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Rex Interviews at MERCER?!? (UPDATE: he's gone)

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

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Re: Rex Interviews at MERCER?!? (UPDATE: he's gone)

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.


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I think we should all reserve judgement on this until something official happens.  There have been a lot of coaches decide to leave a school only to change their minds and come back after sleeping on it.  I'm actually kind of torn on what I hope happens here.  On one hand, I'd love for Rex to decide to stay here and continue to build what he's started.  On the other, the fact that this is Mercer we are talking about is kind of insulting.  Nothing against Mercer or the ASUN, and I certainly get that the job would mean more money, but this is a step backwards for Walters and that would be a slap in the face of FAU.  Don't get me wrong, a 35% raise is nothing to sneeze at….Lord knows I would welcome that, but let's be real here.  Rex played a lot of years in the NBA, and according to basketball-refereance.com made about $8.5 million during his career.  Unless he is terrible with money, he and his family are set for life. There has to be something to be said about sticking with what you started and career advancement, which going to Mercer certainly isn't.
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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!

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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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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.  We seriously cant match the salary that Mercer is offering?  Losing Rex would be a huge hit for our program, huge hit.

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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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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The original article has been removed…below is the new one…now it is being positioned as Mercer choses Rex, and still no reply from him as of yet…the longer it goes, the more likely he will accept one would think?

http://www.macon.com/367/story/303432.html

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Agreed 100%.  He's a goner.

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