bills16 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Source: Sutton out after only two seasons as Cowboys coach ESPN.com news services Updated: April 1, 2008, 12:28 PM ET Comment Email Print Sean Sutton, who kept the family name in place at Oklahoma State after succeeding his father as coach, will not return for a third season, a source close to the program told ESPN Radio's Doug Gottlieb. Sutton will be paid for the remaining three years on his five-year contract, the source said Tuesday. A former Oklahoma State guard and an assistant on Eddie Sutton's coaching staff, Sean Sutton was unable to get the Cowboys to the NCAA tournament. He was 39-29 with two first-round NIT defeats. With a succession plan already in place, Sutton first was named interim coach at Oklahoma State in February 2006 after his father took a leave of absence following an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. Eddie Sutton did not coach the Cowboys again but did jump back into the game at San Francisco as the Dons' interim coach. Sutton, who said he would not return to the program, has 804 career victories. Scott Sutton, the youngest son of Eddie Sutton, is the coach at Oral Roberts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlove Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Source: Sutton out after only two seasons as Cowboys coach ESPN.com news services Updated: April 1, 2008, 12:28 PM ET Comment Email Print Sean Sutton, who kept the family name in place at Oklahoma State after succeeding his father as coach, will not return for a third season, a source close to the program told ESPN Radio's Doug Gottlieb. Sutton will be paid for the remaining three years on his five-year contract, the source said Tuesday. A former Oklahoma State guard and an assistant on Eddie Sutton's coaching staff, Sean Sutton was unable to get the Cowboys to the NCAA tournament. He was 39-29 with two first-round NIT defeats. With a succession plan already in place, Sutton first was named interim coach at Oklahoma State in February 2006 after his father took a leave of absence following an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. Eddie Sutton did not coach the Cowboys again but did jump back into the game at San Francisco as the Dons' interim coach. Sutton, who said he would not return to the program, has 804 career victories. Scott Sutton, the youngest son of Eddie Sutton, is the coach at Oral Roberts. Andy Katz is reporting a rumor that T. Boone Pickens is preparing to offer a bunch of money to Bill Self to come back to his alma mater. This rumor first came to pass back in January, and was gaining some momentum around the Big XII tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It sure was nice and vain of Eddie Sutton to use USF to get 800 wins. I suppose they had a bump in attendance and interest, but that whole situation just seemed contrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Andy Katz is reporting a rumor that T. Boone Pickens is preparing to offer a bunch of money to Bill Self to come back to his alma mater. This rumor first came to pass back in January, and was gaining some momentum around the Big XII tournament. As a college basketball fan (I don't really care for KU or OSU) I sure hope Self does not leave. The job he did at Tulsa was great but he soon left for greener pastures. Then he built Illinois into a Final Four but left for KU before being able to enjoy it. Now, he has KU into the Final Four. I, for one, am interested in watching him sustain a top program for 10 years or more rather than starting over again. No doubt he could turn OSU around if he wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlove Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 As a college basketball fan (I don't really care for KU or OSU) I sure hope Self does not leave. The job he did at Tulsa was great but he soon left for greener pastures. Then he built Illinois into a Final Four but left for KU before being able to enjoy it. Now, he has KU into the Final Four. I, for one, am interested in watching him sustain a top program for 10 years or more rather than starting over again. No doubt he could turn OSU around if he wanted to. You must not know many KU fans. I would much rather watch Self build and sustain a program at OSU than Kansas. Oklahoma State fans are pretty good fans. KU fans don't compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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