2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[CatsbyAZ]

I thought he had a driver so I’m not exactly sure why he was behind the wheel.  Huggs always had a problem with alcohol.  I heard too many stories over the years from friends of friends about his drinking exploits.

I’m honestly a little surprised he kept his nose clean 15 years here before it caught up to him.

My guess is Huggins had a driver in Morgantown but if he just up and drove to Pittsburgh on his own who was going to stop him? My guess is Huggins didn't keep his nose clean in Morgantown but as long as his antics were cotained to the college town (like Bloomington, Ames, Tuscaloosa, State College, Blacksburg, etc) a lot can be swept under the gravel. 

Heard snippets of Holgersen having an outsized drinking problem as well. Maybe Wren Baker should keep a breathalyzer in his jacket pocket during coaching interviews. Last week saw Walgreens cheapest model was $18.

[FearlessF]

Probably meant NIL stuff, the portal, and having to recruit your own players every year.

yup, all the crap head coaches have to put up with

and scrutiny over your personal life as well

[bayareabadger]

My guess is Huggins had a driver in Morgantown but if he just up and drove to Pittsburgh on his own who was going to stop him? My guess is Huggins didn't keep his nose clean in Morgantown but as long as his antics were cotained to the college town (like Bloomington, Ames, Tuscaloosa, State College, Blacksburg, etc) a lot can be swept under the gravel.

Heard snippets of Holgersen having an outsized drinking problem as well. Maybe Wren Baker should keep a breathalyzer in his jacket pocket during coaching interviews. Last week saw Walgreens cheapest model was $18.

Lot of high-functioning alcoholics in that profession, without much talking about it. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

I like that he thought he was in Columbus. 

[FearlessF]

Lot of high-functioning alcoholics in that profession, without much talking about it.

yer high functioning, or yer not in the field for long

[MaximumSam]

I like that he thought he was in Columbus.

And the last thing he could remember was his lunch at Burger King 7 hours prior

[medinabuckeye1]

Rumors that Beilein is headed to Morgantown.

That screws up my succession plan for tOSU and likely deprives Michigan of their escape plan in the not unlikely event that Howard does something they are unable to overlook.

[Kris60]

Rumors that Beilein is headed to Morgantown.

That screws up my succession plan for tOSU and likely deprives Michigan of their escape plan in the not unlikely event that Howard does something they are unable to overlook.

I don’t think that is going to happen.

[Kris60]

If you want to read something truly cringeworthy Huggs’ daughter offered this up today. It’s the textbook example of an enabler.


https://twitter.com/eers_b12c/status/1671239343187394561?s=46&t=Aj0dZ_G1Ffu5Evn4MdVB7w

[bayareabadger]

If you want to read something truly cringeworthy Huggs’ daughter offered this up today. It’s the textbook example of an enabler.


https://twitter.com/eers_b12c/status/1671239343187394561?s=46&t=Aj0dZ_G1Ffu5Evn4MdVB7w

It felt boilerplate until the recycling thing. That’s a deeply in denial thing to write. 

And fighting the alcoholism thing implies that most everyone who interacted with him on the road just didn’t understand what they were looking at. 

[medinabuckeye1]

I don’t think that is going to happen.

Understand that I don't mean this to be argumentative. I assume that you know a lot more about WVU's decision here than I do, so I'm just curious. Why not?

From my outside perspective it would make a lot of sense. If this were my school I'd think it would be great to bring in an available guy who had a successful previous run with the program. 

I realize that, given Beilein's age it is not a longterm solution but, if this were tOSU and I was AD, I'd bring him in then start working on hiring an up-and-coming assistant as a Head Coach In Waiting.

[Kris60]

Understand that I don't mean this to be argumentative. I assume that you know a lot more about WVU's decision here than I do, so I'm just curious. Why not?

From my outside perspective it would make a lot of sense. If this were my school I'd think it would be great to bring in an available guy who had a successful previous run with the program.

I realize that, given Beilein's age it is not a longterm solution but, if this were tOSU and I was AD, I'd bring him in then start working on hiring an up-and-coming assistant as a Head Coach In Waiting.

Only because what I’m reading is WVU wants to go ahead and get someone long term.  There has been some talk of getting someone (like Beilein) who has some name value just to keep the crop of impressive transfers Huggs assembled over the last couple months together and try to make a run this year.  But, again, I’m hearing the leadership wants to get someone who may be there 5, 8, 10 years.

[medinabuckeye1]

Only because what I’m reading is WVU wants to go ahead and get someone long term.  There has been some talk of getting someone (like Beilein) who has some name value just to keep the crop of impressive transfers Huggs assembled over the last couple months together and try to make a run this year.  But, again, I’m hearing the leadership wants to get someone who may be there 5, 8, 10 years.

Thank you for the insight. Not what I would do if I were in the WVU AD's shoes but I can understand the thinking behind it. 

[Kris60]

Understand that I don't mean this to be argumentative. I assume that you know a lot more about WVU's decision here than I do, so I'm just curious. Why not?

From my outside perspective it would make a lot of sense. If this were my school I'd think it would be great to bring in an available guy who had a successful previous run with the program.

I realize that, given Beilein's age it is not a longterm solution but, if this were tOSU and I was AD, I'd bring him in then start working on hiring an up-and-coming assistant as a Head Coach In Waiting.

FWIW, Beilein as an option seems to have some legs to it now.  We’ll see I guess.