🏀 Rick Barnes remains at UT: UCLA hires some Bama fans choice for HC in Mick Cronin

[planomateo]

I'm still surprised Texas pushed him out the door.

 

[#80]

I'm still surprised Texas pushed him out the door.

17 years is a long time at one school and one and done in the dance was the main factor.

 

[planomateo]

 

[TUSKtimes]

Who would have ever thought Tennessee would spend at least 5-mil a year on a basketball coach? And the coach actually be worth it?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Who would have ever thought Tennessee would spend at least 5-mil a year on a basketball coach? And the coach actually be worth it?

Maybe desperate to be around the top in any major sport....

 

[TUSKtimes]

Maybe desperate to be around the top in any major sport....

You got that right. I look for Pearl to get a huge bump as well. Elite coaches make elite programs, any sport.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Yep....
We certainly have had our share...
Football, softball, gymnastics.... were #2 in roundball behind KY...don’t know if still are....but been many years since we were talk of roundball...

 

[mando]

#2 in roundball behind KY

I think we still are but the last 20 or so years has not been kind to bama basketball.

 

[alabama mike]

UCLA is a dumpster fire that still clings onto the legacy of Coach Wooden. Hopefully, Mick Cronin can make them decent again.

 

[TUSKtimes]

It's amazing how determined some less than power 5 schools are to being very good in basketball. Marquette, Cincy, VCU and others get their head coaches plucked by power 5 schools every few years and somehow reload and keep on marching to the NCAA tourney. Folks that are determined to be great at something can accomplish amazing things.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

It's amazing how determined some less than power 5 schools are to being very good in basketball. Marquette, Cincy, VCU and others get their head coaches plucked by power 5 schools every few years and somehow reload and keep on marching to the NCAA tourney. Folks that are determined to be great at something can accomplish amazing things.

Well....they go out and recruit basketball players....
A "team" of 5 can beat a group that has some superstars with individual play....
If you can get 5 to play together..... you will have winners

 

[50+yeartidefan]

UCLA is a dumpster fire that still clings onto the legacy of Coach Wooden. Hopefully, Mick Cronin can make them decent again.

Remember Bama after Bear.....

 

[alabama mike]

Remember Bama after Bear.....

Almost identical in many ways. Coach Wooden was followed by Coach Bartow, Cunningham, Brown, Farmer, ???? and Alford. Bartow and Cunningham did fine jobs but the fan base was use to winning the NC every year and losing 1 or 2 games was not good enough. Back then the overall field was very limited, 16 and then jumped to 32. Larry Brown took them to the NC game if memory serves but they lost against Louisville I believe.

We wondered around "Egypt' for many years until we had a cup of coffee with Coach Stallings in 92 winning the NC. Perkins, Curry, Franchoine, Price, Dubose and Shula left a lot to be desired with the Bama faithful. In fact, some years it was just plain ugly.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Perkins, Curry, Franchoine, Price, Dubose and Shula left a lot to be desired with the Bama faithful. In fact, some years it was just plain ugly.

But then again. Some were not.
Had some decent years

 

[UAgrad93]

Almost identical in many ways. Coach Wooden was followed by Coach Bartow, Cunningham, Brown, Farmer, ???? and Alford. Bartow and Cunningham did fine jobs but the fan base was use to winning the NC every year and losing 1 or 2 games was not good enough. Back then the overall field was very limited, 16 and then jumped to 32. Larry Brown took them to the NC game if memory serves but they lost against Louisville I believe.

We wondered around "Egypt' for many years until we had a cup of coffee with Coach Stallings in 92 winning the NC. Perkins, Curry, Franchoine, Price, Dubose and Shula left a lot to be desired with the Bama faithful. In fact, some years it was just plain ugly.

Howland was in that mix as well and carried them to 3 straight Final 4 appearances. You also had Hazzard, Harrick, and Lavin before Howland.

 

[alabama mike]

Howland was in that mix as well and carried them to 3 straight Final 4 appearances. You also had Hazzard, Harrick, and Lavin before Howland.

I could not think of Howland's name to save my life. They did have some decent years with him. Thanks for the reminder.