Tim O'Shea out at OU

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:45 pm

Wonder who will get that job... not the best timing for OU to start a search, but it'll be fun to watch.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:46 pm

Oh yeah... here's the link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3452523

JimmyZ11381 · Post by **JimmyZ11381** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:06 am

Wow...he's going to have a challenge on his hands taking over a new D1 program.

O'Shea always had good teams at OU, but I always felt his teams had motivation issues. The effort would often just disappear.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:41 am

JimmyZ11381 wrote:but I always felt his teams had motivation issues. The effort would often just disappear.

I'll admit, I have that same issue on beautiful Friday afternoons....

JimmyZ11381 · Post by **JimmyZ11381** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:01 am

ZiggyZoomba wrote:
JimmyZ11381 wrote:but I always felt his teams had motivation issues. The effort would often just disappear.
I'll admit, I have that same issue on beautiful Friday afternoons....

Word

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:54 am

JimmyZ11381 wrote:
ZiggyZoomba wrote:
JimmyZ11381 wrote:but I always felt his teams had motivation issues. The effort would often just disappear.
I'll admit, I have that same issue on beautiful Friday afternoons....
Word to your mother

FYP.

But yeah, same here...

Rollo83 · Post by **Rollo83** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:20 pm

If OU could ever get a solid coach they would have the right formula for a basketball program that could very well dominate the MAC...facilities + tradition + campus + alumni + recruiting. If I were another league looking to "poach" a MAC member, OU would probably be my first choice in basketball.

Larry Hunter and O'Shea have had some talent over the years, but haven't gotten it done consistently. OU is a sleeping giant in the MAC and the right coach could awaken it and spell bad news for the rest of the league.

BleedOrange · Post by **BleedOrange** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:29 pm

Rollo83 wrote:If OU could ever get a solid coach they would have the right formula for a basketball program that could very well dominate the MAC...facilities + tradition + campus + alumni + recruiting. If I were another league looking to "poach" a MAC member, OU would probably be my first choice in basketball.

Larry Hunter and O'Shea have had some talent over the years, but haven't gotten it done consistently. OU is a sleeping giant in the MAC and the right coach could awaken it and spell bad news for the rest of the league.

I've always thought the same thing about OU. If they could hire someone of the caliber of Steve Hawkins or Jim Christian, OU could have a perennial top 40 program.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:06 am

Via Ray's site ( www.hoopwise.com ) Bucknuts.com is reporting that OSU lead assistant, John Groce, is very interested in the OU job... IMHO, that would be huge for OU and their program!

http://bucknuts.com/news/story.php?article=3956

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:08 am

Looks like Groce will be the man at OU. This is a huge hire for the Bobcats.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8284 ... -assistant

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:52 pm

Groce is an impressive get for Ohio and the MAC. However, the man is a climber and is simply positioning himself for whenever Sean Miller leaves Xavier or the next sexy job opens up.

If he has any modicum of success, he'll get out of dodge faster than Urban Meyer.