Texas

[geps]

Getting hammered again. Does Barnes get another year? Lets hope so.

[netty24]

Please delete this before it turns into a crap storm. It would be for the good of humanity, and this board.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Buzz will stay as long as we will have him...his words.

[Stronghold]

Texas to C7

[Aughnanure]

Buzz will stay as long as we will have him...his words.

Good start there. Thanks.

[warriorchick]

Please delete this before it turns into a crap storm. It would be for the good of humanity, and this board.

+1000

Please mods.  I beg you. 

[dpucane]

Buzz will stay as long as we will PAYhim

fixed

[ChicosBailBonds]

fixed

That's not what he said.  He is getting paid, very handsomely.  Earning $483K MORE than Rick Barnes currently.

According to USA Today, Buzz is the 8th highest paid coach in the NCAA for hoops.  Barnes is 10th.

[brewcity77]

It's all irrelevant because Barnes is going nowhere. He's had one down season and his best player missed 75% of the season. Has tons of young talent and has been a proven recruiter. If he has a couple more seasons like this he'll be given his walking papers, but not after one year.

[dpucane]

Do you really expect him to say "Im going where the money is"?

If Texas or another throws the full boat at him, he'll most likely go. If they don't, he'll stay.

[Tugg Speedman]

Do you really expect him to say "Im going where the money is"?

If Texas or another throws the full boat at him, he'll most likely go. If they don't, he'll stay.

Why would they throw money at Buzz?  They already have a coach.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Do you really expect him to say "Im going where the money is"?

If Texas or another throws the full boat at him, he'll most likely go. If they don't, he'll stay.

Depends if he is a man of his word.  Last year, Jered Weaver of the Angels took approximately $60 million LESS to stay where he was.  He stayed and honored his word.  Everyone is a bit different.


http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/23/sports/la-sp-0224-angels-20130224

[Henry Sugar]

That Texas team has no upperclassmen. It's all freshmen and sophomores.

Barnes isn't going anywhere. Chill the F out.

And Chicos... stop trolling.

[Golden Avalanche]

Do you really expect him to say "Im going where the money is"?

If Texas or another throws the full boat at him, he'll most likely go. If they don't, he'll stay.

I don't follow MLB but didn't Grienke(sp?) say something about how he took the most money he could get this past winter?

[ChicosBailBonds]

I don't follow MLB but didn't Grienke(sp?) say something about how he took the most money he could get this past winter?

Yup, he said it yesterday.  Said if the worst team in baseball offered the most money, that's where he was going.  Not exactly Tom Bradyesque

[MUCam]

And Chicos... stop trolling.

This beautiful for Chicos....

He'll calmly tell you, in his usual, set up, passive aggressive manner, that Buzz isn't going anywhere because Buzz once said he'll be here as long they'll have me or something to that effect.

Then, when Buzz leaves, which we all know to be very possible, he will be able to compare Buzz to Crean and prove to everyone that Crean wasn't an a-hole. He'll tell us how Crean is just like Buzz.

This has been brewing for years in Chicos' mind. Its a master plan.

The thing is, if Buzz never leaves, no one will be the wiser about Chicos' game of chess. So, no loss for him. Plus, he'll have a thousand other opportunities to casually point out what an unfair shake Crean has gotten by most of the MU faithful.

Somethings never change. Death and Taxes, as they say.

Oh, and I am not a pyschologist and have absolutely not legitimate expertise upon which to base the aforementioned opinions. But, I did stay in a ....

[dpucane]

Why would they throw money at Buzz?  They already have a coach.

just speaking hypothetically. I Don't think they will for now. I'm just saying Buzz will probably leave if he gets offered considerably more money at a school where he can recruit.

[MuMark]

Let's make sure we get Greinke in context......"It's obviously the No. 1 thing," Greinke said. "I could play for the worst team if they paid the most. . . . If the last-place team offers $200 million and the first-place team offers $10, I'm going to go for the $200 million no matter what team it was."

So what we don't know is if the best team offered 170M and the worst team offered 180M where would he go?

[4everwarriors]

"Man of his word and such"

Speaking of that soccer stadium donation...

[ChicosBailBonds]

"Man of his word and such"

Speaking of that soccer stadium donation...

We already know he isn't a man of his word...few coaches are, which is the point.

Edit:  That stadium still hasn't been built...price tag of $5M and Crean donated $100K contingent on the project going forward....why wasn't the other $4.9M raised and the facility built?

[The Lens]

Buzz has said he will stay as long we want him.  Some tea leaves indicated he isn't 100% wanted.  I personally believe they all realize they're better together than apart.

[ChicosBailBonds]

This beautiful for Chicos....

Thanks, only you got a few things wrong.

We already know Crean is a prick...I figure I'm one of only a few people on this board that actually had to work for him so I can vouch.  He did a lot of good, but tough guy to work for.  He left MU, but not high and dry.  He left for a better school, better basketball program, more stable conference and one of the bluebloods.  Can't blame him.

Buzz said he won't go, I have to trust him.  If he leaves, he leaves.  I hope he doesn't, it would be a shame to go back to the cycle of losing a coach every 5 years that was stopped...finally...with the last guy.  We're paying Buzz top dollars, has a great recruiting class coming in, fans love him....why leave?

Now, if he does, I won't say it's like TC.  I will, say it's like every other coach that leaves for more money...especially if he leaves for Texas.  If he leaves for UCLA, Kansas, IU, Kentucky, Duke...well then that's a different story.  Texas?  Not so much. 

MU needs Buzz to stay around a long time.  I doubt very much Barnes is going anywhere.  Buzz has a good thing going...tons of money, not dealing with football coach and his salary, a school firmly behind hoops first, not second.

[MuMark]

Texas forces OT.....kids fighting for their coach....

[MUCam]

Thanks, only you got a few things wrong.

Eh. Figures. Can't trust Holiday Inn. But, I do heart you nonetheless.

Serious question: Are you still pissed at Buzz for making you look foolish re: the hiring process criticism?

I jest, I jest. Please don't answer that question. Loves.

[keefe]

Depends if he is a man of his word.  Last year, Jered Weaver of the Angels took approximately $60 million LESS to stay where he was.  He stayed and honored his word.  Everyone is a bit different.


http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/23/sports/la-sp-0224-angels-20130224

The innuendo deafens. I am actually laughing it is so predictable. Really, why do you dislike The Buzzard? He's good man who takes care of his kids, his family, and reps Marquette vary well. And, oh, he's a great coach who wins.

Personally, I find him to be a refreshing change. He's a bit zany but that adds to the charm. Very refreshing, indeed!