cheeseman Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 No one knows for sure and it is early but I won't be surprised if Ford gets a 3 year extension. Thoughts? CBFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, cheeseman said: No one knows for sure and it is early but I won't be surprised if Ford gets a 3 year extension. Thoughts? I'd say the chances are greater than 50/50 that he'll get an extension. How many years does he have left? Two? Most coaches want to have more in balance than that in order to assure families of recruits that they'll be there for most, if not all, of the prospective recruits four years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 If he wins a game in the tournament extend him. If not let's see what happens in the next 2 years. TheBand likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just now, TheA_Bomb said: If he wins a game in the tournament extend him. If not let's see what happens in the next 2 years. I agree. If doesnt collect a win, and makes it back next year, extend him regardless of tournament wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, cheeseman said: No one knows for sure and it is early but I won't be surprised if Ford gets a 3 year extension. Thoughts? Would we even know? Chris May is very vague about his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 How much longer is OK State paying his salary? Or is that over already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Extensions for no reason are a frustrating part of college basketball. If he originally signed a 5 year deal (not sure it was ever reported), he'd still have 2 years left on the deal. There isn't much of a reason, barring a run in the tournament, to extend that more than a year. His OKState contract was slated to run through this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, thetorch said: How much longer is OK State paying his salary? Or is that over already? I read on here that Okla. St. settled in lump with him after he got the SLU job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Extensions for no reason are a frustrating part of college basketball. If he originally signed a 5 year deal (not sure it was ever reported), he'd still have 2 years left on the deal. There isn't much of a reason, barring a run in the tournament, to extend that more than a year. His OKState contract was slated to run through this season. See Texas contract with Shaka. I think they'd rather unload him this year but they can't. Wait and see. I hope I'm wrong but Coach has a track record of not winning in the tournament. Getting there is big for us but we gotta win a few. Maybe not this year, I get it. VT is a tough draw and we have a short bench but in 2 years..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 He at least should given some sort of bonus for getting us dancing. I know a lot of posters don't think he's done enough here to be on any P5 school's radar, but he's a proven recruiter, motivator, and not tainted by any scandals. SLU's got to show him some love to keep him here. Our path to sustainable success is to keep a good HC here for more than 3 years at a time. Remember, Romar was not a roaring success here, yet after 3 years he got hired away by a P5 school. I'd say Travis is a better HC than Zo. CBFan, Schasz and Zink like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: I'd say the chances are greater than 50/50 that he'll get an extension. How many years does he have left? Two? Most coaches want to have more in balance than that in order to assure families of recruits that they'll be there for most, if not all, of the prospective recruits four years. Yes he has 2 years left if I understand it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, slu72 said: He at least should given some sort of bonus for getting us dancing. I know a lot of posters don't think he's done enough here to be on any P5 school's radar, but he's a proven recruiter, motivator, and not tainted by any scandals. SLU's got to show him some love to keep him here. Our path to sustainable success is to keep a good HC here for more than 3 years at a time. Remember, Romar was not a roaring success here, yet after 3 years he got hired away by a P5 school. I'd say Travis is a better HC than Zo. Except Romar has 8 NCAA tournament wins to Ford's 1. Edit: This is a indisputable fact. Guess some people aren't into facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Cussamano was talking about this just a few minutes ago. He mentioned LSU and Vandy as schools who might be looking for coaches. He said he doesn’t think it’s a concern now but if he wins 50 games the next two years and makes a run that schools will come calling. I was surprised he even brought it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, slu72 said: He at least should given some sort of bonus for getting us dancing. I know a lot of posters don't think he's done enough here to be on any P5 school's radar, but he's a proven recruiter, motivator, and not tainted by any scandals. SLU's got to show him some love to keep him here. Our path to sustainable success is to keep a good HC here for more than 3 years at a time. Remember, Romar was not a roaring success here, yet after 3 years he got hired away by a P5 school. I'd say Travis is a better HC than Zo. You are thinking like me - I think we have to take the gamble of keeping him here. I would extend it 3 years. I know some will say that is too big of a gamble but at some point we have to roll the dice and I would roll it on Ford. After all we gave a contract to Crews and he had nobody coming in and his team was graduating. That was a much bigger gamble in my opinion. It seems he wants to stay here for now at least so we may be able to get him on a reasonable extension. He is young enough to still want to recruit hard and be successful so lets capitalize on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, dlarry said: Cussamano was talking about this just a few minutes ago. He mentioned LSU and Vandy as schools who might be looking for coaches. He said he doesn’t think it’s a concern now but if he wins 50 games the next two years and makes a run that schools will come calling. I was surprised he even brought it up. I think LSU's gonna be forced to fire Wade. I read where the FBI's got him on tape cutting a deal. I'd expect that announcement to come after they've been eliminated or after the dance is over. Didn't someone post on here that Drew's good for another year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: See Texas contract with Shaka. I think they'd rather unload him this year but they can't. -why can't they? couldn't they pay almost whatever to whomever including a buyout to Shaka? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just now, slu72 said: I think LSU's gonna be forced to fire Wade. I read where the FBI's got him on tape cutting a deal. I'd expect that announcement to come after they've been eliminated or after the dance is over. Didn't someone post on here that Drew's good for another year? Not sure anything is in concrete, but Drew got really unlucky, which should buy him time for sure. Plus they got two 4*'s and scotty pippen jr coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Not sure how secure Miller is at AZ as I think they're still looking into his involvement in the FBI investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cowboy said: -why can't they? couldn't they pay almost whatever to whomever including a buyout to Shaka? Texas has more money than the Vatican. Money ain't gonna stop them from buying out Shaka's contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, slu72 said: He at least should given some sort of bonus for getting us dancing. I know a lot of posters don't think he's done enough here to be on any P5 school's radar, but he's a proven recruiter, motivator, and not tainted by any scandals. SLU's got to show him some love to keep him here. Our path to sustainable success is to keep a good HC here for more than 3 years at a time. Remember, Romar was not a roaring success here, yet after 3 years he got hired away by a P5 school. I'd say Travis is a better HC than Zo. Romar's case was special, because it was his alma mater, Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I’ve heard that ford is very happy and his contract is for more than you think. FWIW. (That is not helpful but i am not worried about him leaving) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Romar's case was special, because it was his alma mater, Washington. Yeah.....I'm sure he'd have never left for another higher profile school...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I buy into Coach Ford. He's been dealt some tough hands since he has been here. His teams have never quit on him. They have finished the year strong all three years now. That says a lot about the coach. I would try to tack on another 2 years. You want your recruits to know that your coach is secure until graduation time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, RiseAndGrind said: I’ve heard that ford is very happy and his contract is for more than you think. FWIW. (That is not helpful but i am not worried about him leaving) He has a 15 year old son and probably would like for his son to finish school in St. Louis instead of relocating. When his children are in college then the coach and his wife will decide whether living in St. Louis is what they want. Hopefully they love Cardinal Baseball, Blues Hockey and Pappy's BBQ enough to stay until he retires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Matty Light said: I buy into Coach Ford. He's been dealt some tough hands since he has been here. His teams have never quit on him. They have finished the year strong all three years now. That says a lot about the coach. I would try to tack on another 2 years. You want your recruits to know that your coach is secure until graduation time. Be interesting to see what SLU does but I think he's earned that kind of an extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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