zgolfz85 said:

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Saw this comment on the MD boards and I think this is a pretty common opinion in that location. Not sure if there's any place more satanic than the DC area:

"I did not realize Buzz is a religious freak. Praying with players etc. Don't like that at all"

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You just have to pray about every city and take notes as to which feels more satanic. At least that's what has worked for my rankings.

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taylorswift13_ said:

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Looks like we're stuck with the soft coach who tried quitting on his school and players, and was forced to come back because nobody else wanted him yay us…

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His other option is getting fired next offseason. The fact he's trying to save us a buyout is reason enough to not cry about Buzz trying to get out. He's doing us a favor.

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Of course, he also could get his ass in gear, get some good transfers and have a relatively big season next year. It's not entirely out of the question.

So a coach can't test the transfer portal for coaches? (without hurtin' 'fans' feelings?) It's now a business more than ever. Can't find a player that rips him. Now if that starts, things change.

He'll build a roster, others will hate to play him; less than 20 posters will keep *****in' about not being a basketball school if the school would just do such and such. And he'll still piss in a few cheerios of those wanting to be on TB1.

All because of a poor 5 minute stretch in March; all the good is forgotten. If he wants to be here, he will be. Good position.

But he doesn't want to be here. He wants to be at Maryland.

85AustinAg said:

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But he doesn't want to be here. He wants to be at Maryland.

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*anywhere else*

85AustinAg said:

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But he doesn't want to be here. He wants to be at Maryland.

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It's not even Maryland. He wants to be somewhere that isn't A&M. Maryland is just the latest opening

bobinator said:

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Save face to who is my question. Anyone that cares knows the real story, and most people probably don't care.

If he has to come back you just move on and pretend it didn't happen.

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Yep, we got our own Mark Stoops.

EKUAg said:

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Saw this morning that Oats is interested in the Maryland job. Doesn't like the funding model nor the emphasis on football at Bama.

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I don't believe that for a second

Nate Oats could have UNC or Kansas down the road if he wants it. No way he's going to MD

EKUAg said:

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Saw this morning that Oats is interested in the Maryland job. Doesn't like the funding model nor the emphasis on football at Bama.

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If I was the Bama AD I'd laugh in Oats agent's face

That's an Auburn insider trolling. How many more of yall are gonna fall for that?

EKUAg said:

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Saw this morning that Oats is interested in the Maryland job. Doesn't like the funding model nor the emphasis on football at Bama.

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WJOX-FM in Birmingham were just talking about the run Alabama has had in basketball and how (since Oats has been there) they've put more resources into basketball and how it gets people interested in the university from out of state. Several big-time donors putting money into it, etc and realizing they can't just throw it all to football.

Arkansas, Kentucky, Miss St, Bama, Auburn, LSU & UGA all signed top 20 HS recruiting classes this past year.

Arkansas, Kentucky, Bama, Missouri,UT, tu, Ole Miss all signed top 20 transfer classes in 2024.

The SEC has all the talent, yet I'm supposed to believe coaches are upset because they don't have the resources to compete for said talent?

Dear Maryland,


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE BUZZ

It's a very easy sell (this is assuming Buzz takes the Maryland job or similar level job):

• We're going to pay you a very competitive salary
• The expectations aren't outrageous and if you're even close to them we'll keep giving you money
• It's obvious you can win here. This isn't a program where good coaches come to die. Three of our last four coaches have been hired away to "better" jobs and even the other one had a couple of tournament seasons including a 3 seed season despite some extenuating circumstances.
• We're close to some talent-rich areas. (this one doesn't matter for all coaches but could matter for some)
• A high potential for investment in the program. Maybe it's not at high level now, but the potential is obviously there if you get the fan base fired up and on your side. There's literally no reason we can't dial up our basketball support like an Alabama or an Auburn for the right coach.

bobinator said:

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It's a very easy sell (this is assuming Buzz takes the Maryland job or similar level job):

• We're going to pay you a very competitive salary
• The expectations aren't outrageous and if you're even close to them we'll keep giving you money
• It's obvious you can win here. This isn't a program where good coaches come to die. Three of our last four coaches have been hired away to "better" jobs and even the other one had a couple of tournament seasons including a 3 seed season despite some extenuating circumstances.
• We're close to some talent-rich areas. (this one doesn't matter for all coaches but could matter for some)
• A high potential for investment in the program. Maybe it's not at high level now, but the potential is obviously there if you get the fan base fired up and on your side. There's literally no reason we can't dial up our basketball support like an Alabama or an Auburn for the right coach.

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Yep

It's clear that you can have success here as a coach

There's too many posters that just want some kind of binary thing, that Buzz is either good, or he sucks. And in fact, there are a few randos on here on both ends of the spectrum. You've got BuzzFan24 acting like Buzz is basically John Wooden but we've giving him the resources of Ranger Junior College and then a few crazies on the other end saying he's terrible, can't coach, can't recruit, etc and that we should hire a coach with a proven ability to win a major conference or land top 20 recruiting classes.

The reality is, of course, much more complicated than that.

The idea that we'd fire a coach coming off of back to back tournament win seasons is so detached from reality that it's not even worth discussing. The idea that we'd pay $15M to do it is so crazy those people should go see someone.

So you have people like me saying that Buzz's results have been good enough that his job isn't in jeopardy, it's not because we think Buzz is absolutely incredible or that we could never be better. That's what it sometimes gets mistaken for, "oh we should just be happy with making the tournament because we've never been better, you're accepting mediocrity."

No, it's because some of us actually like college basketball, and enjoy a good season. And this was an objectively good season for us. It was one of our best 5 or so seasons of all time! If you didn't enjoy any of this season then you either like being miserable or you just don't actually like Aggie basketball.

But it doesn't mean those people don't want us to be even better. You can have an understanding of what our history is and what our limitations are but also want to see improvements. For example, I think the way Buzz treats the fan base is a limitation on how successful we can be, and that's now ten times as true as it was last week when I posted it. If a program like ours is going to rise above our historical station, it's going to take a massive across-the-board effort to do it. And treating the fans like they aren't a part of the program is a major hurdle to that happening.