Biased admittedly, but, Drew was not helped at all in his time at Vandy...I would argue the same could be said about/for Stephanie White.agreed about the fit.
At the time I wondered what they were thinking. Here was a guy with a decent resume as an assistant, but only had one year as HC (Milwaukee) with VERY poor results (11-24, 4-14).
FULLY agree about Shrews. Would have been a home run hire for Butler.
I wouldn't touch Bryce Drew with a 10' pole, after his Vandy flame-out.
Cunningham is intriguing, with his Indiana roots.
Hard pass on Greg Gary, until he demonstrates success as a HC.
I don't pretend to have a finger on the pulse of all the up-and-comers, so I'm not sure about the pool. Bottom line, Butler has an interesting culture, and finding a solid HC candidate in that environment shouldn't be overly difficult.
Drew bounced back quite nicely at GCU. Not as if he could not/can't coach.
Shrews was a no-brainer and would have indeed been a home run hire. Carson is definitely intriguing as a candidate...he was a candidate (and strong one) to return to Purdue this past summer...the chance to "come home" as a HC at a special place like Butler could really be appealing. I am ok on the Gary matter...just thought because of his being from the area, having some quality coaching experience and having done a nice job thus far as a HC that he might be a consideration at least, but, he certainly is the least likely of the names I threw out...and, admittedly, I am just throwing names out that came to mind quickly.
What about if Stevens wanted to come back? Definitely a long shot, but, man that would be interesting in SO many ways.