Offer Made?

[CowboyDrewssss]

Heard it from friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another that an offer has been made to either Gillispie or Travis Ford....Can't confirm just what I heard.

:ousucksnana:

[snuffy]

Please be Travis Ford, I do not think OSU needs BG due to his track record.

All about Travis Ford:
Travis Ford has put UMass basketball back on the map.

In 2007-08, Ford continued the winning ways which he began at UMass in the 2006-07 season as the Minutemen made their deepest run into postseason in school history, reaching the NIT Championship game in New York. The Minutemen knocked off defending national champion Florida in the NIT Semifinals after rallying from 22 points in the second half to win at Syracuse. The Minutemen became the first team in history to beat Syracuse at the Carrier Dome twice in the same season. UMass finished with a 25-11 record, the fifth-most wins in school history. UMass has a team set eight school records including most points and most 3-pointers made in a season in 2007-08. UMass was in the RPI's top 30 for nearly the entire season, peaking at No. 9. UMass picked up major road wins twice at Syracuse, Boston College and No. 14 Dayton. The win at Dayton was the first for Ford against a ranked team and propelled the Minutemen into the RPI Top 20. The Minutemen was recognized for having the league's player of the year for the second year in a row as Gary Forbes claimed the honor as he tied for the league's regular-season scoring crown (20.3).

Ford is the second-winningest coach in terms of win percentage with a 63.9 mark in three seasons. Only John Calipari won more with a 73.1 mark. Ford is also the sixth-winningest coach in UMass history in terms of wins with a 62-35 overall record in three seasons.

http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ford_travis00.html

[snuffy]

thinking Wednesday is going to be interesting

It’s midnight Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and there’s reason to believe the coaching search is nearing completion. Or has reached completion.

A source close to the search said he expected a hire Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. We now know Chris Lowery said no (http://www.news-gazette.com/blogs/basketblog/2008/04/15/oklahoma_state_approaches_lowery).

Mike Holder was on the interviewing trail Monday and Tuesday. A plane owned by Edward Evans flew between Oklahoma City, Northern Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and back to Kentucky. Ed and Jana Evans are No. 6 on the OSU athletics donor list.

What does it all mean? Tomorrow should be an interesting day.

[snow1868]

I've heard the same things. It's going to be interesting for sure.

[okstatepike]

I'm not impressed with Ford.

[snow1868]

I'm not impressed with Ford.

I completly agree. I thought we were going for a home run hire, not an NIT runner up.

[andyokstate]

"In 2007-08, Ford continued the winning ways which he began at UMass in the 2006-07 season as the Minutemen made their deepest run into postseason in school history, reaching the NIT Championship game in New York."

Mmm, spin. Technically, yes...but they had a nice team in 1995 with Marcus Camby when we beat them in the elite 8. I believe they went to the final four the very next year.

[snow1868]

"In 2007-08, Ford continued the winning ways which he began at UMass in the 2006-07 season as the Minutemen made their deepest run into postseason in school history, reaching the NIT Championship game in New York."

Mmm, spin. Technically, yes...but they had a nice team in 1995 with Marcus Camby when we beat them in the elite 8. I believe they went to the final four the very next year.


But Caliparri was their coach then, so that doesn't really help.

[Inky29]

I'd been thrilled with BCG but I think Ford is going to be a great coach. Everywhere he's been he's taken teams that have been losing and turned them around. Before he took over at Umass they had been pretty average at best. He did the same thing at Eastern Kentucky.

You know, Billy Gillespie had less of a track record when he took over at A&M and turned out to be a pretty good hire. I think this one is going to be a good one too.

[andyokstate]

But Caliparri was their coach then, so that doesn't really help.

I'm just saying that their folks are making it sound like this was their best year ever when it clearly was not. Runner-up in the NIT is nowhere near as prestigious as getting to the Elite 8 and then Final 4.

[OSUFan]

I'm just saying that their folks are making it sound like this was their best year ever when it clearly was not. Runner-up in the NIT is nowhere near as prestigious as getting to the Elite 8 and then Final 4.

Maybe they meant best post season run or finish in the NIT.

[FalseGod]

Hope he is here for the long haul and not going to jump to UK as soon as they have a coaching vacancy.

[osupsycho]

Hope he is here for the long haul and not going to jump to UK as soon as they have a coaching vacancy.

Unless of course at that time Self is ready to jump for us...:)

[bleedorange]

Hope he is here for the long haul and not going to jump to UK as soon as they have a coaching vacancy.

That's probably what the Jayhawks thought about Self when he came.

[topdaug]

"In 2007-08, Ford continued the winning ways which he began at UMass in the 2006-07 season as the Minutemen made their deepest run into postseason in school history, reaching the NIT Championship game in New York."

Mmm, spin. Technically, yes...but they had a nice team in 1995 with Marcus Camby when we beat them in the elite 8. I believe they went to the final four the very next year.

Right...but technically, those Marcus Camby years were vacated, so it doesn't matter anyway...that Final Four for them never actually happened....

[BigBadBen]

Right...but technically, those Marcus Camby years were vacated, so it doesn't matter anyway...that Final Four for them never actually happened....

Wow, change a few words and you got........


Right...but technically, those Rhett Bomar years were vacated, so it doesn't matter anyway...that Holiday Bowl for them never actually happened....


:D

[topdaug]

Wow, change a few words and you got........


Right...but technically, those Rhett Bomar years were vacated, so it doesn't matter anyway...that Holiday Bowl for them never actually happened....


:D

Except OU actually was allowed to keep the 2005 season on the record books...the vacation of those wins was overturned a few months back...

The Marcus Camby years are still vacated....

:)

[mejake007]

:ousucksnana:

[BigBadBen]

Except OU actually was allowed to keep the 2005 season on the record books...the vacation of those wins was overturned a few months back...

The Marcus Camby years are still vacated....

:)



only because david boren did favors for the men on the ncaa rules committee.

UMASS said, "oh well".

UO cried & complained & whined endlessly, plus borens actions mentioned above.

[okstatepike]

:ousucksnana:, still.

[Verb]

Now there's one thing we can ALL agree on...