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Kevin

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  1. Seems to be on tour de CSA, the agency pumps up its profile and portfolio
  2. Washington, Cohen, McCollum, Calhoun, Jones
  3. Alright. But I was still waiting for you to show me where I said someone was signing next week? This is the issue I'm having. If I had, I'd even understand. I posted the exact words I was given. Cohen wanted to take this job but we already discussed other factors why he didn't. Please show me or stop saying it. It's slander at this point. Sorry I haven't been able to lock down who they are landing with certainty. I don't even think the AD knows. There are a lot of factors he's running into right now. I'll keep it private though.
  4. Where did I say anyone was official next week? I was waiting for you to comment before but you ignored it. You are getting slapped with the block. If anyone would like me to stop posting what I hear, I will gladly do so.
  5. Have had the name Jon Safir come up now. Diving into that now
  6. Yeah, two sides to that story between the contract length and actually moving here with his family
  7. As I said, quite literally their job is to match the pay range that the university supplies to qualified candidates, not sending Ben McCollum on a tour of Buffalo when I was told: "he might not like the weather here". I'm glad to hear you knock the admin though, that's not on brand for you so that's interesting. You would know and reference FOIL. If they aren't even giving you candidates who will take your job, they are useless.
  8. A lot. You pay for them to offer you candidates. McCollum was their top choice for us, and he only came out here to play nice and pump up his own stock. Calhoun did the same thing after he didn't want to deal with NIL issues like he did at YSU. They didn't need a search firm for Cohen or Washington. The point of them is to recommend qualified candidates who want to take a major job and match to the right openings. CSA has failed at this twice now.
  9. I have heard the name Rob Jones tied to Buffalo but haven't been able to confirm it yet.
  10. Call Gerry McNamara. He's my current top option right now.
  11. Thanks, Mike! Tune into this one, its gonna be good.
  12. The donors/fans/university. The coach can be involved with this.
  13. Well Burke got 5. Whitesell had a 5 year deal and added an extra year and money for really no reason. He was signed through 2025 season. Whitesell's fee: $600,000 if fired between April 6, 2021 through April 5, 2022 $500,000 if fired between April 6, 2022 through April 5, 2023 $400,000 if fired between April 6, 2023 through April 5, 2024 $300,000 if fired between April 6, 2024 through April 5, 2025 Alnutt got in his own way though too, a 500K fee, should have been 400k at least.
  14. I would assume, a lot. Factor in the 100k early extra fee on top of whatever the fee already is + search firm fees. Burke got 5 years and 250k - so 1.25M Assuming UB is handing out 5 for 250k or 3 years for 400k or 1.25m to start with.
  15. I was just told: Calhoun declined for NIL budget reasons Cohen declined as he was looking for a longer contract than the original length discussed.
  16. I've tried to get through to him for 3 years.
  17. I still think you have a connection with the timing of everything. That's ok. We'll move on but I firmly believe in the connection. There were no results. He ended up with a 2-4 record in the tournament and went out in the first game in three of them. Kenpom 211 this year, lower than years under Reggie. This is also his first year without Oats' recruiting class. This was the year I knew was coming because he didn't have the recruiting chops, and struggled to fill the position. We may disagree on pretty much everything, but you have a very consistent 100% glass completely full mindset. You certainly do your best to polish a turd.
  18. I didn't say it was "done" what are you talking about? Lying is disrespectful. I don't do this much but I'm not going to be called a liar. Things change. I was told money/contract length could play a role in what happened.
  19. I think you do. You signed up in the fall of 2015 right after the Oats administration took over and named Whitesell the associate head coach. Where were you during the Reggie and Bobby days? You are too educated to just randomly decide to pick up and discuss UB basketball at this level right after the Whitesell era began. You are connected to the Whitesell staff. Just own it, there is nothing wrong with it at this point. There is not a single person left that defends or thinks this was a good hire. Who am I allowed to use? Ohio? Boals dug that team out after their previous failed coaching hire. He's won a postseason game after Saul Phillips debacle. The team continues to invest in that program. How was it not? Our top three choices are declining the job. They can't get a D2 coach or low-major coach to take the position. It was run into the ground with bad Xs and Os and bad recruiting and now a declining attendance base, no NIL money, and a growingly frustrated donor base. if you think Hodgson is "my boy" you might want to check with one of the biggest donor families in the community double-downing on supporting him. That might be a better place to start than your wrong claims on my affiliations. I care about what's right for this university, not a specific coach either way. The program was not in good hands. Allowing your players to play however they wanted in game was not in good hands. That's what lead to this thread starting. He certainly couldn't even keep his own players after Oats' initial classes. Williams/Segu had an extra year. Skogman, Fagan and Mballa left. What happened to the "he can keep people" skill? We know he got hired because he kept Williams and Segu. That equaled a losing MAC tournament record. Where was the supplement to Oats and Hodgson's recruiting class? Thats right, they had to forge documents under Jim to even score Mballa and fired their coach equalling NCAA penalties, on top of having a stabbing during an unsanctioned Caniusus pickup game that got a player kicked off the team. A pretty clean ship I'd say. No one would say this was a good or right hire.
  20. This is why. This is correct from what I've heard. I also think there is some "well they tried for big fish" and to get us pumped when they hire someone halfway decent and be like "see they could get someone still"
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