In Memphis Who's Next On The List

Let's see, the University of Memphis was promoting a "wow" hire after John Calipari took the money and headed to Lexington, Kentucky. Well it's become a "wow" situation for Memphis like "wow, no big name wants the job." Reality bites sometimes.

Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson is producing his own economic stimulus plan with college hoop coaches and it's not effecting his bottom line. Mention Bruce Pearl and he gets a raise, Mike Anderson, gets a raise. If you're a coach on Memphis' list, your getting a bump in pay.

Which leads me to the latest list of names that Memphis seems to be targeting. One is Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy. Kennedy is popular with the media and is doing a heck of a job at Ole Miss. At Memphis Kennedy would have the resources he doesn't enjoy at Oxford, Mississippi.

Kennedy's judgement day for his arrest in Cincinnati is coming up. Depending on the outcome of that, he might be looking for work.

The next name that's reportedly emerging is Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton. FSU had a breakout season in the ACC this year making it to the tournament title game. The timing might be right because the Seminoles lost their best player, Toney Douglas.

Those of us at the OSG HQ saw this coming. It's the case of another program talking big and finding out their not so big. By the way, we won't endorse anyone for this gig.

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