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underpants

(182,879 posts) Fri Mar 26, 2021, 03:34 PM Mar 2021

Shaka Smart looks to be going to Marquette- bailing on Texas

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31141197/sources-texas-shaka-smart-talks-marquette-deal-imminent

Texas' Shaka Smart is in talks with Marquette to become the Golden Eagles' next head basketball coach, sources told ESPN.

A deal is expected to be done imminently.

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Shaka Smart looks to be going to Marquette- bailing on Texas (Original Post) underpants Mar 2021 OP

Closer to home also. Xoan Mar 2021 #1

That recruiting class he had coming in to VCU underpants Mar 2021 #2

I guess he didn't want to be fired like Charlie Strong. El Supremo Mar 2021 #3

This was surely in the works. underpants Mar 2021 #4

Xoan

(25,323 posts)

1. Closer to home also.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 03:37 PM

Mar 2021

Madison.

underpants

(182,879 posts)

2. That recruiting class he had coming in to VCU

Reply to Xoan (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 03:42 PM

Mar 2021

One player ended up at UNC and another at Kentucky. He could have created a monster dominant program in a mid major here. I’m a VCU grad. Great home court too - 7500 loud fans. Oh well that Texas money was huge. He’d said no to UCLA already.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

3. I guess he didn't want to be fired like Charlie Strong.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 04:46 PM

Mar 2021

When you are beaten by a lowly team like Kansas in football or Abilene Christian in basketball, the board and alumns at Texas don't like it at all.

underpants

(182,879 posts)

4. This was surely in the works.

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 05:55 PM

Mar 2021

Texas is always going to be football track and swimming - basketball will never get what it needs.

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