Report: T.J. Otzelberger headed for Iowa State

jsb

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Don't believe it. This guy is wrong as much as he is right. It's not over till it's over.

It’s right.

That former manager (I think heir to the Ames towing dynasty) who was brackin’s handler is basically confirming it on Twitter.
 
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Don't believe it. This guy is wrong as much as he is right. It's not over till it's over.
I sure hope you're right. Any insight to how the UNLV fanbase thinks of Otz? From afar it seems like they're ready for Otz to be gone.
 

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And why do people just assume everyone might waive a buyout to help us out? Who does that?
Don't think they will waive it, but I do think it the possibility exists it will get negotiated down.
TJ year 3 is not a guaranteed upper half of the of the league finish. If guy were to finish .500 now UNLV might be looking at other options, and now you have to pay his last 2 years.
 

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I'm also ready for all the ****face Clone fans who will start b**ching about how we don't support the coach because we're not happy with the move. And act like they're better than us because of their blind support of JP's decision.
Ah yes, the get off my lawn and wake up at 5:30 A.M. crowd. CF is going to be crazy in about 6 hours.
 

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If only JP would put half the effort into a coaching search that he does for all of the renovations and new facilities...
...isn't this where Wintersteen is suppose to come in and demand he do an actual, honest to God, legitimate search??
 
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I still don't understand the speed of hiring TJ. Literally no other school wants him, which seems to include UNLV!
It’s Jamie. He doesn’t view the fact that he just had to fire an 0-18 coach he hired, and then gave an extension to just two years ago, as a indictment of his basketball judgement.

He sees it as an opportunity to prove his buddy is the right guy for the job. He’s not passing this up. If he’s wrong, that’s okay, he may be retired and isn’t held accountable if otherwise. He’ll probably push the narrative it was someone else’s fault again, likely donors this time
 
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It seems bizarre to not even pretend to do a search. Maybe he was emboldened by all of the hatred spewed about Prohm that he could hire his bestie without a search.


Yes! Just pretend to do a search. It is not mission critical to hire him this week.

We have a woman at work that is very hard to get a hold of now that we are teleworking. She’s obviously not at her desk for chunks of the day. And she’s going to get nailed soon. But I’ve never understood why she doesn’t take her phone with her so she knows when she has a call or email. That’s what I’d do if I was trying to cheat the system.

That’s what Jamie should do—pretend to interview guys.
 

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Man this is nuts. Nothing is official and is based on a couple of unofficial tweets. Step back from the cliff. Get a grip. Maybe it'll be Otz, maybe it won't. Everyone on the outside looking in is laughing like hell. The trolls are winning.