Gone from disgust and frustration to total lack of interest. Unfortunately the only thing that will ignite interest at this point is a change in coaches.

I think Jimmer is a slam dunk in the NBA because he already plays that way. I love to watch him but I'd hate to play with him because he doesn't ever pass.

wait, TU has a basketball team?

wait, TU has a basketball team?

wait, TU has a basketball team?

whoops, sorry bout that.

I posted yesterday on the subject of TU basketball after I got home from the game. Reluctantly, I feel it is time for a coaching change for the simple reason that while Doug Wojcik can recruit good players, he has yet to recruit any great players (Tubby, Steve Robinson, and Bill Self all were able to get at least 1 great player to come to TU). Worse yet, Wojcik does not seem capable of identifying potential star talent. Bill Self was exceptionally good at this, how else do you end up with Kevin Johnson, Dante Swanson, and Antonio Reed, who were pretty much overlooked by everyone else because they didn't fit the "mold". Who needs a 6'7" center? Who needs a 5'11" shooting guard? Well, that 6'7" center jumped higher than most people playing the game and was able to get off the ground so quickly he played like he was 7'. Rarely was he unable to guard a center who was 6'11" and rarely could a 6'11" guy guard him. Swanson was another one who played bigger than he was because of his athleticism. Wojcik is trying to find players who fit a mold rather than using his imagination on how he can use players who can flat out play? Where are the guys from Beggs? Seems to me that Pooh Williamson and Rod Thompson were really good for TU and that the famous playground ball in Beggs prepped them pretty well for college basketball.

I know he comes with baggage, but Billy Gillespie is available to coach and I think TU would be a perfect fit for him at this point in his life and you might be able to keep him around for a while if you give him the second chance he is looking for. Fans will come out and watch Gillespie's teams and we all know he can recruit. Other names: Pooh Williamson (he is ready now) and you could reach out to Tubby Smith again. I know he is at Minnesota, but it is clearly obvious that Tulsa is a special place to him and his family as well and he might consider returning to finish out his career.

Maybe the administraion really doesn't care? Might they be working toward a plan to discontinue basketball, in an "all-eggs-in-one-basket" approach to supporting football?

Rumor is TU’s men’s b-ball program is sucking a $1 million dollar deficit per yr now w/ Oh-no we still have Wojo.

Did TG’s Pitt “buy out” give TU some ammo to buy out No Mojo Wojo?

Sadly, Bubba is the same TU AD who ‘agreed to give No-go Woj an extension. I don’t know one fan that agreed w/ that decision even after winning the “no body cares” CBI. (By the way, Michael Walls was the All Star in that series & a JP recruit)

Alot of good coaching candidates out there.
Former Wake Forest Coach Dino Gaudio (let go after taking team to 2 straight NCAA’s w/ a 44-18 record)
Pooh (done outstanding job as A&M assistant w/ Turgeon’s boys)
Billie “Clyde” Gillipse (can recruit, work-a-holic, resume speaks for itself)
Scott Sutton (ORU connection worked once plus you wonder what Scott could do given all the right tools to succeed)

IF TU hires the right coach, you would see an immediate resurgence in season ticket sales & fan interest.

Gillipse? Well, he'd probably go for it. It would make an initial splash. And it's not like locals won't support an alcoholic coach.

Laffalot, I had to laugh a lot at your suggestion of Scott Sutton to take the head job at TU. To include him with the others you listed is pure lunacy. At schools like TU and ORU if other programs don't come afer your coach then you don't want him either.

Gene-O, I'm laughing right long with you. Scott Sutton? That team hasn't won a game this century.