Maryland Coaching Search: Turns Out Mike Brey Might Not Want the Job Either
by Ben Broman on May 8, 2011 12:36 PM EDT
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My reaction: "If true, what the **** is happening?"
Apparently Andy Katz was on ESPN Radio claiming that Brey wasn't interested in Maryland. Not the other way around, mind you - Brey didn't want Maryland. Maryland's plan C didn't want the job.
Seth Davis, who was right about Miller and said he'd be be surprised if Brey took the job, is saying that that "interest" is more one-sided...on Maryland's side. He also says he'd still be surprised if Brey ended up at Maryland.
Now we see reports of "mutual interest" bt Maryland and Mike Brey. Sounds more one sided to me. I would be stunned if he took it.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck 
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And now Goodman is saying that Brey is texting news outlets saying he's going to stay at ND. This gibes with something mentioned in the comments.
Mike Brey texted a few media outlets that there are no meetings scheduled between he and Maryland. Still expects to sign extension at ND.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply
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For the record, it's still technically possible that Brey is playing ND as hard as Miller played MD. Maybe he's just trying to get Anderson to offer more money. Or maybe Maryland said no and this is Brey's way of saving face. Or something like that.
And considering some of these sources were saying the exact opposite things just minutes ago, I'd stay wary. I told you to not buy it then and I'm telling you to not buy it now.
At this point, if there hasn't been a press conference, don't take anything for fact.
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KEEP EHSAN
might as well just name ehsan the coach. people are seeing that no one wants the job and the more coaches that get asked just realize they are plan D, E, F
Twitter and this so called journalism has spun completely out of control(nothing against the great guys at tt). I have been glued to the updates since news broke that Gary was retiring, but I give up. This has gotten rediculous and I am officially boycotting this news until there is a press conference.
I'm hearing reports that
The head coach of Linganore High School in Frederick County is close to signing extension, but may have interest in MD job…
Wait, news just came through that he has signed his extension and is not at all interested in the MD job.
by TerpMasterX on May 8, 2011 12:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The Best New head coach for Maryland is
Not a head coach looking for a money grab, but a head coach or assistant who sees maryland as his dream job.
i hate this
as a senior now, i have never appreciated the continuity of the athletic department more than now. these coaching searches are beyond brutal.
im also pissed because it seemed like when all this started none of us were hyped up about the job opening. it was as if we expected a good but not great hire because we all know that gary is irreplaceable. definitely didnt expect to poach someone from another major school. but then the media chimed in claiming we were a top 15 job in the country and the roller coaster left the station. ever since andy katz and all the others started this talk there has been nothing but letdowns. twitter might be the worst thing to happen to coaching searches, instantaneous highs and lows.
at this point, i dont know who were going to hire. i know who i want, jay wright or josh pastner but im getting skeptical as to whether we could actually land them. i think pastner would do amazing here, hes not only young but a good recruiter. for those calling for eshan, ive seen videos of him at practice and i think hes a good coach. honestly i just dont know if hed be the right hire right now. i think we have to keep trying to get the more established head coaches but if it came down to it, cant said i wouldnt like the i hire i would have just preferred someone more established.
Pastner
If you think Pastner would come here, you are absolutely retarded. No big name is coming here. Get it through your think, cool-aid drinking skulls. Maryland is a top 20 job, but not when your AD is horrible and your ex coach retired abruptly. People think Gary would never leave Maryland in a bad situation, well he doesn’t give a shit about the next coach. If he did, he would probably try to do something while we are scrambling and being turned down by just about everyone. For Mike Brey to turn us down is pathetic. He is literally from Bethesda and went to Dematha. The MD job is so much better than the ND job it is ridiculous. Maryland athletics is a huge joke. Kevin Anderson is a loser.
ben, is it true
that miller wanted to bring his whole staff here and anderson said no and that was a main reason he turned us down?
a friend of mine saw it
didnt think it was true but figured id ask
President Loh
Does Loh know anything about sports? Could he even tell the difference between a baseball and a football? Has he ever seen a basketball? Loh is just as much to blame, not to mention he can’t pronounce his “r’s.” Loh and Anderson are the 1 2 punch that will kill any possibility of anything good happening to Maryland. They completely suck. No way any top coach would come here, which is ridiculous considering it is a top 20 job. Gary left us in horrible and I mean a horrible situation. He obviously doesn’t care about the program anymore if he would leave now.
you should make another screen name
called fireKA and post every day again to annoy everyone.
Anderson
People hold coaches accountable, and people think Maryland is a top job and a top school, everyone should fit those standards. Anderson does not. He dropped the ball with Miller and obviously has problems with the social media. Not to mention that whole Gary speech was just plain weird. Anderson is a big stiff, he is qualified without a doubt, but he has zero public speaking skills and is the opposite of sociable. It is pathetic that we are even in this situation. Scrambling in the middle of May for a new bball coach? I promise UMD will not make the NCAA tourney for the next 3 years at least. No way JA comes, and no way Faust or Gibbs comes. Faust will go to Nova, Gibbs to a school in the Big East, and JA will be a huge and I mean huge stud, wherever he wants to.
Looks like this isn’t the job everyone thought it was.
by BitterSportsFan on May 8, 2011 12:56 PM EDT reply actions
Stop being so bitt...oh nevermind
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 8, 2011 1:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Pathetic.
“please somebody take the job”
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 8, 2011 12:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
It sucks man. I definitely didn’t think we’d be getting turned down by Mike Brey. Really makes you appreciate having Gary around even more.
by BitterSportsFan on May 8, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Anderson
He had Miller and ruined it. Dropped the ball. Anyone close to the situation has said that and it makes perfect sense. Anderson runs his job blindly and should be fired. He is pathetic and is ruining our basketball program.
+1
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 8, 2011 1:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
he has got something to this
Earlier Saturday, two close confidants of Miller’s told ESPN.com they
expected Miller to leave. But that was prior to the meeting with
Anderson, who on Saturday came to Las Vegas, where Miller was one of
many working a Nike coaching clinic."
and the honestly
the program right now is not primed for sucess, so why would people leave a place where they got something built, to go somewhere where they need to rebuild
One thing I learned about unnamed sources during the LeBronathon
is that they suck, and they are great at being completely wrong most of the time.
Who? Where?
Name sources. Tell me where he ran the job “blindly.” What has he done to ruin our program. Calmmm down.
didnt someone say
on one of the other threads that shaka would come if we offered? honestly i dont like him as much as most people, but right now he may be our best option. thoughts?
to be honest
the way I see it, these coaches are passing up a golden opportunity at building a perennial powerhouse. Top-notch facilities(Comcast is top 10 arena in nation), passionate fan base, THE recruiting hotbed, best conference in the nation(screw the big east), in one of the most financially well-off areas in the U.S. Add boosters like Bisciotti and Planck, it seems like a golden opportunity. at this point all that matters to me is that we are able to find a coach that legitimately wants to be at maryland, and whoever that may be will have all the tools in place to build a dynasty. find a maryland man and preferably one who can actually coach.
whay about Scott Drrew at baylor?
He’s brought in some big-time recruits to a dump of a program- ? if hes done it cleanly, but I would imagine he’s got the x’s and o’s down given his pedigree
He's not clean or the boosters aren't clean?
Granted they arent mutually exclusive, but what has he done?
KA didn't screw up the SM hire
he flat out played us to better his deal at UA. Come on, happens all the time. Now we have to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and let KA, KP, etc. do their deal. Just maybe we will land a big name. Who knows? Maybe we will land as up an coming assistant. No matter what, everyone will not be pleased. We all were so LOCKED IN to SM that there is much panic now because anything less was unacceptable. I was there too.
I am going to give KA an opportunity to show us what he is made of. Time will tell about the RE hire, but he is working it and landing recruits, no?
Everyone chill a bit and don’t believe anything until a presser is announced. Remember, in this age of instant access to everything, we base our hopes on any positives that any nirod posts or tweets and so far all we have is dashed expectations for our program.
GO TERPS!!!
STOP WITH PASTNER
Why not Phil Jackson? Why not John Wooden? Ya, he’s dead, but this MARYLAND JOB IS GREAT! Pastner is not leaving! Be realistic here. He has no ties to MD at all. Why would he leave Memphis? He owns that conference and pulls in great recruits. Stop being stupid
pastner had no ties with memphis
and maryland is about 40000x a better job than memphis. not that i think we will get him, its just the facts
Rick Barnes
Any word on him? I remember his name popping up early on in this fiasco but didn’t hear anything more. Being that he is part of the Gary coaching tree shouldn’t we at least give him a call? I think it would worth a shot, especially at this point in the search.
I wouldn't want Pastner even if he was a possibility.
I live in Memphis, so I see my share of Tigers games and get bombarded with Tigers coverage on sports radio. Pastner is undoubtedly a great recruiter, but had Memphis not won the C-USA tournament, they wouldn’t have made the NCAA’s. They finished third in an abysmal conference even though they had vastly superior talent. It’s his first head coaching gig, and he’s a young guy, so I’m sure his X’s and O’s will improve in time, but I think we’d be disappointed for a few years.
by Jason Middlekauff on May 8, 2011 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
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