In 2023, it was FOUR HUNDRED PERCENT more likely for a fired white coach to get replaced by a white coach than it was for a fired black coach to get replaced by a black coach. 400% is not a # to just brush aside! 🙏🙏 I hope AD’s and search firms do some serious soul searching.

Pre Christmas Hot List , UPDATED 1) Kentucky 2) Cincinnati 3) Providence 4) Wichita State 5) Syracuse 6) Boston College 7) Rutgers 8) South Carolina 9) Pittsburg 10) Memphis

Tony Skin has George Mason on fire at 10-1 with a win over Old Dominion today.

ASU with the come from behind win after Hurley gets tossed.

Louisville over Memphis 90 something to 70 something.

Frank Martin and UMass going to Florida to beat up Florida State is just what Frank Martin does. Will be a name at some jobs that pop open this spring. Winners win.

Arizona is for real, over Alabama 90 something to 70 something.

Hofstra winning at Syracuse, this is just what happens this time of year that gets the cycle amped up.

Bad losses for the weekend Oregon State losing to Cap Baptist, does not help the Beavers. Texas State losing to Lehigh in over time does not help things going into revamped Pac 12. Georgia Tech losing to Drake not good for Jackets. Fresno State losing to Bakersfield= BAD

Will Lane Kiffin leave Ole Miss?

There are schools who’ve been able to buy enough early wins to avoid the early round hot seat board but you can not hide forever. The DM’s are full of tips and intel we don’t always share but just know there are a lot of bigger programs on much hotter ground than those listed.

Early but necessary hot list board based on play, expectations and success over tenure. 1) Boston College 2) Cincinnati 3) Georgia Tech 4) South Carolina 5) Virginia Tech 6) Charlotte 7) Delaware 8) Georgia State 9) Texas State 10) San Jose State This will change soon.

Memphis is 1-4 now and December schedule not looking promising. At Louisville (Thanks Nolan) Baylor at home Vandy at home At the Dentist office in Starkville vs Chris Jan’s and Mississippi State, WHY?!?!?!?! Then North Texas at home before conference play.

Live look at Purdue’s Matt Painter and his son Grant McCasland of Texas Tech following 30 piece w hot sauce.

Jon Scheyer and Dukes dismantling of Greg Paulus and Niagra 100 something to 40 something has us wondering if Greg did something to Jon back in college that he could not let go of??

They also understand the stakes of not winning when money is being spent. Today’s one year deals, there are a lot of lemons on the lots, the used cars man are out! Just because you came for X, if don’t perform well does not mean you get X the next year. Constant “valuation”.

Playing a player just because you made a decision thinking something was something it wasn’t or overvaluing/overpaying does NOT require you to continue down the road. If you double down and continue to play a bad stock, you will go broke. HM coaches have more to play with but

Pat Sellers has been in the game a long time as a coach. Experience and ability to adapt and sustain winning is a trait ADs better learn to figure out and value.

Hearing a lot of coaches talking about Return on investment now in this era. Once agreement made, two sides produce. If player does not produce, or contribute to winning coaches need to do what’s best for team and to position to win. Can’t play bad investments, move on.

There are so many players that are getting signed by inexperienced coaches who are taking kids off of high lights and post. And kids thinking their highlights and clips have substance. Not being able to improve players and teach is going to get a lot of coaches fired.

Yes the saying “get old stay old” has rung true, but talent is talent and skill is skill and IQ is IQ. Just because you’re older does not mean you work harder, do what is asked and have an understanding of how to win. High school coaches just became much more valuable.