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Post by bennycat on Apr 2, 2021 8:03:48 GMT -8
Sid Finch just committed to the Beavers
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Post by TheGlove on Apr 2, 2021 8:17:46 GMT -8
Interestingly enough... Roy Williams retirement presser, 32 minute mark... wow. Nice find.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Apr 2, 2021 9:27:47 GMT -8
Nothing would surprise me. The reality is, Oregon State is a stepping stone in the world college athletics. Once in a while you get a Pat Casey.....but often you get a Dennis Erickson.....theyll tell you how much they love Corvallis and how they have no desire to go anywhere else.....and then it all changes when they get a sweet offer.
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Post by joeavocado on Apr 2, 2021 9:42:31 GMT -8
Nothing would surprise me. The reality is, Oregon State is a stepping stone in the world college athletics. Once in a while you get a Pat Casey.....but often you get a Dennis Erickson.....theyll tell you how much they love Corvallis and how they have no desire to go anywhere else.....and then it all changes when they get a sweet offer. Agree 100%. Just look at what happened to Texas Tech, loved their coach, built a strong program and bragged about the culture and fit. He wasted no time jumping to the Texas job. Folks in Lubbock are irate, feel betrayed. But c'mon, would you rather live in Austin or Lubbock? He's going to get $5M as the Texas coach and it's also his alma mater, so kind of a no brainer to people outside of Lubbock.
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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 2, 2021 9:46:07 GMT -8
Nothing would surprise me. The reality is, Oregon State is a stepping stone in the world college athletics. Once in a while you get a Pat Casey.....but often you get a Dennis Erickson.....theyll tell you how much they love Corvallis and how they have no desire to go anywhere else.....and then it all changes when they get a sweet offer. Or Richie McKay Or Mike Riley Or Mike Riley Or Tommy Prothro Or Sam Bell (for you old timers)
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Post by Ruh Roh Beav on Apr 2, 2021 10:07:04 GMT -8
Nothing against Tinkle....he’s been consistent for the Beavs but has had mediocre years here so I just don’t think UNC would want to risk their lofty status as a top hoops school for a coach that got a team to the Elite 8......they are used to getting into the final four every few years. I think Tinkle has increased his tenure for head coach at OSU with what he accomplished this year
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 2, 2021 11:05:08 GMT -8
Nothing would surprise me. The reality is, Oregon State is a stepping stone in the world college athletics. Once in a while you get a Pat Casey.....but often you get a Dennis Erickson.....theyll tell you how much they love Corvallis and how they have no desire to go anywhere else.....and then it all changes when they get a sweet offer. Agree 100%. Just look at what happened to Texas Tech, loved their coach, built a strong program and bragged about the culture and fit. He wasted no time jumping to the Texas job. Folks in Lubbock are irate, feel betrayed. But c'mon, would you rather live in Austin or Lubbock? He's going to get $5M as the Texas coach and it's also his alma mater, so kind of a no brainer to people outside of Lubbock. He's going to be getting more than that. He was currently being paid $5M at Texas Tech. He's going to getting more than Sark.
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Apr 2, 2021 11:06:08 GMT -8
Nothing against Tinkle....he’s been consistent for the Beavs but has had mediocre years here so I just don’t think UNC would want to risk their lofty status as a top hoops school for a coach that got a team to the Elite 8......they are used to getting into the final four every few years. I think Tinkle has increased his tenure for head coach at OSU with what he accomplished this year You can judge "mediocre" any way you want, but some people actually take circumstance into their judgement. Nick Saban had 2 winning seasons in the previous 5 years, never 2 consecutive winning seasons in his career, before LSU hired him. There are probably plenty of people in the biz that think Tinkle has done a terrific job at OSU, considering the history/circumstances of the program, maybe or maybe not the likes of UNC, but I wouldn't dismiss it completely.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 2, 2021 12:07:24 GMT -8
Many Beaver fans got after Roy Williams at the various CWS he attended, but my Carolina friends tell me he is a huge fan of all UNC sports and attends baseball, volleyball, soccer, etc., games when he can. So his fandom is legit, he wasn't in Omaha just to get on camera.
I wish him well. Seems like a good guy.
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Post by ag87 on Apr 2, 2021 12:13:34 GMT -8
Nothing against Tinkle....he’s been consistent for the Beavs but has had mediocre years here so I just don’t think UNC would want to risk their lofty status as a top hoops school for a coach that got a team to the Elite 8......they are used to getting into the final four every few years. I think Tinkle has increased his tenure for head coach at OSU with what he accomplished this year You can judge "mediocre" any way you want, but some people actually take circumstance into their judgement. Nick Saban had 2 winning seasons in the previous 5 years, never 2 consecutive winning seasons in his career, before LSU hired him. There are probably plenty of people in the biz that think Tinkle has done a terrific job at OSU, considering the history/circumstances of the program, maybe or maybe not the likes of UNC, but I wouldn't dismiss it completely. Yes, some guy named Mike Riley turned a 5 win - 6 loss season into a NFL head coach gig.
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Post by spudbeaver on Apr 2, 2021 12:16:47 GMT -8
Nothing would surprise me. The reality is, Oregon State is a stepping stone in the world college athletics. Once in a while you get a Pat Casey.....but often you get a Dennis Erickson.....theyll tell you how much they love Corvallis and how they have no desire to go anywhere else.....and then it all changes when they get a sweet offer. And then some later say they wish they had never left, like DE.
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Post by spudbeaver on Apr 2, 2021 12:22:23 GMT -8
You can judge "mediocre" any way you want, but some people actually take circumstance into their judgement. Nick Saban had 2 winning seasons in the previous 5 years, never 2 consecutive winning seasons in his career, before LSU hired him. There are probably plenty of people in the biz that think Tinkle has done a terrific job at OSU, considering the history/circumstances of the program, maybe or maybe not the likes of UNC, but I wouldn't dismiss it completely. Yes, some guy named Mike Riley turned a 5 win - 6 loss season into a NFL head coach gig. Another guy named Steve Mariucci turned his only college head coaching season in to a long term gig in the NFL, 9 as a Head Coach, and with the NFL Network after that. Must be due to his one additional win, posting a 6-6 career college record at Cal.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Apr 2, 2021 12:27:24 GMT -8
Nothing would surprise me. The reality is, Oregon State is a stepping stone in the world college athletics. Once in a while you get a Pat Casey.....but often you get a Dennis Erickson.....theyll tell you how much they love Corvallis and how they have no desire to go anywhere else.....and then it all changes when they get a sweet offer. And then some later say they wish they had never left, like DE. Which makes it all the more painful....ah what couldve been It's like leaving the girl next door for the hot girl, only to realize you made a mistake.....telling the girl next door you made a mistake means nothing to her, and is just gonna piss her off even more
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Post by finleybandbeav on Apr 3, 2021 15:38:42 GMT -8
And then some later say they wish they had never left, like DE. Which makes it all the more painful....ah what couldve been It's like leaving the girl next door for the hot girl, only to realize you made a mistake.....telling the girl next door you made a mistake means nothing to her, and is just gonna piss her off even more You just described my younger self perfectly, except I got lucky in the end - the girl next door took me back. Anyway, I don't think WT is going anywhere right now. He makes plenty of money (and just passed a chunk of it up), family loves Corvallis, etc., etc. Even more money in exchange for way, way (way) more stress is bad for one's health.
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