Interesting to see Grant and Smart having success again. *
by MobileIrish (2024-03-21 23:02:29)

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Is there a connection between those two? *
by irishhawk49  (2024-03-21 23:55:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Both coached at Virginia Commonwealth.
by MobileIrish  (2024-03-22 00:39:27)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Both got got big jobs (Alabama and Texas). Now seem to be doing well.
Did they coach together at VCU? *
by irishhawk49  (2024-03-22 09:22:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

No
by HTownND  (2024-03-22 10:24:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Grant replaced Capel after he took the big job (OU) after his run with VCU. Grant had been an assistant at Florida (and was a career assistant) when he took the VCU head job. When Grant left for Alabama, Smart took over for Grant.

Smart had also been an assistant at Florida before taking the VCU job. They didn't overlap there either.

VCU liked the Donovan tree apparently.
Thanks for the reply and information. I knew he had been
by irishhawk49  (2024-03-22 11:20:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

at UF.