JB may coach till he’s 80

[rrlbees]

Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim Not Retiring Anytime Soon, May Coach Until He’s 80

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski may be entering his final season on the sidelines, but his good friend Jim Boeheim isn’t going anywhere.

www.forbes.com

 

[Trueblue25]

*drink*

 

[Ozone!]

Could be he wants to catch up to Coach K in wins!

 

[AZOrange]

Zero doubt he wants that wins record...

 

[rrlbees]

Could be he wants to catch up to Coach K in wins!

he’s a long ways away if he doesn’t get the wins back. 188 is 6-8 seasons.

 

[GooseMutt]

Falling off a folding chair at 80 is gonna hurt

 

[AZOrange]

he’s a long ways away if he doesn’t get the wins back. 188 is 6-8 seasons.

Yeah but even if he doesn’t he can always say “no one actually won more games” and that numbers a lot closer...

 

[MSOrange]

The 80 number isn't a shocker to me. He'll turn 78 this season, so we're only talking 2 more years.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

yippee...

 

[kuethstheman]

Maybe he'll coach long enough for Hop to get his act together, intentionally or not.

 

[NateW]

The GOAT trolling 5’2” syracusefans! Lol!

 

[Cusefan0307]

Probably sees an easier path to winning now that his contemporaries are retiring.

 

[walsh2012]

The 80 number isn't a shocker to me. He'll turn 78 this season, so we're only talking 2 more years.

he's 76

 

[cuseinseattle]

He is 80 in a few years. I will say that JAB seems a lot younger and more full of energy than K did the last few years. I think he is more active with exercise and having younger kids. I remember back in 2008 I was in the Virgin Islands with my wife and we went over the the Paradise Jam on St. Thomas. Yukon was playing and they were on our plane flight home. I remember thinking how old and tired Calhoun looked even then. Having seen Boeheim in person a year or two before I thought he seemed 20 years younger.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

He is 80 in a few years. I will say that JAB seems a lot younger and more full of energy than K did the last few years. I think he is more active with exercise and having younger kids. I remember back in 2008 I was in the Virgin Islands with my wife and we went over the the Paradise Jam on St. Thomas. Yukon was playing and they were on our plane flight home. I remember thinking how old and tired Calhoun looked even then. Having seen Boeheim in person a year or two before I thought he seemed 20 years younger.

All of this is true, but I know from just watching my own father in the last few years how quickly things can change when you are in that age bracket. Feels like K himself flipped a switch in the last couple years going from an older guy to an old guy.

 

[syrBossHogg]

 

[RoysRunts]

he’s a long ways away if he doesn’t get the wins back. 188 is 6-8 seasons.

Boys gone He Gone

 

[dasher]

All of this is true, but I know from just watching my own father in the last few years how quickly things can change when you are in that age bracket. Feels like K himself flipped a switch in the last couple years going from an older guy to an old guy.

Exactly. These aren't prime years. He fell asleep at a recruiting event a few years ago. That wouldn't have happened when he was 50

 

[dasher]

That is so ridiculous. There is no way that they are ever going to have the championship game on the moon.

 

[Day2]

That is so ridiculous. There is no way that they are ever going to have the championship game on the moon.

What about Uranus?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I wonder how many layups Paul Harris IV can miss in 1/6th gravity.

 

[bigmike]

I remember when I thought Ray Meyer was a really old coach and he retired at 71, I believe. JAB may wind up having 10 years on him.

 

[dasher]

What about Uranus?

Hotel space is important to the NCAA. whether it is the moon or Uranus, there just isn't enough hotel space. Mars would have a shot but it is still too early to know for sure.

 

[syrBossHogg]

I wonder how many layups Paul Harris IV can miss in 1/6th gravity.

But think of how much range Buddy Boeheim III will have

 

[Dick_in_MI]

All of this is true, but I know from just watching my own father in the last few years how quickly things can change when you are in that age bracket. Feels like K himself flipped a switch in the last couple years going from an older guy to an old guy.

Very, very true. I was always healthy and very physically active. Still am very physically active. Last August my family physician told me I was in great shape and a month later I had a near-fatal heart attack. I had no risk factors whatsoever (except being a male over 65) and I didn't even know I was having a heart attack. I had upper stomach pain off and on for a couple of days and thought maybe it was perhaps an ulcer or something. Nope.

My point is that when you reach a certain age, you are like a car with 150,000 miles on it. It might be running great and then without warning the transmission falls out or the engine blows up. To cite one of my favorite quotes from a Jackson Browne song: "Don't think it won't happen just because it hasn't happened yet."

JB is blessed with being both alive and healthy enough to do what he wants at his age. Maybe he can continue to do it at 80 but (career-wise) he's on the 18th hole, the home stretch, the bottom of the 9th...whatever sports metaphor you want to use. I personally hope he can coach as long as he wants to, but I try to make sure I enjoy every game in the meantime because it could all suddenly change and we will likely not see a true legend like him at SU again.