent two years at Ricks. Out of high school, BYU recruited him for football, but when he said he wanted basketball instead, they didn't take him. Presumably he was aiming at BYU for basketball post-Ricks, but took Gonzaga instead.

ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 5:59 pm

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:58 pm

ViAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:55 pm
It wouldn't surprise me to see this whole process wrapped up by this weekend.
Why are you posting that on this thread? Are we hiring Pope?

I have no idea who we are hiring and I'm betting neither does anyone else here. We might have some good guesses, but who the actual person is? No...

ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 6:01 pm

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:33 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:55 pm

Agezzz wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:53 pm
This is not meant to be anti LDS. But I think the only BB coach that would be happy in Logan would have to be LDS. Past three coaches seem to have made that pretty clear. Without really saying it openly.....but certainly my conversations with them leave me little doubt.
I doubt that. Stew wasn't LDS (I don't think), Smith loved it here. Sprinkle was barely here plus is from Montana and is familiar with LDS culture.
Other people have mentioned that Stew is from the state and comes from an LDS family. They haven't mentioned, however, that Stew and his family were BYU fans. When he was considering the job, he called and asked his mom if she would cheer for him if he became an Aggie. When he was playing college ball himself, he spent two years at Ricks. Out of high school, BYU recruited him for football, but when he said he wanted basketball instead, they didn't take him. Presumably he was aiming at BYU for basketball post-Ricks, but took Gonzaga instead.

I once had a boss (in CA oddly) who claimed she dated Stew in HS (yes she went to Provo HS), claimed she had a huge crush on him and went to all of his games. Stew dodged a bullet with that one.

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » March 26th, 2024, 8:50 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:03 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:27 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Funny you should bring those two up.......
Has Alex Jensen been given consideration?

For the women's team, maybe

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » March 26th, 2024, 8:54 pm

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:06 pm
We should reach out to that uconn coach too he's put together a couple good seasons in a row

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Honestly Dan Hurley would be my first choice. Nate oats as a backup plan

WasatchAggie · Post by **WasatchAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 9:05 pm

Last time we hired a rival's head coach (CSU) it turned out pretty well. I once heard SM also say once he told BYU no thanks. If we hired their current coach, well, it might be something that is meant to be.

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » March 26th, 2024, 11:01 pm

WasatchAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 9:05 pm
Last time we hired a rival's head coach (CSU) it turned out pretty well. I once heard SM also say once he told BYU no thanks. If we hired their current coach, well, it might be something that is meant to be.

I think BYU asked Stew if he would be willing to get a temple recommend in order to become their head coach, and he pretty much laughed in their face. Although it is unclear whether he was laughing about the thought of becoming their head coach or laughing about the thought of getting a temple recommend. Maybe both?

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » March 26th, 2024, 11:19 pm

Or the ridiculousness of the notion that templeworthiness and basketball have some kind of connection.

justinmorrey · Post by **justinmorrey** » March 27th, 2024, 9:26 am

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:05 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
Mark Madsen is not from Utah. He actually grew up in the Bay Area a short distance from Cal, and he has lived in the Bay Area almost all his life. I could be wrong, but I don't think he is going to make a move to the MWC just to be in Utah.

Wife

gomretat · Post by **gomretat** » March 27th, 2024, 9:39 am

Pope has been sought after by P5 schools all but one year at BYU (last year). I have no idea what his current status is or what his motives are but if he wants money, NIL, and a P5 option he can have it.

gomretat · Post by **gomretat** » March 27th, 2024, 9:42 am

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 11:01 pm

WasatchAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 9:05 pm
Last time we hired a rival's head coach (CSU) it turned out pretty well. I once heard SM also say once he told BYU no thanks. If we hired their current coach, well, it might be something that is meant to be.
I think BYU asked Stew if he would be willing to get a temple recommend in order to become their head coach, and he pretty much laughed in their face. Although it is unclear whether he was laughing about the thought of becoming their head coach or laughing about the thought of getting a temple recommend. Maybe both?

BYU turned Stew down and it was his dream job. He grew up in Provo and wanted to go home.

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » March 27th, 2024, 10:02 am

gomretat wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 9:42 am

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 11:01 pm

WasatchAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 9:05 pm
Last time we hired a rival's head coach (CSU) it turned out pretty well. I once heard SM also say once he told BYU no thanks. If we hired their current coach, well, it might be something that is meant to be.
I think BYU asked Stew if he would be willing to get a temple recommend in order to become their head coach, and he pretty much laughed in their face. Although it is unclear whether he was laughing about the thought of becoming their head coach or laughing about the thought of getting a temple recommend. Maybe both?
BYU turned Stew down and it was his dream job. He grew up in Provo and wanted to go home.

I assume you are joking, but I doubt that's the case. According to Stew, he had a brief talk with BYU after Steve Cleveland left for Fresno. He said the conversation went something like this:

"Are you willing to get a temple recommend so that you can be a candidate for BYU's head basketball coach?"
"No."

And that was pretty much the end of the discussion.

NVAggie · Post by **NVAggie** » March 27th, 2024, 11:00 am

I believe Stew said, "F@#$ No!"

ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » March 27th, 2024, 3:39 pm

I see the ybu whyners has have finally found this thread: https://www.cougarboard.com/board/messa ... &tab=top10

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » March 27th, 2024, 3:54 pm

ViAggie wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 3:39 pm
I see the ybu whyners has have finally found this thread: https://www.cougarboard.com/board/messa ... &tab=top10

Good heavens, that fan forum is a mess. Idiots aside, it looks like the layout is some unholy abomination spawned when Lotus Notes forcibly had its way with a bullet list from a Windows 95-era Word document.

IceCougar · Post by **IceCougar** » March 27th, 2024, 3:59 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.

that's plain crazy talk. Nobody is stepping down from a power conference job to take a lesser job unless they're on the downhill side of their career and can't get big jobs any more. Both Madsen and Pope are dudes in their prime and still potentially on the rise.

bigblue32 · Post by **bigblue32** » March 27th, 2024, 4:01 pm

IceCougar wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 3:59 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
that's plain crazy talk. Nobody is stepping down from a power conference job to take a lesser job unless they're on the downhill side of their career and can't get big jobs any more. Both Madsen and Pope are dudes in their prime and still potentially on the rise.

Welcome.

IceCougar · Post by **IceCougar** » March 27th, 2024, 4:02 pm

...oh, you were serious

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 8:54 pm

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:06 pm
We should reach out to that uconn coach too he's put together a couple good seasons in a row

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Honestly Dan Hurley would be my first choice. Nate oats as a backup plan

bigblue32 · Post by **bigblue32** » March 27th, 2024, 4:03 pm

IceCougar wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 4:02 pm
...oh, you were serious

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 8:54 pm

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 5:06 pm
We should reach out to that uconn coach too he's put together a couple good seasons in a row

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Honestly Dan Hurley would be my first choice. Nate oats as a backup plan

Sarcasm is super tough to decipher. Especially when you don’t have to click on each message Individually to read them.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » March 27th, 2024, 4:05 pm

IceCougar wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 3:59 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
that's plain crazy talk. Nobody is stepping down from a power conference job to take a lesser job unless they're on the downhill side of their career and can't get big jobs any more. Both Madsen and Pope are dudes in their prime and still potentially on the rise.

Don't worry; we don't want your coach. He's okay, but we can do better than that douche canoe. Hopefully he can ride this surprisingly successful season to a coaching position that he doesn't hate.

aggieguy13 · Post by **aggieguy13** » March 27th, 2024, 4:08 pm

ViAggie wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 3:39 pm
I see the ybu whyners has have finally found this thread: https://www.cougarboard.com/board/messa ... &tab=top10

Well, they're not sending their best and brightest.

hickaggie · Post by **hickaggie** » March 27th, 2024, 4:19 pm

IceCougar wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2024, 3:59 pm

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 26th, 2024, 4:23 pm
Two others to be considered. (They may have already been mentioned, and if so I am sorry. I don’t see everything on this board. )
Two guys I would like to see on the list. Madsen , CAL and before that SUU. And Pope, BYU.

They are really good coaches. Great recruiters. From Utah, not too old. Would love to coach at Utah State (Pope doesn’t like BYU which is right up our alley,) Madsen would love to move back to Utah from the dumpster fire in CA

I would love to have either one.
that's plain crazy talk. Nobody is stepping down from a power conference job to take a lesser job unless they're on the downhill side of their career and can't get big jobs any more. Both Madsen and Pope are dudes in their prime and still potentially on the rise.

No, I don't think its crazy talk. I was stuck in that hellhole for a couple years way back. He'd probably take Weber State if they could pay him. I'm guessing from past chatter that he may not be making Big 12 money either at his current "calling". So if he can't land another p5 gig this year a team like USU paying comparably might look like a pretty good interim gig unless he's getting paid more than what has been suggested. Not that we want him but a desperate man does things like this.

ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » March 28th, 2024, 10:14 am

Lurking Cougars, sorry to tell you this because we know you don't want to hear it but YES your coach wanted the UDub job. But pat yourself on the back knowing he was shooting for a B1G 10 job; that should at least offer you some solace.

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