I wish, but it's not unprecedented to go far away for a one-off, especially if this is a buy game, which it seems to be. We played at Portland one year without also going to like an Oregon, OSU, Gonzaga, etc.

Burner- my brain isn't broken. What don't you comprehend? You along with a few others refuse to accept the fact that the basketball program doesn't play power four programs that could bring in additional cash for the university. It is ok for the administration to schedule 50-75% of non league games for the football program, but the basketball program has not played one power four program the last two seasons. We all know the reason. Don't give me some baloney about Ohio not being able to find schools to play them. This administration rewards the basketball coach as the highest paid coach in the league. The annual fifth/third seeds must warrant that top salary. Keep congratulating your AD for yet another blunder!

You want FACTS?

He brought Ohio their first MAC Championship since 1968 and exited the team bus on the way back to campus to take the head coaching position at Charlotte.[22]

Charlotte
Charlotte hired Albin as its football coach on December 7, 2024, following the 2024 MAC Championship Game. Albin succeeded Biff Poggi, who was fired after two seasons.[23]

First, exiting the team bus after the win shows no class in my opinion. Second, he clearly had already spoken to Charlotte prior to the MAC Championship. Third, he CHOSE to not allow Ohio to offer him a new contract. Fourth, he abandoned the team prior to the end of the season.

And to look at Albin and Boals tenures at Ohio shows Boals has won 60% of his games at Ohio and Albin has won 63%. Statistically they are basically the same.

According to X, Illinois State hosts Cornell on 11/9 so we can rule it out for the 8th. Likely pushing that game to December.

For all the new faces this team has, it also has a lot of college basketball mileage under its belt between Hadaway, Pavs, Simmons, Connors, Sheldon, and Breath.

You don't know half of this story. Only the part the AD is giving you. This administration treated Albin much differently than Boals. Most athletic administrators would go out of their way to satisfy the football coach who has been more successful than any other football coach the last 55 years at this university. That didn't happen. Even though this AD didn't hire Boals, she must be happy about his annual 5th seed finishes. That is why she gave the basketball coach top dollar and refused to reward an employee who gave 20 years of service to Ohio University. She secretly rewarded the womens BB coach who has been worse than pathetic the last four seasons. Keep thanking her for those blunders. The facts are that Albin earned conference coach of the year twice in four years at Ohio University. The facts are that Boals has no conference coach of the year awards in his tenure in Athens. The facts are that no MAC coach won more conference football games than Albin during his four year tenure as head coach in Athens. The facts are that Boals is the highest paid coach in the league for annual 5th/3rd seed finishes. The facts are that the AD rewarded Boals as the highest paid coach in the league even though Akron, Kent and Toledo have better conference records during his tenure in Athens. The facts are that Albin won 71.9% of his conference games compared to Boals 59.8% of his league games. The facts are that the football program plays at least 50% power four programs in the non conference schedule. How many power four schools does the mens hoop team play yearly? The facts are that the mens basketball program annually plays more games at home than they do "true road" games. You wanted facts. I just reeled off some facts you can give to the AD. Keep slapping this administration on the back for these enormous blunders!

Holy crap.

How long before Bobcat1996 realizes that his posts reflect incredibly poorly on Albin?

It's pretty clear at this point that Albin didn't actually want to leave OU, but just negotiated himself into a corner and ended up with a worse job as a result. Played his hand very, very poorly.

My guess is he won't last 4 years at Charlotte and it'll be his last ever head coaching job. It'll be a shame, but he made his bed.

"Name School Job Description Department Earnings Year
Jeffrey Boals Ohio University Head Men's Basketball Coach MENS BASKETBALL $718,339.21 2022"

OCF- This info is from The Buckeye Institute. I'm surprised a former journalist like yourself was not aware of this information. Also, Boals was given raise since the 2022 salary, so he is making way more than the above pay currently in 2025. Good luck finding that info, but I have heard it is north of $800 K. John Groce received a contract extension in 2022 through the 2029-30 season and Groce's base salary was $650 K. I'm not certain if he has received a pay raise since the above extension. I have no problem with Jeff Boals. Did he deserve to be the top paid coach in the conference in 2024-25 season with his annual fifth/third seed finishes? You can answer that question. What I have a problem with is how this administration treated the basketball coach differently than the former football coach. No football coach in the MAC had a better conference win percentage the last four seasons. The former football coach earned conference coach of the year twice in his four seasons as head coach. The former football coach won double digit games for three consecutive seasons. How many times has that happened at Ohio University? The former football coach who spent 20 seasons of his life at Ohio University, led the team to a conference championship for the first time in over 55 years. What didn't she like about him? I have a few guesses, but maybe you know more than me. The contract negotiations started back in the summer of 2024 before the season began. They never got done. My guess is that after seeing 14 players depart to power four programs, the AD banked on Ohio not winning that many games. However, after the Bobcats got on a roll, several schools got interested in Coach Albin. The AD knew that he turned Rice down for way more cash than he was making at Ohio. The AD knew more schools would be interested. What went wrong? After the Bobcats defeated Ball State for win number nine, the AD should have sprinted to the football office and sealed the deal. The AD knew the former coach had other offers and needed a contract offer from Ohio, but she neglected to get it in. For three or four days after Thanksgiving she had plenty of time to come up with a deal. That didn't happen. The AD had no problem giving a secret renewal to the womens basketball coach who has been worse than terrible the last four years. Maybe you are ok with these monumental blunders by the administration?

"Dear Mrs. Albin: I note that the weekly regurgitations of your husband's accomplishments never mention: 1.) the horrendous first year; and 2.) the aggressive (and sometimes heated) intervention by the AD to correct several of his early mistakes. These included the ridiculous in-game "cowboy" celebrations by the strength & conditioning team, the replacement of two underachieving assistants, in-depth interviews with players to identify and correct areas where your hubby had weakened the team culture vis-a-vis Frank's practices, and the mandatory interview/presentation skills training needed to smooth out the peaks and (deep) valleys of "Albin speak." Your favorite AD also intervened, with input from Frank, to strengthen recruiting strategy and practices and invested additional monies in a variety of areas, all to help make your husband avoid disaster. Surely none of these, including 2 pay raises for hubby and his staff, had any effect on the subsequent three years.

For all his strengths, your husband sometimes comes across as a fool, and he certainly acted like one in the way he negotiated his exit from Athens.


Last Edited: 7/14/2025 12:18:45 PM by SBH"


SBH- I am not Mrs Albin. If you don't like my comments, ignore them. This administration had plenty of time to seal the deal, but they neglected to do so. Since you are close with the administration, ask her why she paid the mens hoops coach top dollar in the league when he annually ends up fifth/third seed? Ask her why the womens hoop coach was secretly renewed for being pathetic? I'm surprised as a long standing Bobcat alum who supports the football program, that you would be happy that the most successful football coach in the last 55 seasons is no longer at Ohio University. I am surprised that you continue to support an administration that treats a coach who has been worse than lousy the last four seasons better than the two time conference coach of the year in football. I'm shocked that being a "Frank guy", that you wouldn't support the former head coach, who was more successful than Frank. As I have mentioned before, get back to me in a few years when Ohio wins double digit games for three consecutive seasons. Keep slapping the AD on the back for these gigantic blunders!

Mrs. Albin: I have addressed your questions, including the renewal (not secret) of Bob Boldon, multiple times. As to Jeff Boals's compensation, the guy won the MAC tourney plus an NCAA tourney game (over the defending national champion) in year 2 (?) and was a hot commodity. Timmy and his agent tried to bully the AD who did so much to protect Tim from himself - into a major boost in salary. Didn't work for them, so now they've taken Frank's "bricks and mortar" meme to Charlotte. Kind of embarrassing for him. I'm sure he can still dial up his testosterone by breaking out that Smokey & the Bandit hot rod (with lame automatic tranny!). By the way, our new head coach couldn't stand him.

SBH- I'm guessing you and a few others never had the opportunity to meet Coach Albin. Perhaps you attended a Bobcat baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball or swim event and didn't get the chance to speak with him. Yes, he and another Bobcat football staffer were timers at a Bobcat swim meet a few years ago. If you ever chatted with him, then you would know that the guy is a very down to earth, genuine and caring person. Coach Albin was a great ambassador for Ohio University. Don't take my word for it. Ask former players Kai Caesar, AJ Ouellette, Tariq Drake, Beau Blankenship, Brad Weaver, Parker Tittsworth and many others what they think of Coach Albin. Coach Albin lived in the Athens community his entire tenure at Ohio University. His children attended area schools and the family participated in community activities. Can you say the same about some other Bobcat head coaches? If the current head coach "couldn't stand", Albin, then he had plenty of opportunities to depart Athens. The current head coach was hired by Albin and stayed three seasons with him. Albin promoted the current head coach to Associate head coach/OC before the 2024 season. I'm guessing the administration is feeding you this information and you are gobbling it up. As for Boals, if you and the administration think that winning one three game conference tournament during Covid, outweighs his annual fifth/third seeds, then so be it. Kent, Toledo and Akron all have better league records than Boals during his six seasons at Ohio. However, you and the administration have no problem rewarding him as the highest paid coach in the conference in 2024. As for the agent and the so called "bullying". That remark is laughable. Coach Albin's salary was the sixth highest in the MAC last season. Nobody had a better conference record than Albin the last four years. He didn't ask to be compensated as the top paid head coach in the league. One can only guess where you heard those remarks. It is a shame that this administration and some others like you aren't appreciative for what Albin accomplished in his 20 seasons in Athens. And for the record, I am not related to Coach Albin. I'm just a Bobcat fan who is extremely grateful for the unprecedented success this football program achieved during Albin's tenure at Ohio University.

Take it outside, guys...