Maybe we can get Norman Dale from Hickory!!

Oh, John, are out tonight throwing gasoline on fires? Of course, you are right on a number of subjects. Let me add three names to the list....

First, the Miami (FL) who was Barnes' top assistant.

Second, the Georgia coach who proved a crippled team can win a conference tournament playing two games in one day, and real tired of unrealistic fans.

3. Nolan Richardson....the old, savvy buzzard strategy worked once...why not again?

Rhode, you should save your Bill Self comments until after the Final Four...coaches tend to move anytime for their alma mater!

Rohde...you are so OU grounded it is pathetic. We don't need your take on anything OSU, so take a break. Trammel is an OU guy, too, but he's at least objective...you are an overt OU homer who hates all things OSU. It's not a news flash to anyone that Kentucky, Kansas and Indiana (along with Duke and UCLA) are the basketball elite. But after that, OSU can stand with everyone else when it comes to tradition and facilities (particularly OU who, despite some success, would be on no-one's list for a top coach You obviously don't want OSU to be successful, because that hurts your favorite school.

Thank you Daily Oklahoman for some realism. Self is not coming not only is he at a more successful school(higher winning percentage, more than double the final fours, same championships), but he was Sean's coach. Why would he want to be a part of the firing of a friend? Why would he want to alienate himself from his mentor? I discontinued my POSSE membership over this situation. I hope Holder gets fired.

Assuming we can't get a Self or Gillispie, the five listed under "Top Candidates" is probably a realistic list. All are likely decent candidates although Keno Davis is a one-year wonder and got schooled in the NCAA by a lower seed. Also, I think Tony Bennett would be great. He turned down Indiana, but it might be because they are going on probation because of Sampson and because they fired his sister as the women's coach. OSU may not be KU or Kentucky, but it's a better job than WSU. Personally, I can't get excited about some of the other re-treads like Lon Kruger, Dana Altman, and really not even Tubby Smith even though those guys have all been successful.

I wonder if this "nation wide search" will be like the "nation wide search" that resulted in Gundy. Our next BB coach will probably be Boone's nephew or step-son or the like.

You're an idiot Rohde. Self is a little bit better possibility than Science Fiction and to say that Tubby is wishful thinking made me laugh. We are a top 15 program. Want to know why? Because we have some of the greatest fans in all of college basketball. We have Gallagher-Iba Arena--the greatest Arena in the country hands down with Allen Fieldhouse right there in a close second. We have had recent success with a Final Four and Sweet Sixteen in the past 5 years. We can recruit because Stillwater is the greatest college town in America. And we have Boone (who is good for at least 2 mil a year for whoever we try to hire), have the school throw in another 1-2 mil and 90% of coaches in America would be dying to be considered. How many college coaches make 3-4 million a year? Not many...throw a 10 year 34 million dollar contract at Self or Tubby and they'll have some serious decisions to make. Plus for self this is home for him and his wife. Everyone wants to come home. He's a cowboy, will always be a cowboy. He may be wearing blue and red now, but he's definately going to have a tough decision to make in a week, and hopefully for everyone involved he's wearing orange when he makes that decision......Go Pokes! Go Sean! Come Home Bill!

He left out one name - Quin Snyder. The Austin Toros are great, and wouldn't it be nice to have a reunion of dueling Duke alumni like Capel and Snyder? Tommy Amaker's at Harvard, if I recall.

KIDDING!

Rohde, do you really have any clue? It seems you've forgotten that OSU's been to 2 Final Fours in the last 10 years and has some of the best facilities in the country, along with a fat pocket book. It has been proven that OSU can win and can recruit (see 2005's #1 recruiting class). Can you tell me one reason that OSU can't find a good coach?