(03-28-2021 01:08 PM)mustangxc Wrote:  I think it is Beard or bust. I doubt Drew leaves Baylor for UT and Sampson isn't leaving Houston for UT.

Saw a tweet a day or two ago that Beard had basically told Texas its a done deal he is leaving Tech. Not sure how true it is though, because the guy’s source was some anonymous person close to Beard.


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If Jarreau and Grimes leave if I where him I would entertain it...

If one of those guys comes back I would stay.

(03-28-2021 01:54 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  If Jarreau and Grimes leave if I where him I would entertain it...

If one of those guys comes back I would stay.

Ehhh. Sampson has survived talent loses before. We lost Rob Gray and got better. Heck, this year we lost the "AAC Preseason Player of the Year"---and did just fine. Sampson's all about getting the right kind of kids with the right athletic ability. Thats not necessarily the same as getting the most talented kids---because frankly, Sampson never really gets the top kids. He looks for coachable kids with athleticism. If they are coachable---he knows he can teach a group of them how to get the outcome he wants....Given this years tournament run---I dont see any reason he would have any trouble getting more of the same type of players to come to Houston....in fact--I suspect he'll have a shot at some guys who might not have been interested in a Houston offer before. In other words, Im sure Sampson would love those guys to stay (i know I would)---but I dont think he believes he cant build a strong 2021 team if they dont return.

(03-28-2021 01:54 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  If Jarreau and Grimes leave if I where him I would entertain it...

If one of those guys comes back I would stay.

He lost Rob Gray and Devin Davis, and was better the next year. He lost Galen Robinson and Corey Davis, and the program kept going. He lost Nate Hinton and Caleb Mills, and is having the best year for the program since the 80s.

He’s got Tramon Mark & Marcus Sasser coming back, a full season with Fabian White, and unprecedented options in the transfer portal. Those two guys professional decisions are gonna have exactly zero effect on where Coach Sampson is next season.

We don’t rebuild, we reload.

Jarreau (senior) and Grimes (NBA) are leaving and Sampson is not.

There is no way in hell Houston will allow Sampson to leave to Texas after Tom Herman did. Tillman Fertitta will write a big $$$$ check.

Austin is Toxic

The culture there makes winning extremely difficult and they don't really care much about basketball. Austin was a great place but it's really going down the tubes lately because of far left extremist policies.

(03-29-2021 02:33 AM)willhclark Wrote:  Jarreau (senior) and Grimes (NBA) are leaving and Sampson is not.

There is no way in hell Houston will allow Sampson to leave to Texas after Tom Herman did. Tillman Fertitta will write a big $$$$ check.

Austin is Toxic

The culture there makes winning extremely difficult and they don't really care much about basketball. Austin was a great place but it's really going down the tubes lately because of far left extremist policies.

Like what, the mask mandate? Yes, so extremist that one. lol

I hope it’s not Sampson. The conference needs him at Houston. Not that they couldn’t recruit another coach, but who in hell wants to go thru that?

(03-29-2021 08:20 AM)Browning Hall Wrote:  I hope it’s not Sampson. The conference needs him at Houston. Not that they couldn’t recruit another coach, but who in hell wants to go thru that?

SMU

My daughter & son in law lived in Austin for several years, fantastic place to visit, food & music- politics are absolutely kooky however. It is way more than masks. The people there remind me of southern California, very rules based, no hesitation to confront you in public & administer a talking-to if you've deviated from the local orthodoxy.

(03-29-2021 08:23 AM)Agust Wrote:  

(03-29-2021 08:20 AM)Browning Hall Wrote:  I hope it’s not Sampson. The conference needs him at Houston. Not that they couldn’t recruit another coach, but who in hell wants to go thru that?

SMU

Okay. Who in hell wants to replace a coach that’s about to take them to the Final Four?

(03-29-2021 02:33 AM)willhclark Wrote:  Jarreau (senior) and Grimes (NBA) are leaving and Sampson is not.

There is no way in hell Houston will allow Sampson to leave to Texas after Tom Herman did. Tillman Fertitta will write a big $$$$ check.

Austin is Toxic

The culture there makes winning extremely difficult and they don't really care much about basketball. Texas was a great place but it's really going down the tubes lately because of far right extremist policies.

See how easy it is to alienate half the country? Please keep politics on the cesspool that is know as the Spin Room. It will ruin a sports board. There's a reason I don't read that garbage over there. THAT is toxic.

I usually don't participate in these silly coaching prognostications but in yesterday's press conference Sampson literally said Houston is the best job he's ever had. He has full control of the program, anything he needs is pretty much taken care of instantly. His daughter has a job in the AD and his son is the head coach in waiting. He's not going anywhere, full stop.

(03-29-2021 12:25 PM)justin_sane15 Wrote:  I usually don't participate in these silly coaching prognostications but in yesterday's press conference Sampson literally said Houston is the best job he's ever had. He has full control of the program, anything he needs is pretty much taken care of instantly. His daughter has a job in the AD and his son is the head coach in waiting. He's not going anywhere, full stop.

I don't think anybody in this thread said Sampson is going anywhere. Instead, only the opposite. I simply posted the article because it is news that involves an AAC coach.

(03-29-2021 12:47 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-29-2021 12:25 PM)justin_sane15 Wrote:  I usually don't participate in these silly coaching prognostications but in yesterday's press conference Sampson literally said Houston is the best job he's ever had. He has full control of the program, anything he needs is pretty much taken care of instantly. His daughter has a job in the AD and his son is the head coach in waiting. He's not going anywhere, full stop.

I don't think anybody in this thread said Sampson is going anywhere. Instead, only the opposite. I simply posted the article because it is news that involves an AAC coach.

Oh no, I wasn't accusing you or anyone of pushing that narrative, just annoyed with lazy media hacks that throw out these dumb lists with no research.

(03-29-2021 01:11 PM)justin_sane15 Wrote:  

(03-29-2021 12:47 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-29-2021 12:25 PM)justin_sane15 Wrote:  I usually don't participate in these silly coaching prognostications but in yesterday's press conference Sampson literally said Houston is the best job he's ever had. He has full control of the program, anything he needs is pretty much taken care of instantly. His daughter has a job in the AD and his son is the head coach in waiting. He's not going anywhere, full stop.

I don't think anybody in this thread said Sampson is going anywhere. Instead, only the opposite. I simply posted the article because it is news that involves an AAC coach.

Oh no, I wasn't accusing you or anyone of pushing that narrative, just annoyed with lazy media hacks that throw out these dumb lists with no research.

Aren't most of them, lol?

I think it's more likely that Sampson wins the National championship and retires.

(03-28-2021 08:19 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(03-28-2021 07:47 AM)oasispirate Wrote:  Texas is the most overrated athletic dept in the country.

Not in terms of money, fans and location (Austin is a fantastic city).

Auston doesn't play on the court or field UT-Austen is different than Austen the City

(03-28-2021 10:14 AM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote:  I see it another way. Maybe it's the way that the national media has is always making sure that the AAC "knows its place ", but I see it as a subtle way of saying that the AAC is a mid-major stepping stone league and any success that we have on the big stage is "cute" and "plucky". They'll give the coach all of the credit rather than the actual program or conference, so they start promoting the coach as a perfect match for a much more deserving p5 program. I'll guarantee you that the talking head hasn't done any research into CKS situation at Houston and nor does he think that it matters. On a side note I've always found it to be tacky and disrespectfull that whenever one of our teams are streaking towards the big prize on the big stage these types start pimping our coaches to others rather then actually giving the team or conference any credit,,,,,, like I said jaded. LOLOL

Yep!!!

All negative from the national Media regarding the AAC until there is a coaching position open... Then the AAC is the first place to look for replenishments, and rightfully so, the only former AAC coach that failed is Herman at "Toxic" UT-Austen

(03-28-2021 10:14 AM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote:  I see it another way. Maybe it's the way that the national media has is always making sure that the AAC "knows its place ", but I see it as a subtle way of saying that the AAC is a mid-major stepping stone league and any success that we have on the big stage is "cute" and "plucky". They'll give the coach all of the credit rather than the actual program or conference, so they start promoting the coach as a perfect match for a much more deserving p5 program. I'll guarantee you that the talking head hasn't done any research into CKS situation at Houston and nor does he think that it matters. On a side note I've always found it to be tacky and disrespectfull that whenever one of our teams are streaking towards the big prize on the big stage these types start pimping our coaches to others rather then actually giving the team or conference any credit,,,,,, like I said jaded. LOLOL

This is a legitimate point. Imagine if Frost, Herman, and Taggart (well, maybe not him) had made a deliberate decision to stay in the AAC at their programs. they all failed on the bigger stage. I will never fault someone from going to Texas or Oregon with the money and fan bases that they have, but Frost literally gave up an amazing job in Orlando for Nebraska and Taggart could have stayed another year, kept his recruiting relationships intact, and still gotten the FSU job-everything was set up for a giant run in 2017. I doubt Taggart loses the Houston or UCF games either that year.