Coach Oats Will Remain at Alabama

[J4Bama]

Nate Oats ‘Fully committed,’ to Alabama, despite Kentucky rumors

Nate Oats said in a statement that he'll remain at Alabama.

www.al.com

 

[dayhiker]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777505736106414550

 

[dayhiker]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777503045019984347

 

[TexasBama]

Good. Now we can get back to worrying about next year's roster

 

[TexasBama]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777501746614440385

 

[BAMAVILLE]

I nominate J4Bama for Best Basketball Post of the Year for sharing the news first!

 

[bama2112]

I dont think Bill Curry left of his own accord. But I am a mature Bama fan and I tend to forget that is you dont win youll be asked to keep on loosing.

 

[JDCrimson]

I guess it was till rumor at the time but...

mlingerfelt31 posted the rumor first on the Good News Thread in the Football Forum at 7:20pm.

 

[BAMAVILLE]

I guess it was till rumor at the time but...

mlingerfelt31 posted the rumor first on the Good News Thread in the Football Forum at 7:20pm.

You know it don't count if it's posted in thd football threads

In all seriousness thanks to everyone that was on top of the news, crimsonaudio got in on the action too so thanks mlingerfelt31and the rest of the crew!

 

[bvandegraff]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777501746614440385

That's about as definitive as it can be. Byrne followed this up with a statement with extensive pleas to fund the Yea Alabama collective.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

That's about as definitive as it can be. Byrne followed this up with a statement with extensive pleas to fund the Yea Alabama collective.

Interesting on the collective. In the last year or so, I've heard both Byrne and Oats speak, and in all cases they've advocated for the collective, not a new arena.

Not saying that every fan and Athletic Department employee doesn't want a new arena. Just that it appears Oats feels the collective is more important than the arena.

Remember the NCAA has stopped all investigations into violation of pay-for-play rules and said it wouldn't initiate any new ones.

I haven't yet heard any UA representative at any level advocate for this, but I'm guessing there's about to be a collective component to Tide Pride donations.

As in, I predict that TP will rise by at least $100 per seat (football and basketball), with the increase earmarked for the Yea Alabama collective.

 

[BamaMoon]

The Oats to KY concern happened waaay back in the regular season when they were struggling.

It got brought up a time or two IIRC.

CNO is one of the hottest names in Bball right now. He's connected to the Hurley coaching tree. He runs a very player-friendly kind of offense (a shooter is encouraged to shoot and chastised for NOT shooting!!!) and our fan base has eaten up the entertainment value of this offensive style.

We knew the big dogs would come after him in time. I think CNO's commitment to Bama when he could have named his price at KY is probably the biggest story of Bama basketball history...right on the heels of our first Final Four!

 

[Scobaman]

The Oats to KY concern happened waaay back in the regular season when they were struggling.

It got brought up a time or two IIRC.

CNO is one of the hottest names in Bball right now. He's connected to the Hurley coaching tree. He runs a very player-friendly kind of offense (a shooter is encouraged to shoot and chastised for NOT shooting!!!) and our fan base has eaten up the entertainment value of this offensive style.

We knew the big dogs would come after him in time. I think CNO's commitment to Bama when he could have named his price at KY is probably the biggest story of Bama basketball history...right on the heels of our first Final Four!

The Oats to KY concern happened waaay back in the regular season when they were struggling.

It got brought up a time or two IIRC.

CNO is one of the hottest names in Bball right now. He's connected to the Hurley coaching tree. He runs a very player-friendly kind of offense (a shooter is encouraged to shoot and chastised for NOT shooting!!!) and our fan base has eaten up the entertainment value of this offensive style.

We knew the big dogs would come after him in time. I think CNO's commitment to Bama when he could have named his price at KY is probably the biggest story of Bama basketball history...right on the heels of our first Final Four!

There's nothing like watching our offense when the threes are falling, and the guys are running. In one game this year, with one minute remaining, they overcame a 6-point deficit and won in overtime. The sadness brought on by watching Bama teams pre-Oats seems like a bad dream. Thanks, coach for fully embracing Tide Basketball. May you have many more happy and successful seasons in Tuscaloosa.

 

[jthomas666]

Two observations:

1. Kentucky basketball boosters = Texas football boosters

2. CNO can be a god in Tuscaloosa. At Kentucky, no matter how well he did, he'd just be the next guy.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Interesting on the collective. In the last year or so, I've heard both Byrne and Oats speak, and in all cases they've advocated for the collective, not a new arena.

Not saying that every fan and Athletic Department employee doesn't want a new arena. Just that it appears Oats feels the collective is more important than the arena.

Remember the NCAA has stopped all investigations into violation of pay-for-play rules and said it wouldn't initiate any new ones.

I haven't yet heard any UA representative at any level advocate for this, but I'm guessing there's about to be a collective component to Tide Pride donations.

As in, I predict that TP will rise by at least $100 per seat (football and basketball), with the increase earmarked for the Yea Alabama collective.

I thought the collective(s) couldn't be directly connected to the school(s)...perhaps I have misunderstood the rules.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I thought the collective(s) couldn't be directly connected to the school(s)...perhaps I have misunderstood the rules.

ha ha ha ha rules

 

[TexasBama]

2. CNO can be a god in Tuscaloosa. At Kentucky, no matter how well he did, he'd just be the next guy.

Coach Bryant liked to say that Rupp got a Cadillac for winning the SEC, and he got a cigarette lighter.

ha ha ha ha rules

 

[4Q Basket Case]

I thought the collective(s) couldn't be directly connected to the school(s)...perhaps I have misunderstood the rules.

That was the original plan, and I guess it's still that way on the books.

But when the NCAA stopped all ongoing investigations, and announced that there would be no new ones, enforcement went out the window.

It's a rule with no enforcement behind it...IOW, not a rule at all.

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

I’m still nervous until UK gets their guy.

 

[AlistarWills]

Interesting on the collective. In the last year or so, I've heard both Byrne and Oats speak, and in all cases they've advocated for the collective, not a new arena.

Not saying that every fan and Athletic Department employee doesn't want a new arena. Just that it appears Oats feels the collective is more important than the arena.

Remember the NCAA has stopped all investigations into violation of pay-for-play rules and said it wouldn't initiate any new ones.

I haven't yet heard any UA representative at any level advocate for this, but I'm guessing there's about to be a collective component to Tide Pride donations.

As in, I predict that TP will rise by at least $100 per seat (football and basketball), with the increase earmarked for the Yea Alabama collective.

Didn’t Tide Pride go up already? Seems I know someone who had tix and they dropped them because of the TP dues growing by an absurd amount (in their eyes).