Exactly. My comment was meant to be sarcastic. I am glad you set the record straight and hope you are better.
Interesting note on Thad Matta
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The downright stupidity of so many gumps here never ceases to amaze me. On second thought, that’s not really true. When you’re ranked 47th in state education rankings, this is the product you get.
Seriously, do your damn homework people. This is objectively a home run hire with the chance to be a grand slam hire.
Seriously, do your damn homework people. This is objectively a home run hire with the chance to be a grand slam hire.
Nick Saban turned Alabama down, a couple times. What if Mal decided to take no for an answer and hire the next up and coming mid-major coach, who at that time would have been Steve Kragthorpe. I remember this because he was the guy I wanted Alabama to hire when Nick said no. Glad I'm not in charge....
How do you know Matta turned him down? Oats could have been his first choice. Either way, he's our coach now. We all need to get behind him.
No it’s the same situation with Grant. He was thought to be the top midmajor up and comer. We’ve done the same thing again.
However, I will say Oats appears to have the energy that Grant obviously lacked.
No. Matta made it clear he was waiting on the Kansas job to open.
Nick Saban never turned down Alabama. He simply refused to talk about the job while the Dolphins’ season was continuing to play out. Him misleading a gaggle of reporters was not akin to him telling Alabama “no.”
Maybe I'm wrong, but the story I heard was that he initially turned Alabama down but after the Rich Rod thing, Mal Moore decided he wasn't going to take no for an answer. He went down to Florida and stayed there until he brought Saban back.
That’s not how it went down. After the Mississippi State loss the first week of November back in 2006, Jimmy Sexton called Mal Moore to inquire if Mike Shula was going to be fired and intimated Nick Saban would be interested in the job were that to happen. Moore, of course, didn’t make the decision to fire Shula until a week after the Auburn loss to end the regular season. His decision came after Shula refused to overhaul his staff; had he done so, he probably would have gotten another year. Anyway, after Shula was fired, the Saban speculation really heated up. That’s what led Saban to say “I will not be the Alabama coach” during a Dolphins’ press conference. Most people assumed that meant he had turned down Alabama when the truth is he had not yet spoken to Alabama. Moore was trusting Sexton that his client would consider and accept the job at the conclusion of the NFL regular season, but some other influential folks at UA didn’t trust Sexton because he is a UT alum. It was pressure from those corners that led Moore to offer Rich Rod. After news broke that Rich Rod accepted the job, Sexton called Moore asking him what he was doing and told him if he were patient he could have Saban. That’s when all of the stuff went down with Finebaum bashing Rita Rod and leading Rich Rod to renege on his acceptance. After that, Moore closed ranks and waited for the opportunity to speak with Saban. When he ultimately made the trip to Miami, he said afterward that he wasn’t coming back without Nick Saban... meaning if he didn’t get him, Moore would just stay in Florida. It was tongue-in-cheek, of course, but it was indicative of how all-in he was on Nick Saban.
Thanks for the positive note , But like I said . There are some days like today when it hurts like a SOB just to try to walk . But you can bet your last penny that me and my oldest son will be at A-Day . ( Even if I have to use my Mother - In -Laws wheelchair !!!!!
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I clearly do not know that Matta turned Byrne down, that’s why I used the word “presumption”.
I’m not dissing Oats, only his background. (Or lack of)
I agree, wholeheartedly!
I’m confused. RTR. Oats doing great job
Damn you stuck your foot all the way in, didn’t you?
Check the dates. Archived thread that shows how smart our posters are. And how dumb.
I have a couple of friends that live in Chapel Hill and they won’t Roy out and wanna try and get Oats 🤷🏻♂️. I mean it’s cool Bama being good at basketball but I’ve been a UNC basketball fan as long as I’ve been a Bama football fan so that wouldn’t hurt my feelings lol.
If Byrnes has any smarts he will lock him up. I said that a year ago so this is not new. Pay the man.
Nope, Oats is doing a very good job in a fairly weak SEC this year but let's not act like the season is over and he's taken Alabama to a Final Four, somewhere Thad Matta has been a least a couple times in his career.
I made sure I said IF Thad Matta was healthy. It is pretty clear he must not be, but IF he were, he would have been the better hire. Thad proved he could win playing any style of basketball.
And build a new arena you can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig.
i really like oats, he builds a fire in his players and has a system that is paying off....at least for now.
@Tony_Tsoukalas I'm confused. I thought the men's basketball team is doing great this year under Coach Oates. Why would Matta be here? Just to help out for fun?
So we are all of a sudden going to become Auburn and Tennessee? Get all caught up in your feelings because of one good run and give a coach a raise and high buyout before he really wins anything. How did that work out for their football teams?
No, some people understand when you have the man and some want Avery Johnson. Anyone who understands basketball, which you don’t, understand. I talked to two former college coaches last week who were not sold on Oats when he was hired but are 100% in agreement with me at this point. One won a natty.
you have a problem when your posts resurface and show your bias and ignorance. Get used to it.
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Dumbass, I was one who was saying Avery had to go. He didn't get it that these are not Pro players and you have to develop their game. He also didn't seem to be able to connect with college kids.
Proof I wanted Avery gone There were other posts after this where I explained my reasons Bama had to move on from him.
Just because you gave up on him (2 years too late) does not mean you are not butt hurt. It’s pretty obvious.
Oats has lost 3 games and we aren't putting up that crap anymore. Undefeated or you're out.
I think that is the nature of the business now and as fans I don't see why we care. Would it be wiser fiscally to see Oats do this 1-2 more years before throwing the bank at him? Absolutely. But just like a QB in the NFL only "X" amount of teams have a great coach and thus are perennial top 15 teams every year. If you have the opportunity to obtain that guy for any period of time you do it and you ride his success for as long as you can. If it doesn't work out you send him packing and pay his buyout. No money out of our pockets.
Here I thought you couldn't be any dumber, my mistake.
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