Crean Mania! Twitter reacts to news of Georgia and Tom Crean closing in on deal

Georgia and Tom Crean are finalizing a deal to make him the new head coach.

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Posted 10 months ago

Georgia has reportedly found their man, and he is a good one at that.

While the contract has not been signed, all reports are that Tom Crean will become the new Bulldogs basketball coach after Mark Fox was dismissed after nine seasons in charge in Athens.

Bulldogs fans are excited about the news and took to Twitter to voice their pleasure.

Forever my #Dawg …

Incredibly happy for ya @TomCrean (and @jmariec5 @PoshPrime @riley_crean343 & Ainsley) pic.twitter.com/hy1mY5HTZH

— Unique (@DJ_Unique812) March 15, 2018

Great hire. Welcome to the SEC @TomCrean!!! https://t.co/zUEi2YhlLe

— Christian Thompson (@_cthompson_) March 15, 2018

Tom Crean can recruit and the state of Georgia should churn out talent. UGA can make some waves in CBB.

— Didi Gregorius O'Riordan (@beenthrifty) March 15, 2018

I think Tom Crean got a raw deal when he was bounced from Indiana. Good signing imo for the Dawgs.

— Ryan Tarpley (@tarps3) March 15, 2018

Tom Crean 👀

— hashim (@hashim_cole) March 15, 2018

Tom Crean is a great, great hire for Georgia. Best guy for the job in my opinion https://t.co/cWD2vaJbPR

— Brian Rauf (@brauf33) March 15, 2018

Enjoyed @TomCrean as an analyst with us at ESPN but he belongs in coaching. https://t.co/7TxioVTLav

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) March 15, 2018

SEC just added Tom Crean and Kermit Davis. two quality coaches man.

— daddy 🅶 (@blaxhippie) March 15, 2018

Couldn't be more happy for Tom Crean. Well deserving of the Georgia job

— Larry Lassiter ⁶𓅓 (@LassiterLarry) March 15, 2018

Really happy for @TomCrean he was a steadying hand when #iubb needed it most. Hope he does great things down in Athens.

— SingleDudeinLA🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴 (@DavidBROeller) March 15, 2018