The Floyd Street Tribune: A reader Q&A on the coaching search, program clout and much more

Inside: A note on the search firm. Questions abound as Louisville's coaching search gets going. Plus, which players could be back for the Cards under a new coach?

Thanks for reading The Floyd Street Tribune! Catch up on our coaching search coverage the past two weeks with all our stories in one place. Monday’s bonus newsletter went into deep detail on the search firm Louisville hired to help the coaching search, and we’ll have more on that in this newsletter.

Questions abound in any coaching search, so I am using this week’s newsletter to answer some of the most burning questions Louisville fans and TFST subscribers have about the process of finding their next men’s basketball coach. Check the italicized links above to catch up on my coverage of the coaching search, which is still in its early stages but starting to pick up.

We also get to some thoughts on Louisville’s current squad, which, after an emotional dud at Syracuse, played hard enough in the second half to win at Notre Dame. The decision-making and team composure in the game’s most critical moments just weren’t there (again), and that cost the Cards. But shouts to JJ Traynor for finally getting into a game and playing well, and kudos once again to Jae’Lyn Withers for rediscovering his mojo, albeit a bit late in the season. I’ll repeat an obvious thought: Whoever Louisville’s next coach is needs to do what they can to retain El Ellis.

OK, before we get to the Q&A, I do have one note about the search firm and its potentially significant impact on the coaching search that I want to share …