I thought this was pretty cool...

[jpsam]

http://files.emfcdn.com/downloads/audio/podcasts/klovemsint_podcast6594_20110323.mp3

Buzz just seems like a good dude aside from being a good coach who loves what he does.

 

[Escape Goat]

Marquette is awfully lucky to have him as their coach.

 

[StoopsBros]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10J4Djz2kg[/ame]

 

[Escape Goat]

He's not going anywhere. This won't be about money to him.

 

[Big Old Booger]

I am going to be really bummed if we don't get him.

He wasn't even on my radar 30 days ago and in the last 2 weeks I've come to think he's the perfect fit for what we need right now.

Come on, Joe...offer him the big check and let's get him in Norman!

 

[sooners78]

He's not going anywhere. This won't be about money to him.

I agree, with them doing so well in the tournament its going to make real hard from him to leave, hope i'm wrong

 

[jpsam]

I'm not sure why Buzz being a good dude leads to the thought that he's not coming here or that if he did it would only be about money. He is clearly attached to the program. You would hope he would be. Coaches don't go from one school to another simply b/c they're upset that their current school. I would guess that Buzz has probably been pretty attached to every place he's been. But, I would only be guessing. Seems like he's a pretty easy guy to cheer for.

 

[sdcloud9]

I think most on this board will root for him wherever he is coaching. Seems like a man who loves what he does and would do it for nothing.

 

[AdaSooner]

Marquette is awfully lucky to have him as their coach.

Amen to that! I'm just hoping our luck will change and Buzz will be our next coach. I'm going to be very disappointed if we don't get him.

 

[coolm]

sorry guys...just don't see him coming.

Let's start gloating over Shaka Smart.

 

[Top Dog]

sorry guys...just don't see him coming.

Let's start gloating over Shaka Smart.

Please see your thread you titled ... Apparently I was wong(wrong)...that is what most hope that you are with this.

 

[coolm]

Please see your thread you titled ... Apparently I was wong(wrong)...that is what most hope that you are with this.

I'm sure they are. But I think if they read about and embrace Shaka Smart they will love him and root for him. He will be a fabulous pick.

 

[soonernutt]

I agree, with them doing so well in the tournament its going to make real hard from him to leave, hope i'm wrong

There are two ways to look at it. Sure, if they go far in the tourney, Marquette is more likley to pay up to keep him around.

But, think about it like this. The more success he has this tournament, the more expectations he will have. He will be expected to be sweet 16 or better every year, at Marquette, in the toughest conference out there.

If he leaves, he leaves the program in great shape, and has a legacy of winning there. That's the best way to leave a program. If he really wants to get closer to home, there couldn't be a better time than now.

 

[Edmond_Sooner]

:clap

I listen to KLOVE every morning and heard them talking about this today...

What an impressive human being this guy is...and for me, this is about as close to a Billy Clyde type coach as we can get since he is a prodigy and on staff with him at A&M...

 

[AdaSooner]

There are two ways to look at it. Sure, if they go far in the tourney, Marquette is more likley to pay up to keep him around.

But, think about it like this. The more success he has this tournament, the more expectations he will have. He will be expected to be sweet 16 or better every year, at Marquette, in the toughest conference out there.

If he leaves, he leaves the program in great shape, and has a legacy of winning there. That's the best way to leave a program. If he really wants to get closer to home, there couldn't be a better time than now.

Good points. On the flip side, if he had lost in the first round, some OU fans would say he isn't worthy to be our coach.

 

[trueou]

Guys, do you remember his interview after their first win in the tournament last week when asked about coach openings? He said something like: "Last week nobody thought I could coach." Barry Tramel said he talked to some Milwaukee media guys and they said that this year when Marquette was kind of struggling mid-season that there were "FIRE BUZZ" signs in the arena. So it is not all unicorns and rainbows in Milwaukee for Buzz.

That aside, he is a great guy. And great guys build deep relationships with players, assistants, staff, administration and neighbors. It won't be easy for him to leave Marquette. But he has moved before. It is part of the game. He may very well choose to stay there. But we have as good a shot at getting him as Marquette has of keeping him if that is the direction we are going.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

 

[Mutron76]

I think most on this board will root for him wherever he is coaching. Seems like a man who loves what he does and would do it for nothing.

I would have real trouble rooting for him at Texas or OSU. I agree with you outside of those two schools though.

 

[Big Old Booger]

Did Marquette fans actually have this shirt created?

If so, they have to look as douche-tastic as the Auburn fan who was yelling with the megaphone at the Auburn AD after he hired Gene Chizik ("...we want a leader not a loser; give us Gill not Chizik...").