EastCoastFan Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2024 at 2:55 PM, KUGRDON said: Go PAC-2 How does he feel about the Disloyal-10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGRDON Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2024 at 12:09 PM, EastCoastFan said: How does he feel about the Disloyal-10? I don’t call them disloyal. They just don’t recognize what’s best for CFB and folded to SEC and B1G. It was destined to happen when the PAC-10 and Big 10 surrendered the Rose Bowl after 1988. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGRDON Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Lunardi: He has the Cougs as a 5 seed, and just two spots from the 4 seed line, a boost of two slots. He also has the Cougars opening the Big Dance in Spokane. Despite being a lock for the NCAA and at least a 2 seed in the Pac-12 tourney, The UDub game and the tournament are vitally important to WSU seating in the NCAA. For the sake of history and curiosity Tony Bennett’s teams in 2007 and 2008 ( the Low/Weaver/Cowgill teams) were seeded 3 and 4, respectivly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 3/3/2024 at 9:38 PM, EastCoastFan said: Why would Cronin leave? The thoroughbreds in Kentucky? In all seriousness, I dont think there is a chance he leaves UCLA unless it was to beat the firing squad and UCLA is a patient school. A few of the other blue bloods would have him on life support after this sort of season, but the Final Four run earned him some good will obviously. The Euro-misstep will get him next year. He has some warts, but coaching isn't one of them. Ohio State also lingers out there, but he moved his daughter and his ex-wife out to LA. I doubt either want to go back to the midwest area, Ohio especially. Cronin also has a large buyout and this season would make a program looking at him, pause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastFan Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 3/4/2024 at 9:05 PM, MrBug708 said: The thoroughbreds in Kentucky? In all seriousness, I dont think there is a chance he leaves UCLA unless it was to beat the firing squad and UCLA is a patient school. A few of the other blue bloods would have him on life support after this sort of season, but the Final Four run earned him some good will obviously. The Euro-misstep will get him next year. He has some warts, but coaching isn't one of them. Ohio State also lingers out there, but he moved his daughter and his ex-wife out to LA. I doubt either want to go back to the midwest area, Ohio especially. Cronin also has a large buyout and this season would make a program looking at him, pause. You make sense. However, watching Cronin, in person and on TV, makes one wonder if he has 'connectability' with his players. A few simply don't seem to like him. On the buyout $$'s, yes, they're steep, but those can be negotiated down if the losing school isn't that upset about the loss. As with Kelly, it's a lot cheaper to have your ambivalence about your coach rewarded by a voluntary departure. Could be a negotiated gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Cronin is generally loved by his players though year might be something different because winning cures all. I think UCLA wouldn’t want to lose cRonin but 20 million is 20 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGRDON Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Hasta La Vista Dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGRDON Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I’m thinking WSU should concentrate on basketball when it comes to its NIL efforts. You only have to pay a coach and two or three players to really have an impact. The tournament is a far easier goal to achieve than CFP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KUGRDON Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Gave it away at the free throw line. Is that why it’s called the charity stripe? That said, Huskies deserved the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Dana Altman looks/sounds like he may be done. He keeps saying he’s not going to retire, but I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 3/7/2024 at 8:32 PM, glduck said: Dana Altman looks/sounds like he may be done. He keeps saying he’s not going to retire, but I dunno. Kyle Andrew Smith is the easy hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgreg Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Thanks Huskies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utenation Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 LOL at Utah. Absolutely pathetic team. Can't even beat the lowly last place team Oregon State(159 Net ranking). The fact that Utah is in 5th place in this conference shows how bad the conference is. Outside of AZ and maybe CU, I don't see any program doing anything in post season. Utah is a terrible defensive team, pathetically soft and a turnover machine. Utah is ranked 228th in scoring D, 272 in turnover margin and 120th in defensive FG%. Absolutely garbage. Looking right at you Craig Smith, I think your leash will be semi short next year. This is all on coaching. We have talent. Utah has no business making any post season tourney. We would just continue to embarrass ourselves on national TV. Craig Smith should lobby to have all of Utah's games played in the Huntsman Center. Then he might accomplish something, At least spring football is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 This is like those years right after Lute Olson retired and Ben Howland forgot how to coach, when the Pac barely squeezed two into the Tournament and random Cal players like Jerome Randall and Jorge Gutierrez were winning POTY. We clinched a bye for Vegas and I don’t think we’ll qualify for the NIT. Tough times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KUGRDON Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 My thoughts exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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glduck Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I dunno about that. Arizona will have the harder quarterfinal game, but WSU will have a much more difficult semifinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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