UVA head coach, Tony Bennett, retiring immediately
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Don't follow college basketball all that closely, but it was apparently a very agreeable extension that allowed him a lot of leeway to walk away. Supposedly, he wanted to time his announcement so he could hand-pick a successor instead of the school undertaking a national search. It doesn't seem his announcement has come as a great shock to the UVA community.
Speculated that he wanted to pick his successor instead of UVA doing a national search for one.
If that was motivation he could have retired a few weeks ago before media days.
We’ll find out soon but I think sometimes you wake up 1 day and realize you just don’t have the energy and commitment required to do the job.I think Spurrier had that moment before his final season but Tanner talked him into staying 1 more year which proved disastrous.
Yeah, I dunno.If that was motivation he could have retired a few weeks ago before media days.
I think Spurrier had that moment before his final season but Tanner talked him into staying 1 more year which proved disastrous.
I guess he just wanted to make sure he cut it so close that UVA had no choice but to promote from within.
Probably an element of truth also to what you say. 55 is awful young, though. He's achieved all you can and surely has plenty of money, so why bother with the hassle of roster management in this era?
That was the assertion Seth Greenberg was making yesterday. Why shouldn't I believe Seth on this?
Because you're torn. I guess he got over being torn. God bless him.
It's a shame. He was a great coach who was good for the game of basketball.
Yeah, he's just one guy, but it's telling when one of the top coaches in the game, at age 55, decides it's simply not worth the hassle in the current system. Most of the time, coaches stick around a bit too long. He's getting out way early.
Yet we're told the portal and NIL are good for the game.
They aren't good for roster management, so they can't possibly be good for all but, at the most, 20 coaches in the country. I'm thinking football here, but I'm certain basketball is pretty dicey also.
Could be just a smart move too.
He's 55, and one article had his net worth at 11 million.
Time with family? Enjoy your retirement? On top of getting away from the NIL headache?
And, no doubt, a lucrative broadcasting/analyst gig of some sort.
Best part-time job there is. Saban professes to be truly enjoying it, and he's pretty good at it, carrying a ton of credibility..
And confirmation from Bennett that he's retiring b/c of the state of the game:
"I think it's right for student-athletes to receive revenue. Please don't mistake me," he said on Friday. "The game and college athletics is not in a healthy spot. It's not. And there needs to be change and it's not gonna go back. I think I was equipped to do the job here the old way. That's who I am."
"It's gonna be closer to a professional model," Bennett continued. "There's gotta be collective bargaining. There has to be a restriction on the salary pool. There has to be transfer regulation restrictions. There has to be some limits on the agent involvement to these young guys ... And I worry a lot about the mental health of the student-athletes as all this stuff comes down."
www.espn.com
I wish one of these retiring coaches would just say "It sucks. Everything about it sucks. Why do need to receive revenue? They're getting a free education." They will, on the one hand, defend players getting paid but, on the other hand, say that's why they're getting out of the game.
"I think it's right for student-athletes to receive revenue. Please don't mistake me," he said on Friday. "The game and college athletics is not in a healthy spot. It's not. And there needs to be change and it's not gonna go back. I think I was equipped to do the job here the old way. That's who I am."
"It's gonna be closer to a professional model," Bennett continued. "There's gotta be collective bargaining. There has to be a restriction on the salary pool. There has to be transfer regulation restrictions. There has to be some limits on the agent involvement to these young guys ... And I worry a lot about the mental health of the student-athletes as all this stuff comes down."
UVA's Bennett cites state of game for retirement
Tony Bennett cited the current environment in college basketball as a reason for his abrupt retirement as Virginia coach.
www.espn.com
I wish one of these retiring coaches would just say "It sucks. Everything about it sucks. Why do need to receive revenue? They're getting a free education." They will, on the one hand, defend players getting paid but, on the other hand, say that's why they're getting out of the game.
"They're getting a free education" ain't coming back to Division One - not ever.And confirmation from Bennett that he's retiring b/c of the state of the game:
"I think it's right for student-athletes to receive revenue. Please don't mistake me," he said on Friday. "The game and college athletics is not in a healthy spot. It's not. And there needs to be change and it's not gonna go back. I think I was equipped to do the job here the old way. That's who I am."
"It's gonna be closer to a professional model," Bennett continued. "There's gotta be collective bargaining. There has to be a restriction on the salary pool. There has to be transfer regulation restrictions. There has to be some limits on the agent involvement to these young guys ... And I worry a lot about the mental health of the student-athletes as all this stuff comes down."
UVA's Bennett cites state of game for retirement
Tony Bennett cited the current environment in college basketball as a reason for his abrupt retirement as Virginia coach.
I wish one of these retiring coaches would just say "It sucks. Everything about it sucks. Why do need to receive revenue? They're getting a free education." They will, on the one hand, defend players getting paid but, on the other hand, say that's why they're getting out of the game.
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It could but it would mean a complete overhaul of college athletics. One simple rule would change things back to how they were originally intended to be. Require athletes to be admitted to the school through regular admission channels BEFORE they could be on any of the school's teams. Make college sports more closely resemble high school sports as far as who was on the teams. Coaches could still recruit players but the players would have to be admitted to the school before they could be on the team and receive a scholarship.
The rule change would have to apply to all colleges. As long as every school had to live by the same rule the sports would be competitive and a handful of schools wouldn't dominate. The NFL would have to create a farm system to develop pro players like MLB has although the NFL would probably only have one level of teams in its farm system. The NBA could have a couple levels.
That's a good idea. At least it would preserve some semblance of an academic model. I'm afraid it makes too much sense, but it's a good idea.
It's a great idea, I just don't think the NBA and NFL want any part of a minor league. They're about making money and minor leagues don't make money. I would think only your hardcore fans watch the D league. Plus with your players who don't want an education going straight to pro ball it would affect the college game and the tv viewing, again affecting the media providers bottom line.
Back to amateur athletics plain and simple. Where colleges trade educational ''life skills'' for athletic ''life skills'' in an even trade funded by revenues made from marketing the game to pay for tuition, room/board, medical, etc.And confirmation from Bennett that he's retiring b/c of the state of the game:
"I think it's right for student-athletes to receive revenue. Please don't mistake me," he said on Friday. "The game and college athletics is not in a healthy spot. It's not. And there needs to be change and it's not gonna go back. I think I was equipped to do the job here the old way. That's who I am."
"It's gonna be closer to a professional model," Bennett continued. "There's gotta be collective bargaining. There has to be a restriction on the salary pool. There has to be transfer regulation restrictions. There has to be some limits on the agent involvement to these young guys ... And I worry a lot about the mental health of the student-athletes as all this stuff comes down."
UVA's Bennett cites state of game for retirement
Tony Bennett cited the current environment in college basketball as a reason for his abrupt retirement as Virginia coach.
I wish one of these retiring coaches would just say "It sucks. Everything about it sucks. Why do need to receive revenue? They're getting a free education." They will, on the one hand, defend players getting paid but, on the other hand, say that's why they're getting out of the game.
We are told this?
If Bennett still has the love of coaching and teaching but without having to deal with the recruiting, NIL, and transfer hassles, I'm sure there are a lot of D-III schools who would like to hire him.
The NBA already has D-leagues, and there are already some "minor football leagues."
The overhaul you propose would make D-I more akin to D-III. I like it, but I can't see P5 schools giving up the publicity.
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