Thad Matta (OSU's All Time Winningest Coach & 3x B1G COY, Butler HC)

[Dryden]

Coach Matta was sick in his final years, correct? Did he have cancer?

Yes, but he kicked cancer off the team and was left with merely a bad W/L record. It was terminal.

 

[BigWoof31]

Would be a huge pick up for Georgia.

Rumors flying that he's using it to bargain with Louisville. Would prefer that job.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Love Thad and am grateful for everything he did for the OSU program, but given the well-documented trajectory of the OSU program, I'm not sure I would be hoping for the 2018 version of Thad Matta to lead my program.

 

[Systems_id]

Rumors flying that he's using it to bargain with Louisville. Would prefer that job.

Is Louisville even going to have a basketball program in the near future?

 

[LitlBuck]

Rumors flying that he's using it to bargain with Louisville. Would prefer that job.

Louisville, of course, would be closer to his roots but when he was at Ohio State he recruited the hell out of Georgia and I think that he must know quite a few of the Georgia high school head coaches. I still think the man can coach but recruiting is the bigger issue IMO

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

so far, it seems that i was wrong that matta would rehab for 2 (or maybe 3) years and make that sweet, sweet unemployment coin. if he's going to take the georgia, louisville, or whatever job for next season, then i think that says a lot about his mental and especially physical state.

if matta is going to take either the georgia or the louisville job, i hope it's the dawgs.

 

[OhioState001]

Would be interesting to see who he hires for assistants. Paulus and Dickerson will likely be available. Although I'm not sure Dickerson is still interested in coaching since I saw his wife was sick. I'm sure they are nice guys but I think Thad needs to find some more capable people

 

[LitlBuck]

Would be interesting to see who he hires for assistants. Paulus and Dickerson will likely be available. Although I'm not sure Dickerson is still interested in coaching since I saw his wife was sick. I'm sure they are nice guys but I think Thad needs to find some more capable people

I did not know that about Dickerson's wife and I am sorry to hear that. Best of luck to both of them.

 

[OhioState001]

I did not know that about Dickerson's wife and I am sorry to hear that. Best of luck to both of them.

Yea the article is here, but I didn't post it before since you need to pay to read.

https://theathletic.com/261500/2018...-important-after-wifes-devastating-diagnosis/

 

[BigWoof31]

https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/...s-main-target-for-uga/UKSZr566zbBK4ALhhmTPUK/

Decision will likely come today.

 

[OhioState001]

No to UGA

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

then again, based on not being "completely ready," maybe it will be at least 2 years of that sweet, sweet unemployment coin.

 

[LitlBuck]

Thad is all class. Probably is not ready physically to jump back into coaching. Hopefully, it will take a year or two off and get better physically and then maybe get back into the game. Heaven knows that college basketball need people like Thad Matta.

 

[Jake]

If he turns down this one, I think we can say he's not really looking for work.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

If he turns down this one, I think we can say he's not really looking for work.

pitt is an absolute mess, though. it's easier to rebuild a basketball program than it is a football program, but he'd be starting from scratch. then again, pitt does have a history from which to build upon, the expectations would be low, and he'd probably have carte blanche to make the program his own from the ground-up.