Tuesday, June 29, 2004
No More Stalling
Ohio State's Andy Geiger has come out of a coma in impressive fashion. The lone coach to which he has spoken about his school's vacant head coaching position is Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings -- a great fit for the now integrity-focused Buckeyes.In five years time, Stallings has built a respectable program at Vanderbilt, an SEC school where academic ability is at least considered alongside athletic promise during the recruiting process. Last year, he directed the Commodores to a 23-10 record and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
Stallings knows how to recruit and how to win (within strict ethical boundaries). How to motivate and make the most of limited resources.
But by virtue of Vanderbilt's (laudable) academic standards, he's more or less locked into faring no better than a Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight. At Ohio State, however, Stallings could pursue a championship.
