Comments on: Tom Penders Out As Houston Basketball Coach

By: jf

jf — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:58:29 +0000

The best person for the job is Michael Young. The next coach had better be able to recruit the Houston area. Because with Mark Turgeon and Rick Barnes in the NCAAs, the over state as a whole is gone. As Dave Maggert once told me, “Phi Slamma Jamma is history. Nobody cares anymore.” With a good mix of Houston area prospects, addeed to JuCo guys and transfers, UH should be highly competetive in CUSA for years to come and get in the tournament as an automatic bid. Gillispie is not a Houston area guy and would have a difficult time recruiting the area. Mike is the answer.

By: austex

austex — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:42:28 +0000

Not a Gillispie fan, but know he can coach/recruit. Kentucky was a terrible fit for the guy, but he proved his worth at UTEP and A&M. Houston won’t do better than getting this guy. He’ll be back in the tourney in a couple of years. Conf USA might move up a couple of notches in the next couple of years if Barbee continues at UTEP, Gillispie at Houston and Memphis reloaded! UAB too.

By: Alfomun

Alfomun — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:29:33 +0000

Hofheinz is rarely ever more than 1/4 full at games anyways, but of course winning would take care of that. I think Gillespie or Tim Floyd are both quality coaches. It was no accident the way Gillispie turned around the programs at UTEP and A&M, he knows the game, drinking problem or not.

By: Jim Mulry

Jim Mulry — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:08:16 +0000

Rhoades is only at UH a few months. UH is getting a new athletic facility. A plan for the new facility will be announced in May. Rhoades inherited a mess to clean and is beginning with the basketball program.

Tom Penders won while at UH. He finished with a strong run through the Conference USA tournement and the NCAA game vrs Maryland. His future is still bright!

By: j-man

j-man — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

dumb decision.UH,with the wealth of talent in the area has not done a good job of keeping locals at home,letting them go elsewhere.gillespie–HELL NO,need a coach with strong local ties to talent pool,any UH alums out there–what was so wrong with drexler??????coogs basketball should be among the elite year in,year out–hofheinz isnt being utilized as a huge homecourt advantage.

By: Swish

Swish — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:23:16 +0000

Fireant, some of our biggest Fans regularly take it up the butt.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:32:12 +0000

It’s not likely that a bigger program will be sniffing around Billy Gillispie for a LONG time regardless of what UH does.
He’d have to win for 10 years straight to get considered elsewhere.

By: UH Grad76

UH Grad76 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:45:57 +0000

It is irrelevant who they hire. Their ability to recruit quality athletes has been diminished for years. Short of getting paid well under the table, why would someone want to come to a commuter school with little stability in the coaching & AD positions. Penders was let go because Rhodes wanted his own person. It had nothing to do with merit.

By: Sam Houston

Sam Houston — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:03:14 +0000

I DARE you to call Bob Marlin ‘Bobby’ to his face! I DARE YOU! It’s BOB MARLIN, not Bobby. Kinda like that former coach at Texas Tech.

By: Josh Pastner

Josh Pastner — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0000

I would love it