Brad Stevens - Butler

S

soonerbms

New member
Joined
Nov 28, 2008
Messages
871
Reaction score
0
-112-24 in four seasons
-Never missed the NCAA tournament
-Came within a couple points of beating Duke for the National Championship
-No NCAA baggage
-Only 34 years old

When we hand Capel his walking papers, we should make a very strong push for this guy. He has done nothing but win at Butler. According to Wikipedia, his is from Indiana and his mom was a professor at Butler, so I'm guessing he is very loyal to that school and he may not be interested in leaving for a reclamation project. Furthermore, Indiana is a basketball crazed state and I'm sure his program has terrific fan support and facilities. All that being said, money talks and we could probably pay him way more than Butler ever could.
 
If he left Butler for OU, my wife would probably not speak to me again!!






on second thought, GO GET HIM!
 
Nevermind. I am going to go ahead and torpedo my own thread because I didn't do enough research. After last season, Stevens signed a 12 year contract extension with Butler. Yes, I said 12 years. He has no intention of leaving that place. Even if he did, his buyout is probably astronomical.
 
soonerbms said:
-112-24 in four seasons
-Never missed the NCAA tournament
-Came within a couple points of beating Duke for the National Championship
-No NCAA baggage
-Only 34 years old

When we hand Capel his walking papers, we should make a very strong push for this guy. He has done nothing but win at Butler. According to Wikipedia, his is from Indiana and his mom was a professor at Butler, so I'm guessing he is very loyal to that school and he may not be interested in leaving for a reclamation project. Furthermore, Indiana is a basketball crazed state and I'm sure his program has terrific fan support and facilities. All that being said, money talks and we could probably pay him way more than Butler ever could.
Click to expand...

He signed a 12 year extension last year lol. Not going anywhere anytime soon
 
soonerbms said:
Nevermind. I am going to go ahead and torpedo my own thread because I didn't do enough research. After last season, Stevens signed a 12 year contract extension with Butler. Yes, I said 12 years. He has no intention of leaving that place. Even if he did, his buyout is probably astronomical.
Click to expand...

The AD at Butler is Barry Collier who was Nebraskas coach before Sadler. He was the next big name in coaching when he was head coach at Butler about 10 years ago. Then, 5 years later he's out of a job.

So, I'm sure Collier has preached to Stevens about what he has at Butler and how good he has it.
 
Big Old Booger said:
The AD at Butler is Barry Collier who was Nebraskas coach before Sadler. He was the next big name in coaching when he was head coach at Butler about 10 years ago. Then, 5 years later he's out of a job.

So, I'm sure Collier has preached to Stevens about what he has at Butler and how good he has it.
Click to expand...


Thad Matta.
 
Stevens isn't leaving anytime in the near future...now if Castiglione wants to hire me so I can be the next Brad Stevens, we can probably work that out.
 
soonerbms said:
-112-24 in four seasons
-Never missed the NCAA tournament
-Came within a couple points of beating Duke for the National Championship
-No NCAA baggage
-Only 34 years old

When we hand Capel his walking papers, we should make a very strong push for this guy. He has done nothing but win at Butler. According to Wikipedia, his is from Indiana and his mom was a professor at Butler, so I'm guessing he is very loyal to that school and he may not be interested in leaving for a reclamation project. Furthermore, Indiana is a basketball crazed state and I'm sure his program has terrific fan support and facilities. All that being said, money talks and we could probably pay him way more than Butler ever could.
Click to expand...
he has a huge buyout and FYI no decision has been made about Jeff
 
Matta is actually the only ex-Butler coach who has been successful at a BCS level institution. Lickliter was fired at Iowa and Collier resigned but was about to be fired at Nebraska.
 
SoonerDan74012 said:
Come on Chewy spill it!!!
Click to expand...
I would say yes. However I have been in the hospital (car accident) and been a little bit out of the loop. The situation is fluid would not suprise me either way at this time. The NCAA situation will weigh heavy on the ultimate decision
 
Big Old Booger said:
Thad was successful at Xavier before going to Ohio State. His stop at Butler was right before Xavier.
Click to expand...

I know, just saying there are expample for both outcomes.

Thad Matta did in one year what Barry Collier couldn't do in 10 at Butler.
 
Some SEC and ACC schools tried to get Butler last year (including Clemson and Wake Forest)...he isn't going anywhere any time soon. If he wanted to jump ship and go somewhere bigger, last year was his major window.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

W
Uzan's struggles
Replies
19
Views
959
CMSOONER
CMSOONER
C
Quick Intro and a few thoughts
2
Replies
20
Views
1K
opsooner
O
hoopsaustin
32-31 (guess what that is)
6 7 8
Replies
152
Views
16K
TINY
T
C
Early Projected 2024 Starting Lineup
2
Replies
38
Views
5K
SoonerBounce13
SoonerBounce13
B
Thoughts from the Tech Game
2 3
Replies
44
Views
2K
WichitaSooner
W
Back
Top