Re-posting from the Brown thread:PicLax wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:59 pm JT Thompson has got to be seriously considered. Not only a smart hire of a great coach (who his players love) with ties to Brown as a former player, but also poetic justice from the NESCAC / Ivy community after how he was treated at Amherst. I know his current one-year stint as OC at UNC might not be a resume highlight, but don’t think you can pin UNC’s woes and under-performing on JT. Think he would do a tremendous job in both recruiting and coaching at Brown, much like he did at Amherst.
JT is a great guy. He got screwed by Amherst - plain and simple.
He also got screwed by former Brown AD who failed to interview him for the Brown job after Lars left. Only one person was interviewed for the job - Daly. Old AD did not even call JT or email him to say they would be going in a different direction.
That is not the way to handle a search process and not a way to handle a truly loved Brown alumnus. JT was not happy with how he was treated.
Maybe with a new AD he might consider coming back home. I'm hoping Brown conducts a true, nationwide search for the best candidate.