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Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130327/vcu-shaka-smart/

https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/316963314741673985



Dieter Kurtenbach of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

That should affect W&M's decision-making should it pan out.

https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/316963314741673985



Dieter Kurtenbach of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/316963314741673985

Reporter out of South Florida.

No just pointing out how hilarious it is that you guys are worried enough about VCU to post this and then pretending not to care when it doesn't turn out the way you want.

Apparently your posters who started this thread and allowed it to go for 3 pages. What does Shaka have to do with W&M? I have no earthly idea...

Our season would easily have been the best in the...

Umm... who's saying he'll never leave? Not I.

Shaka has jobs he's waiting for. Neither of these are among them.

There is more to it than that.

Illinois offered in excess of 2.5 million a year for 8 years last year. VCU can never pay that kind of money.

There are other variables to this equation.

He has certain jobs in mind. Neither UCLA or Minnesota are one of them.

Shaka's motivations are not quite the same as most. All those things would have applied any of the last 3 years.

He will leave when he's ready to for a situation he finds acceptable, not because...

Agreed. If it was only about money Shaka would have been gone a long time ago though.

No, but when he doesn't take the job it should be clear that they're not as close as people want to think they are.

Neither have any real west coast ties or experience managing high-major programs. It's a bit of a stretch.

It's a definite no on Minnesota though. The AD connection isn't very warm, and Minnesota...

Shaka won't go to Minnesota. They already have a guy in place through Villa 7.

Per Pete Thamel, neither Brad or Shaka are likely to be interested in UCLA.

Again as on the general board, the 2 are not on good terms after the way Teague left. Next to no chance Shaka takes the job.

Supposedly Minnesota already has a verbal agreement with a coach in place. No problem man.

No chance. Shaka and Norwood are not on good terms after his departure.

Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel

Also, here are the A-10 message boards that are out there. That's pretty much been saturated already.

The main one is here at www.basketballforum.com/atlantic-10-conference

I think the VCU...

Congrats from a non bitter VCU fan. ha.

You're going to love the A-10. Great basketball league. Mason has all the pieces in place to be successful, you've been there before, and you can be there...

Well that didn't take much time at all. That officially puts to rest any idea that the CAA would be able to raid the A-10.

Welcome George Mason. The CAA will be fine regardless. Good schools with...

If W&M gets invited by the Big East is it a yes or no?

That's as likely as the purely hypothetical scenario you're putting out.

There is no real interest in any of those schools. Please stop...

If, not when. You don't know that any VCU, UMass, or Richmond are leaving, you're just hoping that they do. This isn't a new position for you. UMass is already FBS and will only go to the A-12 as an...

Yea, the one thing is that the A-10 is a basketball-centric conference and will always be.

The CAA is a decent basketball conference that also has schools that are football-focused. That will...