Rex Interviews at MERCER?!? (UPDATE: he's gone)
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Wise Owl
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Rex Interviews at MERCER?!? (UPDATE: he's gone)
On 1 hand he's got FAU - He's starting to build something here, he's got a good recruiting class coming in and WKU is losing their best player, those are the pro's. On the con side- He's got little fan support, he's getting paid very little. He's got a lot of pressure on him to win now and he's playing in a glorified H.S. gym
On the other hand he's got Mercer - Dedicated to basketball since it's their biggest sport, He's getting a 35% raise, he will have an easier time getting to the NCAA tournament and with the success of mid-majors this year who knows what can happen. On the con side it's a much smaller school, recruiting will be tougher, it's not as good of a conference, be harder to get a job in a big time school from Mercer.
I think he's got a lot to think about and I would guess he doesn't even know what he wants to do right now but I don't think he'll string us along I think we'll find out something in the next 24-48 hours
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Bytor
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I'm assuming there is a buy-out clause build in his contract much like Doherty had in place.
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Wise Owl
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Fledgling said
I'll be curious to see if there's a ripple effect to all of this.
Hey, that's a Fred Sanford quote!
;D
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Bytor said
Did Mercer pursue Walters with this offer or did Rex go looking for something else. I think the first part is more likely to be true and if so, then I do think Rex has a good chance of staying here.
I'm assuming there is a buy-out clause build in his contract much like Doherty had in place.
thin you are right Bytor…that would only make sense since permission was asked to speak to him…
Also, the buyout is $150k…
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VIP DONOR
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Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Jab979 said
With all this speculation and conflicting reports, I think right now Rex is just as confused as we are. I'm purely speculating here but I would guess he's weighing his options right now.
On 1 hand he's got FAU - He's starting to build something here, he's got a good recruiting class coming in and WKU is losing their best player, those are the pro's. On the con side- He's got little fan support, he's getting paid very little. He's got a lot of pressure on him to win now and he's playing in a glorified H.S. gym
On the other hand he's got Mercer - Dedicated to basketball since it's their biggest sport, He's getting a 35% raise, he will have an easier time getting to the NCAA tournament and with the success of mid-majors this year who knows what can happen. On the con side it's a much smaller school, recruiting will be tougher, it's not as good of a conference, be harder to get a job in a big time school from Mercer.
I think he's got a lot to think about and I would guess he doesn't even know what he wants to do right now but I don't think he'll string us along I think we'll find out something in the next 24-48 hours
This is an excellent post. You bring up a lot of good points.
The question is also whether Walters is unhappy here because if he is and he stays here, that could bode poorly for us. And if the players don't get along with him (even if they respect him), we might be better off if he was gone. Truly, I'd be disappointed because I really like Coach Walters but he has to do what's best for him. I imagine that he eventually wants to be coaching a Kansas/Tennessee/etc-level team and he's not going to get looks if the team keeps playing so inconsistently and doesn't get into the Sweet Sixteen.
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Wise Owl
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walty12 said
Do we really pay our head basketball coach 170K?….what a joke. Add coaches salaries to the list of things that FAU needs to work on to become legit.
Yeah, no kidding.
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