This remains to be seen. While Albin is gone, most of the assistants under Albin are still there, and I presume that, if they stay, those coaches will try to maintain the culture of winning that Ohio now has. Also, the entire team remains, for now, and they can also carry on that culture. Now, after the bowl, what will happen remains to be seen. At one extreme, the rest of the staff could remain intact, and the players could all stay. At the other extreme, the assistant coaches could all depart, and the players could hit the portal en masse.

I do recognize that a minority of posters on BA favor deliberately changing the culture, but that doesn't mean it will happen. At this point, Ohio has to put this behind them and move forward. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

If you follow any of the players on instagram and twitter, they're all pro Smith and seem to be in a good place. All are posting about OU and the bowl game, shouting out players who were selected to all-mac teams. Outside of the initial reactions I saw, everything has died down.

Shay Taylor wrote on twitter earlier "A testment to the coaching staff" on Decker's post about no one jumping into the portal.

I wrote 'Announce Smith!' on one of the posts and Parker and Heidecker liked it.

The only people freaking out right now seem to be a small subsect of BA folks. Like usual.

I want Smith named yesterday, but everything seems to be extremely quiet and steady. If not oddly so. I think that means they know he was told he's the next man up. Of course, I could be wrong and everyone could jump in after the bowl game - which wouldn't be all that surprising given we lost our coach - but for the moment, we lost our coach and not one player. Not one player has jumped into the portal and went to UNCC. That's wild. That says a lot. Maybe Albin wasn't as beloved as some thought.

My guess is that someone isn't sure of the definition of "fiction".

OCF: The actual series of events counters your argument.

Tim WAS told they would make a counter offer...and do it prior to MACC.

Julie Cromer WAS NOT told that Tim had already signed a contract several days earlier. I guess he assumed Ohio wouldn't come close to the Charlotte offer.

He was wrong.

I suspect the only person who was truly "disrespected" in this process was TA's agent. Maybe he was known to Julie and is a buffoon/blowhard. Maybe he had been disrespectful towards her in past meetings. Perhaps it's university policy to not negotiate with intermediaries unless they are legal counsel. We may never know.

As for the amount of the offer, Julie C. has long been aware of faculty sensitivities regarding coaches' salaries and all things ICA. Maybe President Gonzalez said she'd take the heat and came up with more money than Julie (and TA) expected. Too bad Tim had already signed elsewhere.

Fiction: something that is invented or untrue

Non Fiction: something based on facts, actual events, or real people

Why aren’t there tampering rules? OUr coach has a championship and bowl game to prepare for. You can talk to him after the mission is accomplished.

Wait what? Why would you NOT want an agent for this type of negotiation? And yes this is a common practice among football coaches making millions of dollars. Jimmie Sexton has made a nice name for himself in the SEC.

Bottom line OCF is that this situation never should have happened!! Period! You believe these other people who are anti Coach Albin if you want. The truth is the man was not treated with the respect and value he deserved. The AD was aware of the Rice interview and how much they offered several days before the Ball State game. She kept putting off contract talks to Coach Albin. She knew that other schools were interested. The Rice offer was twice the pay of what Ohio paid him, but he turned it down because they wanted him immediately. Name another school that has achieved the success the Bobcats have achieved the last three seasons in the conference. Name another coach at Ohio that accomplished what Coach Albin accomplished the last three seasons in winning ten games. I realize this is 2024 and schools play more games than they did 60 years ago. However no coach since 1968 accomplished what Coach Albin accomplished. The sad thing is that he wasn’t looking for a bunch more money. Look at his contract details at Charlotte. Doesn’t it seem odd that a 20 year employee would leave for just slightly more money for himself. Coach Albin was the sixth highest paid conference coach in October of 2024. Do you think that was fair? How in the world would Ohio allow Albin to be paid less than a new coach at WMU and Buffalo? Total lack of respect!! This administration knew before the Ball St game what they needed to do, but they kept stalling and it came back to bite them. The AD is responsible for this mess! As I have mentioned before if this was an SEC or Big 10 school, the AD would be held responsible!!! For crying out loud the agent wasn’t even permitted in the room. Why have an agent if they aren’t allowed in contract talks? This is a total mess that is all on our administration!!!

Bingo!!!

Hi there Brooke!

Our former AD, Jim Schaus ,used to keep an updated list of available coaches and
their phone numbers in all sports.

If a coach left O.U. ,he was on the phone.

I may be wrong, but based on what's going on with the football coaching situation, JC doesn't seem to have a sense of urgency when it comes to O.U. athletics.

Factual about Schaus. He had Christian and Saul hand picked within days of Groce and Christian's departures, and I'm sure he knew where the Athens Mafia wanted their bread buttered by bringing back Boals as soon as he fired Saul and jumped for his new job at the Southern Conference. On the flip side, Kirby Joke-Cut couldn't find his pockets unless he was playing pocket pool.

In reality, as we look at the Brooke Albin situation -> Julie probably should have seen this coming, and been ready to close a deal quicker than in 10 days. As the Nike Athletic Director of the Year (yep, that's a real thing), I would expect a little swifter movement and a big rolodex. Sidenote - can we quit with the made up awards already? I'm dying to know the requirements to win that Atheletic Director of the Year award....be as subservient as possible to Greg Sankey and Tony Pettiti so that you don't dare try and improve your national standing? WINNER.