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I thought Buzz was from Texas?

Someone tell Len hes not a Maryland man, lol.

But seriously, why make this move? easier path to a conference title? slightly less grind than SEC?
 
DilemaCuse said:
I hope the BOT is taking note of what Villanova and MD are doing but they probably have no clue.
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I think the best part is Buzz had a $1m buyout and Williard $2m, yet it sounds like from some on here, Red's is much, much higher than that.
 
DilemaCuse said:
Seriously?? They both have had success at multiple programs. I think that counts for something and makes one marketable, but what do I know...
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Buzz has won 62% of his games for his career. Willard has won 57% and 2 tournament games until this year. I'd rather go after an up and comer than retreads.
 
I would like to point out something, that may be nothing, but I think is something.

It appears this house settlement / salary cap thing is starting to level the playing field a bit.

Especially the recent movement of coaches, which tends to be a leading indicator. Schools that are traditional FB types are apparently hinting that the endless gravy train for their respective hoops programs is coming to an end.

This could certainly tip the scales back toward traditional BB brands and schools. Williams to Maryland, and Willard to Nova might be canaries in the coal mine.

I could also be very wrong.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
Buzz has won 62% of his games for his career. Willard has won 57% and 2 tournament games until this year. I'd rather go after an up and comer than retreads.
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I think both are retreads, not to mention vagabonds. First word that came to mind when I saw Buzz Williams' photo was 'grizzled'.
 
Fly Rodder said:
Buzz has said before that he likes building programs and doesn't really like sticking around any one place for very long.
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I’m a big Buzz fan. I’d love for him to come here and turn things around. Buzz researched coaches and their tenures and determined that it’s best to stay at a program for around 6-8 years before fans and stakeholders start getting sick of you and things go south or plateau. He’s a super analytical guy, for those of you who remember him from his days at Marquette and Va Tech. I did think Texas A&M would be his last stop since that’s where he’s from and he’s got them in the top 25 the past couple of years. He also could view Maryland as a place where he can win a national title.

He explained his rationale to Gary Parish when he left Marquette.
www.cbssports.com

New Faces, New Places: Why did Buzz Williams leave Marquette for VT?

The most surprising move on the coaching carousel was Buzz Williams' departure from Marquette to Virginia Tech. But it actually makes sense when you think about it the way Williams thought about it.
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
 
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Jake said:
I would like to point out something, that may be nothing, but I think is something.

It appears this house settlement / salary cap thing is starting to level the playing field a bit.

Especially the recent movement of coaches, which tends to be a leading indicator. Schools that are traditional FB types are apparently hinting that the endless gravy train for their respective hoops programs is coming to an end.

This could certainly tip the scales back toward traditional BB brands and schools. Williams to Maryland, and Willard to Nova might be canaries in the coal mine.

I could also be very wrong.
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You could be right. I’ve been wondering about this as well. Lots of factors and details still to shake out with the settlement and its effects.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
Buzz has won 62% of his games for his career. Willard has won 57% and 2 tournament games until this year. I'd rather go after an up and comer than retreads.
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Willard is an absolute turd of a human. But Buzz is a really good coach, imo. Ask JB. I’m pretty sure he’d agree. Buzz’s winning percentage is somewhat dampened by his first few years at Va Tech and Texas A&M when he was building those programs up.
 
Jasoncuse said:
I think the best part is Buzz had a $1m buyout and Williard $2m, yet it sounds like from some on here, Red's is much, much higher than that.
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You seem to be talking about two different things; the buyout that the new employer is paying to the former is what is Buzz and Willard would refer to, whereas the "buyout" for Red would be the payment made by the current employer to fulfill the remainder of the contract for terminating the employee. I doubt very much that anyone would be stepping up to pay a buyout to hire Red regardless of what his "buyout" might be.
 
Personally I think Buzz sees it as easier to win in the Big 10 than the SEC. Think he is capped out in Aggie land.
 
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