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re: Buzz to atm imminent
Posted on 3/29/19 at 2:46 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 3/29/19 at 2:46 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:and its not even the money. like, he was supposed to meet with the VT AD after the ACC tourney and talk with them about what they needed to do to get him to stay and hear their pitch about how he will be their frank beamer....and he straight up backed out of the meeting and declined to speak with them
There is zero chance Virginia Tech matches it.
for the first time in ever, A&M had a fringe top 5 football coach fall into our laps and then 18 months later had a frige top 15, at least, coach fall into our laps in basketball. feels good
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Posted on 3/29/19 at 2:50 pm to WestCoastAg
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and its not even the money
To say nothing of the fact he’s indicated repeatedly he ultimately wants to go home to Texas.
The map dot where he grew up is 200 miles from CSTX.
Money doesn’t hurt, though.
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 3/29/19 at 2:52 pm to WestCoastAg
Coaching matters more than any facility or fan support. I am fully confident we’ll be a regular in the top 10-15 with an occasional top 1-5 finish.
Next we need to address Childress. We’re stuck in very good, but not great area. Do you want to fire a coach who produces 40+ wins a year, never misses a regional, & occasionally makes a decent run?
Next we need to address Childress. We’re stuck in very good, but not great area. Do you want to fire a coach who produces 40+ wins a year, never misses a regional, & occasionally makes a decent run?
Posted on 3/29/19 at 2:54 pm to EKG
Finebaum said he was somewhere last night, Washington somewhere for that regional ... or something like that. But he said he spoke with several people from VaTech, insiders, media, admin, etc., and he said it's a done deal.
Buzz is going to A&M.
Buzz is going to A&M.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 2:58 pm to Farmer1906
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I am fully confident we’ll be a regular in the top 10-15 with an occasional top 1-5 finish.
Buzz is a great hire, but he's gone 10-8, 10-8, 10-8, 12-6 in the ACC the last 4 years. He's never been past the Sweet 16 at Marquette or Virginia Tech.
Again, he's an awesome hire. I'd be stoked as well for him, but I think he pretty much guarantees a consistent Top 25/NCAAT type program.........I dunno about constant Top 15 team. Semantics though, maybe.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:01 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:he went to the elite 8 at marquette. this is the first time virginia tech has been one of the final 16 teams in the tournament since the 60s. this is literally the first time VT has made the tournament three years in a row. the fact that he even won 12 games in a conference like the ACC at a program like virginia tech is impressive on its own
He's never been past the Sweet 16 at Marquette or Virginia Tech.
quote:i feel pretty confident A&M would be a consistent top 15 program and would make multiple runs into the second week of the tournament
........I dunno about constant Top 15 team. Semantics though, maybe.
note: ive been a big fan of buzz since his days at marquette and ive been calling for A&M to hire him on here and on texags since like 2015
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:03 pm to WestCoastAg
You are right - I forgot about that one.
Yea I mean, it was semantics. Buzz is awesome and getting him at A&M is a frickin coup d'etat. You guys should be ecstatic. He's fun, exciting and is has proven over and over what a great coach he is at a high level.
Yea I mean, it was semantics. Buzz is awesome and getting him at A&M is a frickin coup d'etat. You guys should be ecstatic. He's fun, exciting and is has proven over and over what a great coach he is at a high level.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:04 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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They're going to announce he's going to Texas A&M 4 hours before his Sweet 16 game?
Ok that makes sense
If it were announced on Sunday, would that count as “shortly?”
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:05 pm to SummerOfGeorge
should also be stressed that he lost his point guard for the last 6 weeks of conference play and was able to spin his other guard down and change the offense to go more through blackshear. AND he lost another key contributor to a full year suspension and i believe he lost his #1 recruit to a grades issue
what he did this year in the most difficult conference in the country is incredibly impressive, imo
but again ive been on the buzz train for years so im probably biased
what he did this year in the most difficult conference in the country is incredibly impressive, imo
but again ive been on the buzz train for years so im probably biased
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:05 pm to Hugh McElroy
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If it were announced on Sunday, would that count as “shortly?”
I mean everybody and their mother expects it to be announced whenever Virginia Tech's season ends. It's the worst kept secret in college basketball right now.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:06 pm to WestCoastAg
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but again ive been on the buzz train for years so im probably biased
I mean not really - he's a great coach, fun as hell and an awesome dude. I always liked him but I did a deep dive on a lot of his videos and interviews last year before we played them in the tournament and had forgotten a lot of the stuff he's said/done.
He's fantastic.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:43 pm to 1999
Oh I thought it was going to be Buzz Baker, nm...
Posted on 3/29/19 at 4:28 pm to ukraine_rebel
I am shocked he would choose A&M over austin. Austin has so much more potential
Posted on 3/29/19 at 4:29 pm to Statsattack
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I am shocked he would choose A&M over austin. Austin has so much more potential
Shaka Smart still has that job
Posted on 3/29/19 at 4:31 pm to I Bleed Garnet
For what another week?
Posted on 3/29/19 at 4:51 pm to Statsattack
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Austin has so much more potential
I’m terms of what?
Money? Push
Conference? SEC
Location? Buzz is a country boy, not a liberal progressive. ATX doesn’t appeal to everyone the way it impresses 20-year-olds.
FYI, very few people think Shaka is let go this year. He’s owed too much money on his contract.
Look for the horns to hire Chris Beard from Texas Tech next year.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 5:13 pm to Statsattack
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I am shocked he would choose A&M over austin. Austin has so much more potential
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Posted on 3/29/19 at 5:17 pm to Ag Zwin
Oh it has potential...the potential to be the next San Francisco.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 6:00 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Again, he's an awesome hire. I'd be stoked as well for him, but I think he pretty much guarantees a consistent Top 25/NCAAT type program.........I dunno about constant Top 15 team. Semantics though, maybe.
Call it top 20. We can split the difference.
If you’re regularly in the round of 32 and only an occasional top 16 or 8 then more than likely you’re a top 10-15 coach. Because attendance matters. BK made 2 sweet 16s but he’s far from a top 16 coach because he missed the tourney often. Also the postseason is more random than regular seasons.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 6:05 pm to Farmer1906
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Next we need to address Childress. We’re stuck in very good, but not great area. Do you want to fire a coach who produces 40+ wins a year, never misses a regional, & occasionally makes a decent run?
Childress is a good coach. Postseason success has a lot of luck involved, especially in baseball. The fact he keeps you in the conversation almost every year and can get to Omaha is signs of a good coach. Basically, y’all could do much much worse but aren’t guaranteed to do better.
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