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[ClonerJams]

Coaches must be figuring out you can have similar resources to blue blood jobs without crazy ass fan expectations.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Only 2 months ago I figured Moser was toast at OU. If hes retained, his sear next year is very warm.

Loyola will be able to afford buying out Valentine next year. There's Porter's soft landing.

 

[NENick]

Loyola will be able to afford buying out Valentine next year. There's Porter's soft landing.

What?!! He just finished 2nd in The Crown!!

 

[CyDude16]

Are you thinking of ASU’s massive write off?

Maybe that’s it. I could have sworn both of them did but maybe I’m wrong

 

[Clone Head]

Interesting events occurring at the UofA now that Tommy Lloyd has signed his contract extension rejecting overtures from UNC.

As reported Sunday in the Arizona Daily Star, the new contract gives Lloyd more control over the financial support for his roster budget. UofA's president, Suresh Garimella will now have a more direct role in working with Lloyd on his program's finances.

This all sounded very similar to the comments made following TJ's revised contract.

Lloyd also said he wants his program to be a locomotive with everyone at the school pushing in the same direction.

In Monday's paper, it was revealed that Tommy Lloyd will report directly to UofA's president, rather than Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois. Obviously Lloyd and the AD did not see eye to eye. This also sounds similar to reported conflicts between TJ and Campbell vs. Pollard.

Arizona's AD has been on the job for two years, she inherited a $75M debt from the previous AD and by all accounts has eliminated it. She has been good at developing new sources of income for the athletic department, but now she may be on thin ice.

I saw this on a Facebook Big 12 discussion post, I think it amplifies what was in the newspaper regarding the UofA AD

Some tidbits about the Tommy Lloyd/UNC saga from a person in the know in Tucson:​

1. Reporting directly to Garimella (UA Pres.) and not DRF was indeed non-negotiable for Lloyd.
2. All negotiations were between Lloyd’s reps, Garimella and Arnold (UA CFO), completely bypassing DRF.
3. Garimella initially balked over the direct reporting clause.
4. Steve Kerr directly contacted Garimella to lobby for Lloyd’s deal after he balked over the direct reporting clause (hence Lloyd’s “My Michael Jordan is Steve Kerr” comment).
5. Garimella flew to Indy on a plane full of UA boosters who laid down ultimatums about keeping Lloyd. That included many boosters who were not previously active in lobbying the school for anything. DRF was not on that plane.
6. Boosters have already committed the money to buyout DRF and there will be a mutual parting of ways this summer.
7. Absent the direct reporting clause, Lloyd would likely have been introduced as the new UNC coach tomorrow.

 

[JP4CY]

 

[4cy16]

Alex Accetta - Director of Operations - Men's Basketball Support Staff - Alabama Athletics

Alex Accetta is in her fifth year as a member of the Alabama men’s basketball full-time staff and enters her first season as the director of operations. She ...

rolltide.com

 

[jsb]

Nate Oaks seems really sketchy. Considering we helped raise money for him, I assume this is a new development.

 

[cycloneman003]

Lmao Nate Oats continuing to climb the dirtbag rankings

 

[isufbcurt]

So we raised money for his wife with cancer right?

Then I few years later he drops her?

 

[JP4CY]

Big money

 

[Cyched]

So we raised money for his wife with cancer right?

Then I few years later he drops her?

For a woman 20 years his junior

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Big money

Insanity. Mike Woodson in Carolina Blue.

 

[not-the-manager]

Paying a guy who has never been a head coach in college $500,000 less than Bill Self is nuts. But I totally get why Malone wouldn't have accepted for much less

 

[Cyclonepride]

I'm not sure that you can wait for a maybe, but if it was a near certainty, I think they'd have been better off waiting.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

You don't fire your guy without knowing you've got the yes that you want when you're at that level.

Just astonishing that their plan was 'Fire. Ready. Aim'.

 

[JP4CY]

Paying a guy who has never been a head coach in college $500,000 less than Bill Self is nuts. But I totally get why Malone wouldn't have accepted for much less

To me its wild that Malone must have been that down on NBA HC opportunities.
I mean, Doc Rivers has had a billion opportunities.

 

[Kinch]

 

[qwerty]

JR Blount in his new digs.

 

[JP4CY]

JR Blount in his new digs.

Holy crap thats a nice facility.