Just here for the meltdown

AndroidAggie · Post by **AndroidAggie** » March 27th, 2021, 7:27 am

if true, what a bummer.

happy trails, smith.

bluegrouse · Post by **bluegrouse** » March 27th, 2021, 7:33 am

Just tarnished his whole stay here.

Blue Sage · Post by **Blue Sage** » March 27th, 2021, 7:36 am

I agree Smith needs to leave while he can I’d he wants big money. Next year the cupboard will be bare so if he doesn’t leave now he may not get a chance but Oklahoma and Texas are open so Utah?

Elkaggie · Post by **Elkaggie** » March 27th, 2021, 7:37 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:33 am
Just tarnished his whole stay here.

If this is the real Tim Lacomb account that’s a very reliable source.

Sad day.

bpd · Post by **bpd** » March 27th, 2021, 7:37 am

For several reasons I have lost respect for him. I will be rooting against him.

bluegrouse · Post by **bluegrouse** » March 27th, 2021, 7:39 am

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:37 am

bluegrouse wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:33 am
Just tarnished his whole stay here.

If this is the real Tim Lacomb account that’s a very reliable source.

Sad day.

It’s his real account

3rdGenAggie · Post by **3rdGenAggie** » March 27th, 2021, 7:40 am

I'm not mad he's leaving. I'm very disappointed it's Utah. It's pretty much the one place he could go where I would root for his failure. I hope he gets his 12-15 million and then does so poorly he's out of the profession.

Aggiesbleedblue · Post by **Aggiesbleedblue** » March 27th, 2021, 7:40 am

It’s real.

Post by **aggies22** » March 27th, 2021, 7:41 am

I've been working on this for an hour. No one from Utah State seems to know anything.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » March 27th, 2021, 7:42 am

Well, that sucks.

I’d be okay with Tim Miles, but I do wonder whether the ugliness that will be Smith’s departure to Utah affects the appetite to hire someone from the Miles/Medved/Smith coaching tree.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » March 27th, 2021, 7:42 am

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:41 am
I've been working on this for an hour. No one from Utah State seems to know anything.

I’d say that’s a really bad sign.

Elkaggie · Post by **Elkaggie** » March 27th, 2021, 7:42 am

The silence from USU is all you need to know.

flying_scotsman2.0 · Post by **flying_scotsman2.0** » March 27th, 2021, 7:42 am

This seems quite unlike Smith. When he took the job at USU, he didn't just jump in and sign a contract in the middle of the night... Sounds like it's more and more likely, but man, what a weird turn of events.

That being said, I hope the U continues to eat crap forever.

USUstudent13 · Post by **USUstudent13** » March 27th, 2021, 7:44 am

I feel bad for the players most of all. Seems like they were strung along pretty hard with this one.

stwinward · Post by **stwinward** » March 27th, 2021, 7:45 am

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:42 am
This seems quite unlike Smith. When he took the job at USU, he didn't just jump in and sign a contract in the middle of the night... Sounds like it's more and more likely, but man, what a weird turn of events.

That being said, I hope the U continues to eat crap forever.

David Collette 2.0 move by U of U there.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » March 27th, 2021, 7:46 am

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:42 am
This seems quite unlike Smith. When he took the job at USU, he didn't just jump in and sign a contract in the middle of the night... Sounds like it's more and more likely, but man, what a weird turn of events.

That being said, I hope the U continues to eat crap forever.

I remember Smith’s departure from USD being a bit “thief in the nightish” as well.

Aggiesbleedblue · Post by **Aggiesbleedblue** » March 27th, 2021, 7:47 am

Get ready for the transfer portal to hit us hard. We better act fast to find a new coach.

flying_scotsman2.0 · Post by **flying_scotsman2.0** » March 27th, 2021, 7:49 am

Didn't learn from his boy Tim Miles that you shouldn't chase paper.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 27th, 2021, 7:50 am

USUstudent13 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:44 am
I feel bad for the players most of all. Seems like they were strung along pretty hard with this one.

They always are right? Coaches are mercenaries. I don’t fault Smith for cashing in on his hard work, and he knows it benefits his staff too, but I do fault him for reassuring his players he was staying just 5 days ago.

aggieguy13 · Post by **aggieguy13** » March 27th, 2021, 7:52 am

I wonder what changed to get Smith from telling his players he was staying to taking the job. Higher pay for him? Higher pay for assistants? Higher pay for players?

Post by **aggies22** » March 27th, 2021, 7:53 am

I wouldn't have faulted the guy for leaving for an actual high profile job. But utah?? This makes all the "Go Aggies" a sham.

UStateTim · Post by **UStateTim** » March 27th, 2021, 7:53 am

This is a gut punch. I would have wished him well going anywhere else. Now I hope he fails

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » March 27th, 2021, 7:54 am

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:52 am
I wonder what changed to get Smith from telling his players he was staying to taking the job. Higher pay for him? Higher pay for assistants? Higher pay for players?

Ha, all of the above.

They must not care much about hair, effective timeout usage, beating BYU, having a diverse roster/staff, or winning NCAA tourney games at the U.

SwaggieAggie · Post by **SwaggieAggie** » March 27th, 2021, 7:54 am

UStateTim wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:53 am
This is a gut punch. I would have wished him well going anywhere else. Now I hope he fails

I genuinely hope he continues to lose to BYU every year.

stwinward · Post by **stwinward** » March 27th, 2021, 7:55 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:50 am

USUstudent13 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:44 am
I feel bad for the players most of all. Seems like they were strung along pretty hard with this one.
They always are right? Coaches are mercenaries. I don’t fault Smith for cashing in on his hard work, and he knows it benefits his staff too, but I do fault him for reassuring his players he was staying just 5 days ago.

We should learn by now, anytime a coach doubles down that he's staying, it usually means he's currently negotiating his next contract.

Next man up. Let's find our new coach and keep it going.

I also don't fault Smith for seeing next year without Queta and thinking it's now or a few years from now for his payday. Queta was a beast for us that made anyone look good.

Aggie84025 · Post by **Aggie84025** » March 27th, 2021, 7:56 am

I never had the assumption that coach Smith was going to be a long-term guy here. But to not interview and take the Minnesota job and then contact his players and reassure him that he was staying but then to only up and leave and go to a hated rival. I have lost a lot of respect for him. I certainly am thankful for everything that he has done over the last three years he has been wonderful here. But then to up and leave and go to Utah a program that won't even schedule US in basketball and that was hard on Smith and he hated that fact but then to actually do their makes it even more sour.

bluegrouse · Post by **bluegrouse** » March 27th, 2021, 7:57 am

UStateTim wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:53 am
This is a gut punch. I would have wished him well going anywhere else. Now I hope he fails

More like a kick in the nuts

flying_scotsman2.0 · Post by **flying_scotsman2.0** » March 27th, 2021, 7:57 am

We can do better. Smith wasn't even a good coach as far as I can remember.

stwinward · Post by **stwinward** » March 27th, 2021, 7:57 am

UStateTim wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:53 am
This is a gut punch. I would have wished him well going anywhere else. Now I hope he fails

I feel this way also. I would have cheered for his success anywhere else. Now I have to hope he pulled a Matt Wells and will be mired in mediocrity, albeit way richer.

AKAggie03 · Post by **AKAggie03** » March 27th, 2021, 7:58 am

I hope he told UTah.... “i’ll come but you need to start scheduling aggies right away.”

flying_scotsman2.0 · Post by **flying_scotsman2.0** » March 27th, 2021, 7:58 am

AKAggie03 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:58 am
I hope he told UTah.... “i’ll come but you need to start scheduling aggies right away.”

Lol, yeah. We're never seeing those guys again.

AggieFBObsession · Post by **AggieFBObsession** » March 27th, 2021, 7:59 am

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:57 am
We can do better. Smith wasn't even a good coach as far as I can remember.

We can do better but he's a good coach. Corrected.

stwinward · Post by **stwinward** » March 27th, 2021, 8:00 am

flying_scotsman2.0 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:58 am

AKAggie03 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:58 am
I hope he told UTah.... “i’ll come but you need to start scheduling aggies right away.”
Lol, yeah. We're never seeing those guys again.

If you can't play them, join them? Doesn't have the same ring to it.

3rdGenAggie · Post by **3rdGenAggie** » March 27th, 2021, 8:00 am

I don't think Smith ever had a real shot at Minnesota. He turned down the interview because he knew it was just a formality.

Elkaggie · Post by **Elkaggie** » March 27th, 2021, 8:00 am

AKAggie03 wrote: ↑
March 27th, 2021, 7:58 am
I hope he told UTah.... “i’ll come but you need to start scheduling aggies right away.”

I’m sure it was the exact opposite. He won’t want to show his face around here, all the more reason to be scratching your head right now.

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