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Let's time warp back to 3-27-19; Alabama hires Nate Oats
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:24 pm
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All in all, most of the responses from opposing fan bases were very cordial and positive.
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WilliamTaylor21
Only a matta of time lmaooo
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Rhino5
Well. Alabama now has their version of a high school coach. Nate Oats coached HS basketball at Romulus HS from 02-13.
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JackieTreehorn
The guy has been a head coach for a total of 4 years....If this hire doesn't tell you all you need to know about the level of care at UA for basketball then nothing will.
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jsmoove
Recruiting not going to be an easy thing at Alabama without a name.
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AUCE05
I agree with Smoove. Bama needed a name. Some white dude from Wisconsin with 4 years experiance won't cut it. Should be fun.
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Jake_LaMotta
Buffalo doesn't play big boy basketball. This is another mid major hire that doesn't mean anything. Will be shocked if this guy has any different results than Grant had. Awful hire.
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Irons Puppet
Another Jelly of the Month hire. This happens when ADs are pressured by the clock. Might work out, but why do they take a chance?
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Rhino5
Yeah Oats inherited a well-built team in Buffalo. Bruce Pearl inherited shite.
Alabama has talent, but if they canned Avery Johnson after 4 years, I'm wondering if Oats even has that long.
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AUlock54
Tony Barbee and Anthony Grant had their mid major programs in the tourney as well. You can say this is a great hire if you want to but truly nobody will know. This guy has zero experience recruiting in the South East so I highly doubt he’ll be able to get some good players in a season or two. Then the fans will gripe in 4 years and fire him. Rinse and repeat until they get them a proven coach.
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AA7
Bama hiring a high school coach who runs a fast paced, Mickey Mouse offense
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cas4t
Could not have went more opposite than the Avery hire
This is hilarious
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cas4t
For the money bama clearly has to spend, it’s exceptionally underwhelming.
Has he ever made th tournament? Honestly don’t know
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cas4t
Last I checked this board Matta was basically a done deal. Sorry I didn’t know the record of the coach from Buffalo. Going from Matta to Oats in a matter of hours is underwhelming, no matter his resume at Buffalo.
All in all, most of the responses from opposing fan bases were very cordial and positive.
This post was edited on 3/6/21 at 6:26 pm
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Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:25 pm to TideSaint
Is the point that they didn't hire Musselman or what here?
From one mediocre coach to a slightly less mediocre coach...whoop whoop.
From one mediocre coach to a slightly less mediocre coach...whoop whoop.
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:26 pm to TideSaint
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For the money bama clearly has to spend, it’s exceptionally underwhelming.
Has he ever made th tournament? Honestly don’t know
Why even post this if you don't know
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:26 pm to Rzrbackguy
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Is the point that they didn't hire Musselman or what here?
Wut
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From one mediocre coach to a slightly less mediocre coach
Are you on drugs?
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:27 pm to Rzrbackguy
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Is the point that they didn't hire Musselman or what here?
From one mediocre coach to a slightly less mediocre coach...whoop whoop.
Sail the ship, don't let it sail you
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:28 pm to TideSaint
Ahhhhh this sustains my soul.
Whatever happened to WillyT?
Whatever happened to WillyT?
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:29 pm to Ted2010
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Whatever happened to WillyT?
Alabama has won 2 SEC Titles in the sports Willy trolls about
That about sums it up
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:31 pm to TideSaint
I was looking at Bama's roster last night and they have an impressive amount of young talent. They'll continue being a force in the SEC, for sure.
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:33 pm to redeye
We also add a top 10 recruit at PG in Davison. We'll have some tough guys to replace, but we should have a pretty good and deep squad next year.
League should be really good in general.
League should be really good in general.
This post was edited on 3/6/21 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:34 pm to TideSaint
Most knowledgeable CBB fans realize a mid major coach jumping into a major conference is a crap shoot. The list is endless, and the results always varied.
Recently...all of these guys are enjoying levels of success immediately.
Will Wade
Nate Oats
Musselman
Mike White
Bruce Pearl (going from Milwaukee to Tenn)
Then you had these flops:
Johnny Jones
Anthony Grant
Darrin Horn
John Pelphrey
Stan Heath
Kim Anderson (didn’t even come from a Mid Major though)
Jeff Lebo
Tony Barbee
Recently...all of these guys are enjoying levels of success immediately.
Will Wade
Nate Oats
Musselman
Mike White
Bruce Pearl (going from Milwaukee to Tenn)
Then you had these flops:
Johnny Jones
Anthony Grant
Darrin Horn
John Pelphrey
Stan Heath
Kim Anderson (didn’t even come from a Mid Major though)
Jeff Lebo
Tony Barbee
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:34 pm to TideSaint
Let’s warp to the last time you got laid
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Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:35 pm to TideSaint
great thread
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:35 pm to TexasTiger08
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Most knowledgeable CBB fans realize a mid major coach jumping into a major conference is a crap shoot. The list is endless, and the results always varied.
The thread on our board that just got bumped grading the hire basically said
Pro : Everything we've read about him, his style, etc
Con : Mid major guys bust about as often as they hit, so who knows
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:37 pm to TexasTiger08
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Most knowledgeable CBB fans realize a mid major coach jumping into a major conference is a crap shoot. The list is endless, and the results always varied.
Eh, to a certain extent but not all mid major coaches are the same. Some of those hires were reaches vs other that were more safe.
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:39 pm to TideSaint
I think what the OP is saying as it pertains to the original Oates thread is:
Private eyes. They're watching you watching you watching you.
Private eyes. They're watching you watching you watching you.
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:50 pm to TideSaint
I’m disappointed my obvious Malzahn joke was taken seriously 
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:53 pm to Rzrbackguy
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Musselman
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Oats
One has won the SEC
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:59 pm to Jrv2damac
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Let’s warp to the last time you got laid
It'd be a short trip. I got laid at 10 o'clock this morning.
Posted on 3/6/21 at 7:02 pm to TideSaint
Two years in with three Senior contributors. In a down year in the SEC for experienced talent, you should expect that results. Throw in Covid and teams lack of a summer practice period and you can compound those issues. Remember he wouldn’t have made the post season last year, even with some very good talent left by Johnson. You Bammers sound like AU football fans in 2013, we will see how he does in the NCAAT.
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