Rick Byrd with Cal at practice

[akaukswoosh]

 

[ZakkW]

Byed is great coach. Why UT never hired him is a mystery to all

 

[TankedCat]

Byrd has turned down good offers before. For whatever reason he loves Belmont.

 

[akaukswoosh]

Byed is great coach. Why UT never hired him is a mystery to all

Or Vandy. He wouldn’t have to move.

 

[65pacecar]

Cal to UCLA and Byrd to UK :scream:

 

[Pcpcat1997]

Cal’s replacement?

 

[jimisize1]

Cal’s replacement?

I would support this.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

Byrds magic would only work at Belmont. Take slow white boys and coach them up for 4 years.

 

[bigblue7609_rivals211215]

Maybe Cal is trying to get some tips on slowing down a 3 point shooting team. I can see similarities between wofford and Belmont

 

[MakinMusic_rivals]

They tried but he didn’t want the UT job. He’s an older coach, established in Nashville, Nashville is arguably a better community, etc. He’s the king of Belmont basketball.

 

[Kybluedude]

Get some of that Byrd offense.

 

[RACdad]

Byrds magic would only work at Belmont. Take slow white boys and coach them up for 4 years.

Except he also has slow black dudes that he also coaches up

 

[bballcat4]

They tried but he didn’t want the UT job. He’s an older coach, established in Nashville, Nashville is arguably a better community, etc. He’s the king of Belmont basketball.

The UT offer was after Pearl or Tyndale. He interviewed for the job when they hired Buzz Peterson. That was big miss on UT’s side. Byrd would still be coaching UT twenty years later if they would’ve hired him then.

Don’t blame him for staying at Belmont after the last few hires.

 

[MNantz]

He’s to nice a guy to coach at a nasty *** place like UT !

 

[awsharb]

Good article in the Tennessean a couple of days ago. Mike Hamilton former AD almost hired him but hired Cuonzo instead. Bryd was 57 at the time and was coming off 4 th NCAA appearance and had almost beat Duke in tourney.
I think lost by 1 point. Byrd would have taken it as it would have set his family up for life with the salary. He grew up in Knoxville. Belmont cannot pay much, He is a great coach.

 

[poppycat]

Except he also has slow black dudes that he also coaches up

Wrong....he gets players that P5 teams don't recruit. 3***2**top
200 or 300

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Any relation to Larry?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

He should take the University of San Francisco.

They could call him the Byrd Man of Alcatraz.

 

[RACdad]

Wrong....he gets players that P5 teams don't recruit. 3***2**top
200 or 300

So he has no black dudes on his team?

 

[Skyguyb27]

Byrds magic would only work at Belmont. Take slow white boys and coach them up for 4 years.

So it wouldn't work if he coached up black dudes for 4 years?

 

[poppycat]

So he has no black dudes on his team?

Some...... P5 rejects. I live here, see and love Byrd and Belmont, 100% for them unless they were to play UK. Belmont doesn't take academic rejects.
like some state schools do.

 

[RACdad]

Some...... P5 rejects. I live here, see and love Byrd and Belmont, 100% for them unless they were to play UK. Belmont doesn't take academic rejects.
like some state schools do.

I'm guessing you didn't see my original reply to another poster. And I also live in the area.

 

[JC CATS]

Cal’s replacement?

He is getting ready to turn 66