you think she would resign and leave 3 million on the table?Stone44 said:
Our team is pathetic and they've got to cut her loose. We have digressed so much from the program that we once were it's ridiculous. She should resign immediately.
The folks that wanted Blair out deserve this hire, you said?aggiedrjdub said:
She seems like a good person that might consider that (but doubtful). If this is her profession, her current track record isn't promising for a turn around. She is currently 33-38 overall and 8-24 in conference at Texas A&M. Taking over for two legends, (Landers/Georgia and Blair/Texas A&M) the highest she's finished in conference is 3rd in 2017-2018 at Georgia. At Georgia she finished 6th, 8th, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 4th, 6th. At Texas A&M she has finished 13th and 9th. In 9 years as a head basketball coach, she has advanced to the NCAA tournament 5 times with two first round exits and 3 second round exits.
How in God's name do we look at this and think this was a solid hire to follow a coach like Gary Blair? Incredible.
Ag1188 said:
Did we give our coach any NIL money to get players with? It's not like our arena is attracting players.
so you're saying schools like A&M CC and ball state are giving more NIL than we are?SoTheySay said:Ag1188 said:
Did we give our coach any NIL money to get players with? It's not like our arena is attracting players.
From my understanding, no. And we aren't going to be getting recruits that are offered the kind of NIL money most other places are offering. We cannot compete.
I guess my question regarding this mentality is this. Are volleyball, softball, tennis, and golf unable to compete due to lack of NIL funds or are they building stronger programs despite not having the best facilities and most NIL funds? They all have strong coaches that refuse to buy into that mentality, so the results fall directly on the coaches of each sport. Tennis, for example, has one of the worst facilities in the SEC (and also one of the only schools without and indoor facility) and yet they are one of the top schools competing at indoor NCAAs and recently won a national championship. I say all this to highlight that great coaches can recruit despite of the perceived lack of funds.SoTheySay said:Ag1188 said:
Did we give our coach any NIL money to get players with? It's not like our arena is attracting players.
From my understanding, no. And we aren't going to be getting recruits that are offered the kind of NIL money most other places are offering. We cannot compete.
#FacilityFriday Renovations at the George P. Mitchell ‘40 Tennis Center are underway! All courts have been resurfaced and new sports lights are being installed. The team locker rooms, coaches offices, training room, and players lounge are also being renovated in the project! pic.twitter.com/u4yadEobLT
— Texas A&M Facilities and Operations (@AggieFacilities) December 6, 2024
completely different surfaces and playing styles between indoor and outdoor. it's like going from grass to clay (maybe not that dramatic but there are noticeable differences). In terms of recruiting, it is a huge bonus as elite athletes will be training every day, rain or shine. our players do not have those benefits, so weather can affect training. fortunately, we are close enough to Houston to where they can find courts if needed. but, tbh, it's embarrassing to have to host regionals and super regionals at baylor university bc we don't have indoor courts when the weather is bad.BQ_90 said:
i don't know anything about tennis, i guess it other than practice time due to weather, is there a big difference between indoor and outdoor tennis? I thought the reason to build indoor was for practice and to host post season tournies.
They are actually working on new court surface and locker rooms#FacilityFriday Renovations at the George P. Mitchell ‘40 Tennis Center are underway! All courts have been resurfaced and new sports lights are being installed. The team locker rooms, coaches offices, training room, and players lounge are also being renovated in the project! pic.twitter.com/u4yadEobLT
— Texas A&M Facilities and Operations (@AggieFacilities) December 6, 2024
why? Trev won't buy out G who'd be far cheaperCedar09 said:
I feel a buyout coming
well it'll be interesting to see what happens. Did Trev just kill the deal with CoB or is the facility going to be built on campus or is it DOA. my guess is if they have donors willing, they'll build itaggiedrjdub said:completely different surfaces and playing styles between indoor and outdoor. it's like going from grass to clay (maybe not that dramatic but there are noticeable differences). In terms of recruiting, it is a huge bonus as elite athletes will be training every day, rain or shine. our players do not have those benefits, so weather can affect training. fortunately, we are close enough to Houston to where they can find courts if needed. but, tbh, it's embarrassing to have to host regionals and super regionals at baylor university bc we don't have indoor courts when the weather is bad.BQ_90 said:
i don't know anything about tennis, i guess it other than practice time due to weather, is there a big difference between indoor and outdoor tennis? I thought the reason to build indoor was for practice and to host post season tournies.
They are actually working on new court surface and locker rooms#FacilityFriday Renovations at the George P. Mitchell ‘40 Tennis Center are underway! All courts have been resurfaced and new sports lights are being installed. The team locker rooms, coaches offices, training room, and players lounge are also being renovated in the project! pic.twitter.com/u4yadEobLT
— Texas A&M Facilities and Operations (@AggieFacilities) December 6, 2024
it should be on campus; that's what i'm hoping for, but i also feel that the jimbo payments might be too high and they are cutting costs to the NR sports and this was one of the first to go. to me it never made sense to have it off campus and have the CoB control it but we were so desperate for it to happen that we thought well hell it's better than nothing!BQ_90 said:well it'll be interesting to see what happens. Did Trev just kill the deal with CoB or is the facility going to be built on campus or is it DOA. my guess is if they have donors willing, they'll build itaggiedrjdub said:completely different surfaces and playing styles between indoor and outdoor. it's like going from grass to clay (maybe not that dramatic but there are noticeable differences). In terms of recruiting, it is a huge bonus as elite athletes will be training every day, rain or shine. our players do not have those benefits, so weather can affect training. fortunately, we are close enough to Houston to where they can find courts if needed. but, tbh, it's embarrassing to have to host regionals and super regionals at baylor university bc we don't have indoor courts when the weather is bad.BQ_90 said:
i don't know anything about tennis, i guess it other than practice time due to weather, is there a big difference between indoor and outdoor tennis? I thought the reason to build indoor was for practice and to host post season tournies.
They are actually working on new court surface and locker rooms#FacilityFriday Renovations at the George P. Mitchell ‘40 Tennis Center are underway! All courts have been resurfaced and new sports lights are being installed. The team locker rooms, coaches offices, training room, and players lounge are also being renovated in the project! pic.twitter.com/u4yadEobLT
— Texas A&M Facilities and Operations (@AggieFacilities) December 6, 2024
G wants to burn the ship down or be allowed to stay until he's in a wheelchair. He feels he's owed that. Joni clearly does not want to be here; she looks miserable and isn't even trying to win games.BQ_90 said:why? Trev won't buy out G who'd be far cheaperCedar09 said:
I feel a buyout coming
she may not, but she's not leaving 3 million on the table, now she might think she can get canned and get all the buyout, but I don't see Trev spending that kind of money on buyout plus new staff.aggiedrjdub said:G wants to burn the ship down or be allowed to stay until he's in a wheelchair. He feels he's owed that. Joni clearly does not want to be here; she looks miserable and isn't even trying to win games.BQ_90 said:why? Trev won't buy out G who'd be far cheaperCedar09 said:
I feel a buyout coming
What info do you need? Just watch a game that she is coaching.greg.w.h said:
Let Trev work it. We as fans don't have the info he has.
I never expected a complete failure by administration to hire an effective and competitive coach that can recruit and win. GB built something special (had a horrible last season as it was his farewell tour). There is not one person that can convince me that the right coach wouldn't have made the difference, regardless of funding when you look at the other NR sports that are excelling without perceived funds, as well. The alarm bells should have been ringing when Georgia fans were happy to see her go. At first it appeared as sour apples, but after 2.5 years, we can see why if we are using wins and losses, roster management, recruiting, and desire as metrics for success. We are losing in all of those metrics. If we are using a metric of who's coach is best dressed, we are winning!greg.w.h said:The folks that wanted Blair out deserve this hire, you said?aggiedrjdub said:
She seems like a good person that might consider that (but doubtful). If this is her profession, her current track record isn't promising for a turn around. She is currently 33-38 overall and 8-24 in conference at Texas A&M. Taking over for two legends, (Landers/Georgia and Blair/Texas A&M) the highest she's finished in conference is 3rd in 2017-2018 at Georgia. At Georgia she finished 6th, 8th, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 4th, 6th. At Texas A&M she has finished 13th and 9th. In 9 years as a head basketball coach, she has advanced to the NCAA tournament 5 times with two first round exits and 3 second round exits.
How in God's name do we look at this and think this was a solid hire to follow a coach like Gary Blair? Incredible.
maybe G is her AD mentor, that's about the same stuff he'd say after a gametaylorswift13_ said:
In the post game presser Joni said "we don't have that kind of offensive power to overcome deficits" well isn't that her job??? TO BRING IN OR COACH THAT OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
Then she criticized the team for taking quick shots leading to transition buckets for K State, even though it's been known that's the offense she likes to play and said "those shots were open, but sometimes they are open for a reason" take that last line as you will