The malaise that’s covered this college basketball season appears destined to transition to the coaching job market. The market is trending toward one of the quietest cycles this century, with few market drivers and big-name openings. If you were setting an over-under on the firings in the power leagues this spring, it’d be around four.
“There’s three issues,” said an industry source. “Schools don’t want to pay big buyouts, they’re scared of FBI issues and I think people are risk averse. Can I hire someone better than I have? There’s a lot of kicking the can down the road.