Oats definitely built rep by sticking with his player. Players want a coach that has their back. The kid was not charged with a crime, and it's a disgrace that people would make implications about his participation in tragic events. The guy who DID participate was kicked off the team, in case anyone didn't notice.
Mormons aren’t Christians
Well, he’s never going to win anything at Alabama. Does he want the Kansas or UNC job that’s probably open up next year?
They're religious that's how he should've worded it... Point still still being Mitch sucks and should've been gone after the BCG fiasco....
You jackasses would be bitching at him just like you are at Pope. You guys realize Oats has already lost to Gonzaga, Purdue and barely be St Johns this year already.
I wonder what he would do with UK's resources and a $20 million dollar roster budget.
Why can’t UK just take a page outta LSU’s book? Take matters into their own hands
Same issue we had when Tubby left. Cal wanted the job, but Mitch in no way would hire him at that point. When he had to fire Billy G., he was then forced by some higher ups to go after Cal. Mike Pratt had to get involved and so did someone else that I can't remember off of the top of my head. Oats, Pearl and Beard absolutely should've been on that list, especially when he took the swing and miss on Drew. Beard would've come up here in a heart beat.
Mormons reject the trinity, believing instead that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are three separate beings and are one in purpose. They also deny the authority of the Nicene Creed, and all subsequent Christian doctrine as apostasy. They believe the Christian Bible is incomplete. Mormons have three other books they hold as scripture: The Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants.
They also reject the divinity of Jesus. Christ himself said that rejection of the Father and rejection of the Son are the same rejection. God, in three persons, is flatly rejected with Mormonism. Christians correctly label this as outside the faith and that doesn’t mean we can’t respect certain aspects of their faith —- absolutely not Christians.
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And with Pearl, few here wanted him either because he was old and everyone thought he would retire soon. And guess what: they were 100% right, because he did exactly that lol.Why do we always ignore that Oats himself states that he took himself out of consideration for the Kentucky job without needing it to be offered? He actually cited specific reasons: his family likes being in Tuscaloosa, he believes he can build Alabama as a contender, and he stated that while he likes the idea of high expectations, he acknowledged that the fans turning so quickly was something he finds unattractive. Furthermore, fans seemed to be pretty well in agreement on this back when it happened and now we retcon it, as always, as though he would have happily accepted but we said no. Here’s a sea of blue article from the summer of 2024. Notice how different the viewpoints of fans were at that point.
Friday Headlines: Why Nate Oats passed on Kentucky Basketball
Completely understandable.
Personally, I love Nate Oats and wanted him here the first time. He’s an analytics guy, builds the types of rosters that I believe can win at the highest level and has a quiet confidence about him. I don’t think he’s going to be a Wildcat, though.
Don't worry, Mark Fox is getting that cleaned up...
He also said he likes the pressure of UK. That he thought about being offered.....Why do we always ignore that Oats himself states that he took himself out of consideration for the Kentucky job without needing it to be offered? He actually cited specific reasons: his family likes being in Tuscaloosa, he believes he can build Alabama as a contender, and he stated that while he likes the idea of high expectations, he acknowledged that the fans turning so quickly was something he finds unattractive. Furthermore, fans seemed to be pretty well in agreement on this back when it happened and now we retcon it, as always, as though he would have happily accepted but we said no. Here’s a sea of blue article from the summer of 2024. Notice how different the viewpoints of fans were at that point.
Friday Headlines: Why Nate Oats passed on Kentucky Basketball
Completely understandable.
Personally, I love Nate Oats and wanted him here the first time. He’s an analytics guy, builds the types of rosters that I believe can win at the highest level and has a quiet confidence about him. I don’t think he’s going to be a Wildcat, though.
I said that in my post. People like to highlight that part, but when he said that it was part of a compound sentence. People kind of ignore second half of it, because he explicitly said why he won’t be the coach here. Let me say, I’d love to have him, but I don’t see it happening ever. Maybe we can convince Golden if Florida falls off. I’d love to have him —- he’s young, crazy and ascending.
Heard the same about Cal in 2008. Family loves Memphis, UK has too much pressure, his kids are young and going to school there. It's all BS. Nothing is certain.
Cal didn’t explicitly cite fanbase as a reason he wouldn’t want to be here though.
