The Everlasting Craptastical Mystery Thread

[SMU20]

The money is stagering...you can't match, not even close...

[SaintPaulWarrior]

No... one of two.  

One of Three.

[brewcity77]

Why? Why do you think that? Why does ANYONE think this? Apart from the threads here, I can't seem to find anything at all about him even teasing the idea. Everything is about SMU wanting him but nothing about him wanting to go there. Where did all of this stuff even come from at all?

You clearly haven't been paying attention the past 36 or so hours...

[jficke13]

The money is stagering...you can't match, not even close...

Say a number or we will continue to assume you're making stuff up to bother us.

[muguru]

You would be gone as well...the fact he is still considering means he really loves it up there...

Mr. SMU boy, I can assure you this is NOT about $$$ for Buzz. You are acting like it's some exorbitant offer. I can promise you, regardless of the $$ amount SMU is offering, MU would meet or exceed it, without thinking twice about it. That's FACT.

[brewcity77]

The money is stagering...you can't match, not even close...

Unless you are literally offering billions, we can match. There is no fee you would realistically give to Buzz Williams that our own basketball patriarch couldn't double if he so chose.

[Warrior_2002]

I love that people are trying to figure out what LW and Pilarz demanded of Buzz when there isn't even any evidence that anything was asked of him.

I realize not hearing anything is tough but come on.  People are just making up storylines now.

Completely agree. Relax on making up rumors. Now hypotheticals? Now that is fun...Buzz out, Doc in

[mutpm]

The money is stagering...you can't match, not even close...

Based on what MU has paid coaches in the past, staggering would need to be $4 million minimum.  

[Benny B]

The money is stagering...you can't match, not even close...

And you can't spell... not even close.  Good luck with that, moneybags.

[Dreadman24]

Why? Why do you think that? Why does ANYONE think this? Apart from the threads here, I can't seem to find anything at all about him even teasing the idea. Everything is about SMU wanting him but nothing about him wanting to go there. Where did all of this stuff even come from at all?

When did this thread start? Roughly 4 days ago?

Buzz has had that many days to clear the air about this SMU "rumor"

[MUMac]

The money is stagering...you can't match, not even close...

If this is all about money and you are correct, I would assume the Press Conference would be over by now.  How did that go, I missed it?

[StillAWarrior]

Perhaps in light of my source on the DePaul arena issue proving to be true, I can get some credibility regarding my post above. For those of you that are curious, I am what a cynical person would call a booster (in a good way) of the program and through the years have made a series of contacts.

Once again I fairly qualified my sources. No they are not Williams, Fr. Pilarz, Buzz, etc. But I have no reason to doubt them.

Again, take my insight for what its worth. This is some Big Boy stuff with a lot at stake. But there is too much on the line for too many careers and too much money at stake.

Things happen. Life goes on. So should we.

First post in a while that made me feel a little more optimistic.  Don't toy with me, Avenue Commons.

[BrewCity83]

If this is all about money and you are correct, I would assume the Press Conference would be over by now.  How did that go, I missed it?

They're "stagering" the press conference as we speak.

[MUMac]

When did this thread start? Roughly 4 days ago?

Buzz has had that many days to clear the air about this SMU "rumor"

I think we may have undersold the goal of 100 pages ...

[StillAWarrior]

Say a number or we will continue to assume you're making stuff up to bother us.

I can't help but think of Austin Powers -- "One Million Dollars!"


Maybe SMU20 is from the 80s.

[SMU20]

You can't match and you won't, but like you said its not all about the money....

[Benny B]

When did this thread start? Roughly 4 days ago?

Buzz has had that many days to clear the air about this SMU "rumor"

If he responds to one, he has to respond to them all.  Unless Scoop is shutting down for good, I wouldn't want to make that time commitment either.

[mutpm]

You can't match and you won't, but like you said its not all about the money....

MU would have matched IU for Crean had they been given the chance. 

[mufansince72]

Based on what MU has paid coaches in the past, staggering would need to be $4 million minimum.  

Up that figure by about two million, that is what I heard

[SMU20]

IU wouldn't be able to match....

[madtownwarrior]

wish Buzz could go to Pilarz and the board and say "take your pick, Larry the lame newby AD or me the basketball coaching prodigy"

[mutpm]

Up that figure by about two million, that is what I heard

SMU is either stupid or desperate if they are going to pay a college basketball coach $6 million. 

[klyrish]

You clearly haven't been paying attention the past 36 or so hours...

No, I have been. But I still don't recall seeing anything outside of these message boards alluding to any of this. Where is the original source of there being any turmoil at all? Everything I've seen is just hearsay and conjecture.

[Warrior_2002]

Doc would be a major hit as coach. This is strictly gut call but only way they could avoid a major PR hit would be bringing Doc. Know idea why he would do it but funnier things could happen. Hate to say it but it would put my anger to the back burner.
Kids love NBA guys and Doc has played with and coached the best. Would say this post is far fetched....but who would have thought MU would not want Buzz?

Exactly Goose. Easy recruiting and its not like he doesnt know how to coach basketball because he was in the NBA. And he's the ONLY NBA coach I would ever consider because he would have passion for MU.

[TJ]

When did this thread start? Roughly 4 days ago?

Buzz has had that many days to clear the air about this SMU "rumor"

This is just a bunch of nerds on a message board.  It isn't even a rumor.  Have you seen anything on ESPN or anywhere other than this board that says Buzz is anything more than a SMU "candidate"?  It's not like the national media is running a bunch of stories on this.  There's literally nothing for him to clear the air on except for this massive thread on an internet site he doesn't read.