Gottlieb to Interview for Okie Lite Job
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Except Fred wasn't a giant doosh.
This. Both were (would) unknown college coaching commodities. But, most ISU fans were willing and interested in Fred. I don't get that same feeling with OSU fans...
Gottlieb bounced around a ton in Europe for like 2 years.
Fred had a decade in the NBA and was forced to retire. He then worked in a front office.
I know you know all this but I don't think it's the same at all.
All I know is that it could get a little confusing at B12 media day...
Except Gottlieb sounds just like Glen Quagmire. That's how you tell the difference. Giggity!
I can already see it now. Cyclone Alley all wearing their shorts backwards when he comes to town.
I realize it isn't apples to apples, but the guy knows the game, and we got an awful lot of flack for hiring a guy with zero coaching experience. And that worked out well.
My point is that celebrating this as a guarantee that OSU stays in the cellar is premature and a little hypocritical, when a similar, but admittedly not identical scenario benefited us.
Wait, OSU has fans? Judging from attendance at their home games I'm not sure they did.
This would be the start of a return to the glory days of a group of coaches I have missed for a while. It is hard to hate any Big XII coaches today, not like we used to hate some of the Big 8 coaches:
Norm
Dickey
Billy Tubbs
Quinn Snyder
Ricardo Patton
Dave Bliss
The coaches today aren't near the characters these guys were (Weber could be if we didn't own them and Huggins just doesn't have the floor show or character flaws the above guys had)
I could see Cyclone alley coming up with a new version of 'Sit Down Norm' for Dougie boy.
Norm
Dickey
Billy Tubbs
Quinn Snyder
Ricardo Patton
Dave Bliss
The coaches today aren't near the characters these guys were (Weber could be if we didn't own them and Huggins just doesn't have the floor show or character flaws the above guys had)
I could see Cyclone alley coming up with a new version of 'Sit Down Norm' for Dougie boy.
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To ISU fans it's clear Hoiberg was better suited for success. To outsiders it probably looks pretty similar.
We're outsiders this time, and even though my guess is it'll be more like Mullins, I could see it working. He's a son of a coach, knows basketball, and may be a much better recruiter than Fred.
We're outsiders this time, and even though my guess is it'll be more like Mullins, I could see it working. He's a son of a coach, knows basketball, and may be a much better recruiter than Fred.
Man I hope they hire him. The Hoiberg comparison is way off. Gottlieb hasn't been involved in coaching or developing basketball players. His job is to sit behind a microphone and criticize people from afar.
Hilarious and people comparing it to Hoiberg is even more hilarious get a ******* clue, Hoiberg succeeded at the next level playing and managing. Gottlieb zilch. Hope it works out for em, but who gives a rip.
