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would be hard to say no to a storied program like that...
On Catspause, they are saying that UK will come after him when they fire Tubby.
would be hard to say no to a storied program like that...
just what the is gig 'em supposed to mean anyways
its blasphemy
Im sure alot of programs will come after him...but he won't go anywhere.
Tubby Smith at one time was the highest paid NCAA basketball coach in the country, pulling down $2.5M. If UK offers Billy $3M a year, will he be able to turn that down? I would think that the Ags could field a decent offer, but nothing like the NBA-class money Kentucky could bring to the table.
I saw that Rick Barnes makes $1.7M a year, so I'd assume that Gillispie makes like $1.3M or so - maybe less since this is only his second season in Aggieland. I will say this - if he leads the Ags to the Final Four he'll get more money than Fran - which is a base of $2M.
Thoughts?
Other than money, the advantage of coaching at a UNC, Kentucky, UCLA, Duke, Kansas, etc is the aspect of college basketball that most coaches hate the most. You don't have to kiss the ass of every 18 year old kid with a jumpshot to recruit him. When you coach at one of those programs, you basically just go to the AAU tournaments and point your finger at the 3 kids you want and that's that.
BCG isn't going anywhere.
Let them chase him all they want. Like Billy wants to walk into a mess where a school fires its coach 3 years removed from a national le, when the coach is still going to be in the tourney this year.
BTW, he didn't even return Indiana's calls last year when they wanted him as choice numero uno, and when the AD at A&M offered him a fat raise he told him to put the money towards the new $21 million practice facility and locker rooms that is going up.
I dont believe the he will want to walk away from what he is building at College Station.
He's getting a top notch practice facility. He has a great recruiting class coming in next year, including DeAndre Jordan. He's going to get a big raise from the Ags after the season. He's got plenty of reasons to stay and I think he will.
Plus he's coaching games like tonight that are becoming the top story on Sportscenter.
A&M has the money to pay him anything he wants. He's not going anywhere.
All-in-all, I think Gillespie will stay.
That said...the reasons you Aggie fans are giving were also being given by Illinois fans right before Self jumped to KU, by Pitt fans right before Howland jumped to UCLA, by Clemson fans before Barnes jumped to UT, by KU fans right before Roy jumped to UNC (and they even had the luxury of knowing that he had already turned down the job once), etc, etc, etc... And with possible exception of Clemson, all of those schools were schools where basketball was clearly King.
way more pub to be had at kentucky, plus i'm sure ashley judd will do her part to recruit him.
At A&M Billy is a God at any other BBall 1st school the pressure of winning now and an irrational fanbase would add up to a crap situation. He can build his own legacy at A&M instead of going to another school where he is just another great coach in a long history of great coaches.
I'd like to think he'd stay at A&M since he's from Texas.
But yeah. That doesn't mean much.
But A&M does have a crapload of money to throw at him.
Again... Indiana. The ing cradle of basketball. They called him, from what I have heard, over 20 times last spring, and he called them *once* to tell them to not bother calling again.
I'll add the disclaimer again by saying that I don't think he'll go anywhere anytime soon.
But that reason you just gave could also have been given in all those other situations I mentioned, that's my point.
college coaches lie?
Coaches don't lie.
Fran was at his dream job at Bama.
Saban never talked to Bama.
Miles never talked to LSU.
Those were all football examples...please stay on topic with bball examples
To most coaches, I'd agree with you.
I think he's the exception.
He coached high school and JC ball in Texas, left the state for 5 yrs to learn under Bill Self and then came right back to take over UTEP before moving on to A&M.
He either has already or will shortly establish a pipeline of in-state talent much the same way Mack Brown has done in football at Texas, through the strength of his relationships with Texas HS b-ball coaches.
Not to mention A&M's new practice facility that's under construction and will be nicer than anything at UT.
Billy is not going anywhere next year.
I will bet anyone right ow any amt of money.
Any takers?
atm is now, has been, and will always be a football school. Basketball will always be 2nd fiddle. Same with uo. Same with SC. Yes they have nice crowds when they are good, but how long is it til football season? UK, Indy, Cincy, KU, these are all basketball schools. For a basketball coach who longs to be at the top of his profession, he longs for a position at a school such as that. billy learned 1st hand from the Self school of skipping til you get what you want. He's not at his last skip yet.
I know from first hand experience that taking a program that has never won before to new heights creates the irrational fanbase and pressure of winning every year. My father has done the same thing with more than one Texas high school basketball program, and it's always the same. The first few years with winning programs everyone loves you, everything is great. Once they get used to a certain level of winning, it all changes and the pressure is on. I think Billy will stay for a couple years further, but he's a smart, seasoned coach who realizes the time to strike for a big time college program or pro job is when the iron is hot and everyone loves you. Once the aggies get used to winning, and start to expect it, that may change everything. It may not, but you have to think it will at some point in time.
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