Jay bilas son wake forest9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() “You can be really good and finish ninth in this league, now. Is it a better job than Duke? Is it a better job than Carolina? Is it a better job than Louisville? Notre Dame? Miami? Is it better than any of those? I don’t know the answer to that, but I’ve got my feeling, and I think it’s in the middle.”With the competitive level of the rest of the ACC, Bilas thinks that the middle is not a good place to be.”It is a very different league now than it was in the 80s,” he said. I would be prepared for that again.”Compared to the rest of the ACC, Bilas views NC State as a middle-of-the-pack job.”I’d say middle,” he said. I do think that last time, when they went through the hiring process, their top candidates all said no. “It’s not a great job, but it’s a good job. I just have a different view.”His view on the head coaching job at State is also going to be unpopular with Wolfpack faithful.”NC State’s a good job,” he said. ![]() I’m not storming Raleigh with torches and pitchforks. In 20 years, they won five NCAA tournament games. In the 20 years before he got there, they went to 5 NCAA tournaments, and he went to four in six yrs. ![]() Somehow, when somebody says, ‘I would’ve done it differently,’ it’s like you’re saying, ‘You did a bad job.’ Do what you want. But when you look at it objectively, I’m a big believer in what (former Florida A.D.) Jeremy Foley said’What you will do eventually, you should do immediately.’ So I’m not out there saying, ‘Hey, give him another year.’ If they want to fire him, fine. “I don’t care what their expectations are. I may not agree with it but …”Bilas refused to accuse NC State of having unrealistic expectations, however, just because he wasn’t on board with the move.”Expectations can be whatever they want,” he said. They’re making a lot of money, but they’re going to get fired. ![]() “Players go to school, but it’s pro sports. To me, at some point, you’ve got to say, ‘Well, who’s making the decisions there?’ Because that’s part of it too.””This is pro sports,” Bilas continued. But it just seems like every five years, we’re going through thisNC State’s going through this. Put their records side by side, and, if you didn’t know who’s who, you’d pick Mark’s record.”Bilas stopped short of saying that State made a mistake in firing Gottfried, but he said he would have done things differently.”But it’s different everywhere,” he said. I do think it’s interesting that if you look at Mark Gottfried’s tenure therehe got to State at the same time as Jim Larranaga got to Miami. “We all serve at the pleasure of our superiors. The Wolfpack won the 1983 national title during Bilas’ freshman year at Duke.So it’s natural that Bilas would have strong opinions on the Wolfpack’s decision to fire coach Mark Gottfried, and on the status of the head coaching job at NC State.”I’m a realist,” Bilas said. He went 8-7 against the Pack in his playing and coaching career. It should never happen again.ESPN College GameDay host Jay Bilas is a member of the national media with an intimate view of Tobacco Road basketball.Bilas played for four years at Duke, coached on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff for three seasons, and his son is on Wake Forest’s team.In addition, Bilas has made frequent trips to the area in his work for ESPN, including GameDay stops at Duke and North Carolina this year.As a player, Bilas scored a total of 47 points in his eight games against NC State. It wasn’t as bad with Manning but the indifference was not all that much better. He wasn’t successful and he wasn’t particularly likable but he was the coach and the guys on the team were caught in the middle. Watching the Wake Meltdown over Bzdelik was awful, even for non Wake fans. He urges Wake Forest fans to support whoever is hired and you know what? He’s exactly right. Whatever happens, Anthony Bilas, son of Jay the former Duke star and ESPN cult figure, posted something on Twitter that was pretty amazing and should be read by all Wake Forest fans and really, all college basketball fans.Įssentially he speaks here of playing for Danny Manning, a coach he said he loved, and of how it felt to have the fans turn on him (we were a little confused because he says “a portion” of his career but we didn't think he played for Bzdelik but rather his entire career for Manning. Still rumors, but the optimism is striking. There are rumors that Wake Forest may have a very quick search and possibly introduce a new coach by the end of the week. ![]()
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