Georgia ready to throw crapload of money at OU's Jeff Capel

Capel is too smart and good to chase the money. He wants to win and the OU Hoops platform and Big-12 stage, are so far superior to UGA, it isn't even an option, regardless of money. Unless the Capel and OU AD thing is still an issue? But this year's winning seems to cure plenty of ills, and besides Texas and Kansas, OU can easily hold down 3rd or better most Big-12 seasons. Plus, Capel landed a big-time recruit last week, one that wants to slide into one of his departing stars slots, to go with his talented returnees.

UGA is a Football school regardless of 1983 Final Four. Ga Tech and the ACC are where most of Atlanta and Georgia's best ballers go should they stay in state. Toss in being in the SEC East with Fla, Ky, a rising Tenn, a consistent Vandy program, and now a rising Horn-led USC in a large new palace full of fans. That makes the UGA job and their relatively puny football-school arena located a long drive away from Atlanta in Athens, third or fourth fiddle in division at best most any year. UGA Hoops is buried!

The Hugh Durham & Dominique Wilkins era, followed by his 1983 Final Four team of Vern Fleming and James Banks, were long ago, and not coming back anytime soon.

He gains nothing going to UGA, except money. He should stay at at OU until one of the big 3 from back home comes calling(although it may be a while; Duke, UNC, or Wake)

The gumps will probably contact Mike Anderson about their coaching position

Sure it is, but OKC travels small trip to Norman(Atl folks don't drive thru traffic to further distanced Athens for Hoops games consistently,) OU packs the arena, and have really only Kansas and Texas and Mo as consistent rivals, with up-and-down OSU, KSU, ISU,etc..to contend with. OU unlike Georgia has had much more consistent winning and great teams since Tubbs era, while GA can count their good teams on one hand since the end of Durham's best years.

Georgia Hoops is in mission impossible territory, even in a down SEC, in a division where UF is one of the nation's current top five programs. Kentucky fans feel as if they hadn't a real Kentucky Wildcat team in a near decade despite solid teams that have won a few SEC crowns, they are one of the best five programs ever. Tenn has history and now is packing TB under a fun HC that recruits, USCe fans in the metro Columbia downtown pack their new palace win or lose, and now have a great HC in Horn. Vandy has always been a solid SEC Hoops program and had many great teams.

Despite being in a loaded talent state, with rare great teams..UGA Hoops Is F@cked!..There Is No Hope Longterm For Consistency!

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There Is No Hope Longterm For Consistency!

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Why is that?

I partially agree with your points, but I think the right coach/recruiter could turn things around greatly. There are a lot of schools (Florida included) that just werent really relevant until a Coach K/Billy D/dozens of other examples walked thru the door and had some time to build a program.

Tech is on the decline, and Georgia is a hoops hotbed. Is he going to get kids away from Duke or UCLA, probably not, but he can certainly improve the talent level (win battles against Clemson, Florida, etc) and get us headed back the right way. Tubby was on his way prior to leaving.

All that said, trying to be objective, if OU ponied up and matched the offer, I would think it is a MAJOR downgrade for Capel to leave. I love UGA, but working to get a program simply relevant < working to win conf titles and stay in the top 10. Hopefully they wont...we really need a big splash if we hope to build a solid program.

Yeah, it is a tad rough, the whole Donnan mess really killed any momentum (the team that was suspended from the tourney was actually damn good...the hayes brothers, etc). If we could get another Jumaine Jones, Alec Kessler types with a few other pieces, we could start to try to pry the lid off...but just like Atlanta fans about sports, UGA hoops supporters need a winner to show up...which is not helpful for getting those types of players.

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Atl and Georgia statewide has loads of players, but as you say, the elite cherrypicker hoops school programs(many relatively close by in that region) raid it, and there seems to be the same level of somewhat fandom indifference in Athens as there is in BR at times, which must frustrate yourself, Durham, Dominqiue, Vern,etc..

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I agree about the fans. But if you look at rivals.

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A Georgia School only kept one of the top ten in state. If a guy like Capel or Grant from VCU, comes in and shows that he is willing to build a program, Georgia could compete in the SEC East. But the problem is they will have to shell out some cash to get a big name coach. But Georgia and Georgia Tech must focus on keeping the kids in state. Four five-star recruits going out of state is ridiculous.

Even though he is from Alabama, if I were Mike Anderson I'd stay in Columbia-Mo, it is arguably a Hoops school.

Bama, like Aub, UGA, Ole Miss, and to a degree LSU, has an seemingly indifferent fanbase of football fanatics, that appear to view Hoops as a filler before Spring Football comes.

It has always annoyed this LSU Hoops Fanatic.

Mo Hoops>>>>>>>>Bama Hoops.

Mizzou Hoops has their annual big game with Illinois,etc..Norm Stewart had them up in the polls habitually..last-second game with UCLA's Edney,etc..and get plenty of national respect as a solid Hoops school. Is near St.L, KC, Det, Chi,etc..for recruiting purposes.

Bama Football and Gymnastics rule the Bama Men and Womens roost respectively.