Bama doing all it can to make sure it retains Oats

[BookofMormon]

 

[MidseasonTweak]

I don't really want Oats.

Give me the D.

Billy D. (assuming Pope is gone sooner rather than later)

 

[St.Patterson_54_]

Not sure how old they were when they married, but he punched up, for sure.

 

[Johnnie Africa]

really anticlimactic post. From reading the thread title it sounded like a contract extension not hiring his wife who he could bring to any future school if he wanted. You don’t get paid for thread views OP lol

 

[Cattorney]

Thank God! Don't want him

 

[gobigblue812_rivals29381]

Yeah, no way UK could hire them both like Bama...

 

[BookofMormon]

really anticlimactic post. From reading the thread title it sounded like a contract extension not hiring his wife who he could bring to any future school if he wanted. You don’t get paid for thread views OP lol

LOL - humor was intended. Would be the first Coach/Wife package duo........ever?

 

[JimboBBN]

He would be an immediate upgrade over Pope. Not sure he'd be my first choice or two, though.

 

[mhs1964]

I will be surprised if Pope’s successor, either soon or not, is Billy D, Oats or Hurley

 

[BookofMormon]

He would be an immediate upgrade over Pope. Not sure he'd be my first choice or two, though.

Anyone dreaming of Donovan really needs to let go. No way is that guy stepping into the portal era.

 

[JimboBBN]

Anyone dreaming of Donovan really needs to let go. No way is that guy stepping into the portal era.

Is Donovan really that much more far fetched than Oats leaving Bama? I don't really have a preference either way, I would be excited with both. I think both are more of a dream than anything, unfortunately.

 

[DudahUK]

She can join UKs staff too. Just no more Pope.

 

[BookofMormon]

Is Donovan really that much more far fetched than Oats leaving Bama? I don't really have a preference either way, I would be excited with both. I think both are more of a dream than anything, unfortunately.

Yes.

Oats is currently a top hoops HC at a football school and a young 52.

Donovan has been coaching in the NBA for 15 years and in his 60's.

 

[JustBlue]

Yeah, I don't see Donovan being a successful in the portal era. I would take Oats in a heartbeat.

 

[Starrcade]

Not sure how old they were when they married, but he punched up, for sure.

He's 51 and she's 31, they got married a month or two ago and I've seen prettier fence posts than her.

 

[TarHeelInCharlotte]

This is the woman/student he cheated on his wife with? He married her recently.

*note his first wife was recovering from Cancer when he started cheating on her

 

[BBNinSCar]

I will be surprised if Pope’s successor, either soon or not, is Billy D, Oats or Hurley

I would not be on board with any of those.
The Donovan ship has sailed- he’s a risk after so much time away from the college game
Oats is the best of these three, but he’s got NBA written all over him
Hurley is the biggest asshat in sports-no way.

 

[BBNinSCar]

He's 51 and she's 31, they got married a month or two ago and I've seen prettier fence posts than her.

I was surprised how unattractive and fat she is

 

[0r1c]

The biggest indicator for if you have a good coach or not is if other fan bases actively root for you to keep that coach, or root for that coach to leave/go to the NBA. Every single fan of another team wants us to keep Pope - every single one - while we are rooting for Hurley, Golden, Oats, etc., to leave or get NBA jobs.

 

[theKybluedude]

This is the woman/student he cheated on his wife with? He married her recently.

*note his first wife was recovering from Cancer when he started cheating on her

Is that really true? Surprising.

If so that’s some low level behavior.

 

[NociHTTP]

Helps with recruiting.

 

[yoshukai]

I don't really want Oats.

Give me the D.

Billy D. (assuming Pope is gone sooner rather than later)

Billy Donavon has turned us down twice and North Carolina just a few months ago. Isn’t a slam dunk that he could run a successful college program these days anyway.

 

[Starrcade]

I was surprised how unattractive and fat she is

He's a haggard dirtbag so that's the best he can do.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I don't really want Oats.

Give me the D.

Billy D. (assuming Pope is gone sooner rather than later)

You want some D? I don’t judge.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

This is the woman/student he cheated on his wife with? He married her recently.

*note his first wife was recovering from Cancer when he started cheating on her

Yup, pretty scummy for sure.

 

[gobigblue812_rivals29381]

I was surprised how unattractive and fat she is

Some people marry for love. So...

I mean him, not her...

 

[BigBluefoot]

Not sure I'd want to put a ring on someone's finger who wouldn't tale my name.

 

[TarHeelInCharlotte]

Is that really true? Surprising.

If so that’s some low level behavior.

It's true.

And it is far from surprising if you dig more into Nate Oats the person.

 

[Hitman206]

I don't really want Oats.

Give me the D.

Billy D. (assuming Pope is gone sooner rather than later)

He went to San Antonio as the coach in waiting. Johnson is on the jot seat and could get fired with a slow start. Popovich had to have a few interventions wirh the team last season because they had problems with Johnson.

 

[mhs1964]

I would not be on board with any of those.
The Donovan ship has sailed- he’s a risk after so much time away from the college game
Oats is the best of these three, but he’s got NBA written all over him
Hurley is the biggest asshat in sports-no way.

I agree completely. My comment was meant to be a satirical response to those that mention those three as if we would reflexively offer those that have turned us down or that we really want a jerk, or one that is too old and years away from this crazy era.

 

[thebluestrypes]

pass

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Billy Donavon has turned us down twice and North Carolina just a few months ago. Isn’t a slam dunk that he could run a successful college program these days anyway.

I think it would be a slam dunk.

 

[yoshukai]

I think it would be a slam dunk.

Possibly. But I don’t think we’ll ever know.

 

[BBNinSCar]

Josh Schertz is my one and only choice if we need to make a hire after this season.

 

[Goingfor9]

Is that his new wife or do you stay with his old wife or get back with his old wife that seem to be what was holding in the Tuscaloosa she didn’t wanna leave they were divorced or whatever. I definitely think nate Oates has to be Top 3 priorities.

 

[NineIsOnTheWay]

He's 51 and she's 31, they got married a month or two ago and I've seen prettier fence posts than her.

Let's see yours

 

[NineIsOnTheWay]

Need to get Oats before they get the divorce. Get them while they're fresh. Let him win a championship or two or three with UK then they can get divorced and she can take all his stuff. Let's get his glory years tho.

 

[Starrcade]

Let's see yours

Keep telling yourself that nobody in cyberspace dates and we all have two heads. She’s fugly. Condolences if you find her attractive.

 

[FLBBNFAN]

I had a college kid work for me this summer who attends Alabama. I asked him about Oats and he said the fanbase loves him and know they were a joke before he took over.

I doubt he goes anywhere else.

 

[BookofMormon]

He went to San Antonio as the coach in waiting. Johnson is on the jot seat and could get fired with a slow start. Popovich had to have a few interventions wirh the team last season because they had problems with Johnson.

And he did a horrifying job coaching in the finals. Inept. How you let the NYK come back like that over and over.

The "I don't want Hurley" angle is hysterical - it's like the guy that gets rejected by the hot girl and they says he didn't want her anyway. If UK signed him, the state of Kentucky would explode in joy. We know he's not going anywhere.