Sprinkle to Washington

SpectrumMagic · Post by **SpectrumMagic** » March 22nd, 2024, 6:44 pm

blueaggie wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 2:10 pm
How about a 10 million buyout clause for the next coach we hire.

34 million like Calipari

Section_L_Aggie · Post by **Section_L_Aggie** » March 22nd, 2024, 7:18 pm

Ahbye · Post by **Ahbye** » March 22nd, 2024, 7:38 pm

Meh. As long as the fans don't leave and the Spectrum doesn't collapse, we'll be fine. Any coach with a pulse and the internet will win 20 games a year here and then go somewhere else so they can have all of their future Marches free to watch the tourney on the couch with the rest of us.

ususports · Post by **ususports** » March 22nd, 2024, 7:41 pm

Ahbye wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 7:38 pm
Meh. As long as the fans don't leave and the Spectrum doesn't collapse, we'll be fine. Any coach with a pulse and the internet will win 20 games a year here and then go somewhere else so they can have all of their future Marches free to watch the tourney on the couch with the rest of us.

Why didn’t Duryea have the internet?

Ahbye · Post by **Ahbye** » March 22nd, 2024, 7:48 pm

ususports wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 7:41 pm

Ahbye wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 7:38 pm
Meh. As long as the fans don't leave and the Spectrum doesn't collapse, we'll be fine. Any coach with a pulse and the internet will win 20 games a year here and then go somewhere else so they can have all of their future Marches free to watch the tourney on the couch with the rest of us.
Why didn’t Duryea have the internet?

I said prospective coaches here had to have TWO things. He did have the internet. He didn't have a pulse. We complained about that on here for years.

Intermeddler · Post by **Intermeddler** » March 22nd, 2024, 10:56 pm

SpectrumMagic wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 6:44 pm

blueaggie wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 2:10 pm
How about a 10 million buyout clause for the next coach we hire.
34 million like Calipari

That’s because that’s the balance of his contract. Can’t really go above that without making that provision unenforceable.

I haven’t heard anything that makes me think sprinkle isn’t going to Washington but Pope does desperately want that job

OCDAggie · Post by **OCDAggie** » March 22nd, 2024, 11:28 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:37 am
I'm hearing it is a done deal. $4M per.

We'll wait to see if my source is correct.

After tonight, $4M per year isn’t enough. He’s worth $5M per year! Washington better sweeten the offer or another school will sweep in and grab him!

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » March 22nd, 2024, 11:30 pm

Sprinkle now has my blessing if he wants to go to UW. He left this place better than he found it. Will root for him here or there!

Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » March 22nd, 2024, 11:32 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:30 pm
Sprinkle now has my blessing if he wants to go to UW. He left this place better than he found it. Will root for him here or there!

Me too. Screw Smith and Odom! I hope they fail miserably and end up as assistants to Rice.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 12:18 am

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:32 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:30 pm
Sprinkle now has my blessing if he wants to go to UW. He left this place better than he found it. Will root for him here or there!
Me too. Screw Smith and Odom! I hope they fail miserably and end up as assistants to Rice.

That seems to be the usual path. Maybe Boise will be sophisticated enough for Madam Odom. They could find a nice restaurant where she can bellow "Garcon!" to bring over the help.

Aggie84025 · Post by **Aggie84025** » March 23rd, 2024, 12:28 am

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:30 pm
Sprinkle now has my blessing if he wants to go to UW. He left this place better than he found it. Will root for him here or there!

Agreed, I obviously want him to stay as he could take USU to another level and literally be a legend in Logan but if he leaves he brought us one of the most memorable seasons we could imagine. The cherry on top was the win tonight. It was a dominating performance which left no room for who the better team was. Sprinkle had the team as ready as i have seen any Aggie team in that type of environment. I am just so happy to finally see the Aggies get the tournament victory.

GameFAQSAggie · Post by **GameFAQSAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 12:35 am

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:32 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:30 pm
Sprinkle now has my blessing if he wants to go to UW. He left this place better than he found it. Will root for him here or there!
Me too. Screw Smith and Odom! I hope they fail miserably and end up as assistants to Rice.

Maybe the CEO of Vermillion Valley Electric will demand that Smith is brought back! And maybe the CEO of Baltimore County Electric will demand that Odom is brought back!

BasketballAgg · Post by **BasketballAgg** » March 23rd, 2024, 1:25 am

Not to be THAT guy, but sprinkle was wearing purple and gold bracelets during his post game interview.

Washington’s school colors? Purple and Gold.

IncrediBlueAg · Post by **IncrediBlueAg** » March 23rd, 2024, 1:39 am

Hmmm.....

TCU - Purple
Purdue - Gold

Maybe he's just dialed in on winning.

rAggie · Post by **rAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am

My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.

BiocatAg · Post by **BiocatAg** » March 23rd, 2024, 6:32 am

rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.

Are you saying that the new contract offer from USU has a lower buyout than the current contract?

Hoot · Post by **Hoot** » March 23rd, 2024, 6:40 am

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2024, 11:30 pm
Sprinkle now has my blessing if he wants to go to UW. He left this place better than he found it. Will root for him here or there!

I’m sure that’s just what he was waiting for.

FloridaAggie13 · Post by **FloridaAggie13** » March 23rd, 2024, 7:16 am

IncrediBlueAg wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:39 am
Hmmm.....

TCU - Purple
Purdue - Gold

Maybe he's just dialed in on winning.

Or he's a huge Prince fanatic.

I swear I could hear "Darling Nikki" blasting from the locker room after last night's game.

Aggiealum13 · Post by **Aggiealum13** » March 23rd, 2024, 7:22 am

I'm just so glad that Danny brought us a win with the possibility of going to sweet 16 if he could pull it off. I would love to have him stay, and we absolutely should do our very best to improve his contract to entice him to stay, but he just put USU in an even better place for future success if he chooses to go somewhere else.

I would have been a little more bitter about him leaving if USU would have lost and he just bailed.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 23rd, 2024, 7:29 am

rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.

He has the chance to get a top tier p5 job. Don’t settle low-mid tier if his desire is to climb the coaching ladder

gomretat · Post by **gomretat** » March 23rd, 2024, 9:53 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 7:29 am

rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.
He has the chance to get a top tier p5 job. Don’t settle low-mid tier if his desire is to climb the coaching ladder

There is a clear trade-off. You move when your stock is highest, or you wait and hope your stock is good enough to get a better job. The stock and marketability of coaches goes up and down a lot faster than the stock market.

bpd · Post by **bpd** » March 23rd, 2024, 10:00 am

rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.

LOL. Yesterday it was Pope and now it is Smith. Tomorrow Caliparri.

JonnyCienPesos · Post by **JonnyCienPesos** » March 23rd, 2024, 10:13 am

bpd wrote:
rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.
LOL. Yesterday it was Pope and now it is Smith. Tomorrow Caliparri.

What’s Trilly saying?

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Post by **aggies22** » March 23rd, 2024, 10:27 am

bpd wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:00 am

rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.
LOL. Yesterday it was Pope and now it is Smith. Tomorrow Caliparri.

Pope COULD be out now that the AD at Washington is out. The Washington State AD and Kyle Smith could be a package deal. I'll see if I can find anything out.

LarryTheAggie · Post by **LarryTheAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 10:31 am

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:27 am

bpd wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:00 am

rAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 1:47 am
My source, who I'm happy to disclose personally to anyone who actually knows me, says that UW now favors Kyle Smith, that Danny will still be targeted by other teams with openings, but there is a full court press on him to wait until next year when much better jobs potentially open. This would likely come with a higher salary for him and less punitive buyout.

I don't know if I believe it but people closer to the situation than me believe UW is out of play.
LOL. Yesterday it was Pope and now it is Smith. Tomorrow Caliparri.
Pope COULD be out now that the AD at Washington is out. The Washington State AD and Kyle Smith could be a package deal. I'll see if I can find anything out.

WSU fans would probably take that deal. Sacrifice Smith to get rid of Chun. I know he is well respected in the industry, but wazzu fans really don't like Chun, and are apathetic enough about basketball that they would probably be fine with it.

EngineeringAggie · Post by **EngineeringAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am

Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?

Post by **aggies22** » March 23rd, 2024, 10:51 am

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am
Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?

I was told the new extension has a larger buyout. It would be foolish not to sign the extension and earn as much money as possible.

Madmartigan · Post by **Madmartigan** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:00 am

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am
Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?

My opinion is that of the open jobs, Louisville is by far the most attractive and one you can’t pass up. The rest are not top 10 or even top 25 jobs.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:03 am

Interesting insight into the state of Washington basketball:

https://www.si.com/college/washington/b ... ing-search

I went to a football game up there once and walked by the arena - It looks like it's a 100 years old and not in a good way! It'd be a herculean project to turn that program around. Stay at USU (at least) one more year with a STACKED team and wait until UCLA or USC or the like to come calling.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:04 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:00 am

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am
Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?
My opinion is that of the open jobs, Louisville is by far the most attractive and one you can’t pass up. The rest are not top 10 or even top 25 jobs.

Michigan is the top open job.

Madmartigan · Post by **Madmartigan** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:07 am

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:04 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:00 am

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am
Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?
My opinion is that of the open jobs, Louisville is by far the most attractive and one you can’t pass up. The rest are not top 10 or even top 25 jobs.
Michigan is the top open job.

Touché. I forgot that one was open as well.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:11 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:07 am

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:04 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:00 am

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am
Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?
My opinion is that of the open jobs, Louisville is by far the most attractive and one you can’t pass up. The rest are not top 10 or even top 25 jobs.
Michigan is the top open job.
Touché. I forgot that one was open as well.

Lol, no worries. They're probably more big name hunting (Dutcher, Moiser, Shaka Smart, Doug Christy) BUT if we get to the sweet 16 or beyond, I could see Sprinkle getting a look there.

Detroit-Aggie · Post by **Detroit-Aggie** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:12 am

If Sprinkle leaves I'll have no strong feelings about him either way.

He won because he's a good coach at a healthy program. That's fine, but if he's only here one year I'm barely going to remember his name in two years. But if he stays a few years... Hey I still respect what Gary Andersen did here, even with how the next decade went. I respect it because for those first 4 years, man - what a fun program to follow!

Aggie702 · Post by **Aggie702** » March 23rd, 2024, 11:13 am

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:11 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:07 am

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:04 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 11:00 am

EngineeringAggie wrote: ↑
March 23rd, 2024, 10:49 am
Are we saying that Sprinkle wouldn’t even sign his extension, but he would still stay here another year to wait for a better job and lower his buyout? There’s no way that new extension has a lower buyout, right?
My opinion is that of the open jobs, Louisville is by far the most attractive and one you can’t pass up. The rest are not top 10 or even top 25 jobs.
Michigan is the top open job.
Touché. I forgot that one was open as well.
Lol, no worries. They're probably more big name hunting (Dutcher, Moiser, Shaka Smart, Doug Christy) BUT if we get to the sweet 16 or beyond, I could see Sprinkle getting a look there.

Apparently Michigan and Lousiville are battling over Dusty May

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