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re: Georgia ready to throw crapload of money at OU's Jeff Capel
Posted on 3/4/09 at 1:38 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
Posted on 3/4/09 at 1:38 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
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.
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.
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Posted on 3/4/09 at 1:44 pm to Hooligan33
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..
Despite everything this 2008-'09 LSU team has done, it has 500 seats left as of an hour ago for tonight's senior night. 'Twas no different with the 2000-'01 Sweet 16 team and 2005-'06 Final Four team. Pitiful fans!
Despite everything this 2008-'09 LSU team has done, it has 500 seats left as of an hour ago for tonight's senior night. 'Twas no different with the 2000-'01 Sweet 16 team and 2005-'06 Final Four team. Pitiful fans!
This post was edited on 3/4/09 at 1:49 pm
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