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Everyone keeps saying this, but I'm yet to see any reason why anyone would think this would be a possibility. There have been some high profile jobs out there the past 2 years, and he's stayed put and re-upped with Butler. So, other than top dollars... why would he?

What high end jobs have gone after him?

MD has a chance to be a great job, much moreso than schools like UVA, Mizzou, etc...

Another guy that I would go after if I was MD is Sean Miller...No idea if he would leave Zona to come to MD but I would try.

But BRad Stevens is absolutely the guy you have to put at the top of the list to begin with.

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What high end jobs have gone after him?

MD has a chance to be a great job, much moreso than schools like UVA, Mizzou, etc...

Another guy that I would go after if I was MD is Sean Miller...No idea if he would leave Zona to come to MD but I would try.

But BRad Stevens is absolutely the guy you have to put at the top of the list to begin with.

I agree, he'd be the ideal choice.

But he's re-upped with Butler, and seems committed to them. I just don't see it happening, so I'm not going to get my hopes up.

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What high end jobs have gone after him?

MD has a chance to be a great job, much moreso than schools like UVA, Mizzou, etc...

Another guy that I would go after if I was MD is Sean Miller...No idea if he would leave Zona to come to MD but I would try.

But BRad Stevens is absolutely the guy you have to put at the top of the list to begin with.

I don't believe the MD job to be more desirable than Arizona. 'Zona has a nicer campus, presumably is easier to recruit for, plays in a legit conference and can pay him money.

If anything, they are equal.

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I really think this has something to do with Jordan. It can't be coincidence that the day after it's reported he hired an agent that Gary leaves.

The team stands to be putrid this year and he probably didn't want to have to go through the season finishing in the bottom third of the ACC.

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Why did he make this decision so late?

Ken Weinman of 105.7 The Fan has been speculating since March that if Gary lost Jordan Williams to the NBA, he would retire because he knows it would be another year missing the NCAA Tournament. Seems like a stretch that this would be the only reason, but I believe it probably has something to do with it.

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I think this is in the best interest of both Gary and the program. I've felt for a while that Gary's coaching style had run its course.

If you are ever going to get Brad Stevens to leave Butler, now's probably your best chance. Butler is slated to regress next season barring something unforeseen, and his personal clout combined with Maryland's overall appeal would make the school a recruiting powerhouse.

And if Butler does in fact regress, it might hurt him (albeit slightly) in terms of his chances to ascend. Maryland is an elite college basketball coaching job. That guy belongs in the ACC.

I agree... you write him a blank check (and even then, I'm not sure he takes it).

The Terps won the National Championship my freshman year of college. The memories from that season will stick with me forever. I'll always be grateful to Gary for that. His name belongs on the court at Comcast Center. What he did with that program is absolutely remarkable.

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Ken Weinman of 105.7 The Fan has been speculating since March that if Gary lost Jordan Williams to the NBA, he would retire because he knows it would be another year missing the NCAA Tournament. Seems like a stretch that this would be the only reason, but I believe it probably has something to do with it.

It seems unlike Gary to let something like that lead him to giving up, but when you're 67 I guess you only have so much fight left in you. But it is pretty obvious at this point that next season's team is going nowhere, with or without Gary.

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I just hope this transition goes better than it did for football. I'll be PO'd if Kevin Anderson throws out a name like Stevens, brings him to campus and is reportedly set to make an offer, and all of a sudden goes with someone else that elicits a collective "ho-hum" out of everyone.

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It seems unlike Gary to let something like that lead him to giving up' date=' but when you're 67 I guess you only have so much fight left in you. But it is pretty obvious at this point that next season's team is going nowhere, with or without Gary.[/quote']

I don't think it can be understated how much the end of last year took out of Gary. His team performed as poorly down the stretch as any I can remember. I think losing your best player was just the icing on the cake for him.

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I don't think it can be understated how much the end of last year took out of Gary. His team performed as poorly down the stretch as any I can remember. I think losing your best player was just the icing on the cake for him.

I didn't know until just reading it now in The Sun, but he got married recently. It all seems to add up. I'm still shocked, and concerned about where the program goes from here. But Gary's earned it, and them some. So who will start the Appreciation Thread? I nominate Tony-OH. :D;)

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