Reports now coming out...Mullins to SIU

[Hooper]

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status ... 4585365504

[MissouriValleyUnite]

As the MMM article points out, his predecessor inherited a 265 RPI program on the brink of academic probation with the league’s #9 budget and finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd, & 3rd his last 4 years...and was booed, heckled, cursed, and escorted for his own protection after his final game.

Tough job. Good luck Bryan.

[Red]

SHOCKING!!!!

[GoSIU88]

As the MMM article points out, his predecessor inherited a 265 RPI program on the brink of academic probation with the league’s #9 budget and finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd, & 3rd his last 4 years...and was booed, heckled, cursed, and escorted for his own protection after his final game.

Tough job. Good luck Bryan.

Oh but all those people are going to write big checks to SIU.

I'm thrilled to have Bryan Mullins back but the expectations are off the chart.

[ValleyFAN]

Good luck--thats all I have to say.

It is hard to resurrect basketball programs quickly and meet the expectations of fans who are longing to experience past glory.

[Sir Sci]

As the MMM article points out, his predecessor inherited a 265 RPI program on the brink of academic probation with the league’s #9 budget and finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd, & 3rd his last 4 years...and was booed, heckled, cursed, and escorted for his own protection after his final game.

Tough job. Good luck Bryan.

Oh but all those people are going to write big checks to SIU.

I'm thrilled to have Bryan Mullins back but the expectations are off the chart.

Honestly, they shouldn't be, at least to begin with. Expectations should be high in the three to four year range, but immediately? Not playing on Thursday would be a feat for SIU next season.

[austinsaluki]

As the MMM article points out, his predecessor inherited a 265 RPI program on the brink of academic probation with the league’s #9 budget and finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd, & 3rd his last 4 years...and was booed, heckled, cursed, and escorted for his own protection after his final game.

Tough job. Good luck Bryan.

You forgot to add "and didn't even get a whiff of the post-season except for a 2016 invitation to a pay-to-play tournament."

Yes, SIU basketball was in the sewer line, heading for the water treatment plant, when Hinson took over. Hinson brought it back up into the toilet, even out of it for a couple of years. How DARE fans expect more after seven seasons, especially this last one, when a senior-laden team could barely break .500 in a weak MVC and was booted out of the MVC tournament after one game.

[Sir Sci]

As the MMM article points out, his predecessor inherited a 265 RPI program on the brink of academic probation with the league’s #9 budget and finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd, & 3rd his last 4 years...and was booed, heckled, cursed, and escorted for his own protection after his final game.

Tough job. Good luck Bryan.

You forgot to add "and didn't even get a whiff of the post-season except for a 2016 invitation to a pay-to-play tournament."

Yes, SIU basketball was in the sewer line, heading for the water treatment plant, when Hinson took over. Hinson brought it back up into the toilet, even out of it for a couple of years. How DARE fans expect more after seven seasons, especially this last one, when a senior-laden team could barely break .500 in a weak MVC and was booted out of the MVC tournament after one game.

I don't think the point is that SIU shouldn't have fired Barry or that fans aren't justified in their frustrations. The point is that a contingent of SIU fans are treating him like he's the root of the problems in Carbondale, when in fact he built the program back after it had been decimated by the previous coach.

[Blers]

Sad to see him go, but happy he got a gig. I just hope Saluki fans can re-calibrate their expectations some. He'll be a first time head coach with only 4 years coaching experience under Moser going into a program that's gonna most likely need a full on rebuild from top to bottom.

That all said, I think he'll be a great head coach before long, it just may take some time to figure out his style, the type of players he wants to recruit (the Illinois Wolves connection is big, but in fairness LU's upcoming recruiting class is the first time we landed any players from that program), how does he act on the sideline, what's his offense, etc.

Happy for him though. Excited to see what he does!

[tribecalledquest]

Will Mullins get any of the three Valpo Illinois Wolves kids to decommit from Loyola and go with him to SIU?