So I just realized something of a silver-lining with the oscar Weber hire. After Illinois canned oscar and hired Ohio head coach John Groce, the Ohio Bobcats apparently expressed interest(
source) in hiring the one and only oscar Weber. oscar wanted to hold out for the big times, so he must've said no thanks to the coach-swap. why is this good news, you ask?
Well, the AD of Ohio University, Jim Schaus, just so happens to be a very good AD with a history of great head basketball coach hires. You might remember Schaus from his Wichita State tenure. While he was there he hired Mark Turgeon who led the Shockers to the Sweet 16. After Turgeon jumped ship, Schaus hired Greg Marshall who returned the Shockers to national relevance, earning a #14 rank in the coaches poll and a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament. One of the first actions of Schaus at Ohio was to hire John Groce, who led the Bobcats to two NCAA appearances and all the way to the Sweet 16 this past season before taking the Illinois job.
Yes, Kansas State should not settle for the ambitions of a school like Ohio, but if a man as qualified as Jim Shaus was really interested in putting B-Web in the head coaching position, then that would be enough for me. It would, at the very least, mean that Weber is not a bad basketball coach! It would mean that Weber will recruit good players and likely have successful NCAA tournament appearances. So cheer up, there is some hope! This may be a reach...in my brief research I didn't find a whole lot more about Ohio being interested in Weber...but I would rather be excited than depressed, so I'll take it for the slight boost in confidence that it is.
bonusAn interesting note for you history buffs. Jim Shaus' father was Fred Shaus, head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. Fred led the Lakers to 4 Western Conference Championships and while he was GM assembled the crew that won the NBA title in 1972, this team featured Wilt Chamberlain and famous Coal Farmer Jerry West. It would seem that these Shaus guys know basketball.
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OSU and they made 2 free throws because of it. Right after that Angel decided to leg-hump some OSU dude 90 feet from the basket, sending them to the line for 2 more free ones. luckily Angel fouled out before he could cause anymore damage and Rodney finished strong enough to carry us to victory.
