re: Three SEC East teams in the Elite 8.

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We have no history, a no name coach, old as shite arena, and play in the SEC....

No one is coming here dude. What in the actual frick would a GA kid come here unless he grew up a UGA fan....even then, I would tell my son to go to a better bball school.

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Oh ya??? Well just you wait! We are gonna hire a great coach and make UGA great again!!! We are gonna build a wall around Georgia. You'll see! It's gonna be great! Who's with me?!!!

Wow, again with personal attacks on a scary subject for me and a lot of guys my age who played. You are nothing short of a c u n T.


What is your excuse? Poor reading comprehension?


"Secondly, you have to start with the coach. I can go through the numerous coaches that have turned programs around on the college and pro level if you wish. If you don't have the right coach, it will never ever work and we don't. Start there, get some momentum and good things will follow. It is really not the complicated."

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You bring it upon yourself. You constantly prove you dont understand points being made. Maybe you weren't smart before you played the game, so football isn't to blame.

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What makes you think he doesn't understand?

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Everybody says that you win first and then improve the infrastructure. What in UGA's athletic history would lead a proven coaching candidate to believe that that is the case?

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This is certainly a fair question. It's what *should* happen, but with ADGM and our board at the helm, there is just as good a chance that we try to squirm out of it... there has to be a commitment to the program and I'm not sure how fans/donors convey that to them. Not showing up = no one cares... Showing up = everyone's fine with what we're doing.

I think the idea of building a new arena while keeping Fox is similar to throwing good money after bad. He's pretty much shown you what he's capable of, both on the court as a coach and off as a recruiter... neither of which are sufficient for the level of success that we're hoping for.

I am a bit concerned that we're spending quite a bit (something like $21M I think I read?) on Stegeman interior updates here in phase 2 with the new seating, hanging scoreboard, etc, as it's going to be that much harder to justify money toward a new arena in the future. I'm a bit of a weirdo I guess, in that I actually like the Stegeman exterior... it's quirky... but the inside experience was terrible for a long time. Color me a little skeptical that this newest round of improvements is going to be in any way significant, but maybe they'll prove us wrong.

I will keep saying it 'til I'm blue in the face though, but the idea of partnering with the Classic Center owners to build a facility downtown seems like a no brainer on the surface... share costs... figure out utilization and keep Stegeman for Gymnastics, WBB, and maybe a few MBB games a year for nostalgia sake.

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Isn't Fox paid in the top 30 of bball coaches too? Embarrassing.

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Don't think that's accurate. For 2016 tournament teams, he was about on par with the 25th highest coach... haven't seen an updated version of that USA today chart: LINK /

But pretty sure there were coaches that made as much or more that missed that tournament. Additionally, other coaches have surpassed 2M in the past year as well... Probably still in the top 40-50 if I had to take a stab though.

Agree that the Classic Center thing is a great idea.

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They need a change like that as much as a coach. Something symbolic and tangible that tells recruits and fans that UGA basketball is looking to take this thing to the next level.

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Exactly

This guy...

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To use another school as an example, UVA built a new arena with Dave Leitao as the coach

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They broke ground on that arena in 2003 (plan was in works earlier), with Pete Gillen as their HC. They got something like a $35M dollar donation from a single donor that was specifically for a new basketball arena naming rights and had secured $80M+ in total donations before leasing out courtside seating packages for big money as well... all in all the arena cost them only 129M-ish... They then hired Dave Leitao who was a bit of a bust even though the arena opened in his second season.

I think given some of the recent articles describing a desire from donors to see a long term plan, you might actually be able to get this kind of funding to make it possible, *but*, location becomes the problem, which is why I think partnering with the Classic Center makes sense here. This was a somewhat interesting article discussing the UVA "plan" actually... LINK

I'm not opposed to investing in a facility... and hell... you could even decide to do it all at the same time... particularly given the long build time. But I truly think we're doing nothing more than spinning our tires the longer we keep Fox as a coach.

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Three SEC East teams in the Elite 8. It's so simple to go to the final 4! All you need is a new great coach! -Peter buck (such a disgrace to the real Peter buck)

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I rest my case.