Shaka to Marquette
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:22 am
what!?!?!?!?!?!?!
How does that make sense for any party involved?
I assume Tech would recede, though, so it's not a huge net difference.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:24 am Beard to Texas and KU on probation would be quite a landscape change in the Big 12.
I am just assuming UT would give Beard the resources to recruit like Shaka, but you're correct that Tech receding would make up for it.jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:32 amI assume Tech would recede, though, so it's not a huge net difference.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:24 am Beard to Texas and KU on probation would be quite a landscape change in the Big 12.
In other words, if Texas gets a little better (they were a 3, so there's only so much headroom) and Tech gets much worse, we're in better shape than if Tech stayed really good and Texas (with Oats or something) got a little better.
The streak would not exist but for the divisional scheduling, that's for damn sure.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:35 amI am just assuming UT would give Beard the resources to recruit like Shaka, but you're correct that Tech receding would make up for it.jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:32 amI assume Tech would recede, though, so it's not a huge net difference.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:24 am Beard to Texas and KU on probation would be quite a landscape change in the Big 12.
In other words, if Texas gets a little better (they were a 3, so there's only so much headroom) and Tech gets much worse, we're in better shape than if Tech stayed really good and Texas (with Oats or something) got a little better.
We might be seeing some of those early 2000's UT teams, though. I think it's great.
And that's the truth.jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:36 amThe streak would not exist but for the divisional scheduling, that's for damn sure.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:35 amI am just assuming UT would give Beard the resources to recruit like Shaka, but you're correct that Tech receding would make up for it.jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:32 am
I assume Tech would recede, though, so it's not a huge net difference.
In other words, if Texas gets a little better (they were a 3, so there's only so much headroom) and Tech gets much worse, we're in better shape than if Tech stayed really good and Texas (with Oats or something) got a little better.
We might be seeing some of those early 2000's UT teams, though. I think it's great.
Of course, he has 0 conference championships.NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:37 amBut I think he'll kill it at Marquette. More his style of school.
That's the part I can't get past. That, and the way it makes UT look. I mean, they avoid having to fire Smart, and the buyout, etc. But the look of having your HC leave because he prefers Marquette.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:33 am I think if you get past the drop down in prestige and pay cut, all parties have to be pretty thrilled.
Shaka must have been dead man walking.
I am sure Texas's #1 motivation was money and that outrageous buyout.NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:40 amAlthough in this case, I think it makes Texas look bad. Fire them, don't let them leave for a step down.
You know Wojo has to be laughing about it.PhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:43 amThat's the part I can't get past. That, and the way it makes UT look. I mean, they avoid having to fire Smart, and the buyout, etc. But the look of having your HC leave because he prefers Marquette.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:33 am I think if you get past the drop down in prestige and pay cut, all parties have to be pretty thrilled.
Shaka must have been dead man walking.
And for coaches and their egos...to say, I can't hack it at Texas I need to go someplace smaller...is very surprising.
And if you told me today I had to choose to hire a HC and my choices were Wojo or Smart...I think I'd go Wojo...although their resumes at Marquette and UT are eerily similar.
Right, I'm sure the reason he got fired were for missing the tourney too often and not making it past the opening round when he did, so they replace him with a guy who frequently missed the tourney and never got out of the first round at Texas.NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:45 amYou know Wojo has to be laughing about it.PhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:43 amThat's the part I can't get past. That, and the way it makes UT look. I mean, they avoid having to fire Smart, and the buyout, etc. But the look of having your HC leave because he prefers Marquette.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:33 am I think if you get past the drop down in prestige and pay cut, all parties have to be pretty thrilled.
Shaka must have been dead man walking.
And for coaches and their egos...to say, I can't hack it at Texas I need to go someplace smaller...is very surprising.
And if you told me today I had to choose to hire a HC and my choices were Wojo or Smart...I think I'd go Wojo...although their resumes at Marquette and UT are eerily similar.
All fair points.PhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:43 amThat's the part I can't get past. That, and the way it makes UT look. I mean, they avoid having to fire Smart, and the buyout, etc. But the look of having your HC leave because he prefers Marquette.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:33 am I think if you get past the drop down in prestige and pay cut, all parties have to be pretty thrilled.
Shaka must have been dead man walking.
And for coaches and their egos...to say, I can't hack it at Texas I need to go someplace smaller...is very surprising.
And if you told me today I had to choose to hire a HC and my choices were Wojo or Smart...I think I'd go Wojo...although their resumes at Marquette and UT are eerily similar.