why are we mad at bcg?

[pearland aggie93]

he did what he had to do. if he turned down the job we would praise him. This is a big step for him.

[pearland aggie93]

the players aren't mad at him so why should we.... i talk to kirk today and he said he wasn't mad at him.

[Pumchavas28]

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That is all.... enjoy your evening...:)

[pearland aggie93]

I can't see it

[Pumchavas28]

http://www.ideaspot.net/flags/SEC/small/nokent-sm.gif Now?

[pearland aggie93]

yah. if he didn't accept. but now it's the past and we have to move on

[Pumchavas28]

but now it's the past and we have to move on


Lol... when I have said that... it turns into a big deal....:laugh:

[pearland aggie93]

yea but bcg doesn't mean automatic wins. we had acie save our butts plenty of times and they don't

[KCAggie]

I look at it as a promotion for the guy. I don't blame him for that. Most of us would stab our employers in the back to go work for a better company for more money and prestige. I think sometimes we hold these people to unrealistic expectations when really they are just like us. We are all Aggies, so we feel like he has let us down or turned his back on our school, so we take it personally, but he is not an Aggie. Even most of the high profile athletes at A&M don't care about being Aggies and would have just as easily gone to tu or ou if the opportunity came about.

[Pumchavas28]

You lie... everyone wants to be an Aggie....

[AustinAG07]

I look at it as a promotion for the guy. I don't blame him for that. Most of us would stab our employers in the back to go work for a better company for more money and prestige. I think sometimes we hold these people to unrealistic expectations when really they are just like us. We are all Aggies, so we feel like he has let us down or turned his back on our school, so we take it personally, but he is not an Aggie. Even most of the high profile athletes at A&M don't care about being Aggies and would have just as easily gone to tu or ou if the opportunity came about.

I think the difference between a basketball coach and most of us is that we aren't dealing with kids who depend on us. Most of us on this board are paid to perform a task that, lets face it, many other people can do. We don't make promises to college students who make some of the most important decisions based on us being there for them.

[Conan]

Reasons to be upset at BCG:

1.) He accepted the offers Texas A&M gave him before deciding to leave.
2.) He left us without a ton of time to find a good replacement.
3.) He's going to have his recruits follow him.

[Loftin]

Reasons to be upset at BCG:

1.) He accepted the offers Texas A&M gave him before deciding to leave.
2.) He left us without a ton of time to find a good replacement.
3.) He's going to have his recruits follow him.

He had the right to leave us at any point...until he officially announced his agreement to an extension. That was such a crooked way to deal with this.

He should have never agreed to the contract extension, and just not made any official comments until he knew for sure whether UK would take him or not. If he had done that, we'd all be grateful and wish him well. It's the fact that he LIED to everyone that makes us mad.

[MarylandAG]

For me the answer is quite simple. I'm not mad at him for leaving, Kentucky is a big time basketball school, it is a dream job for many. What I'm mad at is the way he left, he could have handled it better. Be honest, don't "tell people what they want to hear". The thing that bothered me the most was his players, and the new recruits, saying things like "trust me". For me it is simply the way he went about it.

[BOOZINB85]

If' you dig a little deeper, FBCG was looking to leave TAMU in January and coach the hogs. BB found out about all this and threw a major wrench into FBCG's plans. It was soo bad that Frank Broyles was so sure he had FBCG that he had no secondary plan. FBCG won't last long at Kentucky. He won't get them to the final four, and he will be gone. FBCG lied to this school and our players. As much as I liked FBCG, i'm glad the pos is gone. This new coach is going to be a great fit at TAMU. I think we are in good hands.

[TexAgFromCal]

Reasons to be upset at BCG:

1.) He accepted the offers Texas A&M gave him before deciding to leave.
2.) He left us without a ton of time to find a good replacement.
3.) He's going to have his recruits follow him.


I don't know that I really agree with much of this.

1) IF some of the rumors are true, the press release that was put by "BG" was actually put out by the AD to quell the fan base. And despite what he said, D1 schools do not operate on a "hand shake" basis. An offer is not accepted until it is signed. I know a lot of people were saying that it was "as good as signed" but that is not a signature on the paper.

For those people that thought he accepted the contract and was therefore bound to fulfill it, why were we allowed to "reassign" RC and hire fran. RC was under contract to be our coach, and fran was under contract to be bammer's coach. Contracts always have out clauses and those clauses were used.

2) He left at the appropriate time for him. Remember all coaches are looking out for their best interest. And he made a move that was in his best interest. If our AD didn't see the writing on the wall that he was looking to leave here, then we need to question the competence of byrne. Besides, BB has always said he has lists of the coaches he wants "just in case." Well, this is one of those just in case times.

3) I think that BB will have a lot to say about that. I know that schools can release players to play outside of their conference, and I wonder if that can be done to exclude certain other schools. I will guarantee that BB will do everything possible to keep them from going to UK.

[Pflugerville Ag]

I'm not mad at him. You can't fault the guy for wanting to coach at Kentucky. Had he left for Arkansas, I would have been pissed, but not KU. I am definitely dissapointed, but not made. However, I do hope the he is not successful there and gets canned after a couple of years.

[Curly06]

those recruits have a HUGE decision to make by May

[Mezentius]

those recruits have a HUGE decision to make by May

Agreed, but hopefully in this day and time recruits factor in coach movement into their decision.

On another note I want to be mad at BCG but I just can't be. He didn't back out of a signed contract and he waited to see about the Kentucky job before signing.

Even if he didn't wait he could have left because well there is no language in the contract to hold him at A&M.

Contracts are only as strong as the language in them. This was a business decision and we as fans sometimes forget that for coaches and the highest level players this is a business.

He got a huge upgrade in visibility and more than likely pay. We may not like it but we would probably all do the same thing in our business.

[Pumchavas28]

On another note I want to be mad at BCG but I just can't be. He didn't back out of a signed contract and he waited to see about the Kentucky job before signing. .

But he did....

1 he was already under contract to A&M.... so he backed out of his original contract that wasn't up...

2 The new A&M contract would not have been any different than the old one as far as releasing him goes...

It would not have mattered if he signed it in blood.. if & when uk offered him, he was gone....

[CoolaidWade]

I'm not mad; just disapointed.

1. He wasn't even thier first choice. Hell he wasn't even the second choice so he left us to be someone's scraps.

2. The way he did it was too shady.

The only saving grace was at least it was Kentucky.

[Pflugerville Ag]

But he did....

1 he was already under contract to A&M.... so he backed out of his original contract that wasn't up...

2 The new A&M contract would not have been any different than the old one as far as releasing him goes...

It would not have mattered if he signed it in blood.. if & when uk offered him, he was gone....

So would any of you been happier had he signed the new contract and then left? How would you feel then?

[Pumchavas28]

So would any of you been happier had he signed the new contract and then left? How would you feel then?


I'd feel the same for what he said, followed by what he did.....

Dude.. I am sorry but I have seen far too many people who have passed up $$$$ & Big Buisness because they honestly do love where they are at....

Which is what he said....

I know some might have done the same... but I guess I am not one of them....

And I know quite a few folks that are the same way.... They just love the folks they work with, where they are at, who they work for & just everything about their current job & have seen them pass up offers simply because it would go against what they felt strongly about.

[Burnetaggie99]

He was a sellout after giving that speech and accepting the new contract, which also makes him a fraud. uk hasn't been to the final 4 in 10 years. Right now A&M has more upside than uk.