Borzello has four coaches from the ACC on the hot seat list. To the dismay of many on this board, Coach Keatts is not one of them.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...all-hot-seat-revolves-shaka-smart-acc-quartet
Here’s the excerpt for those without an ESPN+ subscription:
“If there's one conference to dictate coaching carousel movement come March, here's the one to watch. There are four coaches in some level of trouble entering the final two months of the season, and none has covered himself in glory so far this season.
Josh Pastner and Georgia Tech's season got off to a rough start when it was announced in September that the Yellow Jackets were banned from the NCAA tournament due to NCAA violations. And that has carried over onto the court, where Tech has ACC road wins over NC State and North Carolina -- and a 5-8 record outside those two games. This would be four years without an NCAA tournament appearance for Pastner and potentially four years of below-.500 ACC records.
Wake Forest has looked very solid at times this season, and Danny Manning might have done the most to cool off his seat of any of the ACC quartet. The Demon Deacons have wins over Xavier, Davidson and Pittsburgh. Manning's contract is reportedly fully guaranteed through 2025, though, meaning new Wake Forest athletic director John Currie would have to pay upward of eight figures to part ways with Manning.
Like Manning, Boston College's Jim Christian has created a little bit of optimism in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles opened the season with a win over Wake Forest, own a road win at Notre Dame and also took down Virginia on Tuesday night. As of Wednesday night, they were tied for second in the ACC! But they're still only 9-6 and are the worst team in the ACC by some distance, according to metric-based rankings. Entering the season, Christian was 18-72 in ACC play since taking over in 2014.
Clemson is perhaps the most intriguing, not just because of the Shaka Smart connection. Brad Brownell and the Tigers reached the Sweet 16 just two seasons ago and were on the bubble last season. They've finished below .500 in ACC play once since 2015. And Brownell signed a contract extension in the summer of 2018 that keeps him through 2024. But the whispers remain, and a 7-7 start (1-3 in the ACC) hasn't quieted them.”
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...all-hot-seat-revolves-shaka-smart-acc-quartet
Here’s the excerpt for those without an ESPN+ subscription:
“If there's one conference to dictate coaching carousel movement come March, here's the one to watch. There are four coaches in some level of trouble entering the final two months of the season, and none has covered himself in glory so far this season.
Josh Pastner and Georgia Tech's season got off to a rough start when it was announced in September that the Yellow Jackets were banned from the NCAA tournament due to NCAA violations. And that has carried over onto the court, where Tech has ACC road wins over NC State and North Carolina -- and a 5-8 record outside those two games. This would be four years without an NCAA tournament appearance for Pastner and potentially four years of below-.500 ACC records.
Wake Forest has looked very solid at times this season, and Danny Manning might have done the most to cool off his seat of any of the ACC quartet. The Demon Deacons have wins over Xavier, Davidson and Pittsburgh. Manning's contract is reportedly fully guaranteed through 2025, though, meaning new Wake Forest athletic director John Currie would have to pay upward of eight figures to part ways with Manning.
Like Manning, Boston College's Jim Christian has created a little bit of optimism in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles opened the season with a win over Wake Forest, own a road win at Notre Dame and also took down Virginia on Tuesday night. As of Wednesday night, they were tied for second in the ACC! But they're still only 9-6 and are the worst team in the ACC by some distance, according to metric-based rankings. Entering the season, Christian was 18-72 in ACC play since taking over in 2014.
Clemson is perhaps the most intriguing, not just because of the Shaka Smart connection. Brad Brownell and the Tigers reached the Sweet 16 just two seasons ago and were on the bubble last season. They've finished below .500 in ACC play once since 2015. And Brownell signed a contract extension in the summer of 2018 that keeps him through 2024. But the whispers remain, and a 7-7 start (1-3 in the ACC) hasn't quieted them.”
