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Boals team lost in their conf. tourney. He and Geno should be available.

Has anyone looked at Geno's Coaching body of work?? It's not impressive. Bradley is significantly better POST Geno than they were WITH Geno. Pass.

I usually just read and seldom comment, but regarding talent, who among our returning players ( other than Dartis and Carter) would even see playing time on the team that had Walter Offutt, DJ Cooper, Nick Kellogg, Ivo Baltic, Reggie Keely, Tj Hall, Ricardo Johnson and Jon Smith?

I agree

+1. Sums it up nicely without having to say anything else. As you said in another thread, "It's time" - simple as that.

I agree with this. If you want an example of what things look like when you retain an unsuccessful coach, look to the Bengals after they unwisely chose for one more go around with Marvin. You can't see that to ticket buying fans and alumni.

Also, I know someone will probably throw rocks at me for this, but do other, non-Saul factors play into renewing season tickets, or how much you choose to spend, for anyone else? I can't be the only one who isn't enthused about other factors and the way things get done around The Convo.

Win and I'll be there.
Put a good product on the floor, and I'll do my best to come & support.
Struggle and have a great atmosphere, and I'll figure out ways to make it worth it.

Embrace the downhill slide to mediocrity and struggle to provide any entertainment, experience, or value outside of the sad product on the court... and I'll make only 2 games when I've previously averaged 15.

The other factors are KEY when the product on the floor struggles. Maybe it's time for a new obsession for me. 17 years and literally half my life, and there's not much that excites me about Ohio Basketball right now.

For a first D1 head coaching gig, I would think we pay handsomely, so any P5 assistant looking to make a name for himself should take a call from us seriously. Luke Yaklich and Saddi Washington at Michigan have been mentioned. Ryan Pedon at Ohio State. Luke Murray at Louisville looks like he would be a good get. Plus you'd get the added bonus of Bill Murray sightings in the Convo.

Maaaannnn buddy, you're hitting the nail on the head for me. Nail. On. The. Head.

Combine what you said, with the reality that I can spend time with my family if I choose to go to other college basketball venues more frequently by going to The Convo less, and I'm in agreement. I'll never choose to not buy Ohio Basketball season tickets, but I may reduce what I spend to spend more elsewhere with family. And it's pretty hard to sell people on coming across the state to go to The Convo for a so-so gameday experience and bad basketball instead of going to a game at UD, OSU, or UC. Seven to ten years ago, it didn't feel this way. Schaus and Co. have a lot of work to do to reverse the trend.

You make a good point here. And regarding the "patrolled like it's Baghdad" comment, let me just say, I had the chance to visit Fifth Third Arena for the Memphis game, and in no way did I feel like I was surrounded in all directions by security. Also there weren't barricades to keep people from accessing the walkways into the arena - IN CLIFTON. And we all know how Clifton is compared to Athens. This is something that Jimbo and OUPD desperately need to fix.

As an aside, I'd highly recommend checking out the new arena. They did phenomenal work with the rebuild there.

In the past, good basketball covered for the fact that pretty much every other aspect of a Convo gameday kind of sucks (uninviting entrance that looks and is patrolled like it’s Baghdad, sub-high school concessions, and so-so in-game/timeout entertainment. New scoreboard definitely is nice though). When everything sucks, it becomes a tough sell fast
[/QUOTE]1000% correct. I have said this before. Drive down Richland Ave. on game night , what game? Convo is dark. Why do we not have LED's lighting up the concrete columns to brighten up game night? Parking lot lights are 20+ year old tech. need LED upgrades. Every Athens County HS game has 4 X as good concessions. ( Maybe OU could get them in to serve as a fundraiser for their HS ? ) Parking - donor lots are full before you get there. Why - OUPD requires those that park under the Convo to move out due to bomb threats. They go park in the donor lot behind the Convo. OU parking will not require these donor lots to be cleared for the games, so DONORS hunt for parking. IF you find a spot then you need to walk around the Convo via parking lots to the front ramp. As security, yellow vests, gates will not let you walk up a back ramp to the covered outside concourse level to walk around to the front door. Then you are searched by Yellow jackets and looked at by OUPD and the 2 bomb dogs.

I worked the ground side on aviation for 20+ years before I retired. NOT in security. Many schools, seminars, on-line classes and such. All had a security components after 911. The biggest thing I leaned from them was " You SIZE your response to your perceived threat". Looking at the things OUPD and Yellow jackets do at the Convo and Peden I wonder how many bomb threats a day OU gets???

Bottom line the AD needs to get a backbone. Tell Chief Fife of OUPD to make it less "in you face". Tell parking services these lots belong to us on game day, empty them. And facilities to upgrade the lights.

How does he get this backbone ???? Go to DR. Nellis, explain the issues and needs, and ask for the backing to DEMAND OUPD, parking and facilities come up with a plan to help.

Allllllll THIS. ^^^