ORUalum11 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 3 hours ago, ORob2 said: Too* far… ughhhhhhhh 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Titan Posted March 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, ORUalum11 said: Too* far… ughhhhhhhh Not only is it improper usage, it's just really poor grammar. Too many "to's" - here are more concise alternatives: "Didn't have far to look to find our guy" "Didn't have to look far to find our guy" "Didn't have to ask Eddie Sutton who we should hire!" (I'm kidding, I'm kidding...but you older ORU fans know what I'm talking about) Personally, I would have preferred this little bit of alliteration: "The right man, in the right place, at the right time, was right HERE!" ...but that's just me. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUFan2009 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I got word he was responsible for recruiting and signing Kevin Durant while at Texas..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 He even named his son Durant, wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Congrats Coach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cletus Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Welcome Coach Springman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Congratulations to Coach Springmann!!! It will be interesting to see who he hires to fill out the coaching staff. Patterson was the European recruiter so ORU loses the ties that landed players like Lacis and Jurgens. It seems Strength and Conditioning coach Ashtin Meerpohl may be moving on with Mills. *IF* this is the case then this is a top priority replacement. The Golden Eagles have been one of the better conditioned teams in the Summit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 LOL - "Much of our recent success"?? That's not a casual comment - that's a jab from (in Mills' words) "the president". You're gonna have a hard time convincing me there wasn't/isn't at least a mild rift between Paul Mills and Billy Wilson, either before this week or just in the last couple of days... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 27 minutes ago, Dr. Cornelius said: It seems Strength and Conditioning coach Ashtin Meerpohl may be moving on with Mills. *IF* this is the case then this is a top priority replacement. The Golden Eagles have been one of the better conditioned teams in the Summit. With the new strength & conditioning center opening up next month, filling that position is not going to be hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 20 minutes ago, Old Titan said: LOL - "Much of our recent success"?? But is it incorrect??? We've said for years that Mills' best attribute was in recruiting quality players - and if Springmann was the main recruiter, then he would deserve the "much of our recent success" label. You may well be right - that a rift between the ORU President and the ORU Head Basketball Coach existed - and it certainly wouldn't be the first time for that to happen. It could also be nothing more than the President doing everything he can to show his support and smooth the entrance of the new heir apparent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 16 minutes ago, TrueBlue82 said: But is it incorrect??? We really don't know if it's incorrect or not; I just think we're seeing a preview of something Winston Churchill famously said: "History is written by the victors." Or, in this case, your ex-boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I don’t think there had been any rift between Coach Mills and President Wilson leading up to the game vs Duke. Probably quite the opposite since coach Mills was a preacher. Coach Mills has preached an entire chapel service before at ORU, perhaps multiple times. I would guess that President Wilson drank the same kool-aid as the rest of us thinking that Coach Mills would be at ORU for many years to come because he seemed like such a good fit here, was outspoken about his Christian beliefs, and was an ambassador for ORU. With about 2 minutes left in the game vs Duke, when Coach Mills subbed in the backups and the starters were leaving the floor, President Wilson was the first to stand up and give an ovation to the starters and the rest of the ORU fans stood up as well to follow his lead and acknowledge the great season that the team had had even though the Duke game was lost. So up to that point I do not think any rift existed. I see that comment as being supportive of Coach Springman because Paul Mills is now out of the picture. There may have been a discussion between President Wilson and Coach Mills once the cat was out of the bag, and he may have tried to persuade Coach Mills to stay. When that doesn’t go well, it is basically like a break up with your girlfriend after you thought she was the one. Normally a rift will exist at that point. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle88 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 It will be interesting as we enter this new era with Coach Springman what style will he implement and what changes will he make? I anticipate the changes may be positive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU82 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Hopefully the size of our MBB budget will increase and Coach will be able to assemble a staff he likes. Also, I agree with everyone else on the scheduling, add two P-5 or upper Mid Major teams to the schedule and get rid of 2 of the NAIA/D-II opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 55 minutes ago, ORUJason said: I don’t think there had been any rift between Coach Mills and President Wilson leading up to the game vs Duke. Probably quite the opposite since coach Mills was a preacher. Coach Mills has preached an entire chapel service before at ORU, perhaps multiple times. I would guess that President Wilson drank the same kool-aid as the rest of us thinking that Coach Mills would be at ORU for many years to come because he seemed like such a good fit here, was outspoken about his Christian beliefs, and was an ambassador for ORU. With about 2 minutes left in the game vs Duke, when Coach Mills subbed in the backups and the starters were leaving the floor, President Wilson was the first to stand up and give an ovation to the starters and the rest of the ORU fans stood up as well to follow his lead and acknowledge the great season that the team had had even though the Duke game was lost. So up to that point I do not think any rift existed. I see that comment as being supportive of Coach Springman because Paul Mills is now out of the picture. There may have been a discussion between President Wilson and Coach Mills once the cat was out of the bag, and he may have tried to persuade Coach Mills to stay. When that doesn’t go well, it is basically like a break up with your girlfriend after you thought she was the one. Normally a rift will exist at that point. This is precisely what President Wilson told me Tuesday night at the baseball game. By then it was done - he voiced his disappointment but resolve at the same time. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 -- glad to hear Coach Patterson will be back....a bit surprised Mills did not take him to WSU since they have been together so long -- now we wait to see who enters the portal or which seniors decide to comeback for a covid year -- love the hire and the speed in which ORU moved -- excited for the future of ORUMBB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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