getting the band back together

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7:19p, 4/6/25
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Welcome back coach! Another sweet 16 on the way!

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8:08p, 4/6/25
We're going to be recruiting Texas with hopefully great success.
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In reply to Ag_EE_88 • 8:28p, 4/6/25
Have some really smart basketball coaches this time

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In reply to sincereag • 8:52p, 4/6/25
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sincereag said:
We're going to be recruiting Texas with hopefully great success.

While I get what you are saying, that's kind of old thinking. Unless you are competing for "one-and-dones" Portal/NIL recruiting >> HS.

I don't like it personally, but it goes.
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In reply to Ol Jock 99 • 8:58p, 4/6/25
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You still need HS guys, and having some guys that know Texas and can help us find ones that are maybe a little under the radar could be huge.

Said this in another thread but if we're going to really take a step forward as a program our coach is either going to need to be elite at evaluating players, developing players, or identifying useful skills in players that may not be great all around players and putting them in a position to succeed.
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9:27p, 4/6/25
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Former A&M and Samford assistant Mitch Cole is also making his way back to CS.
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9:34p, 4/6/25
Recruiting Texas is overrated now - what can you pay?
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9:41p, 4/6/25
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Now just get Darby and Stansbury and that will be the 2016 sweet 16 staff minus Billy and adding in Bucky
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9:56p, 4/6/25
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Can we have 3 or 4 assistant coaches?
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In reply to bingram1230 • 10:01p, 4/6/25
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bingram1230 said:
Now just get Darby and Stansbury and that will be the 2016 sweet 16 staff minus Billy and adding in Bucky


People are saying Darby is coming back
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In reply to MarcAg • 11:14p, 4/6/25
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Oh that is interesting, I thought it was people just messing around and joking. Would not mind that at all if he does come back.
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In reply to TheWoodsAg • 5:53a, 4/7/25
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TheWoodsAg said:
Former A&M and Samford assistant Mitch Cole is also making his way back to CS.
Was Mitch Cole the connector for A&M and Bucky?
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7:00a, 4/7/25
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Ol Jock 99 said:
Can we have 3 or 4 assistant coaches?


5 assistants can coach the team. 3 can recruit.
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7:33a, 4/7/25
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Veteran coaches that have experience recruiting to A&M makes a lot of sense. As long as they are on board the Bucky train, which I have no reason to think they are not...
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9:10a, 4/7/25
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Isn't Stansbury available too? Would be very interesting to see all those guys back. And then it would really kill this board if he brought in Kennedy as a special assistant.
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In reply to Ag_EE_88 • 9:11a, 4/7/25
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Maybe we'd actually see the shoot in the first 8 second offense that we've been waiting for. lol.
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9:12a, 4/7/25
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One thing is, though. With all these coaches coming back, I wonder if someone else besides the coach is actually making the call on all the hires....
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In reply to Ag_EE_88 • 9:16a, 4/7/25
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Ag_EE_88 said:
One thing is, though. With all these coaches coming back, I wonder if someone else besides the coach is actually making the call on all the hires....


I'd imagine Bucky is making the call but he's probably smart enough to realize that having a couple guys who know A&m and the lay of the land in the sec would be pretty beneficial to him


Who knows: maybe these guts reached out to him or he talked to some folks and they suggested maybe it's a good idea if he brought them back
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9:18a, 4/7/25
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Now go get Darby Rich
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In reply to Ag_EE_88 • 9:24a, 4/7/25
Ag_EE_88 said:
One thing is, though. With all these coaches coming back, I wonder if someone else besides the coach is actually making the call on all the hires....
Cole has been McMillan's top assistant at Samford for several years.
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In reply to phorizt • 12:12p, 4/7/25
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phorizt said:
Ag_EE_88 said:
One thing is, though. With all these coaches coming back, I wonder if someone else besides the coach is actually making the call on all the hires....
Cole has been McMillan's top assistant at Samford for several years.
They are tied together in a more long term way than that. Bucky McMillan played Birmingham-Southern, an NAIA program that transitioned to Division 1 and then later moved down to Division 3. Mitch Cole was an assistant under head coach Duane Reboul. Mitch Cole became the head coach at Birmingham-Southern after the school moved to D-3 and Reboul retired. Bucky McMillan played for Birmingham-Southern in the period where it was D-1 for Reboul and Cole. Duane Reboul currently is on the staff at Samford as a special assistant, likely helping McMillan run the program stuff that happens in the background, or give advice. Possibly a role similar to what Dale Layer does for Buzz Williams.
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In reply to Ag_EE_88 • 12:16p, 4/7/25
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Ag_EE_88 said:
One thing is, though. With all these coaches coming back, I wonder if someone else besides the coach is actually making the call on all the hires....


Bucky made the call, but part of the interview process I'm sure was to sell Trev on his ability to put together a staff and recruit at this level without any experience in doing so and without much of a network.

Cole sold Bucky on Keller I'm sure. Cole was already on Samford's staff, so that's all a logical, natural fit. As is Darby coming back here given his connections. Darby never wanted to leave.
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In reply to DTP02 • 12:23p, 4/7/25
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DTP02 said:
Ag_EE_88 said:
One thing is, though. With all these coaches coming back, I wonder if someone else besides the coach is actually making the call on all the hires....


Bucky made the call, but part of the interview process I'm sure was to sell Trev on his ability to put together a staff and recruit at this level without any experience in doing so and without much of a network.

Cole sold Bucky on Keller I'm sure. Cole was already on Samford's staff, so that's all a logical, natural fit. As is Darby coming back here given his connections. Darby never wanted to leave.
Is Darby coming back? Have we gotten that yet?
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In reply to McInnis 03 • 12:28p, 4/7/25
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It's not official yet but it's going to happen.
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In reply to DTP02 • 12:33p, 4/7/25
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It's not official yet but it's going to happen.
Great. I think the guy gets great results.
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12:38p, 4/7/25
Darby has worked at Texas Tech, Memphis and Texas since leaving here. 3 pretty decent basketball programs. Penny hired him twice in that period.

no problem with him coming back although people will complain simply bc he has worked here before.


would really like the last full assistant spot to go to a proven high level recruiter.
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1:02p, 4/7/25
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even if you don't sign the 4/5 star HS kids, you still make the relationship and wait for them to hit the portal, then snag them
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1:45p, 4/7/25
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Darby Rich Profile

I was not familiar with his resume but this would be great
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2:18p, 4/7/25
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Thoughts on Joseph Jones joining the staff?
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2:23p, 4/7/25
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I think Elston Turner Jr may be joining Coach Bucky's staff.
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In reply to HeyAbbott • 2:33p, 4/7/25
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HeyAbbott said:
I think Elston Turner Jr may be joining Coach Bucky's staff.
Is he coaching right now because I can't find it.
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