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Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: March 17, 2019, 6:47 pm
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--- Quote from: Wolffan link ---
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> In many ways college coaching is all about recruiting. I
thought Boals did very well in that regard lately. We had more
talent on our roster than any AE team (including UVM, IMHO).
That may have meant more to Ohio than a few bad losses (after
all, we did have some good wins).
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There was one “good win,” against South Carolina. It was the
only team in the top 100.
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Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 17, 2019, 7:41 pm
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Rumor on Twitter that Jeff Bolt (I mean Boals) is taking Geno
Ford and rest of staff with him. Feel bad for the players who
suddenly are in limbo land.
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Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: sbufan
Date: March 18, 2019, 8:17 am
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I'm open to promoting Geno Ford. He won a lot of games at Kent
St before he went to Bradley. There's a lot of talent on the
team and hopefully Ford can keep them all together.
Boals will be hard pressed to have the same success that Ford
had when he was in the MAC at Kent St. Also note that Ford and
Boals were contemporaries (played together at Ohio) but Ford
landed his first and second head coaching jobs well before
Boals. His career stalled out at Bradley, but he's still young
and was once a very promising young coach.
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Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: Tml
Date: March 18, 2019, 10:17 am
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So what was going on? The AD and Boals didn't get along? Maybe
I missed it but I didn't hear any words of praise or thanks from
Boals to SB for giving him the opportunity.
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Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 18, 2019, 10:35 am
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--- Quote from: Tml link ---
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> So what was going on? The AD and Boals didn't get along?
Maybe I missed it but I didn't hear any words of praise or
thanks from Boals to SB for giving him the opportunity.
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He Boal-ted faster than lightening. I was thinking the same
thing - scoured Twitter and other boards to only hear him
profusely thank the OH administration for the upcoming
opportunity. Very strange, and I'll say it again, this appears
(and I may be wrong) to have been in the works for awhile, given
the timing of the OH coach firing. Perhaps tampering, but I'm
sure this happens all the time in the coaching ranks. I'm just
wondering aloud if this had any effect on his QF coaching and
player meltdown vs. Bing. Perhaps the only answers to this
question can be supplied by the players themselves. But you can
guess that Heilbron put a press gag order on the team.
#Post#: 26314--------------------------------------------------
Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: sbufan
Date: March 18, 2019, 11:03 am
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Is it strange that Boals isn't coaching out the rest of the
season? Even if they knew Boals was the guy, I would have
expected them to wait to announce it until after Stony Brook was
eliminated.
#Post#: 26315--------------------------------------------------
Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 18, 2019, 11:28 am
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--- Quote from: sbufan link ---
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> Is it strange that Boals isn't coaching out the rest of the
season? Even if they knew Boals was the guy, I would have
expected them to wait to announce it until after Stony Brook was
eliminated.
>
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At least Pikiell finished the season out, albeit with an NCAA
game, not CBI. But Pikiell did the right thing by heaping
praise on SBU and the opportunity he was afforded by them on his
way out the door. He even scheduled a home-and-home with Rutgers
vs. SBU (not sure if that was part of the buyout agreement or
not though).
What did Boals expect, for Heilbron to rollover and double his
salary and match OU's offer after an AE QF debacle? I hope he
does the right thing in the next day or 2, and at least tips his
cap to SBU. He owes SBU and its fans that, at minimum.
Although he got us some solid recruits, let's not forget that he
was handed Akwasi and Garcia.
P.S. EDIT: Looking at Boals' Twitter account (freshly updated
within the last hour), he could show a little more class by
being a little more subtle until the news has sunk in for a few
days. SBU athletic administration aside, how do you think the
SBU players feel, a day after finding out, with Boals pimping
his "OU" brand all over the place?
P.P.S. EDIT: Did happen to catch a whiff of his OU press
conference today, and he did thank Stanley and Heilbron for the
opportunity, and said that it was tough telling his players that
he was leaving.
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Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: Killian
Date: March 18, 2019, 1:14 pm
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This stuff always goes on at good mid-major programs. It’s
happened to you guys twice. The guy has Ohio roots and he will
probably get much more money in the process. You shouldn’t blame
him for seeking a better opportunity. We all would. Go get an up
and coming assistant from the Duke/Carolina or other high major
coaching tree who’s looking at Stony Brook as his chance to
prove himself...take the next step. You guys are going to do
just fine.
#Post#: 26322--------------------------------------------------
Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: steveoh
Date: March 18, 2019, 4:39 pm
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A couple of things about this:
1. He didn't tank the Bingo game. C'mon. They shot the hell out
of the ball and we didn't. And if we play them 10 times, we beat
them 9. It just so happened that was the one.
2. I don't think anyone can blame him for taking a job at his
alma mater, where he was team captain, in a state he was raised,
for more money and a better conference.
3. It's been really fun three years, Coach. It's a shame we
didn't get to see this through, because next year and afterwards
would have been special.
4. I don't know how you can sell the idea of a third coach in
five years to Akwasi and Garcia.
And one last thing: Thank you, Coach.
#Post#: 26323--------------------------------------------------
Re: Jeff Boals agrees to Ohio coaching job
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: March 18, 2019, 5:37 pm
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Any honest person on this board wouldn’t pass up a $100,000 (or
was it more?) raise, especially in a lower cost-of-living area.
Only a fool would have stayed. The best way out of the team’s
seemingly endless cycle of disappointment is a move to a true
mid-major conference.
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