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Mark Byington. It's crazy that he could make Vanderbilt immediately competitive, let alone THIS good. I can't think of a turnaround this impressive, ever.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Ditto on the Oats part. He basically covered up an accessory to Murder. His counterparts are little league...
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Oats did not "cover up" anything. He did have what I thought was a very flippant and unserious response to a player who was involved in a very serious legal situation, which is still bad, but he didn't cover up a crime. Come on now.
 
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05_never_again said:
Oats did not "cover up" anything. He did have what I thought was a very flippant and unserious response to a player who was involved in a very serious legal situation, which is still bad, but he didn't cover up a crime. Come on now.
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Unserious? Is that a word? Anyways, your opinion. Oats allowed the player to play after the murder. The Player took the gun to the Murderer. And someone from UA got the TPD to lay off a star player. I remember it very well, and it stunk to Denmark.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Unserious? Is that a word? Anyways, your opinion. Oats allowed the player to play after the murder. The Player took the gun to the Murderer. And someone from UA got the TPD to lay off a star player. I remember it very well, and it stunk to Denmark.
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Why wouldn’t he allow him to play?
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Unserious? Is that a word? Anyways, your opinion. Oats allowed the player to play after the murder. The Player took the gun to the Murderer. And someone from UA got the TPD to lay off a star player. I remember it very well, and it stunk to Denmark.
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Yes it is.

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Everything you just said amounts to a bad reaction to an event on the part of Oats, not a "cover-up." Was he at the crime scene destroying evidence or something?
 
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Boston Vol said:
Why wouldn’t he allow him to play?
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Once everything was settled with him regarding the case, there was no reason to disallow him playing.

However, I was surprised they let him play while the incident (and his role/potential role in it) was still being investigated. If memory serves there was at least one game he played in where it was very much a possibility he might be charged with something. They didn't have to suspend him of course, but I was just a little surprised they didn't. It was a pretty bad look.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Unserious? Is that a word? Anyways, your opinion. Oats allowed the player to play after the murder. The Player took the gun to the Murderer. And someone from UA got the TPD to lay off a star player. I remember it very well, and it stunk to Denmark.
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Yes, but none of that is a coberup. It's corruption and immoral leadership, just not a cover up.
 
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SockeyeVol said:
Mark Byington. It's crazy that he could make Vanderbilt immediately competitive, let alone THIS good. I can't think of a turnaround this impressive, ever.
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I dunno. I feel like there’s a good chance they could give it to Missouri’s head coach (Dennis Gates). Turnaround from going 8-24 last season and winning 0 SEC games last year to ranked, tournament team with wins against ranked teams like Kansas, Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Alabama this year.
 
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TrueOrange said:
I dunno. I feel like there’s a good chance they could give it to Missouri’s head coach (Dennis Gates). Turnaround from going 8-24 last season and winning 0 SEC games last year to ranked, tournament team with wins against ranked teams like Kansas, Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Alabama this year.
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Byington came in with no team. He has one guy from last year who is minor contributor. He somehow assembled a tourney-caliber team within a month, and then has coached them up to 7-8 in the list difficult sec year in recent memory.

Gates' turnaround is impressive. But Byington is almost as successful, doing it at a harder school, and after starting from even further behind. Its unprecedented, and I would not have thought possible.
 
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You could give it to Pearl, Barnes, Golden, Byington, Beard, or Oats and they’d all be legitimate answers. One of the best seasons for SEC basketball I can remember
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Unserious? Is that a word? Anyways, your opinion. Oats allowed the player to play after the murder. The Player took the gun to the Murderer. And someone from UA got the TPD to lay off a star player. I remember it very well, and it stunk to Denmark.
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How is any of that related to Oats attempting to cover up an accessory to murder? lol
 
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It's been a tough year for Bruce. Worrying about how many All-SEC players he has, and whether Broome can win POY.

Plus, all those interviews. Lawdy.
 
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adam.vol said:
Mark Pope.

Took a team over with one player from the previous year’s roster and built a top 25 team (going 3-0 against arch rivals #2 Duke and #5 Tennessee in the regular season) There’s really no question who has performed the most remarkable feat in the SEC this year.

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Where transfer portal has taken 14 ex-Kentucky basketball players for 2024-25 season
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I wasn't aware of this. Impressive indeed. Kentucky and Vandy each had one holdover from last year. Which program attracted more talent?
 
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SockeyeVol said:
I wasn't aware of this. Impressive indeed. Kentucky and Vandy each had one holdover from last year. Which program attracted more talent?
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Vandy has one guy listed taller than 6’ - 8”, so probably Kentucky. Besides height, I really can’t tell a difference.
 
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adam.vol said:
Vandy has one guy listed taller than 6’ - 8”, so probably Kentucky. Besides height, I really can’t tell a difference.
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Well, it says the returning player was Mr Basketball Kentucky. that's a good start!
 
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It's Pearl. Hard to really argue, but to me Gates should have gotten it. I wonder if their shaky closing stretch did him in. Byington was never getting it, but he wouldn't have been a bad choice at all.
 
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sami said:
It's Pearl. Hard to really argue, but to me Gates should have gotten it. I wonder if their shaky closing stretch did him in. Byington was never getting it, but he wouldn't have been a bad choice at all.
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Vanderbilt finished 12th. Not sure a team who finished 12th out of 16 has ever had their coach named COY.
 
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