Rumors on the internet of Jeff Capel being in the top 6 for the head coach at Georgetown after Patrick Ewing was fired after 6 seasons. Discuss
Capel to Georgetown
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Pitino heavy favorite capel not listed
He would take it but NO WAY that's way too big of a risk for a program like that. He would have 1 NCAAT bid in his last years as a HC if he makes it this year
Thanks for taking a pause from your 2043 OOC football scheduling investigating to drop this groundbreaker on us.
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If capel wanted to coach in the ACC so bad why would he leave for big East?
Because even if he makes the NCAAT this year, he only has 2 more NCAAT-less seasons after this one. Gtown gives him 4-5
Capel would LOVE to make a lateral move. Much more job security. Makes perfect sense. I cant see a lateral program offering him. Question is, would he take a small step down to step back up. Like lets say VCU opens or something like that
Zero chance he gets an extension
Proves you can't trust a "nice guy" who talks behind your back, if this is indeed true. If it is, it wouldn't be unexpected and we move on to get a better coach. If not, let him stay here for another year and see if he can improve on this year's results. If he can't, boot him and get someone better. He's not here for the long term anyhow. No matter what, I don't expect him to be here past next year.
An extension? For what? He was successful for 1 year out of 5. He'd have to duplicate this year's success for the next 2 years minimum to even begin discussing an extension. And I hope we wouldn't give it to him. We need someone who we know is going to stay here long term.
Pitt has to deal with negativity from PS fans, WV fans, and worst of all some of their own “supposed fans”. Some of you are a complete and utter embarrassment.
What negativity? I don't see any negativity here.
I've heard that he's in the running to become next CEO of Silicon Valley Bank.
People that claim they have inside information for a college search process from youtubers and bloggers and fans of a certain team on twitter are flat out lying. And this literally has nothing to do with Jeff Capel.
I've followed this process twice now in the last 7 years. Jon Rothstein is the guy that broke the story the first time around with Kevin Stallings when no one was even talking about Stallings and Pitt. He broke that story on his twitter account that the deal was being finalized. And at that point I knew doom was coming, a long with many other pitt fans.
I don't remember who broke the story with Jeff Capel the 2nd time, but literally no one was talking about Capel to Pitt anywhere during the last Pitt search.
Now we are quoting sources of people throwing names out there of everybody having interest in Georgetown. Georgetown has missed the NCAA Tournament 16 times since 1997. This isn't the 80s any more where people think they are some powerhouse team. Besides Rick Pitino going there which I have doubts that will happen, they have a major rebuild coming to them that is going to take years to fix. Good luck to a coach like Mike Brey or many of these other names trying to fix that problem over night. Because it isn't happening unless its Pitino, regardless of the portal.
https://www.si.com/college/pittsburgh/.amp/basketball/pitt-panthers-espn-links-jeff-capel-georgetown
If Capel does leave I wonder who would want to come to Pitt?
The first thing i heard about capel and pitt was a rumor a duke assistant was coming to pitt but it was mistook as jon scheyer. People also forget the buyout works both ways. Any team that wants capel will have to pay. The rumors i saw were 12-15 mil last year and 9-12 mil this year. No program is paying that much to get capel from us at this point. He also has built a strong foundation here for the future after this year. Next years team already looks alot more talented than this years team
And this is the whole problem with journalism and rumors. In this article, it says,
Norelander presented it as somewhat of a longshot but something Capel "could" be interested
Capel "could" be interested in the Georgetown job. That isn't from any type of source at all or from Capel or anyone associated with Capel. He is speculating he could be interested. Maybe Capel is, but these people have zero inside information with this stuff. When Jon Rothstein says it, then its believable.
Take what I write for example with regards to recruits.
When I say a recruit could reclassify, that means he has the potential to, but that doesn't mean its going to happen. Its only an option. When I say a recruit is leaning toward reclassifying, then that has a lot more meaning to it.
When the headline reads, Jeff Capel wants the Georgetown job from someone like Jon Rothstein, then you can believe it. Ive watched far too many coaching searches including 2 recently with Pitt to know most people know nothing except floating rumors with speculation with regard to coaching searches.
See ya.. Pitt can do better than Capel
He’s done little to nothing until this year
He’s done little to nothing until this year
I can almost guarantee that the buyout for him to leave for another job is substantially less.
OK. He just spent five years getting the Pitt program back on its feet. I’m sure he is looking forward to going to another disaster and starting over.
He would. Job security is the name of the game. He gets 5 years at Gtown. Only 2 left at Pitt if the next 2 dont go well
Why would Pitino come here? Don’t even think this administration would hire Pitino even if he wanted to come
Ding ding ding.
It’s not like Georgetown fans just heard from Pantherlair he’s interested. Clearly that name is being heard in the GTown circles
The administration wouldn’t hire Pitino but I would think Pitt is a better job than St Johns or Georgetown.
He’s taking ST John’s. Wants in Big East. Wants to be King of NY. Stamp it
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