Oso planning to go pro
Buzz was a very hot commodity in the coaching business when C-ham hired him. He earned a lot of respect among knowledgeable basketball people, no the average stiff might not know what he was all about. I'd say Cottinham's hire has been rather successful to this point, so I'm not sure why you're taking shots at Cottingham. If anything he's proven he knows a hell of a lot more than you or me.
This is a business. You guys take coaches too seriously, 95% of these guys sold their soul when they had to start recruiting. If he leaves for another job I won't think ill of him but then again I never put him up on a moral pedestal just because he claims morality and honesty. You guys need to stop viewing coaches like they're priests or something. Always just look at the actions. Words are cheap.
Man, some of you here may as well hope for Marquette basketball to be extremely mediocre or even suck because regardless if Buzz ends up staying/going, odds are that whoever replaces him will also have other programs sniffing around him if that guy makes regular appearances to the NCAA Tournament along with not having off the court problems.That guy likely would then give the same avoidance type of answers that both O'Neill and Crean gave when their names would pop up in the media over job openings linking them to, and now Buzz has. If in turn our AD demanded an immediate promise to stay or else you're fired edict each time the media said other schools were interested in our coach, good luck trying to keep anyone here that actually wins games. May as well instead look to find the next Mike Dean who can be mediocre enough to sell tickets, but not be good enough to ever generate the interest from other schools looking for a new coach.
I read it as classic Buzz.... "I've been totally open and honest with your for 3 years, I've said I'm staying here as long as you want me, this is annoying as all hell to have to respond to year after year and I'm not going to say something just to satisfy all the message board coaches on MuScoop. The people that need to know (recruits, players, family), and those who trust me know I'm staying put because I've given them everything I have for 3 years showing I love it here."That could be just the optimist in me and I reserve the right to change my view of what he said.
Can someone coherently tell me why everyone is hitting the panic button. There is a basketball game to focus on. We are playing in the NCAA's. Where would you want this program to be?To hell with Katz, Gottlieb and Parrish, they want you to read an article. And why would Cottingham fire Buzz because people are interested in talking to him? Relax
Can someone coherently tell me why everyone is hitting the panic button.
He was known by many a AD and the word about Buzz's work ethic and recruiting really impressed many people in the know.
True dat. UCONN's AD, Jeffrey A. Hathaway, was Buzz's AD at CSU. Cot did his homework.Money will not be an issue for MU. Opportunity will, including the family. Why would Buzz comment on jobs not even offered yet? If you listen to the gossip, it is these guys speculating. It is Tubby one hour, Anderson the next, Buzz the next. Throw in Pitino, Brey and a few others. Goldman is closest to Buzz and he qualifies his spec on Buzz.
Not panicking, but I think it boils down to this.Two of his friends in the national media are floating his name out there. He's sidestepping the issue, which is a distinct change in tone from "I'll be here as long as they'll have me." Throw in a dash of burned three years ago and that is what is causing it.
There's a difference between AD's knowing who he was and ready to hire him as the head coach that year. Some AD's, one of which is a dear friend of mine in Texas, were surprised to see Buzz hired at MU so quickly. Some even shocked. That doesn't mean they didn't respect him or think he could do the job, but they didn't think the timing would happen the way it did at a high major.A number of elite basketball writers said the same thing. Let's not confuse knowing who a good recruiting asst coach was to handing over the keys to a major program. There's a reason Buzz started at UNO.Take a trip down memory lane with articles by Seth Davis, Luke Winn, Mike DeCourcey, Andy Katz, etc on the hire. Almost universal agreement that it was a risky hire, even a "surprising" hire.
before Friday's game if he is not committed to sticking around. Enough of this tip-toeing around the issue. It's a major distraction. MU pours more money into their basketball program than any in the Big East...that's what you call committment, if Buzz can't shut everyone up by saying that he is here for the long term then Mr. C. should pull the plug now. I am sick of this BS. What else do you want Buzz? One thing is for certain another coach wouldn't blow an 18 point lead with under 6 to play. I am sorry...every year I get excited for the NCAA's only to have it tempered by a coach putting feelers out for his next job rather than getting his team ready to play.
Maybe the AD who was his boss at CSU knew a little more about him than your friend at Houston...especially since Cottingham works with him in the BE? And many of those same hoops quipsters are hawking him three short seasons later. They are sure the ultimate insiders...what is their track record on all their internet gossip?
One of those four is "hawking" him, but I wouldn't even say that if you read Katz's articles, he's hardly hawking anyone. The "hawkers" are those that are saying coach X would be perfect at destination Y.There's a difference between reporting rumors and hawking someone for a job.Again, I hope Buzz is here for a long time. Means stability for the program. If he leaves, well we'll know that "I'll be here for as long at MU will have me" is just crap and example number 10000 of coach speak by all these coaches.
If you count your "etc.", three are hawking him. What is any of their track records on coaching gossip? I am guessing that Albert the Alley Cat had a better record predicting the weather.
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The only thing that puzzles me is WHY BUZZ?!? Love the guy but he hasn't done ANYTHING. There are plenty of mid major coaches that have more experience and have accomplished more. Not sure he won't be there some day but why are teams clawing from him now. What about Brey? Guy from Butler? Nova and Pitt? Honestly, I am pretty sure Buzz makes decent coin from MU. I can't imagine someone offering him more based on his resume. The only way I see him bouncing is for a dream job. And I think that's Texas. Even if he left for dream job or money, I would have no issue with it. Just do it the right way. Keep your players and MU in the loop.