MissouriValleyUnite wrote:Another Des Moines Register article
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story ... 175905007/Huggins and Molinari were once finalists for the Drake job
And furthermore, I don’t know what Hardin’s candidate pool looked like, but I’m pretty sure former West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was not on the list. I bring up the Hall of Famer because back when the Bulldogs were searching for a Gary Garner replacement after the 1988 season, the candidates were Tom Abatemarco (who got the job), Jim Molinari and Huggs.
Wonder how heated Valley boards got during that search.
For a long time Drake had an amazing run of picking the wrong guy
Picking Howard Stacey instead of Denny Crum in 1971
Abatemarco instead of Huggins in 1989
Kanaskie instead of Homer Drew in 1997
Phelps instead of anybody with a pulse in 2008
Giacoletti instead of whoever else was in the mix in 2013 Two guys who wanted the job (and weren't even interviewed) were Darian DeVries and Nick Nurse
They've gotten the last 3 right, even if Niko bolted after one season. Different President and AD make all the difference in the world.