And now the Buzz coaching his way to UCLA angle

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

No he didn't. LW wasn't ever going to push him out. The worry was that LW was making Buzz unhappy and he therefore might jump.

Also
- No/Fewer Juco transfers
- Increased grade restrictions
- Reduced basketball budget (a la SLU)

What else would need to happen to be considered "pushing someone out"?

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

I seem to remember that Buzz had to go to LW to get approval to offer Chew a nice raise (above what Buzz was typically authorized to offer an assistant coaching candidate) when he was wooing him from Illinois.

True - I guess my point is long-term guys like Chew are able to command high salaries many places, but they will choose their employer on other benefits (such as career progression or practice facilities, etc)

Borrowed the term from my employer, the idea being that top executives can command plenty of money anywhere, so the reason they work at GE (or not) is whether the job "turns them on" in other ways.

So in MU's case we need the money to pay these kinds of guys. My idea was that we could differentiate ourselves over time as being "the place" to be an assistant beyond just the pay.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

No he didn't. LW wasn't ever going to push him out. The worry was that LW was making Buzz unhappy and he therefore might jump.

What's the distinction between these two things?

[lab_warrior]

Also
- No/Fewer Juco transfers Jameel McKay
- Increased grade restrictions  a miniscule increase, 1 kid being ineligible, even under the old standards,
                                                    but he's been eligible the second half of the season
- Reduced basketball budget (a la SLU) LAUGHABLE and IDIOTIC

What else would need to happen to be considered "pushing someone out"?  None of the above crap happened.  

Fixed.

[warriorchick]

Fixed.

+1

I am so amazed by the morons on this board that think if you keep posting unsupported rumors often enough, they become fact.

[Hards Alumni]

+1

I am so amazed by the morons on this board that think if you keep posting unsupported rumors often enough, they become fact.

I don't think that is a "this board" sort of problem.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

Fixed.

christ - I didn't say any of this happened.... This is the Hiroshima theory. I agree it's false. This is a response to the assertion that nobody thought LW was pushing Buzz out.

1) Some people on this board believed the "Hiroshima" thing was happening (as detailed above)
2) The supposed actions associated with "Hiroshima" would be the actions you would take to push out a coach
3) Therefore the assertion that "Nobody thought LW was pushing Buzz out"is incorrect

[Groin_pull]

Everyone can now relax. Steve Alford took the UCLA gig.

[radome]

Everyone can now relax. Steve Alford took the UCLA gig.

... but I heard that Buzz was going to the Buffalo Sabres.

[WarriorHal]

Everyone can now relax. Steve Alford took the UCLA gig.

Days after signing a new 10 year deal with the Lobos. Contracts mean a lot in college basketball!

[chapman]

I seem to remember that Buzz had to go to LW to get approval to offer Chew a nice raise (above what Buzz was typically authorized to offer an assistant coaching candidate) when he was wooing him from Illinois.

Yep, no budget reductions happening here.  Assistant turnover resulted in the hiring of two former head coaches and paying a fast-rising assistant enough that a Big Ten program can't compete.  There are a LOT of programs, even very solid ones, that will pay their head coach well and the buck stops there - and it really frustrates the coach.

[JakeBarnes]

Everyone can now relax. Steve Alford took the UCLA gig.

BUZZ TO NEW MEXICO!

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Days after signing a new 10 year deal with the Lobos. Contracts mean a lot in college basketball!

Never signed; just announced it.

[muwarrior69]

Everyone can now relax. Steve Alford took the UCLA gig.

Hope its not an early April fools joke.

[BlindboyPatSmith]

Well just because UCLA has already hired their new coach HOPEFULLY does NOT mean we can't continue this and all other threads that start with "BUZZ WILLIAMS TO......"

As these threads are infinitely more entertaining than actually discussing that MU is still IN the 2013 NCAA Tourney

[kira67]

Buzz to New Mexico?

[JTBMU7]

Apparently Flip Saunders turned down the Minn job today, not sure who is next on their list but it doesn't look like they are waiting on Buzz.  And USC is after Ennfield, FWIW...

[Sunbelt15]

Buzz won't leave for another college, but maybe for the NBA.

[Groin_pull]

Can't see Buzz in the NBA. He's too intense. Would never survive 82  games.

[forgetful]

Buzz won't leave for another college, but maybe for the NBA.

Not going to happen he does this to improve the kids lives.  Can't do that in the NBA.