Buzz Williams to A&M

[Alsacs]

Will VPI block Blackshear when he tries to grad transfer to Texas A&M in a couple weeks?

 

[Orangemen]

Can't believe the Buzz love around here. Am I the only one who can't stand his sideline antics, personality and the way he looks? Hope like hell he's out of the ACC.

Hate the antics.

But I'll put up with a lot if it means consistent top 4-5 finishes in the ACC.

 

[Chip]

Will VPI block Blackshear when he tries to grad transfer to Texas A&M in a couple weeks?

Can you still block grad transfers in hoops? Can’t in football anymore right!

 

[cuseinseattle]

Any chance JW reaches out privately?

Is there another JW I don’t know of. The only one I can think is John Wildhack.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Not disagreeing with your main point but the marquette team with crowder and DJO was pretty great

So great they went 22-15 and then didn’t get out of the sweet 16 the next year.

 

[Day2]

Is there another JW I don’t know of. The only one I can think is John Wildhack.

Jason Witten...so they can return to Texas together.

 

[mountaincuse]

Really? VT is not going to hire an assistant, unless it's in house. They are a big boy now.

Not a big boy by any means.

They aren't hiring a P5 coach to go there, so it's mid-major or P5 assistant.

And, he was an assistant there.

 

[Alsacs]

Can you still block grad transfers in hoops? Can’t in football anymore right!

Phil Martelli blocked a kid from grad transfering years ago at St. Joseph’s.

You can do it but the bad press comes.

 

[Jake]

SEC not playing games anymore when it comes to CBB.

$$$$

Same with the BIG. They are just going to outbid people for the best coaches.

 

[Madbiker]

Imagine what aTm will be prepared to spend for players.

 

[tbonezone]

auditions already underway to replace him

 

[syrBossHogg]

 

[Toga]

 

[skurey]

Credit to Cusefan0307 for calling it. Never should have changed the title.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Will VPI block Blackshear when he tries to grad transfer to Texas A&M in a couple weeks?

I’d take Blackshear as a transfer.

 

[walsh2012]

now let's get someone to back up the brinks truck and get tony bennett out of cville

 

[44doubledees]

My favorite Buzz memory was a few years ago in the Dome when we rolled them and Buzz from the outset seemed resigned to losing and proceeded to spend most of the game sitting on the scorers table taking notes lol.

 

[PauliePeppas]

Watch Blackshear grad transfer to UK now gross

 

[Finwad32]

To be honest - as much as I like playing against him because of the history, I’m not sad to see him leave VT and the ACC one bit.

 

[44PRIDE]

Good hire by A&M and good move by Buzz. Texas guy with proven history. They paid fair value for him.

Buzz moves from the Big East to ACC to SEC. Softer conference schedule with better year over year opportunities for success.

Good move for both sides.

 

[cuse10]

now let's get someone to back up the brinks truck and get tony bennett out of cville

Have to hope they lose on Saturday. UCLA will do just that.

 

[ROCuse]

Have to hope they lose on Saturday. UCLA will do just that.

Well they? Wasn't their offer to Cal LESS than he's making now?

 

[Alsacs]

While Buzz nationally IMO is overrated he does know to prepare for our zone so this a good move for us.
VPI has 1 sweet 16 in 5 years but Buzz did turn the program around.
A&M overpaid to just become a consistent round of 32 to sweet 16 team.
Hopefully VPI goes back down.

 

[rrlbees]

Have to hope they lose on Saturday. UCLA will do just that.

I hope he doesn’t go to UCLA and I wish buzz had stayed at VT. Part of the allure of the big east was the coachs. JB, Rollie, Louie, Thompson.

 

[djorange1989]

Well they? Wasn't their offer to Cal LESS than he's making now?

it was but it was still a ton of cash, especially by UCLA's usual cheapskate standards. Tony doesn't make anywhere near what Cal makes, so it's an easier leap for them. I would be surprised if TB goes to UCLA, however.