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Butler's been competitive since the late 80s and I think much of it is geography and strong coaches. Since then: 1989-2000 Barry Collier (left for Nebraska and is now AD at Butler) 2001 Thad Matta (left for tOSU) 2002-2007 Todd Licklater (left for Iowa) 2008-2013 Brad Stevens (left for the Celtics) 2014 Brandon Miller (lasted 1 year after 14-17 record) 2015-2017 Chris Holtmann (left for Ohio State) 2018-present LaVall Jordan (Butler Alumnus, played for Collier and Matta - has been so-so) Their first finals runs combined a generational coach (Stevens) with a first round NBA player (Hayward) and a 2nd rounder (Mack). The 2nd was with Stevens and Mack. In the Stevens (and earlier) days, about 2/3 of the team is from Indiana. It dropped to around 1/2 in 2013-2014 and now it's more like 1/3. Recruiting has evolved since then and with Butler's success, Power5 teams cannot afford to ignore who they are recruiting. There may be other factors, but there has been a shift away from Indiana. Hayward was a 3* who received offers from Butler, IUPUI, and Purdue. Hayward would have seen little playing time as a freshman at Purdue (behind Hummel). Mack was also a 3* and Butler was his best offer. Combine those talents with Stevens and....

Is the opportunity cost worth it? B-School will cost $100k+ and you'll lose 2 years at $100k+. Is the credential actually a necessity for the role and comp you seek? Of course, I am assuming the "quit your job and go full time" path. Executive/weekend MBA has a different calculus. Corporate sponsorship is a no-brainer.

Conradt did the same thing at Texas in the mid-to-late 80s. My BIL's roommate's team won the UT intramural basketball championships as "independent." That team would often scrimmage the women's team and could handle them fairly easily. And that was a women's team that was consistently makings its way to the elite 8. I should point out that the intramural champs had to beat a team that included Keith and Kerry Cash.

They've really struggled for quite some time and have not been consistent winners since Knight left. Aside from the trip to the finals, Davis underperformed, but I never thought he was up to the task at Indiana. Sampson was on his way to rebuilding the juggernaut, but he got punted for cheating. I thought Crean and Miller would be good there, but they also failed. Purdue has won 9 in a row and 13 of the last 14 against IU. Miller won 0 against Purdue. You have to beat your rival on occasion, but I am fine with that.

I'm kinda in the mood for some cottage cheese now. Thanks @Nicole44

Tim Brando is also too old and wants CBS to believe he is the best choice.

Bob Weltlich - raging asshole of all raging assholes - was able to recruit Texas. Penders' first roster included Mays, Blanks, Wright, and Heggs. Beard - or anyone - will be fine recruiting to Texas. EDIT: @MonkeyDoughnut should have replied to the same message you replied to... I was agreeing with you.

Calipari : Texas Basketball :: Meyer : Texas Football

https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2021/02/details-on-nate-oats-new-19-million-contract-buyout-structure.html Year Buyout 2021-22 $12,577,500 2022-23 $9,836,250 2023-24 $6,966,000 2024-25 $2,418,750 2025-26 $0 2026-27 $0

Painter makes $2.9M and that goes a lot further in West Lafayette than in Austin, even when you consider state income tax. Plus, he's a bit of a legend at Purdue. So, I do not think he leaves Purdue under just about any circumstances. Perhaps if someone dangles $6M - and Texas is not going to do that for Painter. Since 2015, Painter's average recruiting ranking is around 42. Texas is around 11. (I dropped the years where Texas (Brown) and Purdue (Carsen Edwards) signed only 1 player and were ranked ~100). He's definitely done more with less. @jimmyjazz - yes. Left off intentionally

That is also true. Purdue was up at half and trailed most of the 2nd half, with Carsen Edwards keeping them in the game. They were up 3 and missed a FT to go up 4 with 17 seconds left. Purdue fouled w/ 5 seconds left (right call). Virginia made the first, intentionally missed the 2nd, got the rebound and a tying bucket with 1 second left. Virginia won in OT. In retrospect, I should have left Painter off the list. It was a foolish emotional response of someone who has followed Purdue hoops since the 80s. I've viewed Purdue as a chronic underachiever in the tourney. The data does not support it for Painter. Keady's #1 seeded teams (88, 94, 96) won 2, 3, and 1 game in the tournament. That was influencing my comment. Having Painter on that list was a bad take.

You are correct. It was an emotional response to my perception that his teams consistently exit the tournament too early. Painter's Purdue teams are 15-12 in the NCAA tourney, which is not bad. His Purdue teams have outplayed their seed 3 times and had "early exits" 4 times. One of the losses was to a #3 as a #2, so it's splitting hairs.

It's "interesting" that Bruce Weber, Shaka Smart, and Matt Painter keep being mentioned in the "upstart coach beat big time coach" comments. Perhaps the upstarts are just decent and these 3 guys suck.

There was a huge recession in the area in the late 80s. Everything was a dump, esp. in far NW Austin. Hell, houses on the hills on 360 were attainable to young IBM engineers then. And we all know IBM was not making their young engineers rich at the time. The pool is fairly well kept, as is the clubhouse. It's less impressive from the outside. If memory serves, many of the memberships have a minimum spend at the club. That's where fitlump will hold court. All you funny guys with aspirational goals for the local homeless can go pound salt. If there is anything positive about Adler's idiotic handling of the homeless, it has been allowing them to live in plain sight. In the past, just about any hike I would take would expose a new "hidden" homeless camp in the area. Oh, and screw Adler, for good measure.

Mayfield was running toward an opening and bounced/fell forward. Not it Herman's goalline offense.

I live in 78750 and Balcones Country Club is not exactly competing for members with Austin Country Club, Barton Creek, etc. In fact, there are some VERY affordable memberships, if memory serves. They had 2 courses in the past, but shuttered 1 around 2008 (if I recall correctly) when membership dropped precipitously. The remaining 18-hole course is "so so" but I'd rather play Hancock, to be honest. [Disclosure - I stink at golf and when I play, I prefer to play 9] That all said, I like seeing BCC adding members, as it makes it less likely that it will be sold off to a random developer. I'd choose Balcones over Peter Pan. More parking at Balcones and the driving range is a little better. You can only drive 1 or 2 at Peter Pan before the manager offers to throw you out.

Coaches in the Shaka Smart Coaching tree: Jamion Christian (Assistant at VCU - 1 season) - HC at Mt. St. Mary's, Siena, GW - lifetime losing record Luke Yaklich - (UT assistant - 1 season) - HC at Illinois Chicago - 9-13 this year Mike Jones - (VCU assistant - 2 seasons) - HC at Radford for 10 seasons; 1 NCAA berth; 53% win pct Mike Morrell - (VCU/UT - 7 seasons) - HC at UNC Asheville for 3 seasons; 35% win pct Mike Rhoades - (Assistant at VCU from 2009-2014) - HC at Rice 3 seasons (48%), coach at VCU since 2017 (4 yrs, 65%, 1 NCAA berth) Will Wade - (Assistant at VCU 2009-2013) - HC at Chattanooga 2 years, VCU 2 years (succeeded Smart), 4 years at LSU; 67% total win pct, 4 tourney visits in 8 possible years Aside from Wade, the above list is not that impressive. Each of the guys who got head coaching jobs at VCU did well while they were there. Wade stands out, though, but he's been the subject of several recruiting-related investigations. He was suspended for ~1 month after the FBI wiretap exposed him "offering" a recruit. He still has a job though. Why? LSU.

Tech and Baylor are clearly not better jobs than the Texas job. If all three were open and a coach was offered all three, that coach would choose Texas. However, Tech and Baylor are better programs right now and it is because of their coaches. It might be impossible to pry either away. Drew has been at Baylor for 18 years; he was hired - at age 32 - to replace Dave Bliss. He's not leaving for Texas. Beard has rebuilt the Tech program and has a fairly hefty buyout ($6M, IIRC). He *might* leave for Texas, but I do not see the need to pay the buyout. There are at least 200 head coaches (and maybe 50 assistant coaches) who are better at coaching basketball than Shaka Smart. Beard and Drew are among them, but I do not think they are attainable.

While it might be impressive, I wonder if they have the sophistication to really execute. An effective attacker will masquerade as a trusted member on the network in order to access the information. Worse yet, the attacker plays the long game and is employed inside the network. Even skilled cyber security experts tend to be a step or 2 behind the attackers. I struggle to see how UT System law enforcement has the skillset. It's not like the attacker is going to park illegally in an "A" spot while he physically moves portions of the locally secure cloud into his vehicle. Similarly, I hope UT verified that the emails they received - and shared - really were sent by the individuals named. It is extremely easy to spoof the email address and sender information such that an unsophisticated recipient thinks they just got an email from Ben Dover or Mike Hunt (or Ralph Gardner). A skilled IT person could scan the headers and determine the source of a message. It's not clear what level of verification was performed by Texas before responding to the FOIA request. There are clearly quite a few fools sending messages to the university. I certainly hope UT verified before they shared.

I wonder if Sterns isn't too sophisticated for a position as a DB. At times, he demonstrates elite physical talent. At times, he looks totally lost. Overthinking can take an elite DB athlete and convert him into a clone of a random "fit" surl poster. Or a Crossfit/Vegan surl poster. Sterns has clearly been distracted over the past year and I can forgive that. I wish him well.

Lunardi's graphic implies Baylor, Texas, and WVU in a single region. While those might be the legitimate rankings for teams heading into the tournament, I don't see the committee seeding 3 teams from a single conference into the top-4 of a particular region. Shuffling WVU to 16 or 17 solves that "problem." I am definitely picking at nits.

When he was terminated by LSU, he was owed a $9mm buyout. In Nov 2018 - when Miles was still owed $6.5mm - he agreed to a 1-time payment of $1.5mm. https://www.si.com/college/2018/11/15/les-miles-buyout-settlement-lsu I wonder if the timelines of the harassment accusations and this "friendly parting leaving $5mm on the table" align...

Why are you such a savage? Car needs washed, man. Kidding... Someone who really lacks perspective.

Good that it does not leak when closed. How it is connected below (under the wrap) is what will dictate the complexity of a DIY fix. Looks like a common threaded ball valve at the top, but it does not show how it is connected below. In my experience, *Most* irrigation repair is easy to DIY, esp. the above-ground stuff. If you are not comfortable w/ that kind of thing, ask your irrigation guy to fix. He likely has parts and will be more affordable than a plumber (IMO). You'll be lower on his list, as water is not pouring out of your system.