On this day 1 AC (After Calipari) the fans, boosters and administration of the Memphis Tigers are either in serious denial or just plain delusional. Whatever the case, the University and it's power brokers are ready to throw mad money for a new coach.Not only do they want to throw mass quantities of cash for a new coach but seem to be obsessed with creating a"wow" factor in the hire.
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal is reporting that University of Memphis super donor Alan Graf, who is helping spearhead the search for a new basketball coach, said today the school is intent on making a “wow hire.” Graf is chief financial officer of FedEx and president of the Tigers Scholarship Fund.
“We’ve asked for a lot of permissions (to speak with coaches) and we’ve gotten them,” Graf said. “I think we certainly have a capability of making a wow hire."
“Some of the names (being considered), if people heard them, they’d say, ‘Wow.’”
“Some of the names (being considered), if people heard them, they’d say, ‘Wow.’”
The Commercial-Appeal says it is believed school representatives are contacting Louisville head coach Rick Pitino to gauge his interest. Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl is believed to also be very high on the list.
Louisville’s sports information director, Kenny Klein, said Memphis had not contacted Louisville about speaking with Pitino.
Those of us in the OSG HQ aren't saying "wow" but "are you kidding me!" Money talks though and we will see just how big of a check the University of Memphis is willing to write.
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