Live Discussion: Final Four

[Cage917r]

Well I guess if they give that out at my school, Niagara University, then I will be going to the same one you got. My current GPA is a 3.95, it should be a 4.0, but I got a A- in one of my classes because of attendence, the problem is I only missed two classes the whole semester, damn professors can be assholes. But I have a couple more years to go, so I am guessing that will lower a little bit, but that GPA is impressive, I will give you that.

 

[Slyfox696]

Once again, Slyfox is proven correct.

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Three days after winning the NCAA championship, Kansas coach Bill Self said no thanks to Oklahoma State, his alma mater, and agreed to a lucrative contract extension that could keep him at Kansas for the rest of his career.

"Home called," Self said. "And we love home. But this is home now."

The 45-year-old Self, an Oklahoma native who played for the Cowboys and was an assistant coach there at the beginning of his career, met with Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder Wednesday night for about two hours.

After conferring with Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins for several hours on Thursday, Self called Holder and told him of his decision.

"There was never serious interest on our part in leaving the University of Kansas," said Self, who has won 142 games, four Big 12 titles and a national championship in five highly successful seasons with the Jayhawks.

"But there was serious interest in listening and helping Oklahoma State in a way that would put their basketball program in the position they want it to be in. We visited and slept on it and came to the conclusion that I felt all along that the time is right for my family to be in Lawrence, Kan., and lead this program, hopefully, to bigger and better things in the future."

Perkins, at a news conference with Self and chancellor Robert Hemenway, declined to give details of the deal. But it will include raises for assistant coaches and an extensive upgrading of the school's aging facilities.

There had been reports that Oklahoma State booster T. Boone Pickens, who has given the Cowboys $165 million, was prepared to throw a megabuck offer at Self. But Self said no dollar figure was mentioned in his conversation with Holder.

"Bill is going to be compensated at the highest level," Perkins said. "Bill and I have agreed in principle that he will be our coach for many years to come. The details and money and length and other things will be finalized over the next few weeks. We will give it to you as soon as we have it complete.

"The good news for us is Bill's staying and we're glad to have him."

Self has three years left on a contract that pays him $1.375 million annually.

"I don't know what the big deal is, to be honest," Self said in the typically self-effacing manner that has endeared him to Kansas' rabid basketball fans.

"These last three weeks, four weeks, have been an absolute whirlwind. I don't know if a guy deserves to have as much fun as I've had."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3340309



Feel free to admit my greatness.

 

[Cage917r]

Meh, I said if Kansas didn't offer him the same money he would leave, they offered him the same money, so he stayed.

 

[Lil Wes]

Texas Tech > Big 12.

That is all.