Has this been confirmed by west coast sources?
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Exactly. I just sent that explanation to my brother who responded to the news with āNice! Although those contracts still donāt mean much.ā They do if your sonās ability to take over a very successful program hangs in the balance. Even if Kellen ends up being a terrible HC 6 or 7 years from now (which I doubt he will since heās learning from one of the best), this whole HCIW thing might be the best thing that has ever happened for the basketball program.
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Ooohhhhh, I would soooo like to see what Matt Musil has to say now.
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I suggest that we each send Matt Musil a plastic spoon along with a written invitation to use it to eat fecal matter.
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very much looking forward to the next decade of cougar basketball!
also canāt wait to see the details of the contract.
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Iād say Kellen gets what, 4 years to run his own program (allowing his entire first recruiting class to cycle in). So thatās the next 10 years we have our head coach situated. Nice.
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Done deal.
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Thatās a minimum of 10 years, if Kelvin decides to retire in 6 and Kellen isnāt successful I meant. But Iām always looking on the downside of things. Must be my Coogs colored glasses. lol smh
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Iām thinking there is some sort of target for the program for the hand off to be sooner. Something like a Final Four win or National Championship and Kelvin can retire and hand off the job. Purely speculation on my part though.
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Im thinking positiveā¦would 5 championships under dad and son in the next few years give us our blueblood status??!
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I donāt think a G5 program could ever obtain blue blood status. But if we keep winning maybe we become P5 within the next 10 years? I hope so anyway.
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I love your thinking. Powerhouse program, absolutely. Blue blood? That might be pushing it, I think weād need at least a decade before the national perception puts us in that discussion. The real blue bloods the UNC, Dukeās, Kansas, and UK have been top programs for decades.
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Didnāt Villanova win the Natty last year?
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From DuarteāChron :
Sampson said there are no guarantees that Kellen succeeds him. In recent years, Kellen Sampson has interviewed for a handful of head coaching jobs.
āThatās no guarantee,ā Sampson said. ā He may get a call next year. I would be the first in line to tell him to take it. If he can get a great opportunity and Iām still here, heāll do whatās best for him. ā
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I thought Sampson leaving was a very reasonable possibility. I donāt think anyone needs to eat any crow for that.
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More from DuarteāChron:
That was never a sticking point,ā Kelvin Sampson said. āI wanted them to want Kellen. I didnāt want to have to put them in a bad spot that, well now, Iām not going to sign this unless you make Kellen coach-in-waiting. That was never the deal.
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This is basketball NOT footballā¦anyone CAN win the championship from outside the non Power 5 (see UCONN & Villanova recently)
As far as us reaching Blue Blood Status, per the poster:
If we win 5 championships in the next 15 years with say, 8 Final Four appearancesā¦we WILL be Blue Blood Statusā¦remember we are adding to a history that ALREADY includes FIVE Final Fours and TWO Championship appearancesā¦anything else is ADDED to our resumeā¦it doesnāt go away.
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Donāt tell that to the Arkansas fans, they claim thatās why they didnāt want him.
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