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#Post#: 26468--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: sbufan
Date: March 27, 2019, 8:41 am
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--- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
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> greatK earns his name!
>
> all this talk about ford and weber- is thornton still on too?
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Thornton went to Ohio with Boals
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: March 27, 2019, 8:46 am
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ok, i only asked because they updated the website to include
that ford is the head coach, but thornton still shows as the
asst.
opportunity to upgrade! though, we did well with hargrave.
#Post#: 26474--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: March 27, 2019, 9:01 am
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Old Seawolf, No problem at all.
On your point about Heilbron, I agree Completely
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: March 27, 2019, 9:16 am
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--- Quote from: Tml link ---
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> I love it. This team has talent, more talent overall than
when Pikiell was here and that's no knock on him. A new head
coach would have set this program back two years at the very
least because some of these kids would have left and it takes at
least that much time to recover. Instead, SB can build on what
it has already built.
>
> Contract breaches happen very day. Liquidated damages clauses
are used as swords against employees all the time. If Ford
bolts, so be it. Who's to say the next guy wouldn't bolt after
winning the AE. That's what Pikiell did and who could blame
him?
>
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It can’t be said any better than the words you wrote here. A new
unfamiliar head coach would cause a mass exit. Just look around
the country at all the Good players transferring because their
coach moved on. Makale Foreman looks relieved on Twitter even
though Thornton was the main guy responsible for bringing him in
and he followed Boals to OU. He at least can come off his
redshirt year playing for someone who he was around for 12
months prior. I really felt sorry for Makale particularly
before the Ford hire.
Makale’s Tweet :
HTML https://twitter.com/makale_0/status/1110287604564537350?s=21
#Post#: 26476--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 27, 2019, 9:24 am
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--- Quote from: ThegreatK link ---
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> [quote author=Tml link=topic=768.msg26465#msg26465
date=1553693627]
> I love it. This team has talent, more talent overall than
when Pikiell was here and that's no knock on him. A new head
coach would have set this program back two years at the very
least because some of these kids would have left and it takes at
least that much time to recover. Instead, SB can build on what
it has already built.
>
> Contract breaches happen very day. Liquidated damages clauses
are used as swords against employees all the time. If Ford
bolts, so be it. Who's to say the next guy wouldn't bolt after
winning the AE. That's what Pikiell did and who could blame
him?
>
--- End Quote ---
It can’t be said any better than the words you wrote here. A new
unfamiliar head coach would cause a mass exit. Just look around
the country at all the Good players transferring because their
coach moved on. Makale Foreman looks relieved on Twitter even
though Thornton was the main guy responsible for bringing him in
and he followed Boals to OU. He at least can come off his
redshirt year playing for someone who he was around for 12
months prior. I really felt sorry for Makale particularly
before the Ford hire.
Makale’s Tweet :
HTML https://twitter.com/makale_0/status/1110287604564537350?s=21
[/quote]
Great news on the Foreman tweet.....I was certainly worried
about his flight risk too, prior to the Ford announcement.
Do you have any insight into where Akwasi stands on
staying/transferring?
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: March 27, 2019, 2:49 pm
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Akwasi is 50/50 on returning or leaving. The staff is working
tooth and nail to keep him a seawolf but he is also hearing from
from Big boys and that is enticing. The kid truly doesn’t have
two feet on either side of the line. He’s right in the middle at
this time. I can say he was one of the players who went to
Heilbron and asked Geno be named head coach for what it’s worth.
#Post#: 26478--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 27, 2019, 3:10 pm
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--- Quote from: ThegreatK link ---
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> Akwasi is 50/50 on returning or leaving. The staff is working
tooth and nail to keep him a seawolf but he is also hearing from
from Big boys and that is enticing. The kid truly doesn’t have
two feet on either side of the line. He’s right in the middle at
this time. I can say he was one of the players who went to
Heilbron and asked Geno be named head coach for what it’s worth.
>
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Thanks again TheGreatK, for your insight on this. He's a really
nice young man, always wish him the best, but of course, we hope
he stays.
Totally understand what playing for the big boys would mean, but
if it's a reduced role, like Cremo and Nicholls saw this year,
then he may have to factor reduced playing time into the
equation. Is that good or bad for his pro career? That's the
$64MM question.
BTW, I think your last sentence implicitly makes it 51/49 that
he stays :).
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: March 27, 2019, 7:33 pm
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--- Quote from: ThegreatK link ---
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> Akwasi is 50/50 on returning or leaving. The staff is working
tooth and nail to keep him a seawolf but he is also hearing from
from Big boys and that is enticing. The kid truly doesn’t have
two feet on either side of the line. He’s right in the middle at
this time. I can say he was one of the players who went to
Heilbron and asked Geno be named head coach for what it’s worth.
>
--- End Quote ---
What pro options are available to him? Is that not on the table?
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#Post#: 26483--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
Date: March 28, 2019, 6:14 am
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
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> [quote author=ThegreatK link=topic=768.msg26477#msg26477
date=1553716194]
> Akwasi is 50/50 on returning or leaving. The staff is working
tooth and nail to keep him a seawolf but he is also hearing from
from Big boys and that is enticing. The kid truly doesn’t have
two feet on either side of the line. He’s right in the middle at
this time. I can say he was one of the players who went to
Heilbron and asked Geno be named head coach for what it’s worth.
>
--- End Quote ---
What pro options are available to him? Is that not on the table?
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When I first heard Yeboah wanted to leave, I just assumed it was
to go pro in Europe or to the G league or something (big
longshot there). I never thought it would be to a power
conference program simply because I'm not sure what he could do
next season to not even just get him drafted, but even get him
into an off season camp for an NBA team. At some point, you're
better off playing in the AE than riding the bench in the Big 12
or something like that. Though Yeboah would be good enough to
start at several power programs.
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: March 28, 2019, 9:03 am
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
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> [quote author=ThegreatK link=topic=768.msg26477#msg26477
date=1553716194]
> Akwasi is 50/50 on returning or leaving. The staff is working
tooth and nail to keep him a seawolf but he is also hearing from
from Big boys and that is enticing. The kid truly doesn’t have
two feet on either side of the line. He’s right in the middle at
this time. I can say he was one of the players who went to
Heilbron and asked Geno be named head coach for what it’s worth.
>
--- End Quote ---
What pro options are available to him? Is that not on the table?
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Indeed it is, He can go to Europe and play in one of their
leagues 1st divisions.
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