Current Northern Colorado Coach Tad Boyle Will Be The Colorado Buffaloes Next Head Coach
by Jon Woods on Apr 19, 2010 9:57 AM MDT
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The Boulder Daily Camera is reporting that current University of Northern Colorado Head Coach Tad Boyle will be named the next Head Coach of the University of Colorado men's basketball team. Boyle, a Colorado native has coached the Bears for the last four seasons, taking a team that finished dead last in the country in the RPI rankings to a second place Big Sky conference finish this past season. He played under Larry Brown as a Kansas Jayhawk, captaining the 1984-1985 squad. Tad was an assistant under Mark Turgeon at Wichita State, helping to coach the Shockers to the Sweet 16.
I know that a lot of Buff fans were hoping to see McClain get the offer, for the main reason of keeping the continuity on the staff (and hopefully securing Burks and Higgins for next season), but I have also heard many realize that we were not going to make a splash with this hire and we needed to go after an up and comer as opposed to a "retread" (and no, I am not calling Steve McClain a retread). Well, Boyle certainly qualifies as and up and comer and I am sure that his contract will not be stretching the athletic department budget more than it already is. While it certainly remains to be seen how well he will fare on the recruiting trail, we should find out pretty quickly as he needs to immediately make sure that we get Alec Burks and Cory Higgins back for next season.
What does everyone think?
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hmm...
I’m a little surprised. I was hoping for McClain and if not him Dunlap… I hope they announce fairly soon the terms of his contract (and Lappe’s). I’m sure they’ll both make less than their predecessors. It kind of seems to me we’re hiring cheap coaches from podunk schools with Colorado ties who Bohn hopes will be around long term and not necessarily the best possible candidates. Hopefully I’m wrong.
And hopefully Burks (or anyone else) won’t leave. That would be a big time shame.
This is a tough one
I was of the group that thought McClain made sense for the team next year. They responded to him and played well in Maui. However, I question if he was going to be the long term answer because his track record in Wyoming was not great. If it were up to me, my preference would have been Dunlap. Successful in college at Metro, and NBA coaching experience. I don’t think it will be too long before we see him running a program.
I like that Boyle played for a major College program at Kansas and has ties to a successful college coach in Turgeon. He is a CO guy so that helps in selling stability of the program.
Does anyone know what style of play Boyle runs? I think that will be a huge factor determining if Burks returns. Higgins has nothing to gain by transferring. It is Burks and Sharpe that concern me. Boyle won’t be traveling for to make his first CU recruiting trip. Just walk into the locker room.
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Boyle said he wants his team to run and take advantage of the altitude. He wants to score in the 70s and 80s. While evading specific questions about recruiting, he also said he knows rebounding and defense must improve. Today, he plans to start seeking players who can help.
"We want to play an exciting brand of basketball, that our fans will like watching and players will like playing," Boyle said.
"The one thing I can promise you is our teams are going to play hard and they’re going to play smart and they’re going to play together. We’re going to tear the nails out of the floor. When they walk out of the Coors Events Center, I want everybody to say that team played hard."
I think Boyle did a great job at UNC this year, was under .500 the previous three years at UNC
it all will come down to whether players like Alec Burks, Shannon Sharpe, etc. stay around after their was pretty big support for McClain. I am guessing Boyle was indeed the cheapest option.
It would have been an uphill battle on the recruiting regardless who was hired. Bzdelik was our name since he was in the NBA and people knew of him. I don’t know how many people outside of Greeley/Fort Collins know who Boyle is.
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Another quick thought
How much does the firing of Hawkins after this season (let’s be honest, it’s going to happen with our schedule) play into this? Bohn knows that the football program is most important from a revenue standpoint and therefore more important to have the money to bring in a coach there. Just putting it out there.
That certainly makes sense
We hired two cheap coaches and will be getting 500k from Wake (or maybe already got it, who knows). If we have a bad year he’ll have no excuse not to fire Hawkins and bring in a fairly big-name replacement.
by nebraskasux on Apr 19, 2010 11:05 AM MDT up reply actions
Wake says they won't/aren't paying Buzz's buyout
but that he was paying it himself. Doubt that, but they certainly have the booster power to secure an “interest-free” loan to get that payment made. Either way, we clearly are counting our pennies, nickels and dimes with this hire.
Not a bad choice as the guy does have an established track record of helping to rebuild/grow some other programs (J’ville State, and Wichita State). But ask yourselves, “how many guys from those schools are playing in the Association?” Today’s college players have that one and done mentality. Everything’s geared to getting to the NBA, that’s why I think Dunlap ’s the best man for the job. Throw in his ties to Australia and ability to recruit there and you have the makings of a solid program.
Wonder if Bohn and the Bohnettes/Committee saw Dunlap as a vagabond that wouldn’t stay? Boyle does have Colorado on the brain, as he’s a native son.
Good luck Coach Boyle and go BUFFS!
I was hoping McClain would get the job
He seemed committed to the team and the program, and obviously the players responded well to him. Assuming nobody leaves the program (a big assumption at this point, but for the sake of argument) I think all three coach candidates could lead the team to postseason play next year, but I agree with clbuff28 that Boyle might be a stronger choice over the long run. Hard to say at this point.
Hopefully Boyle can quickly build rapport with all of our current players and prevent anyone from leaving so we can keep the momentum from last season. If he can’t hold the team together, our chances of recruiting a big man this year are not good.
if he can't hold the team together.....
we are in for a very, very bad year. 10 wins bad. If he holds them together, i could see this hire turning out ok.
Denver post article has lots of nice quotes about the guy
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14913771
McClain to Indiana as an assistant I guess, good luck to him. It certainly sounds like Boyle doesn’t view the CU job as a stepping stone. Rod Higgins said he supports the hire so we shouldn’t have to worry about Cory being pissy about it (and his bro will be playing this year too, right) Obviously now his first job is sit down with Alec and his dad (who aparently knew/liked McClain)
Great News!!
I really can’t believe that BONE head would make such a great hire. Boyle has been a winner on every level (even took Longmont High to the championship game) and he just proved it once again with UNC. We weren’t going anywhere with McClain after next year and we have a long term chance to be successful with Boyle. Second choice was Dunlap but clearly we have a shot at being great with Boyle…..that can’t be said with McClain.
Great hire and I am pumped!
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no problem jimmy
sure you all would of seen it soon anyway, but it has a lot more info than the buffzone one.
by nebraskasux on Apr 19, 2010 11:38 AM MDT up reply actions
By the way…..Anyone who saw the Spring Football Game recognized that we have a much better chance at being a better than average offense with Tyler than with Cody behind center. I like Cody and think that he is reasonable but Tyler had much more zip on his passes and obviously his feet are better.
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Consider me sold:
“I see him as a great fit (at Colorado),” Turgeon said. “Tad has always wanted to be the head coach at Colorado. He grew up there. Since he has gotten into coaching, he’s always wanted to be the head coach at Colorado. He’s a Colorado guy that knows the area, knows all the right people. He will be able to sell the university and sell the state. That’s real important.”
The guy has proven he can coach, this quote really stuck to me. Im now officially excited.
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That's great to hear
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by Hollidayrain on Apr 19, 2010 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Regarding Burks
I am trying to rationally work through this. I have no idea who is advising Burks or if transferring is anything he is considering. My argument assumes that Burks’ only goal is to get drafted as high as possible in the 2011 draft and that he will improve as a player. Hopefully he will come to the conclusion that he has greater control of his future if he stays in Boulder and there is greater upside (I have my Kiper wig on right now) for him to stay at CU. Right now, he is projected as a lottery pick in next years draft. If he transfers, his only option if he wants to play is to go D2, which I assume would hurt his draft status even if he puts up big numbers (inferior talent argument). Therefore there is more to risk with less upside if he transfers. If he stays, and doesn’t get any better, he is still probably a first rounder because he is playing in one of the toughest conferences. If Burks stays and gets better as a player he solidifies or improves his draft status. Boom – that is my lunch hour assessment.
your assessment is a good one
I’m just going by his quotes in the paper, who knows how serious he was about it… If his goal is the draft in 2011 it makes NO sense for him to leave. I’m guessing (and hoping) everybody stays.
Meh, Not that impressed, Big Sky is not what I would call a power conference
Or even a decent mid major conference, hell I didn’t even know if they were in the NCAA DI to begin with, I think Dunlap would of been a better choice if we were looking to bring someone in from outside the program.
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I like it
He is a turgeon/ Larry brown guy- meaning his teams are going to be hard nosed and all about personal accountability on the defensive end. Our guys will battle. I am hoping that burks also sees that the coaches he learned from let their stars run the show offensively- lots of dribble drive. Finally, I think the overlooked part of this hire is his Colorado connections. The state puts out solid players but we have been unable to get any of them. Thinking of guys like matt boldin at gonzaga, reggie Jackson at bc, fazekas, and even Sean oggiri(led that Wichita state team to the sweet 16). We are never going to be a recruiting powerhouse but it would sure as he’ll be nice to get the guys in our back yard.
by rckymtnbuff on Apr 19, 2010 7:03 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
this quote made me happy
Boyle, who played for Larry Brown at KU, will not be retaining Bzdelik’s Princeton-style offense. He believes the Buffs should play at a frenetic pace to take advantage of the altitude of Boulder.
“That was something that was exciting to hear,” Dufault said.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Alfred Williams was really pissy about the hire today on his radio show, but I don’t think he really made that good of an argument. Not sure he knew all that much about the 3 candidates (he wanted McClain)
The Coloradan in me
loves Alfred Williams because it would be blasphemy if i didn’t. But i find myself disagreeing with probably 98% of what he says on the radio. He seems to be pissy about just about everything sports related, and when hes not talking about sports he’s horribly sexist and ignorant. I also have a deep seeded hatred against 104.3, so i just might be just as much of a hater…
It would seem like Burks would like a faster pace game also, just judging by his aggressive play of this last year. Hopefully he’ll get over his disappointment and try that out.
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I tend to agree with you, but Williams did bring up a valid point
If Boyle does good, he likely will be gone in three years also to bigger and better school, maybe not, maybe he really wants to be at CU long term, but I am guessing if the Jayhawks continue to falter in the tourney, that they may be looking for someone in three years, and that guy may be Boyle. I am not opposed to the hire, it seems like a good fit and it’s not like we were going to get Larry Brown to come here, but I do understand Alfred’s frustration that we may have a revolving coaching door now.
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If he builds a winner then the money is going to be there
If he can actually build a program at CU then the money is going to follow, especially with the current state of the football program. Students want something to be proud of. We are still a BCS conference school in one of the best basketball conferences in the country. I don’t think this is a bad job despite the lack of basketball history.
you may be right
and I didn’t hear the entire show, but Alfred seemed to be saying that McClain would be a hire that would “stay at CU for 10 years” apparently because he’s a “CU guy” but Boyle would bolt in 3 years. First of all, besides working at CU for the last few years McClain has no ties to CU or Colorado, why would we assume he would be so loyal? Obviously Boyle is saying all the right things in the media right now: 10 years ago he told his coach buddy CU was his dream job, he’s only been back to Allen Fieldhouse once since he graduated so he’s not exactly a huge “Kansas guy”, he lived in Boulder for 10 years right after college. So for right now I’ll take his word for all that. Now, if he’s ever offered the Kansas job I certainly wouldn’t begrudge him for taking it, but I think that’s WAY farther down the line than 3 years. I don’t care if he has 3 great years at CU, it takes a way more impressive coaching resume than that to get what is one of the top 5 jobs in the country.
oh
and I meant to sum all that up by saying that I hope the KU job is the ONLY job he would leave CU for and if that’s the case I’m betting he’ll be here for a long time :-)
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