ODU fires head coach Blaine Taylor

NT03 · February 5, 2013

http://www.fox43tv.com/dpps/sports/coach-blaine-taylor-out-at-odu_5490265

mgfan · February 5, 2013

Propose a trade?

greenminer · February 5, 2013

The program averaged about 25 wins the last 8 seasons, with multiple bids and an NCAA Tourney win (plus a CIT championship) under his belt.

Anyone know the story behind this? I can think of a handful of posters that - had he been here - would gut through their current situation and give him multiple chances.

Edited February 5, 2013 by greenminer

foutsrouts · February 5, 2013

Propose a trade?

They would end up suing us for everything we've got.

UNT90 · February 5, 2013

Accountability.

If he were here, he would be given 4 years to right the ship.

TheTastyGreek · February 5, 2013

Wow... 2-20 is pretty terrible, but I still think this is shocking. Selig was the old wku ad, I think... He and Taylor must have hit it off like Dickey and RV if Taylor couldn't even get a full year's slack with that track record.

Joshdude182 · February 5, 2013

Any good prospects for our new coach next year?

TheTastyGreek · February 5, 2013

Any good prospects for our new coach next year?

Semi serious... If he had 2 or 3 more years that ODU has to buy out... We could offer him a backloaded deal, pay him a buck a year until the ODU contract ends, and afford to lose Benford without playing a SWAC ooc schedule.

Joshdude182 · February 5, 2013

Well we're getting rid of Benford...but I hope that doesn't mean a SWAC ooc schedule...

untjim1995 · February 5, 2013

We aren't getting rid of Benford, unless you donate the buyout. There's no way this university is going to buy out four years of a contract for a basketball coach when they wouldn't/couldn't buy out an extra year of the worthless Todd Dodge experiment that would have cost > $300k to get rid of him in 2009 instead of 2010.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 5, 2013

We aren't getting rid of Benford, unless you donate the buyout. There's no way this university is going to buy out four years of a contract for a basketball coach when they wouldn't/couldn't buy out an extra year of the worthless Todd Dodge experiment that would have cost > $300k to get rid of him in 2009 instead of 2010.

In fairness, that was before we had a dedicated student athletics fee. . . .

But I still think you're right.

Joshdude182 · February 5, 2013

We aren't getting rid of Benford, unless you donate the buyout. There's no way this university is going to buy out four years of a contract for a basketball coach when they wouldn't/couldn't buy out an extra year of the worthless Todd Dodge experiment that would have cost > $300k to get rid of him in 2009 instead of 2010.

We ARE getting rid of Benford.

Travis Scott · February 5, 2013

We ARE getting rid of Benford.

and you know this how?

MeanGreenTexan · February 5, 2013

and you know this how?

Joshdude182 =

untbowler · February 5, 2013

We ARE getting rid of Benford.

Well if so then any administrators associated with the hire need to be fired or resign as well.

Too many boondoggle hires over the last 4-5 years

NorthTexan95 · February 5, 2013

According to ODU fans the guy lots a ton of players over the last few years and alcoholism is taking it's toll on him. He even supposedly showed up at a radio show drunk. That alone could get him fired reguardless of the schedule.

You guys in Denton ... you need to make friends with Benford and take him out for drinks ... a lot of drinks ...

Joshdude182 · February 5, 2013

I like Danny Kaspar from SFA. I think he'd be a decent hire.

cwb · February 5, 2013

Leave Brittany alone.

adman · February 5, 2013

According to ODU fans the guy lots a ton of players over the last few years and alcoholism is taking it's toll on him. He even supposedly showed up at a radio show drunk. That alone could get him fired reguardless of the schedule.

You guys in Denton ... you need to make friends with Benford and take him out for drinks ... a lot of drinks ...

I know a place that would donate the drinks!

greenminer · February 6, 2013

We aren't getting rid of Benford, unless you donate the buyout. There's no way this university is going to buy out four years of a contract for a basketball coach when they wouldn't/couldn't buy out an extra year of the worthless Todd Dodge experiment that would have cost > $300k to get rid of him in 2009 instead of 2010.

I like what Tasty suggested (not sure if you saw it): get a coach such as Taylor - that gets canned prior to the end of his contract. If it's the equivelant of Tony's length, the guy comes to Denton while still cashing his previous paycheck. We don't have to pay him until we're done paying off our obligations to Benford.

It's rare, I remember one instance of it: Lou Henson did this years ago, though under different circumstances. He came out of retirement to help NMSU knowing they were scrapped for cash. He was willing to donate his time but agreed to $1/month (state law mandate). After one year, he was given the position permanently (presumably with a competitive salary).

In 1997, Henson was named interim head coach at New Mexico State after Neil McCarthy was abruptly fired before the start of the season. Henson wanted to donate his time, but after being told state law didn't allow it, he accepted a nominal salary of $1 USD per month. After a successful season, he was given his old job back on a
permanent basis. His 1998-99 team won the Big West regular season and tournament titles—notably, the first time in Henson's career that he had won a conference tournament. He retired for good midway through the 2004-05 season due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His second stint allowed him to regain his standing as New Mexico State's all-time winningest coach, passing McCarthy.

Henson wiki

I wish I knew what JoshDude felt so confident about. But I don't and can only hope that the perfect storm we need for this to happen, happens.

Edited February 6, 2013 by greenminer

TheTastyGreek · February 6, 2013

Most guys who get canned, I wouldn't say that its a great idea. The last guy who took a buck in the sun belt (i think) was Isiah Thomas, after getting fired by the Knicks.