I do not get it.  If Hobbs were as bad as you suggest then he would have been fired.  The man gave us something in a three year period that no coach had given us in men's basketball prior to that - A-10 tournament championships and the gold standard - automatic bid.  He also went to the tournament three years in a row.  I have not looked but I do not think any other men's coach did that for us.  Think about it - there are recent GW grads who have memories that for three of their four years at GW the men's and women's teams were NCAA "fitures."  Further, no coach in recent memory entered the season with no point like he did - ie. the person who reads the defense and calls the plays, the person who reads the other team's offense set to call the defense, the person who has his hands on the ball more than 50% of the trips up court - that is no small loss.  I think he is a good coach and will turn things around.  I also think you are fooling yourself that other programs in bigger conferences would not consider him for a head spot.

Alumnus, I couldn't agree more.  If KH is not a hot coaching commodity right now, it has far more to do with prep school recruiting than this past season's 9-17 record.

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.asp?s=425&f=1323&t=2224645#s=425&f=1323&t=2224645

It doesn't mean Hobbs sucks because he's not being considered for a third-tier Big East school vacancy.  What it does say is that his stock has fallen.  His poor recruiting and the turmoil of the last year has taken him from an automatic mention for such openings over the last few years, to not being mentioned at all.  Is that just my imagination?  Obviously not.  I do agree that recovering from this year will be a key to him getting it back.  However, the word is out about the relative instability of the program right now.  And frankly, he doesn't help himself with the continual sideline histrionics, attacking student newspapers, etc etc.  He had a bad year.  On a lot of fronts.  And it's hurting him.  Hope he learns from it.

As for the PC job, I see someone turned up a messgae board posting with his name on it.  Reality is that in every story written in the Providence Journal by McNamara and Reynolds (the two scribes covering the Friars) Hobbs hasn't been mentioned even once.  That's because he isn't even on the radar screen. 

Being told Hobbs may now get an interview with Providence since a lot of the other options have not panned out.  Only other name left is Tim O Shea... should know more in the net few days

If offered, I hope that KH would turn this one down not just for selfish reasons but for his own sake as well.  Providence has been a lower tier Big East program for a while now.  This is also one of the smallest BIG East geographic markets making it that much more difficult to achieve success.  Even when Jarvis took the St. John's job, at least he was entering the NYC market where someone could come in and more readily turn things around (yet miraculously, nobody has).  If and when KH leaves, I'd like to be able to believe that it was for a job that he'd be crazy for turning down.  The Providence job is not one of these opportunities.

From today's Providence Journal.  Hobbs still not mentioned (once again, because he's not even on the list, get it?).  Looks like Oregon St. stole Robinson -- a real up and comer.  That's the price for the Larranaga fiasco.  Funny that Albany's Will Brown makes the list before Hobbs.  Maybe this is all part of an elaborate scheme by the Frars to leak out every name in the country while really hiring Hobbs on the sly?  Uh, yeah, sure.

ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla has emerged as a candidate for the vacant PC job. Fraschilla hasn't coached since he was bought out of his contract by New Meico in 2002 but he is a `name' coach who is an e-PC assistant under Rick Barnes and was the head coach at St. John's from 1997-98.
Albany coach Will Brown is also in the mi. The New York Daily News reported Sunday that PC had `focused' its search on Brown, Ohio's Tim O'Shea and Brown's Craig Robinson.
More on the PC search in Monday's Journal

Notta, rather than make blanket accusations, why don't you specifically point out whose tone is changing?  I'll speak for myself in stating that I have never accused KH of not being able to recruit or of not being able to coach.  And I 'm concerned over any job opening that his name is either directly or indirectly linked to.  So if I am who you're referring to in your post, then you're way off base.  And if I'm not, then you should point out who you are referring to.

Not so fast.   The sports anchor (Frank Carpano) of the top rated TV station in the Providence market mentions Hobbs as a target if Ford turns the offer down.    Carpano is also the PA announcer for PC games at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

http://www.turnto10.com/northeast/jar/sports.ap.-content-articles-JAR-2008-04-10-0017.html

Journal's McNamara says that after being jilted twice, PC "may want to" tunr to among others -- our man Karl.  He's finally at least entered the discussion.  Doesn't say PC's considering him, but at least he's now made the discussion.  Interestingly, to make my point about how this year has hurt Hobbs, McNamara says:

"Hobbs, a Boston native, is an intriguing coach. Throw out this year and PC probably couldn’t touch him. He’d be too good."

The damage has been pretty significant.  Two coaches have to say know before you even hit the rumor mill.  However, I think the lack of interest from them has more to do with PC knowing that Hobbs won't play well in Providence.  The sidline hysterics, that whole act of his, will go over like a lead balloon there.  PC fans are tough.  They're constantly on you. With his thin skin, he couldn't manage it there.  That's just my opinion. 

From the Journal

If Driscoll’s net target is someone he knows will likely take the job, he can turn to a few men he’s already spoken to: Ohio University’s Tim O’Shea, ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla and Albany’s Will Brown. Driscoll met with several other coaches at the Final Four in San Antonio last weekend and contacts he established there will probably be fleshed out. Drake’s Keno Davis, George Washington’s Karl Hobbs, Wright State’s Brad Brownell, Florida associate head coach Larry Shyatt and Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins are coaches PC may wish to add to its list.

"Hobbs, a Boston native, is an intriguing coach. Throw out this year and PC probably couldn’t touch him. He’d be too good."

ProJo reports this morning that the Friars are being urged to go after willard of Iona, by none other than Pitino.  Article seems to confirm what the Hatchet said, namely that Hobbs hasn't been contacted, althouh McNamara (the reporter) says that PC has "done background work" on Hobbs.  Interesting that after two weeks and two declines, they still haven't even contacted the guy yet, but are being urged to go after a guy coming off a 12-20 year at Iona.  Tells you all you need ot know about where Hobbs currently sits in the reputation arena.  Here's the blurb from the Journal:

PC Coach Update

By KEVIN McNAMARA

On Monday night, Providence College is holding its annual end-of-season basketball banquet at the Biltmore Hotel. Will the program have a new head coach to unveil at the event?
That was the hot tip that interrupted the Masters this afternoon. PC athletic director Bob Driscoll has been working the phones the last few days in search of a new coach and it would not be a surprise if he’s settled on someone who will actually take the job this time around. The question, of course, is who?
After initially hearing rumblings about GW’s Karl Hobbs and Florida associate coach Larry Shyatt from high-level basketball people, we now know that Driscoll has been urged to think about Iona coach Kevin Willard by none other than Rick Pitino. Pitino is the same man who listened to an offer for himself to come back to Providence (not sure just how long that offer was considered by the King of Louisville) and then pushed PC to chase UMass coach Travis Ford. Ford turned PC down last Thursday in a major embarrassment for the Friar faithful.
Now it’s Willard. He just finished his first season at Iona where he went 12-20 and 8-10 in the MAAC. He inherited a 2-28 train wreck from Jeff Ruland and is considered a coach with potential but this would be a major risk for the Providence program. What would make it a little more palatable is if Kevin brings along his father, Ralph, the current Holy Cross head coach and use him in an associate head coach role. Something to think about.
Will Driscoll keep listening to Pitino, a conference rival whose job demands that he keep beating the Friars? He has not called Florida’s Shyatt but has done some background work on Hobbs, an interesting candidate. Hofstra’s Tom Pecora is another interesting name but as of yesterday his athletic director hadn’t heard of any interest from Providence.
No doubt shook by the public nature of his courtship of Ford, Driscoll seems to be playing his net move close to the vest. Wrapping it up Monday in time for a dinner epected to draw a few hundred fans wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.