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re: Give Oats a lifetime extension

Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:55 pm to
Posted by A-TOWNUAFAN
Alabama
Member since May 2013
5364 posts
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:55 pm to
Other than the normal names, I think T.J. Otzelberger is a strong possibility.

I don’t see them going the Nate route, they think they are too good for him.
Posted by phil4bama
Emerald Coast of PCB
Member since Jul 2011
11940 posts
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:12 pm to
The media keeps mentioning Nate’s baggage as a big negative. My own opinion is Nate has had some situations that may have cast a negative spotlight on the program but with the exception of the shooting a few years back, I think he has handled those situations as well as can be expected. He didn’t create the situations, with another exception for the Bediako stuff, where I think he has a very valid point. It’s just stuff that is going to happen when enough young adults are involved. You’re going to get a bad apple or two, it’s just part of the deal.
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
20114 posts
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:13 pm to
It's even tough pull for TJ. I think they end up with Vandy coach.
Posted by phil4bama
Emerald Coast of PCB
Member since Jul 2011
11940 posts
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:17 pm to
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Other than the normal names, I think T.J. Otzelberger is a strong possibility.


The guy has an impressive resume but he’s done it in the Midwest. Moving to the East Coast basketball hotbed of North Carolina may be a bad geographic fit. That would be my only concern.
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
20114 posts
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:20 pm to
What's funny is before isu, he had a mid record at unlv. He's from the Fred Hoiberg coaching tree.
This post was edited on 3/25/26 at 6:00 am
Posted by phil4bama
Emerald Coast of PCB
Member since Jul 2011
11940 posts
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:31 pm to
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It's even tough pull for TJ. I think they end up with Vandy coach.


Man from Ga Southern to James Madison to Vanderbilt to UNC in a little over 6 years is a pretty meteoric rise. Is he ready for that big of a stage?

I think Golden is a possible candidate.
Posted by BamaDude06
GOATville20
Member since Jan 2007
3740 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 4:05 am to
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Better build that damn basketball facility!


Once again he has said repeatedly that while a new arena would be nice they only use it a few days a year and it would be mostly for the fans. He wanted a new state of the art practice facility which will open soon.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9367 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 5:18 am to
Billy Donovan is the Carolina rumor.
Posted by ChauvinisticPigAttit
Member since Mar 2026
391 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 8:47 am to
Now Kansas is open. Byrne just needs to work out a deal before the S16.
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
20114 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 9:03 am to
Imo this one has legs.
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
20114 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 9:04 am to
Honestly unless our nil increases dramatically, it is what it is.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
13221 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 9:17 am to
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Imo this one has legs.


He’s in a dead end situation in Chicago. He’s good enough to keep them out of the lotto winning zone most years and their roster is a mess.
Posted by LovetheLord
The Ash Grove
Member since Dec 2010
6629 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 9:33 am to
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I am a little goofy, but I also think they should have a different set of golf rules for amateurs and pros to make the game more fun for us amateurs. Also, make the cup bigger for amateurs.


You know they have Red tees for us old guys, right?
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
8485 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 10:44 am to
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plus he just got engaged



Where’s you hear this from? Just curious.
Posted by phaz
Waddell, AZ
Member since Jan 2009
6848 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 11:06 am to
Locked on Bama cohost Luke Robinson said it the other day, then complimented Oates for being able to keep his personal life private.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46352 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 11:09 am to
There was a big slap fight over on Reddit about that the other day. I thought it was common knowledge that he got divorced a few years ago, but apparently not.
Posted by Glorious
Mobile
Member since Aug 2014
26346 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 11:27 am to
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Locked on Bama cohost Luke Robinson said it the other day, then complimented Oates for being able to keep his personal life private.

Aint doing that at a blue blood
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
31094 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 11:33 am to
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I don't care how much money it takes.
NOBODY should give that, unless the coach close to retirement.
The quickest way to complacency is to guarantee the outcome of a task won't have any long term effect on the person performing it.....It's called human nature.
Posted by Bamadog75
Alabama
Member since Mar 2017
1753 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 12:26 pm to
If kansas is open, maybe Caleb holt is back in the mix.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9367 posts
Posted on 3/25/26 at 12:33 pm to
Holt picked Arizona
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