Tim Miles gonzo....

by **ndfan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:14 am

[user=26]point/center[/user] wrote:

I think when Steve Hallstrom and Scott Miller say stuff as broadcast journalists, that it's got some merit.

Very true, and I don't think ESPN would put that info on there site if it wasn't true.

by **tcbison** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:43 am

Congrats to Tim Miles! I hate to see him go but it will be a good step for him. Colorado State comes to Fargo next year in basketball. I am sure NDSU will be playing CSU a lot down the road.

I don't know who the next coach will be but I trust Gene Taylor. He has done a great job! Go Bison! :)

by **Wild Wolves** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:12 am

Only partially:D

Sounds like KFAN in mornings when tehy talk about Flip being the new gopher BB coach. I heard McHale is looking for a new job too.

by **Notorious** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:15 am

bballfan_05 wrote:I find this move by Miles interesting in the fact that NDSU was eligible for the playoffs in a couple years, however, I also see that when an opportunity exsists to move up, one has to take it. I don't see why bringing Smith in would be totally bad, he is very intelligent about the game and since he was an assistant under Miles, he would know where the team was. In some ways, its always good to promote in house guys, but one knows with what Smith has done at Mayville that hes going on to bigger and better things in the near future.

If, in your job, you were able to triple your salary, and climb another rung on the "ladder", how could you not move. I'm sure he has mixed feelings about leaving NDSU, but come on......with everything involved he'll probably make $500,000 a year.

by **point/center** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:17 am

Wild Wolves wrote:Only partially:D

Sounds like KFAN in mornings when tehy talk about Flip being the new gopher BB coach. I heard McHale is looking for a new job too.

so I'd guess Juno Pintar might be in line for the NDSU job?

by **baseball18** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:23 am

This was bound to happen. Good for Miles. I just hope they can find another coaching gem so they can succeed and be one of the top teams in the MidCon

by **point/center** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:30 am

squeeze

sounds like gophers will hire tubby smith and that makes Jim Moulinari a candidate for NDSU

by **flatlander** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:22 am

I could see Smith getting hired at NDSU as an assistant.

by **bballfan_05** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:25 am

flatlander wrote:I could see Smith getting hired at NDSU as an assistant.

Smith was formerly an assistant at NDSU, that doesn't make any sense to me.

by **flatlander** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:34 pm

bballfan_05 wrote:
flatlander wrote:I could see Smith getting hired at NDSU as an assistant.

Smith was formerly an assistant at NDSU, that doesn't make any sense to me.

Last time Smith was at NDSU, he was an unpaid assistant and I think NDSU was still a D2 school. I was thinking that if Smith wants to be a DI head coach some day, he might be better off being an assistant at a DI school than being a head coach at Mayville State. Dunno. I don't think he's going to be NDSU's next head coach though.

by **simply the best 10** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:35 pm

point/center wrote:I'm surprised rep didnt post this link?
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2807786

I'd agree Saul Phillips is solid in house.....or launch a search for a HUGE name assistant from a BIG time programl. Craig Smith is NAIA. NDSU is DI.....i think that's to big of a leap even if Smith is a great coach.

Tim miles coached at mayville before ndsu. So what if Smith is the next miles?

by **point/center** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:35 am

even NDSU AD Gene Taylor has publicly stated that Smith doesnt have the cred. to coach at NDSU.

Miles was at Mayville before SW State. When he went from SWS to NDSU , Bison were still DII....BIG difference.

I'll say it again. It will NOT happen.

by **Wild Wolves** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:26 am

Because of the shift in divisions in the last several years, I think schools are taking themselves a little to seriously in terms of where they are in the big picture. NDSU has had a couple of good seasons but they are by no means even a mid level DI BB school. They still play several of the schools from the NCC and DII. Smith won't be considered but only because of his pedigree not because he isn't a quality coach whose record speaks for itself.

by **point/center** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:34 am

so NDSU beating Wisconsin and Marquette evidently equates to an instutuition that takes itself too seriously? That's like saying Lincoln is cultural epicenter due it's proximity to Bismarck. Lincoln is Lincoln and NDSU is North Dakota State University home of the Bison.

by **Wild Wolves** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:57 pm

I am saying they won this season with Tim Miles at the helm, he was at Mayville and then SW Minn. Smith already has more experience than Miles did in terms of DI and DII coaching when Miles was hired. He seems to have done pretty well.

by **Batman** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:10 pm

I don't understand exactly because Miles had been a head coach for division II SW Minnesota St. and Smith has never been a DII head coach before.

by **BaldEagle** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:56 am

Good Hire. Phillips is a great choice.

Tim Miles gonzo....

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