Not All Conspiracies are Fake: Archie Miller Next HC of URI

[theblueram]

I would take Becker all day over Lonergan.
He has been out of coaching for 6 years and has baggage.

You missed it, didn't you?

I think it is a bad comparison even if he likes neither.

Actually, Becker should be on the short list if he has interest, he can flat out coach.

I think most would say no.

[Jersey77]

You missed it, didn't you?

I think it is a bad comparison even if he likes neither.

Actually, Becker should be on the short list if he has interest, he can flat out coach.

I think most would say no.

Possibly, but if any of the splash candidates fall through, I don't have an issue with us taking a serious look at him.

[ATPTourFan]

There shall be no talk of other candidates in the Archie Conspiracy thread.

[theblueram]

Yeah 77. Start your own Becker Conspiracy thread. See how much action that gets.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Put this in the we can only dream category.
Chris Mack. A tremendous coach who left unceremoniously at Louisville and has a black mark on his resume. Perhaps needs to rebuild or boost his career, not that he would need it financially. But if he wants to coach again right away, why not make a call. Sorry to suggest what is more than likely an unrealistic name to the holier than now crowd. Mack over Miller if I want to fantasize

Would love to see Mack and Miller as our top 2 targets

Agree. After you know who.

[Jersey77]

Yeah 77. Start your own Becker Conspiracy thread. See how much action that gets.

LOL, Obviously, I have other candidates I prefer.

But again, depending on how things shake out with them, I wouldn't necessarily rule him out.

[Rhody74]

I would take Becker all day over Lonergan.
He has been out of coaching for 6 years and has baggage.

You missed it, didn't you?

I think it is a bad comparison even if he likes neither.

Actually, Becker should be on the short list if he has interest, he can flat out coach.

Agree but I’m not sure he can recruit at the A10 level.

[RhodyKyle]

There shall be no talk of other candidates in the Archie Conspiracy thread.

Bumping this.

Let this thread be a safe space for those of us who have deluded ourselves into getting excited about maybe getting Archie. Take the Becker and Skerry talk back to the coaching carousel or head coach speculation threads. Only positive Archie vibes here, please.

[Blue Man]

There shall be no talk of other candidates in the Archie Conspiracy thread.

Bumping this.

Let this thread be a safe space for those of us who have deluded ourselves into getting excited about maybe getting Archie. Take the Becker and Skerry talk back to the coaching carousel or head coach speculation threads. Only positive Archie vibes here, please.

Yes please, only tin-foil hat posts about the greatest coach ever brought into this program since Harrick.

Bonus points if someone spots Archie at TF Green, gassing up his car in West Kingston, or out at MOB.

[giovanni]

Watched this the other night. Archie comes across great very sharp

[theblueram]

Anyone want Archie for coach?

[adam914]

Pretty sure everyone does.

[luke]

Yes please or Sean would do as well.

[giovanni]

I saw Steve Wojciechowski mentioned in UMass article about potential candidates I would have no problem with him

[reef]

I saw Steve Wojciechowski mentioned in UMass article about potential candidates I would have no problem with him

Article also mentioned Archie will be one of the most sought after coaches in this hiring cycle not great for Rhody

[bigappleram]

And I’ve heard he’s already linked with a new job.

[Rhody15]

And I’ve heard he’s already linked with a new job.

Everyone wanted him here, probably knew it was a long shot, and everyone knew Blue Man’s initial post was beyond batshit crazy material. But we’ve all come to expect that.

[reef]

And I’ve heard he’s already linked with a new job.

Where they linking Archie to ??

[bigappleram]

And I’ve heard he’s already linked with a new job.

Where they linking Archie to ??

Don’t know that part just heard he is already off the board.

[luke]

don't want Wojo . He couldn't control his players at Marquette and his best players transferred.

[theblueram]

And I’ve heard he’s already linked with a new job.

Where they linking Archie to ??

Don’t know that part just heard he is already off the board.

It was a long shot anyway, but Thorr needs a home run hire.

[reef]

don't want Wojo . He couldn't control his players at Marquette and his best players transferred.

I’m with you Luke think we can find someone better than Wojo

[STC]

Butler seems like an obvious fit for Archie.

[reef]

Any chance Butler keeps their coach ??

[LIRAM]

Wojo would be a good hire! Archie would be amazing but Wojo would give us instant credibility too!

[Jersey77]

Travis Steele may also be in jeopardy; his contract ends in 2024.
Many picked Xavier to finish in the top 3 BE and their conference record will be 8-11.
In 5 years he hasn't had a winning BE record.

Would Sean Miller return there?

[reef]

Travis Steele may also be in jeopardy; his contract ends in 2024.
Many picked Xavier to finish in the top 3 BE and their conference record will be 8-11.
In 5 years he hasn't had a winning BE record.

Would Sean Miller return there?

His teams sure collapse in February and March but I do like Travis Steele

[luke]

Don't like Wojo at all . Did a poor job at Marquette and lost control of his players . Remind you of anyone ? How about Bobby Hurley ? He at least has been an excellent recruiter . He did do wonders with Buffalo , but he is struggling in Arizona State and is supposedly gone even though he brought in young talent there.

[steveystuds06]

Don't like Wojo at all . Did a poor job at Marquette and lost control of his players . Remind you of anyone ? How about Bobby Hurley ? He at least has been an excellent recruiter . He did do wonders with Buffalo , but he is struggling in Arizona State and is supposedly gone even though he brought in young talent there.

[section(105)]

I am not interested in instapot cred or immediate relevance on the college hoops landscape because of our next hire. The on the court program needs a total overhaul and build up, player by player, game by game to a shared foreseeable future. Whether that route is the transfer portal, recruits staying committed, current roster players staying, each will have to buy into a vision of what Rhody basketball can be and most importantly knowing they contributed to that vision becoming reality. I think we have seen and experienced, in the last few years a group of individuals that reflected more of a going into business for themselves attitude and an absent coaching leadership to teach and make the obvious corrective actions.

[ATPTourFan]

This is the Archie thread!

Bring all talk of other candidates to the coach speculation thread, please!

[RhowdyRam02]

And I’ve heard he’s already linked with a new job.

Where they linking Archie to ??

Don’t know that part just heard he is already off the board.

Yes, Archie is off the board because he has an agreement in principle already with the University of Rhode Island.

I can dream right?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Should there be a separate thread for The Rick? (Seeing that he's one of the very few that would be better than Arch?)

[Rhody74]

Should there be a separate thread for The Rick? (Seeing that he's one of the very few that would be better than Arch?)

Sure …. It would be easier to avoid the threads about him.

[KingstonLane]

Should there be a separate thread for The Rick? (Seeing that he's one of the very few that would be better than Arch?)

Considering he’s not coming here no. Doesn’t make sense to create a thread for every candidate in the world

Should we make a “Bring Coach K out of retirement to coach URI” thread too?

[Blue Man]

I see nothing tying Archie to any other job at the moment on Twitter. Just people saying “he’d be a good candidate there, etc.

In fact, the only substantiated, specific “whispers” written by a legitimate national basketball writer about Archie were the borzello ones that kicked off this adventure.

Most everyone is reading the tea leaves this time of year and guessing. Trying to apply logic and base anything about an NCAA coaching carousel on anything that’s “likely” to happen is stupid.

Have some fun.

And not for nothing - conspiracy theory or not, at least this claim is based on SOMETHING significantly more substantial than the negative nancies who just say “won’t happen” and go on about their day.

So while everyone here, at the Archie Miller Fanclub and beyond, is grasping at straws - we will continue to believe until there’s a press conference involving Thorr Bjorn and our new head coach.

[reef]

Going to be a boatload of jobs that open I am sure Archie will be staying by his phone fielding calls

[theblueram]

I haven't seen that Archie took a job today. So the conspiracy lives another day!!!!!!!

[reef]

I bet he has a job by March 31st

[theblueram]

It's almost 4pm and Archie hasn't taken a job yet. The conspiracy lives another day!!!!

[Blue Man]

It's almost 4pm and Archie hasn't taken a job yet. The conspiracy lives another day!!!!

This is the content I’m here for!

[bigappleram]

If Archie is a viable candidate (for us) at some point Umass will talk to him. If there is no rumor of that then it would be a flag IMO. We are likely both circling around the same candidate list.

[Rhody15]

If Archie is a viable candidate (for us) at some point Umass will talk to him. If there is no rumor of that then it would be a flag IMO. We are likely both circling around the same candidate list.

Thought you said Archie already had another job?

Changing your mind in 24 hours?

[ElmCityRhody]

all these naysayers giver uppers

get your Zelensky up - get some balls

and stop giving up so easily

Archie WILL BE OUR NEXT COACH. PERIOD. STOP


Look at what's happened to me
I can't believe it myself
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world
It should have been somebody else
Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Finally we have a real coach at RHODY
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's ARCHIE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzfockTg57g

[Blue Man]

Interesting. More and more openings - yet no official Archie Miller chatter on a coaching position outside of Borzello mentioning the URI whispers.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[RhowdyRam02]

Interesting. More and more openings - yet no official Archie Miller chatter on a coaching position outside of Borzello mentioning the URI whispers.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Right?

[rambone 78]

What I want to hear [and soon] is that URI [Thorr] is interviewing Archie for the HC job.

That means 2 things:

That he's interested, and

Tom Ryan et all want him, and they are willing to do what it takes to bring him here.

That's not just paying a larger salary for him and his staff, but FINALLY committing to long overdue program enhancements that will compete with Dayton and VCU for the top of the league on a consistent basis.

And then Thorr's stated goals for this program, can finally be realized.

[adam914]

Did this get posted already? I can't remember. Archie mentioned for the UMass opening along with all the same other names we keep hearing. Now hear me out real quick before you revoke my Archie conspiracy cult membership. My thought on posting this is that if Archie is seriously in the mix for a place like UMass, then maybe its not so crazy that he could be in the mix here to. Because it's kind of shocking to me that he'd even be mentioned with UMass at all.

https://www.si.com/college/tmg/mark-bla ... no-1-hoops

[Rhody15]

Interesting. More and more openings - yet no official Archie Miller chatter on a coaching position outside of Borzello mentioning the URI whispers.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

He was literally named in a published ESPN article about the UMass job.

[rambone 78]

The rumors might just have legs.....

Talk about the excitement this would bring.....

It would be like this program rising from the dead.

But if UMass is willing and able to offer Archie 1.8 million a year, then we will have to at least match that offer, among other things.