The Everlasting Craptastical Mystery Thread

[SMU17]

SMU has more money than all of them...but I can understand the disbelief...

It should be exciting, you will have tons of money to hire next guy and it creates a little big east rivalry....I know we are...

[Goose]

I would never say things won't happen in today's sports world. If somebody would have told me 20 years ago that Strong would be so active I would not have believed it. The game has changed and literally anything is possible. My greatest fear when it comes to Buzz is something crazy happening and he cannot say no. One beautiful thing of taking over a struggling program is that your timetable for success moves further out.

Honestly if I were a coach today and not in the "upper elite" programs I might opt for lateral or slighty backward movement in job to protect myself. Buzz has a bar which will continue to move higher at MU with success which leads to possible disappointment. MU can win NC but it is not a job expectation here but fan expectations have risen. Two years of missing NCAA, do not think it will happen, would make nativs restless. New program with hopes but not expectations really is not bad option.

[ATL MU Warrior]

I would never say things won't happen in today's sports world. If somebody would have told me 20 years ago that Strong would be so active I would not have believed it. The game has changed and literally anything is possible. My greatest fear when it comes to Buzz is something crazy happening and he cannot say no. One beautiful thing of taking over a struggling program is that your timetable for success moves further out.

Honestly if I were a coach today and not in the "upper elite" programs I might opt for lateral or slighty backward movement in job to protect myself. Buzz has a bar which will continue to move higher at MU with success which leads to possible disappointment. MU can win NC but it is not a job expectation here but fan expectations have risen. Two years of missing NCAA, do not think it will happen, would make nativs restless. New program with hopes but not expectations really is not bad option.

If that is how Buzz thinks they can have him.  He'll never win jack here anyway if that's his thought process.

[SMU17]

We won't have him we will take him...

[Goose]

ATLWarrior---Who said Buzz thought like that? I simply stated that if Buzz utimately wants UT job he could get it coaching at MU or anywhere as long as successful. My point is to think that coaches do not have their own interests in mind to some extent is crazy. The best guys in the world make selfish decisions from time to time. All I am saying is what would have sounded crazy five years ago might not be crazy today. Five years ago Buzz was making nothing and today he is multi millionaire.

[Aughnanure]

You have a basketball team, we have a basketball program.

[Goose]

I would say with 99.9% certainty that Buzz would not go to SMU or other "struggling" program. It is the .1% that worries me.

[SMU17]

You have a basketball team, we have a basketball program.

Wowwwww you are great

[sailwi]

Nothing more than SMU wants Buzz and is willingly to pay but it was written by Goodman who is Buzz's BFF so that gives me a 1% concern.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/18025287/smu-pursuing-marquettes-buzz-williams

[4everwarriors]

So, Goodman is to Buzz as Katz is to Crean?

[MUMac]

So, Goodman is to Buzz as Katz is to Crean and Don Walker is to bo?

Fixed.

[sailwi]

I've heard Buzz talk about Goodman and how he believed in him (Buzz) before anyone else did, so I do think it is equivalent to Crean/Katz seems every coach has their mouthpiece and Goodman is Buzz's.

[muhoops1]

You said "mouthpiece"

[madtownwarrior]

really SMU wants to pursue Buzz?    Sure they can't get Izzo or Boeheim?

[Hoopaloop]

The carnage that would ensue here if this happened would be breathtaking to watch.

[4everwarriors]

More like at Zilber Hall

[ATL MU Warrior]

Goodman's source?   SMU17...from his mom's basement

[Tugg Speedman]

SMU is not a basketball school.  They are below .500 and have nothing.

If Buzz took this job, he would label himself a mercenary.  See Kevin O'Neill.  See Oliver Purnell.  That is not a good thing to be.

If SMU wants to make a run at being a decent basketball school, the best thing they can do is seek out the hottest assistant coach and hire them.

Let me repeat what I said before ... Hire Tony Benford!

[KenoshaWarrior]

This sounds really crazy but Buzz would be able to recruit great at that school.  It has extremely powerful Alums that are willing to put their money down for a winner. 

[GGGG]

This sounds really crazy but Buzz would be able to recruit great at that school.  It has extremely powerful Alums that are willing to put their money down for a winner. 

Hell, that equation worked for Scott Drew at Baylor.

[Tugg Speedman]

This sounds really crazy but Buzz would be able to recruit great at that school.  It has extremely powerful Alums that are willing to put their money down for a winner. 

Careful with these words as powerful SMU alums have put their money down for a winner and it resulted in the death penalty!

[SMU17]

Done deal...see you guys 2013.

[brewcity77]

For Buzz, it'd be career suicide. For Benford, it'd be a great gig. Unless SMU is changing their colors to baby blue and gold, replacing their airport signage with LAX logos, and spray painting "Pauley Pavilion" on their stadium, Buzz ain't coming.

If he leaves, it will be for a real basketball program. SMU doesn't have one of those. Buzz ain't going.

[madtownwarrior]

SMU17 - you are more likely to land Rob Jeter from Milwaukee than Buzz...

[Otule's Glass Eye]

No way Buzz takes $$$ to go to some crap school and have to re-establish himself. Doubt Buzz is like that. We are in position to maybe get to a F4 soon so why would he leave?