UT's next basketball coach - discussion/debate

[Underdog 28,657]

43 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Nope.  Heard it from a friend who who heard it from a friend who

[closetohumping 17,442]

22 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

We all did.

Not sure if I should be proud or disgusted

[6th Street 6,411]

Great work by Del Conte if he can land the big fish in Chris Beard. Arguably the most highly sought after coach in the nation. Finally washing off the stench of the Patterson era for good

[clapclapclap 9,000]

59 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Nope.  Heard it from a friend who who heard it from a friend who

RPI Speedwagon?

[closetohumping 17,442]

3 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

RPI Speedwagon?

*rpo

[Billy Pilgrim 1,963]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

You can say whatever you want on this thread as long as you add "allegedly."

I said “with all due respect”

[Js1 85,346]

10 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

RPI Speedwagon?

I believe the NCAA uses NET now

[Hornlover 8,830]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Hmm a coach who just went First Four to Final Four....

Do y'all remember when Rick Barnes and Jamie Dixon both turned down UCLA, and they had to scramble and settle for Cronin? 

Edited March 31, 2021 by Hornlover

[CurlyDumps 4,471]

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

Doesn't make much sense to wait a few days and then announce it the day before his buyout drops.

It makes sense if you’re rich.

[MAUFRAIS 6,629]

yeah it would be nice to tech, too.  like how we're supposed to tip waiters right now.

[SwanderedTalent 5,761]

3 minutes ago, Hornlover said:

Do y'all remember when Rick Barnes and Jamie Dixon both turned down UCLA, and they had to scramble and settle for Cronin? 

those poor bastards, they could already be done with their stupid season!

[Blackcat00 759]

It's a done deal folks. Get ready for an announcement. 

[Js1 85,346]

It ain't done until FCB ruins the announcement. 

[CurlyDumps 4,471]

2 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Beard is in allegedly

[closetohumping 17,442]

2 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It ain't done until FCB ruins the announcement. 

I think cdc has earned some respect bro 

[Js1 85,346]

1 minute ago, closetohumping said:

I think cdc has earned some respect bro 

I'm joking.  I'm not one of the weirdos who thinks he sucks, has no balls and calls him Crystal.

He exceeded my expectations when he hired White and Schaefer and Floreal.  I think the Sark hire as genius, since Meyer bamboozled us.

I have always stated since Shaka left that I thought he'd get it done with Beard.

[GreenspointTexas 9,602]

Im all in on Coach Bears

[Js1 85,346]

5 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Im all in on Coach Bears

I ain't paying no bear tax though. 

[Sir Ulrich 5,187]

Somebody has updated his Wiki to show he is the coach of the Texas Longhorns..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Beard_(basketball)

Edited March 31, 2021 by Sir Ulrich
Added photo before change

[4th&Five 41,557]

nice...just sent that to some tech friends.

[Bevo14 8,311]

21 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I'm joking.  I'm not one of the weirdos who thinks he sucks, has no balls and calls him Crystal.

He exceeded my expectations when he hired White and Schaefer and Floreal.  I think the Sark hire as genius, since Meyer bamboozled us.

I have always stated since Shaka left that I thought he'd get it done with Beard.

Yeah I don't care whether he's masterminding all this shit or a dunce sitting in the corner while BMDs run the show or whatever. The point is shit has been moving in the right direction since he showed up and it was a veritable clusterfuck before that.

Edited March 31, 2021 by Bevo14

[Funk Doctor Spock 12,211]

I don't care how skeezy and slimy they are, I'd take Sampson and Calipari. Basketball is a dirty game. 

Beard would be my #1 choice. He doesn't seem like a skeezball

[MonkeyDoughnut 10,243]

It's times like these that I'm harping to my kids to screw looking to go pro as an athlete, we're going to think bigger and figure out how you can become a college coach

[bullzak 422]

10 hours ago, orangecat92 said:

Yes! Yes!! This dude is available at 3. something I bet.  Who would be unhappy with this guy?  He should be in the top 3 I would think. 

People alluding to Musselman being a dick. Not sure what that means exactly but he can coach this basketball thing. 

Got to be on the list if Beard doesnt work out. 

[C-Man 27,230]

19 minutes ago, Spider2YBanana said:

I don't care how skeezy and slimy they are, I'd take Sampson and Calipari. Basketball is a dirty game. 

Beard would be my #1 choice. He doesn't seem like a skeezball

Isn't Sampson's "sleaziness" basically just texting kids during dead periods. Or am I forgetting something else? Calipari and Pitino seem like next-level pieces of shit compared to Sampson.

[Js1 85,346]

1 minute ago, C-Man said:

Isn't Sampson's "sleaziness" basically just texting kids during dead periods. Or am I forgetting something else? Calipari and Pitino seem like next-level pieces of shit compared to Sampson.

It doesn't look as bad a decade and a half down the road, but it was a major NCAA infraction at the time.  He got a show clause for it. 

And then he did it again! 

[clapclapclap 9,000]

Any of y'all still snowed in by drifts?  Every time I search Twitter for 'Beard' 'Texas' (or anything including the word 'Texas') it automatically has at the top of the page:

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Get the latest public safety information.

TX Emergency Management

TX Health Service

 

Thanks, Twits.

[Machinator 32,099]

Arkansas is going to tear up Musselman's contract and give him a massive raise. What he makes now is irrelevant.

[The Dog 44,056]

SIAP but FCB says that Beard is interviewing tomorrow

[Js1 85,346]

2 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Arkansas is going to tear up Musselman's contract and give him a massive raise. What he makes now is irrelevant.

YUP.  And he deserves it too.  We waited too long on the Musselman/Oates train - that was partially on CDC, but mostly on that fucking albatross of a contract that Perrin left him.  Jesus Christ. 

[Chuckie Finster 22,694]

1 minute ago, The Dog said:

SIAP but FCB says that Beard is interviewing tomorrow

*checks Beard's buyout calendar*

*checks tomorrow's date*

Yeah, that'll work.

[DeadArmadillo 907]

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It doesn't look as bad a decade and a half down the road, but it was a major NCAA infraction at the time.  He got a show clause for it. 

And then he did it again! 

Just to be clear.  His real violation was lying about what he did.  That's still a pretty big issue with the NCAA.  He pissed them off

[Machinator 32,099]

Just now, Js1 said:

YUP.  And he deserves it too.  We waited too long on the Musselman/Oates train - that was partially on CDC, but mostly on that fucking albatross of a contract that Perrin left him.  Jesus Christ. 

Don't think CDC would have hired Nate Oats in 2019. Musselman has a Sarkisian-like resume, so I think he would have been the guy.

[Machinator 32,099]

On the other hand, Beard would have been coming off his national title runner-up, so our BMDs would have been after him even harder.

[Js1 85,346]

Musselman, Oats and Beard would have likely been the top 3.  Oats was coming off 2 straight conference titles and 2 straight rounds of 32. 

He was a hot name at the time.  I think he would have interviewed, at least. 

[Mo Horn 8,844]

8 minutes ago, The Dog said:

SIAP but FCB says that Beard is interviewing tomorrow

 

6 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

*checks Beard's buyout calendar*

*checks tomorrow's date*

Yeah, that'll work.

 I'm sure he's got 15 minutes to spare. 

[dcar00 14,210]

Beard is done.  all over except for Tech tears.

[dcar00 14,210]

Tech will go after Pitino and he'll bring his son for Knight 2: Techlectric boogaloo

[Bevo14 8,311]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

Beard is done.  all over except for Tech tears.

They're going to be tasty assuming this goes through. Been reading their 247 board for lulz. Their heads have been exploding all week.

[Js1 85,346]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

Beard is done.  all over except for Tech tears.

Oh let me guess:

• Good riddance. We don't want him. 
• He has no loyalty
• Didn't even do that well here, if you look at X, Y, Z
• Terrible brand of basketball, wasn't fun to watch, we can do better
• Delusional rants about how they are going to land the an elite coach there is because they are a basketball school now

[Bevo14 8,311]

Just now, Js1 said:

Oh let me guess:

• Good riddance. We don't want him. 
• He has no loyalty
• Didn't even do that well here, if you look at X, Y, Z
• Terrible brand of basketball, wasn't fun to watch, we can do better
• Delusional rants about how they are going to land the an elite coach there is because they are a basketball school now

Everything has been along the lines of the 2nd bullet so far.

[Huckleberry 32,861]

Guys, I asked the 'buelita working the register here at Whataburger if Texas was going to hire Chris Beard and she said "huh?"

You heard it here first. 

[dcar00 14,210]

yeah the brand of basketball thing always cracks me up.  the brand I like is winning and especially winning in the tournament(not NIT).

[closetohumping 17,442]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Oh let me guess:

• Good riddance. We don't want him. 
• He has no loyalty
• Didn't even do that well here, if you look at X, Y, Z
• Terrible brand of basketball, wasn't fun to watch, we can do better
• Delusional rants about how they are going to land the an elite coach there is because they are a basketball school now

Can't handle the pressure of a top tier school so he left.

[closetohumping 17,442]

5 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Guys, I asked the 'buelita working the register here at Whataburger if Texas was going to hire Chris Beard and she said "huh?"

You heard it here first. 

I can beat that.  Got a call from Lubbock to let me know it was my last chance to opt in for my extended car warranty.

[Dijon Robinson 1,511]

I like the idea of having a head coach that's tight with the NBA alums (Ivey) however I would also get a ton of enjoyment out of reminding other schools in the state where their place is in the pecking order (Beard)

[fatheryeet 1,532]

1 minute ago, Dijon Robinson said:

I like the idea of having a head coach that's tight with the NBA alums (Ivey) however I would also get a ton of enjoyment out of reminding other schools in the state where their place is in the pecking order (Beard)

exactly. we struck out on urban and that just fueled all these other schools delusions that "Texas isn't what it used to be," "no good coach would make a lateral move there" etc

[clapclapclap 9,000]

One risk with Ivey is that if he has an extended run of mediocrity it may be tough to fire him without alienating those NBA alums.  So maybe add in a few more years of wandering in the wilderness.

[Js1 85,346]

2 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

One risk with Ivey is that if he has an extended run of mediocrity it may be tough to fire him without alienating those NBA alums.  So maybe add in a few more years of wandering in the wilderness.

This is my concern as well. If he's not good, firing him may prove difficult bc his buddies will think we didn't give him a chance or enough time or the right resources.

We are in win-now mode.  If Ivey wants to be the head coach, there's opportunities for him to go out there and get that experience and come home later.  He and all his NBA buddies are also welcome around the program anytime they'd like. 

Edited March 31, 2021 by Js1

[Pancho 44,805]

People do realize Beard can get the NBA Horns back aligned too, right? I don’t get the sense our NBA Horns are saying only Ivey can bring back their support. I do get the sense they just want a coach who knows what the fuck he’s doing.