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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue Blooded-05 View Post
    I mean, I hope you’re right, but c’mon... be realistic.

    We’re talking about a place that was caught paying for hookers for 17 year old recruits. Do you really think they have the moral compass to be forthcoming about the potentially damaging details of a federal investigation? They’re going to tell Mack exactly what he wants to hear and he’ll rationalize away any concerns and worry about it later.

    To put it another way... imagine one of those previously mentioned recruits with a hooker who has been paid and is willing. Everything is about to go down, as expected... alone in a room... clothes off... condom on... legs spread... then he looks down and sees herpes. Not a massive outbreak yet, but just a few noticeable yet inconspicuous bumps. Now, we all know cooler heads should prevail and he should know that one small bump is just as bad as one hundred. We sit here removed from the situation and say he should obviously stop and think about the long term impact this decision will have on his health and happiness. We all know he should walk away, and deep down, he does too. But we also know in that moment he’s going to tell himself that it’s probably razor burn and worry about the reprocussions later.

    All of us need to come to terms with the reality that a head coach at Xavier is like a running back in a contract year. Enjoy the production while it lasts but don’t be shocked and bitter when he’s playing against you next year.
    My nomination for Fractured Analogy of the Year. Sounds like someone got burned. It would have been a LOT shorter to just say a stiff prick has no conscience. (Faust would be the classic analogy, but fly most readers.)

    Any coach at his level wants to compete. Mack shot the moon on recruiting at Xavier after his EE. He found out Xavier is a real nice Buick. THAT is the analogy which will haunt us. IMHO, it has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with whether he can recruit the studs needed to compete at the highest level.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Emp View Post
    My nomination for Fractured Analogy of the Year. Sounds like someone got burned. It would have been a LOT shorter to just say a stiff prick has no conscience. (Faust would be the classic analogy, but fly most readers.)

    Any coach at his level wants to compete. Mack shot the moon on recruiting at Xavier after his EE. He found out Xavier is a real nice Buick. THAT is the analogy which will haunt us. OMHO, it has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with whether he can recruit the studs needed to compete at the highest level.
    The "gold standard" in recruiting remains the McDonalds All-Americans. Despite all the success Xavier has enjoyed, they've still never recruited one.

    The trajectory on X has been consistently upward, but they've yet to hit the level of recruiting gold necessary to really compete for a national title IMO. Louisville is already there.

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    It makes sense that you would meet and listen, in any other business it would be a given that you would have the conversation, why should this be any different? Hopefully, some of the numbers being tossed around from an X perspective our accurate. If they are, I feel good about our chances. If Mack were to leave anyway, it might be that he is ready for a change/ new challenge and it would be tough to begrudge him the opportunity and a huge payday.
    Really hope he stays and having made the decision a number of times myself to make a career move, albeit on a much smaller scale. I know how tough these decisions can be, it is not fun.
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    He's hit the recruiting level necessary to win a national title. If his team hit a few FTs, this year's team would be the current favorites to play in the national title game. One bad day at the foul line doesn't mean Xavier can't recruit the kids necessary to win a championship.

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    Quote Originally Posted by double00 View Post
    Mark Schmidt... hmm

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    "With his first head coaching job at his alma mater – and in his hometown – Mack said he couldn't envision being in a better situation.

    Xavier fans have heard that before, of course.

    Maybe this time things will be different."
    Run the table.

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    Sorry if this tidbit from the Courier-Journal has already been posted but why would Mack want to deal with this giant cloud of uncertainty?? This would have to make recruiting harder than normal:

    Louisville still doesn't know what to expect from a possible NCAA infractions process related to the FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting, which puts the university in an awkward position as it's on probation through 2021. Conclusions in the wide-ranging case may be years off — the FBI asked the NCAA not to conduct interviews in the case until after the three trials related to it are over, and the last one is set to begin in April 2019.
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    Quote Originally Posted by murray87 View Post
    Sorry if this tidbit from the Courier-Journal has already been posted but why would Mack want to deal with this giant cloud of uncertainty?? This would have to make recruiting harder than normal:

    Louisville still doesn't know what to expect from a possible NCAA infractions process related to the FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting, which puts the university in an awkward position as it's on probation through 2021. Conclusions in the wide-ranging case may be years off — the FBI asked the NCAA not to conduct interviews in the case until after the three trials related to it are over, and the last one is set to begin in April 2019.
    U of L has had 4 coaches since 1944. Obviously a clean entry would be preferable but this is obviously his one and only shot at the job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoMuskies View Post
    He's hit the recruiting level necessary to win a national title. If his team hit a few FTs, this year's team would be the current favorites to play in the national title game. One bad day at the foul line doesn't mean Xavier can't recruit the kids necessary to win a championship.
    I feel a bit similar. With the players we had on this team, X was clearly talented enough to at least get to the championship game. You can get the McDonald's All American kid and likely see him exit for the NBA earlier, or you can get one good enough to be nominated to be one (as X has been able to do) who then are more likely to stick around and develop while building chemistry with other similarly talented teammates.

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