You can stop all the "We want Brad Huse to go" threads

tampa_griz · Post by **tampa_griz** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:19 pm

Greg Rachac just tweeted that Huse and MSU have agreed to a two-year contract extension.

Colter_Nuanez · Post by **Colter_Nuanez** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:25 pm

Official release just came through.

Montana State University and Bobcat men's basketball coach Brad Huse have agreed to a two-year contract extension, MSU Director of Athletics Peter Fields has announced.

The agreement awaits official approval by the State Board of Regents, but brings Huse back to MSU for his eighth season in 2013-14. Under his direction the Bobcats have qualified for the Big Sky Tournament in seven straight seasons, the longest such stretch in program history.

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:25 pm

tampa_griz wrote:Greg Rachac just tweeted that Huse and MSU have agreed to a two-year contract extension.

Just noticed that myself. Two years surprised me.

Post by **SonomaCat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:29 pm

What motivation did MSU have for agreeing to a 2 year deal? Were they afraid that Huse was going to bolt for a more prestigious gig if they didn't lock him up with a multi-year deal (not that any coaches ever honor those contracts if they get a better offer anyway)?

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:42 pm

Bay Area Cat wrote:What motivation did MSU have for agreeing to a 2 year deal? Were they afraid that Huse was going to bolt for a more prestigious gig if they didn't lock him up with a multi-year deal (not that any coaches ever honor those contracts if they get a better offer anyway)?

I tell you what, I have heard that Fields loves Brad for what he has accomplished off the court and in the class room and as a person he is. I have also been told of how much he is respected in the athletic department. On the court, he has been successful to a certain extend but never a true threat to the top 1-2 positions in the league. All and all I think that was enough for Fields. If he was a the head football coach I wonder if it would have been enough?

John K · Post by **John K** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:05 pm

Bay Area Cat wrote:What motivation did MSU have for agreeing to a 2 year deal? Were they afraid that Huse was going to bolt for a more prestigious gig if they didn't lock him up with a multi-year deal (not that any coaches ever honor those contracts if they get a better offer anyway)?

Signing him to a 2-year deal seems a bit odd to me. Why not go a full 3 years if Fields is really committed to Huse for the long term, or just go 1 year if his status is sort of "probationary"? And no doubt you were being facetious, but I doubt that Huse is in great demand for "more prestigious gigs".

DicTater · Post by **DicTater** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:11 pm

Unbelievable! Two more years? So did Huse convince Fields that if he just had 9 years, he could build a successful program? Or does Fields just want to kill the program? Like Bay Cat said, is Fields afraid that after another 14 win season, the big boys would be knocking down the door to hire him away? Haven't 7 years of 13-14 wins convinced the big boys yet? What does Fields see in Huse that no one else in the world sees?

John K · Post by **John K** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:14 pm

mslacat wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:What motivation did MSU have for agreeing to a 2 year deal? Were they afraid that Huse was going to bolt for a more prestigious gig if they didn't lock him up with a multi-year deal (not that any coaches ever honor those contracts if they get a better offer anyway)?
I tell you what, I have heard that Fields loves Brad for what he has accomplished off the court and in the class room and as a person he is. I have also been told of how much he is respected in the athletic department. On the court, he has been successful to a certain extend but never a true threat to the top 1-2 positions in the league. All and all I think that was enough for Fields. If he was a the head football coach I wonder if it would have been enough?

Actually, I believe that it might have been enough, even in football. I think to some degree that we're just lucky that Fields found someone like Ash who has fielded teams that have been successful both on and off the field. But I believe that even if Ash had compiled a record similar to Huse, Fields would keep him around so long as his players did well in the classroom, and stayed out of trouble. I'm not saying that MSU fans would necessarily be very happy about that, but I think that Fields has made it pretty clear that running a clean program is the most important thing to him, and if the team also wins, that's just a bonus.

John K · Post by **John K** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:18 pm

DicTater wrote:Unbelievable! Two more years? So did Huse convince Fields that if he just had 9 years, he could build a successful program? Or does Fields just want to kill the program? Like Bay Cat said, is Fields afraid that after another 14 win season, the big boys would be knocking down the door to hire him away? Haven't 7 years of 13-14 wins convinced the big boys yet? What does Fields see in Huse that no one else in the world sees?

See mslacat's comments above. As I said in my previous post, I think Fields has made it very clear what his priorities are for MSU's athletic programs, and winning is not first on the list...or even 2nd or 3rd probably.

Gidal Kaiser · Post by **Gidal Kaiser** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:25 pm

I'm surprised it wasn't a three-year deal, which is the norm under Fields. Huse left campus for the day after the branding announcement, but will speak with media tomorrow about their new ssignee, Terrell Brown, and this

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:34 pm

Gidal Kaiser wrote:I'm surprised it wasn't a three-year deal, which is the norm under Fields. Huse left campus for the day after the branding announcement, but will speak with media tomorrow about their new ssignee, Terrell Brown, and this

I agree two years is an odd number.
Speculation / humor:
Cruzado to Fields- "I was thinking 1 year contract."
Fields to Cruzado: "I am thinking a 3 year contract."
Cruzado: "Lets split the difference. "
Both "Done"

autocat · Post by **autocat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:48 pm

WHAT A JOKE

Bottom Line: LOSING RECORD AFTER 7 YEARS.....................

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:56 pm

autocat wrote:WHAT A JOKE

Bottom Line: LOSING RECORD AFTER 7 YEARS.....................

But that is not the Bottom line .. at least according to Fields.
Top APR Rating for the past 4 years in Big Sky Men's Basketball also gets added in.

John K · Post by **John K** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:06 pm

mslacat wrote:
autocat wrote:WHAT A JOKE

Bottom Line: LOSING RECORD AFTER 7 YEARS.....................
But that is not the Bottom line .. at least according to Fields.
Top APR Rating for the past 4 years in Big Sky Men's Basketball also gets added in.

I readily admit that I don't really understand exactly how APR is calculated, but it seems odd to me that we could have such a good APR, when there's been so much turnover in personnel. Setting aside his W-L record, in my opinion that should partially offset the strong APR when evaluating his performance, since that's something that certainly shouldn't be considered a "positive".

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:14 pm

John K

I actually agree. The APR is a little ridiculous. Would you believe Kentucky has one of the high APR in the country, and yet their players are actually not graduating with College degrees (NBA degrees yes). There are games and tricks you can do to help with improve your APR. One thing I know that MSU coaches do do to help MSU APR is that if a kid transfers to another school and enrolls it really does not hurt you that much. As a result Huse works hard to see that every transfer gets into another school and then after that MSU is clear.

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:16 pm

Huse is only one NBA 1st round draft pick caliber recruit away from being a real contender for a Big Sky title.

Stay on target!

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BLACKnBLUEnGOLD · Post by **BLACKnBLUEnGOLD** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:34 am

Within the past year, three Bobcat basketball players have been arrested, and two have been benched for academics. That's off a basketball roster, which is like 15 guys. A third of them failed to do the things Fields prioritizes. In one year. To me, that doesn't look like Huse is doing a very good job with academics or player behavior.

Not to mention that this bunch making the news too many times for the wrong reasons isn't all that good at basketball.

John K · Post by **John K** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:05 am

BLACKnBLUEnGOLD wrote:Within the past year, three Bobcat basketball players have been arrested, and two have been benched for academics. That's off a basketball roster, which is like 15 guys. A third of them failed to do the things Fields prioritizes. In one year. To me, that doesn't look like Huse is doing a very good job with academics or player behavior.

Not to mention that this bunch making the news too many times for the wrong reasons isn't all that good at basketball.

I agree with you completely. Supposedly Huse has kept his job, despite a sub-par W-L record, due to his players doing well academically and staying out of trouble. But I'm not sure that's really accurate, as you just stated. He's had "issues" with one-third of the players on his roster, which would equate to about 33 football players, if you pro-rated it for the 100 players on Ash's roster. Somehow I don't think Fields would think that was quite as acceptable for Ash, as it seems to be for Huse, for whatever reason.

technoCat · Post by **technoCat** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:59 am

Isn't part of Field's job to keep the athletic budget in the black? By not producing a product that excites the fans(which is what keeping Huse is doing) he is putting a drain on the entire athletic department. I know men's basketball doesn't usually make money unless you are Gonzaga or Duke or something but with all the obligations that came with the stadium expansion I would think he would be interested in at least closing the gap somewhat. I think switching coaches would double the attendence just because people would be there to see something new.

BLACKnBLUEnGOLD · Post by **BLACKnBLUEnGOLD** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:37 pm

Actually, I forgot about Biglow. So it's 3 arrests and 3 sitting out for academics. Those are not good numbers for one basketball team.

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