Jamie Dixon to TCU

espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/stor...tcu-horned-frogs-job

Given that TCU is the absolute bottom of the barrel right now in the Big 12, this is a very good "get" for their program. Dixon isn't elite, but he's certainly legions ahead of what they've had at TCU up until now. And an alum as well, which means he'll bring passion to the job.

If and when Okie State hires Brad Underwood, the Big 12 will be flush with better coaching, which will make for even better league-wide competition.

Congrats, Horned Frogs...

Thanks for the link, Konza! (and safe trip!)

A solid hire by TCU. When I saw the news on ESPN, my first thought was why would Dixon move from the ACC to the Big 12, and having to deal with coaching hoops in a football state and facing KU and the rest of the top of the league all the time. Sure, at Pitt he had to deal with the tarred ones, puke, Louisville, Syracuse, Virginia and Miami -- then I stopped asking myself the question. Recruiting at TCU against Big 12 schools not named Kansas is going to have to be better than recruiting at Pitt against the rest of the ACC, and Larry Brown has shown at SMU that a Texas school can do a quick turnaroundl in hoops with the right coach getting the right kids in the program.

I think TCU is going to be happy with him. I hope he does well there -- until his team plays ours, of course!