DBilz2500 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Leaving the Bulls for the Tide... https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/alabama-basketball-hires-buffalos-nate-oats-to-be-its-next-coach/ sorry forgot link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Guess that contract extension he signed a few weeks ago doesn't mean much..why did they bother? EDIT: Oh...I reread it...to increase the buyout...smart move Edited March 27, 2019 by matter2003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I hate to see him go. He did a great job with the program. This is almost always what happens when a mid-major coach has a run of success. It's inevitable. I was holding out hope that Oats would like the city and school enough to stick around and try to build a mid-major powerhouse like Gonzaga (or Cincinnati or even Butler). I think he even mentioned that at the time he signed his extension. A cautionary tale for Oats is Don Monson. He had great success at Gonzaga, but decided to move to the Big 10 and took the Minnesota job. Since then, he has never had the kind of success he had at Gonzaga. He's gone from Minnesota and now at another mid-major in Long Beach State and not even sniffing the NCAA Tournament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Monson Meanwhile, after Monson left, Gonzaga continued its run of success, which continues today. Mark Few, their current coach, had decided to stay there and enjoy the success, rather than jump to a Power-5 conference job and it has worked out well. Who knows - possibly Bobby Hurley will have a Don Monson-like career since he left UB for the Pac-12 and Arizona State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkollidas Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I didn’t realize coaches under contract could leave for other head coaching positions... seems like a bad way to have things set up in the NCAA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Not surprising, it’s the nature of the beast. Sad to see him go but glad for the impact that he had on the program. Hopefully they can keep it rolling and wish him the best at Alabama. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, msw2112 said: I hate to see him go. He did a great job with the program. This is almost always what happens when a mid-major coach has a run of success. It's inevitable. I was holding out hope that Oats would like the city and school enough to stick around and try to build a mid-major powerhouse like Gonzaga (or Cincinnati or even Butler). I think he even mentioned that at the time he signed his extension. A cautionary tale for Oats is Don Monson. He had great success at Gonzaga, but decided to move to the Big 10 and took the Minnesota job. Since then, he has never had the kind of success he had at Gonzaga. He's gone from Minnesota and now at another mid-major in Long Beach State and not even sniffing the NCAA Tournament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Monson Meanwhile, after Monson left, Gonzaga continued its run of success, which continues today. Mark Few, their current coach, had decided to stay there and enjoy the success, rather than jump to a Power-5 conference job and it has worked out well. Who knows - possibly Bobby Hurley will have a Don Monson-like career since he left UB for the Pac-12 and Arizona State. ASU is stacked for next season. Only losing one starter. They will be a top team unless something messes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobills1212 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dkollidas said: I didn’t realize coaches under contract could leave for other head coaching positions... seems like a bad way to have things set up in the NCAA. Common though, extension = more buyout $ and more $ for a raise. Wink wink type stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Even though this is a duplicate post. I just updated the one on off the wall with this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 That sucks. Any idea of potential candidates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 They starting a Men's basketball team at "Bama? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 What happen to the extension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: Even though this is a duplicate post. I just updated the one on off the wall with this: Wow! Nice raise and impossible offer to turn down... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 No surprise at all. Oates is an amazing coach and he's very unlikely to reach the apex at UB. I'm sure he appreciates his time in Buffalo, but he strikes me as the kind of guy with BIGTIME aspirations. Sucks to see him go, but it was inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 26 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: Even though this is a duplicate post. I just updated the one on off the wall with this: He couldn't turn that down. He'll make more money failing in Alabama over 4 years then he would succeeding in Buffalo for 10. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 39 minutes ago, msw2112 said: I hate to see him go. He did a great job with the program. This is almost always what happens when a mid-major coach has a run of success. It's inevitable. I was holding out hope that Oats would like the city and school enough to stick around and try to build a mid-major powerhouse like Gonzaga (or Cincinnati or even Butler). I think he even mentioned that at the time he signed his extension. A cautionary tale for Oats is Don Monson. He had great success at Gonzaga, but decided to move to the Big 10 and took the Minnesota job. Since then, he has never had the kind of success he had at Gonzaga. He's gone from Minnesota and now at another mid-major in Long Beach State and not even sniffing the NCAA Tournament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Monson Meanwhile, after Monson left, Gonzaga continued its run of success, which continues today. Mark Few, their current coach, had decided to stay there and enjoy the success, rather than jump to a Power-5 conference job and it has worked out well. Who knows - possibly Bobby Hurley will have a Don Monson-like career since he left UB for the Pac-12 and Arizona State. Hurley had a cup of coffee at Buff. He has had his ASU team in the Tourney for the past 2 years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, clearwater cadet said: What happen to the extension? Alabama pays the buyout . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: Hurley had a cup of coffee at Buff. He has had his ASU team in the Tourney for the past 2 years.... They were in the play in game the first two years, losing it last year and winning it this year, before bowing out in the round of 64. UB advanced to the round of 32 both years. I'm not a Hurley or ASU fan (although I admit I liked the momentum that Hurley started at UB), so I'd wouldn't be disappointed if this is as good as it gets for them. We'll see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGyver Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 That was fast. This is a good example of why Buffalo sports teams don't win championships. When they do have talent, they cannot hold on to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 minute ago, MacGyver said: That was fast. This is a good example of why Buffalo sports teams don't win championships. When they do have talent, they cannot hold on to it. He knew before he signed the new contract in Cleveland.He just played it for the tourney...the more the talented team won..the more he knew he would get. He played it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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