Coaching Search on Twitter

Everyone is commenting on the fact that Rose and BYU still have not completed an offer, and Lya from the Trib confirms that Eccles and Huntsman have been lobbying for Rose.  But our group basically knew that already.  As a side note, Utah has 4 billionaire alumni according to Forbes and one billionaire who chairs the Moran Eye Institute.  I thought that was an interesting fact.  BYU doesn't currently have any.  I tweeted a few people that information after they claimed Utah doesn't have the backing to get what they want.

Wojo is apparently gaining steam, as Doug Gottlieb from ESPN in Connecticut is saying Wojo is ready to leave Duke whenever the call comes in to leave for Utah.

Many believe Krystko is at the top of Hill's list, but don't like it very much.  Most are saying keeping Boylen would have been a better bet than hiring K.  I maintain that if Hill is interested in K, it isn't as a head coach but probably as an assistant, since we now know that Barret Peery is leaving the assistant position he had here for an HC position at Indian Hills CC.  So we need an HC and an AC.

Rumors from the South are that Chris Hill is going to meet with Gottfried tomorrow or over the weekend.  But it could be a well intentioned April fools joke, as some are tying a rumor along with it of the return of Jim Harrick (not clear on whether its Jr or Sr) to coaching basketball as an assistant to Gottfried.  The NCAA has said that Harrick, Jr. can return to coaching in 2011 at the earliest, and Harrick, Sr. is 73 years old.

Others are so anxious to hear news about the coaching hunt they are begging Bill Riley to make stuff up, as long as it is positive news about the coaching hunt. "who cares we want hoops coaching news" was one person's request, to which Riley said "Nothing new to report right now..."  In response to this request "could you make something up something positive maybe? " Bill Riley tweeted "Sure!!! Calapari is coming...How's that???"

Also, Jordan Wynn joined the twitter mania.

Fun stuff!