GJGood Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/04/03/sports-report-lede-0403-art-g43rr0tt-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I like JC. Good enough to make OU pretty good and help the MAC, but not good enough to knock us off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 A poor man's "Stan Heath." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I wish he'd stay in Athens. We've beaten them 5 out of 6 times since he's been there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Boston college eh? Wonder if he would be recruiting against KD again since Boston college supposedly offered Noah, and the Zips are considering him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 From Zac Jackson Twitter:Sources: Ohio coach Jim Christian and Boston College "close" to finalizing deal to make Christian new BC coach. Possibly done later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Time for Jeff Boals to get his first HC job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Boston Globe reports he is hired.Going 49-42 in the MAC gets you a promotion to BU. There is a $500,000 buyout if he accepts another job before May 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Time for Jeff Boals to get his first HC job.That was my first thought. Would be great for him, but maybe not great for us. I wouldn't expect him to stick aorund long either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Not good for Ohio. Losing two major recruits, it appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Bad math from the Boston Globe. Christian is 49-22 not 49-42 in his 2 seasons at OU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Not good for Ohio. Losing two major recruits, it appears.Hopefully the new guy can convince one or both to stay. The MAC needs all the "major" recruits it can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Time for Jeff Boals to get his first HC job.Would love to see Boals get a job like this but would hate to play against him. Really liked the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Bad math from the Boston Globe. Christian is 49-22 not 49-42 in his 2 seasons at OU. Sounds better to a Zips fan. 49-42 that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 If Ohio wanted Boals, they could have hired him last time and they chose Jim Christian instead. Hopefully they make a similar choice this time. Stan Heath is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I would hope OU makes a good hire to increase the level of basketball in the Mac. The better hire OU makes, the better Mac basketball can be. Good for Akron in the long run. Bobcat fans write about the next hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I hope Ohio finds a competent enough coach to still be competitive in the MAC. We need our "top" programs to remain good, and everyone continue to improve. Though I will be looking forward to KD breaking in a new coach. Hopefully we can say goodbye to the 36-36 stalemate between our two programs and claim our rightful place on top of the "rivalry". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Time for Jeff Boals to get his first HC job.I agree and this presents an interesting case. At this point, is Jim Christian or Jeff Boals a better candidate for a school like BC. My guess is BC is looking for someone with head coaching experience. Experience aside, would Boals be the better coach? Christian presents less of a risk for an AD but Boals has more recent, relevant experience to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I think Andy Toole would be a good hire. Hoping they bring in a nice coach, it's lame beating a bunch of bad teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Stan Heath is available. I think I would be surprised this time if Boals didn't get a call of interest from his Alma Mater. If not, maybe he's just not getting looked at by people as head coaching material. After all, he's been a D-1 assistant for an awfully long time now. You'd maybe think that those opportunities would have started to surface by now, even if it was at a lower level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I agree and this presents an interesting case. At this point, is Jim Christian or Jeff Boals a better candidate for a school like BC. My guess is BC is looking for someone with head coaching experience. Experience aside, would Boals be the better coach? Christian presents less of a risk for an AD but Boals has more recent, relevant experience to me.I assumed that people are bringing up Boals because the OU job is now open, which is his alma mater. I don't think anyone referenced his name as if he had a chance to beat Christian to the BC job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I assumed that people are bringing up Boals because the OU job is now open, which is his alma mater. I don't think anyone referenced his name as if he had a chance to beat Christian to the BC job. I understand. I just thought it might be a nice discussion about when to hire a coach and when not to hire a coach and the aversion to risk a lot of athletic directors have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I understand. I just thought it might be a nice discussion about when to hire a coach and when not to hire a coach and the aversion to risk a lot of athletic directors have.I think your Boals vs Christian question is interesting and valid.BUT, I sure wish TW would have had an overwhelming aversion to risk when he hired Ianello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Can you explain to me what BC is seeing in JC?He failed at TCU and then took a team that went to the sweet 16 (the whole team) and failed to get to the tourney with them the following year. He also lost finished 5th in his conference and lost in the quarter finals of the tourney in his second year. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Can you explain to me what BC is seeing in JC?He failed at TCU and then took a team that went to the sweet 16 (the whole team) and failed to get to the tourney with them the following year. He also lost finished 5th in his conference and lost in the quarter finals of the tourney in his second year. What am I missing?Nothing.It's been a long time since JC has been "the hot guy". Hiring the "right guy" is a lot more difficult than hiring the hot guy. I'm not sure if JC is the right guy or the hot guy...or, neither. I lean towards neither. Very strange hire for BC if you ask me. Complete lack of imagination if you ask me. Well, who ever said what happens in college athletics is supposed to make sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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