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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 21, 2018 13:58:15 GMT -6
This one has always been fun.... What about the Whitford extension.. 123 GO
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Post by cardfan on Jan 21, 2018 14:01:48 GMT -6
We ALWAYS want to extend out of panic, not out of earning it.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 21, 2018 14:06:05 GMT -6
We ALWAYS want to extend out of panic, not out of earning it. Thats the norm but Im off to to the Casino.. I expect to return to some good banter this tonight.. |
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Post by rgmillikan on Jan 21, 2018 14:08:28 GMT -6
It sets wrong message to award a coach a 3 year extension in 2016 based off a 10-8 MAC campaign in which BSU didn't even make it to Cleveland. It sends a message that Sandy accepts being o.k. to slightly above average.
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Post by rgmillikan on Jan 21, 2018 14:16:21 GMT -6
I could of understood extending Whitford in 2016 if he had signed a 3 year deal, but he originally signed a 5 year deal. And then extending him another 3 plus another year in the 2017 offseason more or less gives him job security thru 19-20 given the potential buyout cost.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 14:37:35 GMT -6
When he was hired I said " He is a guy who can get you to twenty wins under ideal circumstances, but that's it". I still would have fired him after year 2.
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Post by rgmillikan on Jan 21, 2018 15:37:52 GMT -6
If he gets another 1 yr extension for a CIT appearance, I swear...
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Post by cardfan on Jan 21, 2018 16:03:17 GMT -6
I’m guessing we aren’t going to a pay to play tourney this year. They didn’t really want to last year.
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Post by rgmillikan on Jan 21, 2018 17:39:12 GMT -6
I’m guessing we aren’t going to a pay to play tourney this year. They didn’t really want to last year. ------ Good. The CIT/CBI has run its course. I admit in 2015-16 it had some value after 4 bad seasons but now I would be barely motivated to stream a CIT game. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 18:26:29 GMT -6
I’m guessing we aren’t going to a pay to play tourney this year. They didn’t really want to last year. That effort last year was an athletic embarrassment! |
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Post by lmills72 on Jan 21, 2018 18:30:48 GMT -6
I would say the general idea of an extension after the 2015-16 season wasn't terrible.
He'd just finished 3 of 5 years of his contract. 21 wins. Plenty of flaws to find, but arguable improvement and the likelihood of another decent season ahead. If he wasn't extended after Season 3, he would have been after Season 4.
However, the length was excessive and, with that in mind, there was absolutely no reason to extend again after the 2016-17 season.
Given where we are right now, whether we see a rebound this year or the season turns into a dumpster fire, the 2018-19 season is Whitford's make-or-break season, IMO. With most key parts back and the addition of Hazen and Walton, it should be Whitford's best team.
If all we get is what we've gotten so far, it's time to let him go, even with the three years left on his contract. I think the key with letting him go at that time is you give the new coach some decent parts to build around in Hazen, Walton, Teague, El-Amin, Mallers, Gunn. The cupboard ain't completely bare at least.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 21, 2018 18:46:30 GMT -6
I cannot see Mark Sandy terminating Whit for any reason, save scandal, or BSU eating money.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 18:48:35 GMT -6
We stuck if we continue to suck.
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Post by lmills72 on Jan 21, 2018 19:06:19 GMT -6
I cannot see Mark Sandy terminating Whit for any reason, save scandal, or BSU eating money. Probably right, but in terms of eating money, it's gonna happen at some level. If or once Sandy or someone figures out there needs to be a change, I'd argue it's more costly to let Whitford's contract run out as a lame duck coach while the program reverts to terrible levels, than it would be pay off a few $100,000 and not be forced to start over. |
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Post by cardfan on Jan 21, 2018 19:19:04 GMT -6
It’s just brutal that we go through this with a Whitford team every year and can figure it’ll happen again next year, and the next. And they’ll continue to be lethargic and lack energy and intensity. They mirror the coach.
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