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LJS Blog-Brian Rosenthal: Miles in town
http://my.journalstar.com/post/Huske...s_in_town.html
There’s been a Tim Miles sighting in Lincoln.
And no, not from the cable guy.
Somebody more reliable told me that Miles, the Colorado State coach, was touring the Hendricks Training Complex this morning with Tom Osborne and Marc Boehm.
He’s first known coaching candidate to have set foot in Lincoln.
More to come.
"Lay it down, forget it, take off your red, choose another team ... or stick with it."
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I just posted the same! Thanks for the info too. What are your thoughts?
I would give my life for anyone one of them as i would my own family. -Pops
It doesn’t matter if the glass is half full or half empty. What matters is you have a glass that has something in it. Some people have no glass, or have a glass with nothing in it. So appreciate all that is in your life and quit questioning whether your glass in half full or half empty.
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Any hire is a gamble.
There do seem to be a lot of positives in his ability to turn around programs up to this point.
He also has ties to our area, so this could be a destination for him and not a stepping stone. Hard to say.
When somebody actually makes a visit, it sounds pretty serious.
"Lay it down, forget it, take off your red, choose another team ... or stick with it."
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If you're looking for some info on Miles, check out the archived podcast with Kelly Lyell (Ft. Collins Coloradoan) here: http://www.theticketfm.com/index.php/podcasts
Based on following them this year, his team plays relatively uptempo, he can recruit Nebraska, and his guys play HARD. By all accounts, Miles is personable and knows how to market himself and the team (uses Twitter at halftime, for example). If hired, he'll be like any other hire - the key is if he is able to bring in his desired set of assistant coaches and how well they can recruit.
If he can continue to land Nebraska players, he makes his work easier in other states and will only need to bring in the superstar players. As we saw the last 12 years, when you struggle in-state you have to land virtually your entire roster from out of state, which makes for an almost impossible task.
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This from the CSU web site: http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-bask...les_tim00.html
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When Tim Miles came to Colorado State University to coach men's basketball he arrived on campus with a winning attitude and a smile. Both are essential to the program Miles is building with the Rams. His personality draws fans and student-athletes alike to him. His attitude is apparent in the feats that sprinkle through his resume.
Despite a pair of injury-plagued seasons to begin his tenure at Colorado State, Miles, his staff, and the team beat the odds time and time again, and have taken the first steps to re-establishing Colorado State men's basketball as a power in the Mountain West, and on a national stage.
In 2007-08, Miles' first year with the program, he led a roster that featured just one returning starter to early season success, including a tournament championship at the BP Top of World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska. And, after battling through a tough conference slate, the Rams ended the season on a high note with a victory over rival Wyoming in the opening round of the MW tournament.
His second season at Moby proved to be just as fruitful as the Rams continued to make strides. Miles led the Rams to early season victories over Montana and Northern Colorado, both of which had beaten the Rams the previous year, and CSU took national power Minnesota, led by Tubby Smith, to the brink of defeat before falling 72-71 at Moby Arena. In addition, the Rams boosted their win column with four conference wins against UNLV, Air Force (twice) and TCU.
The diligence and hard work shown by Miles, his staff, and the student-athletes he has recruited to Colorado State, continued to pay dividends in 2009-10. The Rams came into Miles' third season looking to take the next step, and did not disappoint, finishing tied for fifth in the MW standings and making their first postseason appearance since 2003 with a berth in the 2010 College Basketball Invitational (CBI). CSU closed the season with a 16 wins, marking the most by a Rams' squad since future NBA first-round draft pick Jason Smith led the team to 17 wins in the 2007 season. For his efforts, Miles was selected as the 2010 Mountain West coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com.
In 2010-11, Miles' fourth season at the helm at CSU, he guided the program to a 19-13 record, a fourth-place finish in the Mountain West, and a berth in the 2011 NIT, reaching milestones at every step along the way. The 2010-11 campaign marked the Rams' first winning season in seven years, and the squad became the 10th in program history to record 19 or more victories in a single season. The Rams' nine conference victories were the most for CSU since the formation of the Mountain West in 1999-2000, and CSU's fourth-place finish was the best since a fourth-place finish in the inaugural MW season. Miles and the Rams' received votes in the top-25 national polls for the first time since 2005-06, and he became just the third coach in program history to take the Rams to back-to-back postseason appearances.
Miles' persistence and hard work has not gone unnoticed by Colorado State and Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk. In 2008, Miles was rewarded with a contract extension through the 2012-13 season, and following the 2010-11 season, he was signed to an additional three-year contract extension to keep him on the Moby Arena sidelines through the 2015-16 season.
"Tim is a proven winner," said Kowalczyk. "He's been a winner everywhere he's coached, and has produced at CSU one of the greatest turnarounds in Division I men's basketball. Our reputation and national profile are growing thanks to his talent.
"With Coach Miles at the helm, we are in the process of building a program that will be a model for many years to come, one that is focused on success on and off the court. Tim is a first-class representative of CSU who embodies the values we so readily embrace, while winning games and graduating his student-athletes."
Off the court, Miles believes strongly in academics, family and CSU, and in the fall of 2011 he donated back to CSU and the community by capping the J.J. Williams scholarship endowment and establishing the Ram Basketball Legacy scholarship endowment, while making a contribution to School is Cool, a CSU-driven program to support Poudre School District.
"My job is to come in and establish a winning mentality in our basketball program," Miles said. "That means we're going to win outside hanging out with the students, we're going to win in the classroom when it comes to grades and we're going to win on the basketball floor."
While establishing a tradition of winning in college basketball, Miles' philosophy extends far beyond the basketball court. He and his staff are committed to academics and the success of their student-athletes in the classroom.
"It is essential that our players realize the value of their education at CSU," Miles said. "Academics are our top priority. We also want to represent this program, this university, and this community in a first-class manner at all times."
With 17 years of experience as a head coach at four institutions, he has compiled a career record of 263-208 that includes three conference championships and three national tournament appearances.
At North Dakota State, Miles earned 16 wins in each of his last five seasons, knocked off No. 8 Marquette and No. 15 Wisconsin both on the road, and finished as one of only two independent programs with a winning record in 2006-07.
He also previously served as the head coach at Southwest Minnesota State University from 1997-2001 and Mayville State University from 1995-97. Miles began his coaching career in 1989 as an assistant at Northern State, where he served from 1989-95.
A native of Doland, S.D., Miles earned his bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Health/Physical Education from the University of Mary in 1989. He went on to earn his master's degree in Health and Physical Science from Northern State in 1990.
Miles, and his wife, Kari, reside in Fort Collins with their daughter Ava, and son Gabriel.
HOMETOWN:
• Doland, S.D.
COLLEGE:
• 1989 University of Mary B. S. - Elementary Education and Health/Physical Education
• 1990 Northern State M.A. - Health and Physical Science
FAMILY:
• Wife, Kari
• Daughter, Ava
• Son, Gabriel
COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE
| Year |
School |
Record |
Conf. Rec. |
Conf. Finish |
Postseason |
| 1995-96 |
Mayville State |
17-11 |
10-2 |
1st |
NAIA-II |
| 1996-97 |
Mayville State |
18-11 |
9-3 |
1st |
NAIA-II |
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Two Seasons |
35-22 |
19-5 |
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| 1997-98 |
SW Minnesota State |
16-11 |
7-5 |
3rd |
-- |
| 1998-99 |
SW Minnesota State |
16-11 |
7-5 |
3rd |
-- |
| 1999-00 |
SW Minnesota State |
18-10 |
12-6 |
4th |
-- |
| 2000-01 |
SW Minnesota State |
28-7 |
17-1 |
1st |
NCAA Div. II Elite 8 |
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Four Seasons |
78-39 |
43-17 |
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| 2001-02 |
North Dakota State |
11-15 |
5-13 |
T8th |
-- |
| 2002-03 |
North Dakota State |
20-11 |
9-7 |
4th |
-- |
| 2003-04 |
North Dakota State |
16-13 |
8-6 |
T3rd |
-- |
| 2004-05 |
North Dakota State |
16-12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2005-06 |
North Dakota State |
16-12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2006-07 |
North Dakota State |
20-8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Six Seasons |
99-71 |
22-26 |
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| 2007-08 |
Colorado State |
7-25 |
0-16 |
9th |
-- |
| 2008-09 |
Colorado State |
9-22 |
4-12 |
8th |
-- |
| 2009-10 |
Colorado State |
16-16 |
7-9 |
T5th |
College Basketball Invitational |
| 2010-11 |
Colorado State |
19-13 |
9-7 |
4th |
National Invitation Tournament |
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Two Seasons |
51-76 |
20-44 |
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Total |
263-208 |
104-92 |
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• Mountain West Coach of the Year, CollegeInsider.com, 2010
• University of Mary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007
• Division I Independent Coach of the Year, CBS Sportsline, 2005-06
• Finalist for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award, 2005-06
• North Central Region Coach of the Year at Southwest Minnesota State, 2000-01
• Northern Sun Conference Coach of the Year at Southwest Minnesota State, 2000-01
• National Coach of the Month, (Division II Bulletin), December 2000
• NDCAC Coach of the Year, 1996
"I have never seen people with more class than I saw at Nebraska. The Nebraska fans, players, cheerleaders, band, officials, coaches, etc., gave me living testimony of what college football should be all about." - Bobby Bowden
"If one can't enjoy the ride, do a team of the week -- but even then you'll probably be disappointed." - beans
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http://www.omaha.com/article/2012032...sketball-coach
OWH is reporting that there may be a press conference already lined up for tomorrow.
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 Originally Posted by Husker's Fury
Works for me!! I for one will be happy if this comes to fruition! Thanks for the info!
I would give my life for anyone one of them as i would my own family. -Pops
It doesn’t matter if the glass is half full or half empty. What matters is you have a glass that has something in it. Some people have no glass, or have a glass with nothing in it. So appreciate all that is in your life and quit questioning whether your glass in half full or half empty.
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Well...you never know. He could be the next Coach K.
But he meets few criteria that a lot of fans and media types would have wanted to see. The most important of which is past connection to a Big Time conference. The fact he's recruiting Nebraska isn't that big of a draw for me. Any coach at Nebraska should dominate recruiting in the state.
Miles is Collier. Miles is Doc. Resume-wise. Hopefully he'll be better than those two. Getting someone like Miles...you'd assume NU could have easily done that. Disappointing they couldn't do better.
If they throw more than 1.25M or so at this guy they are overpaying for appearance's sake.
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Groce's season isn't even done. Leads you to believe his reps told TO that he wasn't even interested in discussing it. OUch.
Because the alternative (that groce wasn't even approached) can't possibly be the case.
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Originally Posted by bilsker
Groce's season isn't even done. Leads you to believe his reps told TO that he wasn't even interested in discussing it. OUch.
Because the alternative (that groce wasn't even approached) can't possibly be the case.
I would think this is the case as well. If we were going to have a shot at Groce, they probably needed to lose first game of tourney. Groce's team has played him into a better negotiating position with a higher profile program.
"I have never seen people with more class than I saw at Nebraska. The Nebraska fans, players, cheerleaders, band, officials, coaches, etc., gave me living testimony of what college football should be all about." - Bobby Bowden
"If one can't enjoy the ride, do a team of the week -- but even then you'll probably be disappointed." - beans
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Originally Posted by redwinghusker
I would think this is the case as well. If we were going to have a shot at Groce, they probably needed to lose first game of tourney. Groce's team has played him into a better negotiating position with a higher profile program.
That, and I think he's got everyone back...so I think he might be thinking "Big run next year and more openings." Outside of NU, Illinois, S. Car. and Miss St. there isn't much available. Maybe that's par for the course but it seems like that's a small list.
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Miles was scheduled to make $750K at CSU next year. What do you think it will be at NE? I'm guessing $1.25M with incentives.
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7-25
9-22
16-16
19-13
Seriously?
We will back here in 3 or 4 years if this is the hire
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for
without receiving.
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Originally Posted by Ackos
7-25
9-22
16-16
19-13
Seriously?
We will back here in 3 or 4 years if this is the hire
Looking on the bright side he did improve each year and the tourney he made the last 3 years was always better than the year before..CBI, NIT, NCAA.
Underwhelming hire but probably the best existing head coach that would take the job.
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Originally Posted by Ackos
7-25
9-22
16-16
19-13
Seriously?
We will back here in 3 or 4 years if this is the hire
Just curious what your expectations are for the next four years with a team that just went 12-16 and has very little returning talent? Personally, I think if we can get to .500 in year 3 and nearly 20 wins in year 4, that would be a pretty good start for our new coach.
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Originally Posted by BGRed
Just curious what your expectations are for the next four years with a team that just went 12-16 and has very little returning talent? Personally, I think if we can get to .500 in year 3 and nearly 20 wins in year 4, that would be a pretty good start for our new coach.
Next year will probably be bad. But .500 is no great feat considering you can make it so your OOC ends up around 10-2.
Over .500 by year two and in SOME sort of tourney.
No worse than NIT year 3....NCAA long shot.
At least threatening the NCAAs in year 4.
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The last 5 basketball coaches at NU, none left for a better coaching job. Good luck Coach Miles.
Joe Cipriano, 56.2% wins, 0 conference titles
Moe Iba, 59.9% wins, 0 conference titles
Danny Nee, 57.2% wins, 0 conference titles
Barry Collier, 49.4% wins, 0 conference titles
Doc Sadler, 54.1% wins, 0 conference titles
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
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Originally Posted by Inflation
The last 5 basketball coaches at NU, none left for a better coaching job. Good luck Coach Miles.
Joe Cipriano, 56.2% wins, 0 conference titles
Moe Iba, 59.9% wins, 0 conference titles
Danny Nee, 57.2% wins, 0 conference titles
Barry Collier, 49.4% wins, 0 conference titles
Doc Sadler, 54.1% wins, 0 conference titles
Oh my God. Moe Iba is the best coach we've ever had.
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