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Zips Junkie  Group: Members Posts: 5437 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Green, Ohio Member No.: 120  |
@UAZip0510, good observation. It's also fair to note that KD turned around a UA program that had not won more than 50% of its games in any of the four seasons before he became head coach.
KD built a losing program into a winning program at UA while Christian maintained a winning program at Can't. So their winning percentages tell only part of the story. Another key point is that Christian's Can't teams lost all of their NCAA and NIT games while KD has at least a couple of NIT wins during his tenure. OU fans are not going to be satisfied with anything Christian does during the regular season if he can't at least match what Groce accomplished in the NCAA tournament, just as Zips fans are no longer content with good regular season results without a strong postseason run. |
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Apr 2 2012, 07:59 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 804 Joined: 9-March 09 Member No.: 5134 |
QUOTE(Dave in Green @ Apr 2 2012, 08:46 PM)  @UAZip0510, good observation. It's also fair to note that KD turned around a UA program that had not won more than 50% of its games in any of the four seasons before he became head coach. KD built a losing program into a winning program at UA while Christian maintained a winning program at Can't. So their winning percentages tell only part of the story. Another key point is that Christian's Can't teams lost all of their NCAA and NIT games while KD has at least a couple of NIT wins during his tenure. OU fans are not going to be satisfied with anything Christian does during the regular season if he can't at least match what Groce accomplished in the NCAA tournament, just as Zips fans are no longer content with good regular season results without a strong postseason run. They're definitely under similar pressure. I think Christian may have a tad bit more due to the fact that his roster has already proven to be good enough to reach the Sweet Sixteen (and almost Elite Eight). |
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Apr 2 2012, 08:03 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 5437 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Green, Ohio Member No.: 120 |
The latest ESPN story has a major faux pas, totally missing OU's victory over Georgetown in the NCAA tournament opening round two years ago:
Coach Jim Christian leaves TCU |
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Apr 2 2012, 08:07 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 5437 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Green, Ohio Member No.: 120 |
Oops, must be a wire story, as CBS Sports has it wrong, too:
Ohio expected to introduce Christian as next coach |
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Apr 2 2012, 09:02 PM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 988 Joined: 3-March 05 From: Lakewood OH Member No.: 150 |
Okay, the tone of this article kind of pisses me off. What kind of value does a term like "BCS-level" really have in basketball? So many "BCS level" schools would have their a** handed to them by mid-majors and non football schools in basketball.
It's not often that a coach would leave a BCS-level job for one in the Mid-American Conference, but that's what Jim Christian has decided to do. Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketbal...b#ixzz1qwFnak2V |
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Apr 3 2012, 04:19 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 5437 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Green, Ohio Member No.: 120 |
So much for the "comparable to his TCU salary" of $600k per year. But even the reported $425k is too much for some at OU:
OU Faculty Senate President Unhappy With Coach's Salary |
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Apr 3 2012, 04:32 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 3167 Joined: 15-March 06 Member No.: 432 |
QUOTE(Dave in Green @ Apr 3 2012, 04:19 PM) So much for the "comparable to his TCU salary" of $600k per year. But even the reported $425k is too much for some at OU: OU Faculty Senate President Unhappy With Coach's Salary Well that is getting up there. Heck, that's almost as much as a Professor of Finance makes at THE OSU. |
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Apr 4 2012, 09:24 AM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 5437 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Green, Ohio Member No.: 120 |
The following story on Jeff Boals includes the comment that "he's not sure why he wasn't chosen as his alma mater's new head coach."
Men's Basketball: Boals Had "Brief Conversation" With Schaus About Coaching Position |
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Apr 4 2012, 10:01 AM
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QUOTE(Dave in Green @ Apr 4 2012, 10:24 AM) The following story on Jeff Boals includes the comment that "he's not sure why he wasn't chosen as his alma mater's new head coach." Men's Basketball: Boals Had "Brief Conversation" With Schaus About Coaching Position Jim Christian's a very good coach. But, personally, I breathed a big sigh of relief when I found out Jeff Boals wasn't taking over in Athens. -------------------- Terry Bowden. Keith Dambrot. Rick Rembielak. Chuck Amato. Terrell Buckley. Jim Tressel. How ya like dem apples, Terry Pluto?! This is AKRON!
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