OSU Basketball Opening

[88-31-10]

It seems most of the final four teams have had a scare getting through the tournament. Miss. State played Memphis close. Texas A&M played UCLA close. Kansas and Davidson was close. North Carolina is the only team to have gone through the tournament without a scare. However, they never had to leave their home state on their way to the Final Four.

Hopefully they get their scare Saturday night!!

RCJGOKU!!

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by JayhawkMom

Either way, I look at it like this:

KU Basketball did just fine before Bill Self, and KU Basketball will do just fine after Bill Self........Lots of folks thought the program would fall after Roy left and look, the final four.

KU is a premier basketball school.....lots of quality coaches would DIE to be able to go there.

I'm not scared, one way or the other.

BEAK 'EM HAWKS!!

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

EXACTLY...and to do that a good coach has to be in the mix but like 88 said...just a good coach does not make an elite program.

Premier programs attract premier players and Coaches. Players want to be offered scholarships to places like KU, because they know that they will be involved with a premier program, and most likely have a shot at the NBA.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Made in the USA

Premier programs attract premier players and Coaches. Players want to be offered scholarships to places like KU, because they know that they will be involved with a premier program, and most likely have a shot at the NBA.

Which is NOT OSU........lol

Not today, not yesterday and not tomorrow.

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Which is NOT OSU........lol

Not today, not yesterday and not tomorrow.

Well, not under Sutton's kid. Now, Eddie had a few good teams before he messed up. Evidently, Coaching at OSU, makes you turn to pain pills and booze! But, the old Bucklin boy had his moments.

[Taco Dog]

I think OSU has been to just as many final fours as Ku during Eddie Sutton's tenure there.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Taco Dog

I think OSU has been to just as many final fours as Ku during Eddie Sutton's tenure there.

But that's just a small snapshot of the program. I'm not going to compare them to KU because they are not in the same league.

OSU doesn't have the history that KU has. How many conference championships do they have? Do they win year in and year out?

[88-31-10]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

But that's just a small snapshot of the program. I'm not going to compare them to KU because they are not in the same league.

OSU doesn't have the history that KU has. How many conference championships do they have? Do they win year in and year out?

Not even close................

[88-31-10]

Originally Posted by Taco Dog

I think OSU has been to just as many final fours as Ku during Eddie Sutton's tenure there.

Nope. Just one under Sutton. 1995.

[Bubba]

You know at one time, KU didn't have the same league that KU is in now. They got there by having a good coach that people believed in and the players came to play for that coach. Then, when a school has a good/great coach that leaves it is easier for that school to replace the coach with another good/great coach so that the program can continue.

I don't think anybody is saying that OSU is going to be a powerhouse program next year, but with the right coach and a few more years...who knows.

[Taco Dog]

Originally Posted by 88-31-10

Not even close................

They were also there a few years ago - maybe 2004?