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Orangefield loses some key players including their probably their second and third best players (although imo they return their best player and their second most talented player). The Thomas kid has the tools to be really special before it’s all said and done. So that being said, I would say OF should be competing for district once again.  And Scales will continue on his path to be the best to lace ‘em up in Bobcat country. 

8 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Head coach Brad Jeffcoat will be leaving the coaching business. He has taken an industrial sales job. 

Coach Jeffcoat has really enhanced the basketball program at LC-M. He has done really well. He was 154-112 at LC-M. This is a very good job opening.

I expect a promotion to happen here and not an outside hire.

 

On a personal note. I will miss my friend Brad in the gyms. Always enjoyed my time talking with him.

Good luck Coach on your new job!!

Brad is a great dude with a sharp sense of humor.  They will miss him over here. 

Omar didn’t want the WB job. I doubt he would want this one.  He just got a new contact at Lamar too supposedly.  
 

SETX is losing another ELITE coach who is an incredible human being as well.  Wish Coach Davis and his family all the best. 

Y’all see this?
 

5 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Coach Foster and I had talked earlier in the season and he told me this might be his last year to coach but still wasn't sure. Well, he is sure now.

It's been a great privilege to cover his teams. I always enjoy watching his teams play. They are always one of the best coached teams year in and year out.

But it's more of an honor and privilege to call Kevin my friend. He is just an absolute great man. He and his dad are the reasons I am a big Big Sandy fan.

I will miss Coach on the sidelines. Just won't be the same without him. But I also know we will keep in touch and he will be greeting me when I attend Wildcat basketball games.

Congrats Coach Foster!!! Job well done my friend!

Very well said.  I’ve always said he’s the most underrated coach in our area.  In my book, no one “taught” the game better than Coach Foster.  And it showed watching his teams play.   And as great a coach as he is, he’s an even better person.  That’s saying something. 

20 hours ago, baddog said:

Just testing my memory banks. They fail me sometimes. I know they had problems with Harvey and Imelda. Let’s face it though, Harvey flooded people who had never been flooded before. He broke the flood plane maps. Not sure how blame can be laid. 

I feel this.  
 

Really interesting case.  Probably more so to us than most any other place in the world. Honestly though, as someone who has heard eminent domain cases as an appointed “referee,” these poor people’s case(s) do seem pretty analogous.  

Hook em Scottie Sheffler!  Best in the world 

(And how about another 7 figure score for Dave Portnoy?  Back to back futures with UConn and now Scottie.)

1 hour ago, rupert3 said:

How do they do that anyways?  And the Quick Books junk?

I have no idea.  Never figured out what it accomplishes either. 

You gotta hand it to their marketing - they knew the correct demographic when advertising hookers 😂

2 hours ago, baddog said:

He just died.

No, no @baddog.  He assured everyone he would never stop looking for their killer. 
 

Must not have had any mirrors in his home…
 

I just hope someone else picks up the search for Nicole and Ron’s killer 🙏

So Scott Drew to UK?  Totally different style than Cal but can’t wait to see what he can do in Lexington.  One of those guys everyone seems to like (as opposed to Cal who is pretty polarizing).  

Oh why not Sampson?  Seems like a natural choice 

12 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

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No run at Nate Oats?

1 hour ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

It's being said tonight John Calipari to Arkansas. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Whole hiring process has been wild. 

Sounds like it’s happening.  What if Musselman pulled a Beard and backed out and went to UK?  Mr BG buzzaro world!

49 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

But only mandated by the school, wouldn’t you agree?

Normally the player introductions are the last thing done just before tip off.  Do the anthem right before or right after that.  Only issue is normally bands play school song right after anthem.  Those would need to be done ahead of time to keep it from being too long. 

47 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

But only mandated by the school, wouldn’t you agree?

I would say a heavy suggestion by the conference.  Let’s see if Tic Price agrees. 

32 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

Someone may have already posted this, but "they" should mandate the National Anthem be the last thing before tip-off so all have the chance to be present. At that point, there are no more excuses.

And just like that, the  outrage puzzle has been solved (and I’m not being facetious - the best solutions are the simplest).  

1 hour ago, Reagan said:

Haven't you realized yet that if someone doesn't understand something or doesn't agree with something then it's fake news.  Then they have their bobble heads join in with the me-too chorus!   LOL!

Are you for real or have you been trolling us all this time?  

47 minutes ago, 5GallonBucket said:

Which is overkill…..I’m sure you know this but the game plan has been practiced and studied by players before this time comes. All players get a scouting folder with opposing teams strengths weaknesses player tendencies etc etc along with how to attack off/def……but the problem is players don’t study it.

i always found that time a waste…..

“let’s go get warmed up, sweat come back to locker room for a few minutes just to go back out and warm up again”  🤷‍♂️

 

One thousand percent

(Work smarter, not harder seems to me to be a foreign concept in coaching.)

2 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

Like I have said, it seems like a no-brainer, as far as respect goes, but it is what it is and probably won't change, I'm sure being required to be present for the National Anthem will become another "controversial" issue.

Like I have also said, I won't lose any sleep over this one, lol.

I’m with you.  I honestly never gave it much thought.  I appreciated when my sons’ team WAS out there, they had one hand on their heart on one behind their back (as I’m sure Coach Brooks instructed them - he’s an old school guy who doesn’t tolerate nonsense).  I don’t know if I will ever go to another game without noticing now lol

7 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

I see where some teams are out for the National Anthem, some are regularly not.  The last minute preparation isn't a very good excuse, imo, and some teams work around it.

I constantly hear about a coach's job is about building character AND talent, seems to me this easy adjustment would be a no-brainer, but I certainly won't lose any sleep either way on this one.

A coach’s job at the college level is to win games and do it legally (or not get caught if you don’t).  Period.  Wins mean money and the bottom line is all they care about.  Building character is probably item #172 on their job description.  I had a friend on my FB tell me she was at a Lamar’s men’s game and the team was out and had their hands on their chest during a recent game.  Both of my boys had to be in that line so I asked my oldest how many times they were out for the anthem this year he said maybe 5 or 6 times. They played 30 something games.  I honestly am surprised if either team is out for the anthem in any league (and I’ve been to games in probably 7 or 8 D1 leagues).  If it works out and they are done, they come out.  If not, they don’t. But maybe that will change now.  If any school (and Iowa WBB is apparently NOT one of them) is out for the anthem before this craziness more often than not, it can’t be more than 5 percent of the schools out there. 

23 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

it's crazy, considering the whole "fake news" craze, and all of the "low information voter" insults that have been thrown out over the last 6 or so years.  Because so much of what gets the right outraged is either misleadingly presented or completely false these days.  Don't get me wrong, there's plenty to be upset about, but it's tough when half of what you read is patently false in some way.  

Exactly.  And there is a lot that can be said about Kim Mulkey (and I would agree with a lot of it).  But to portray her as “woke” is laughable.  This is the same lady (if my source is reliable and I would heavily bet that it is) that was told by the Baylor AD that she was “too intolerant.”  (Which was apparently about the time she began her exit strategy there.)  And even Scott Drew, who is a devout Christian and share his faith with anyone any time) allowed way more latitude with his players during the whole craze that was happening following the George Floyd death.  As previously stated, she was the only coach in Waco that had zero tolerance with her players acting out.  But hey, it made a catchy headline and based upon my social media feeds, hooked plenty of gullible folks. 

12 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

I feel this should be simply protocol, you want to represent the school, be on the floor for the National Anthem.

Just like not being able to choose to sit with your buddies in the stands while you're not playing or be on your phone during the game.

Not a first amendment thing, should be a standard for any school, jmo.

I appreciate both of your stances.  The libertarian in me doesn’t disagree with Hippy, and the father in me has instilled in my son how to behave when the anthem is played.  It’s just that 80-90 percent of the time, they are still in the locker room.  

And let’s face it, that is a business.  Will Wade isn’t now making $700k a year at McNeese due to how his team behaves during the anthem.  Which is probably why he is using that time to final prep his team as well.  Right or wrong, those guys are coaching for their livelihoods and they all are trying to get the best use out of literally every minute of the day pregame to try and get the win.