I'm curious, we have a system of schools generally with a flagship friendly Chancellor. With how toothless the NCAA is, what would hypothetically stop us from bankrolling some of the athletic budget of the satellite campuses in exchange for something similar to partnerships and rights of first refusal on talent. What if we like outright hired and paid for their coaching staff but we could like call them up to the main campus at the end of any year we chose. Maybe its dumb and not optimal regardless, but could some University system do that?

2nd Generation Ag said:

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Watch the Vanderbilt the coach. They have reached out to him

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I like this....

Might be so innovative that there's no rules against it yet lol

2nd Generation Ag said:

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Watch the Vanderbilt the coach. They have reached out to him

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Byington would be interesting.

I thought their game against us they were better coached than our guys

The way Beard and his team orchestrated this tells how great a mind he has. He needed more to achieve his goals and he got it

I don't hate the idea of Byington.

2nd Generation Ag said:

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The way Beard and his team orchestrated this tells how great a mind he has. He needed more to achieve his goals and he got it

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Never seen a coach and agent use a job opening to leverage more money from their existing employer. This will revolutionize contract negotiations.

bigdaddygriffin said:

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If we are serious about winning in basketball, we will put all our chips in for Beard and do everything we can to get him to Aggieland, bottom line, end of discussion……

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and then what?

JJxvi said:

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I'm curious, we have a system of schools generally with a flagship friendly Chancellor. With how toothless the NCAA is, what would hypothetically stop us from bankrolling some of the athletic budget of the satellite campuses in exchange for something similar to partnerships and rights of first refusal on talent. What if we like outright hired and paid for their coaching staff but we could like call them up to the main campus at the end of any year we chose. Maybe its dumb and not optimal regardless, but could some University system do that?

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Definitely not the Cal system. There are varying levels of hate throughout, and they'd all rather watch UCLA burn than try to be farm systems for the Bruins. Then again they all consider themselves real schools, which judging by your post you don't share for A&M's system brethren.

Not the Texas system either. UTEP would be wondering why wouldn't the chancellor make Texas give them the players/coaches since UTEP won a national championship over Kentucky.

If we're talking state policy/money, four other schools within the A&M system play Div. 1 basketball with a chance for automatic selection to the Dance in their conferences. They'd more likely vote for A&M to have to split its players/coaches amongst them.

Byington? About as yawn as Forbes

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This right here

I like Byington. Impressed with his team this year! No to Forbes....please no.

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

justsomeguy said:

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Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

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WTH

85AustinAg said:

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justsomeguy said:

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Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

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WTH

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Here's a breakdown of the quote and its context:

• Hector's Plans:
  The quote highlights Hector's ambitious plans to race three Honda Civics, each modified with high-performance parts.
• Spoon Engines:
  "Spoon" refers to Spoon Sports, a Japanese tuning company known for its high-quality Honda engine components.
• T66 Turbos:
  T66 turbos are large turbochargers designed to deliver significant power gains.
• NOS:
  "NOS" stands for Nitrous Oxide System, a system that injects nitrous oxide into the engine to increase horsepower.
• Motec Exhaust System:
  Motec is a brand known for its high-performance exhaust systems.
• Context:
  This quote is a line from the movie The Fast and the Furious (2001) where Brian O'Connor is talking about Hector's plans.

I'm going to just adopt an "actually Trev is awesome" bit.

You think Beard played us? WRONG. Trev never wanted Beard at all, he knew he'd turn us down, he just wanted the dollar amounts we were offering out there the week leading up to the Final Four when so many coaches are going to be in Texas to flush out good coaches at other schools who might be interested.

Trev is playing 4D chess!!!

Just ruined Ole Miss financials for football. Kiffin is pissed.

Where are we at on Otzelberger if we could get him? Home run? Triple?

bobinator said:

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Where are we at on Otzelberger if we could get him? Home run? Triple?

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Triple

Only really know him by reputation, not much about the substance

I think for me it would be a home run. Sitting power conference coach that's taken his current team to multiple 16s is about as good as we could ever realistically hope for.

Maybe not an absolute grand slam, but when I started trying to make this list that's a level of coach I didn't even really consider.

Seems pretty damn close to a home run to me. Iowa State fans have to be sick over the injuries they encountered this year. Before they started to take their toll, they were really really damn good.

Do we have any idea where this search is heading at this point? I have not seen any reporting on candidates since the Beard news this afternoon.

So Trev has been an AD since 2009.
Omaha
Nebraska
TAMU

Name one hire that he has made that has been great.
I am worried about this man's capabilities as far as the hiring of a head coach.
Fingers crossed that he gets this one right.

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Where are we at on Otzelberger if we could get him? Home run? Triple?

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I'd vote for him, Lloyd (AZ), Jens.

No but the lack of noise is why I'm assuming we're trying some more pretty big swings.

I like the optimism. I hope that is the case!

As you stated, if we're out there showing we're actually interested in investing in hoops at the rumored level we were for Beard, it becomes a much more attractive job than it otherwise would be.

Otzelberger also would possibly fit a theory I have, which is that there have to be some coaches out there worried about their school's ability to keep up in the revenue sharing era. I've wondered if there's some coaches that on the surface don't seem realistic for us but actually might be because of all the uncertainty in college sports. A school like Iowa State could be one.

Home run

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bobinator said:

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Where are we at on Otzelberger if we could get him? Home run? Triple?

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I'd vote for him, Lloyd (AZ), Jens.

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Whoever could recruit the best, paired with best offense. Lloyd's W/L records look best.

Wonder how Otzelberger got the Iowa state job? He's been decently good there, but not much to brag about before. No idea how persuasive he is for recruiting's sake. His wife is a legendary Iowa State women's basketball player. Unlikely leaving.

Sgt. Schultz said:

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its gonna be Lutz

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he looks terrible

Two tournaments at S Dakota St and was a long time assistant there previously. They knew him well beforehand and he was generally well regarded in the industry as a name to watch.

Lutz has 1 winning record season in-conference in 4 seasons of being a Head Coach.

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Sgt. Schultz said:

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its gonna be Lutz

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How?

He's not my first choice, but he's improved every team he's coached from the prior year and 3 tournaments in 4 years. Track record is short, but that's a solid resume.