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Jake Diebler (Head Coach)

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Bestbuck36 said:
Good to get it settled and move into recruiting knowing who is going to be there
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You're right about that one. First priority is retaining the young core players like Bruce, Roddy, Felix, Scotty & Devin, and try and keep them on board. Keeping the key players would give him a leg up moving forward.

I expect there may eventually be a couple of scholarship spots open (it seems ro happen every year now), and that wouldn't be all bad as there are some need areas with the team as is, but you certainly don't want to have to sign several new players.
 
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No way was this the plan going in. Love what he has done, but must admit to some skepticism.

He was part of the staff that lost all those other games. And he won these recent games with a team that he did not build.

But I do love his in game decisions and the way he has used the bench to go up tempo. He is also the right guy to keep the young players on the team. If he is the hire I am 100% behind him.
 
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Oh8ch said:
No way was this the plan going in. Love what he has done, but must admit to some skepticism.

He was part of the staff that lost all those other games. And he won these recent games with a team that he did not build.

But I do love his in game decisions and the way he has used the bench to go up tempo. He is also the right guy to keep the young players on the team. If he is the hire I am 100% behind him.
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Yeah as long as they didn't make a 5 year deal that makes it hard to get out after 2 or 3. He earned this chance in my mind. But yeah I don't know anything about his ability to build a staff or recruit a team
 
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It's the right move for a number of reasons.

1) He earned it. He took a team that was hard-broken and built a cohesive group of young men who played hard every game.
2) He looks to have real coaching chops. The way he deployed his rotations showed a willingness to adapt to changing situations, something we've lacked for many years.
3) He has roots and established relationships with 5 years in the program.
4) There are no sure things out there. Dusty May? Nice run last year and has run it back this year with a decent team, but how many of those kind of hires went tits-up? Sean Miller is a scumbag and was a non-starter, for me anyway.
5) I didn't realize it until I read it tonight, but it looks like he may have real recruiting chops. He recruited 5* Darius Garland to frickin' Vanderbilt of all places.

I'm excited about the future again. Is this a sure-thing? Hell naw, but there are no homerun hires out there and anybody that they brought in from the outside would come with inherent risk. It's a prudent move.
 
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Am as surprised as all the above posters. Here's hoping that the last eight games will be enough to keep the core of tOSU's team together until next year. With the sophs there, plus the frosh that found the floor in those eight games, there's an excellent core of players. Need to fill in around the edges with another scorer, and another big would help tremendously, the development has been there, and truly enjoy the changes that Diebs #2 has made. Playing the frosh early, and veterans late was very successful. PS, anyone know why Chatham wasn't suited up for Illinois? He shone at times during this stretch run, and hope he isn't going to the portal. PSS, how about Diebs #1 getting some plastic surgery and coming back?
 
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brodybuck21 said:
I was just being a smartass
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lol gotcha bro. For context, my wife is a disabled vet with a med card, and we live in a full legal state. After flying for 15 years in the AF, I gave up drinking. It was bad when I was special ops, but the drinking got more frequent when I started flying VIPSAM missions internationally (Vice Pres, NSA, Combatant Commanders). When I got out a few years ago I didn’t want to be the father with a drink in his hand, so I turned to late night usage of pot for relaxation. Even grow our own near our garden in the summer lol
 
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