OPEN SHOT: Seth Davis is trying hard to get Gillispie away from UK

by Truzenzuzex on Mar 26, 2008 7:57 PM EDT in Media

I found this link on TCP, which made me smile.

First, Seth Davis all but assures us that Patrick Patterson is headed to the NBA. Now, he is convinced that Oklahoma State has Gillispie on their radar, and can pry him away because T. Boone Pickens, the gazillionaire, is an OSU alum.

Oh, yeah, it's all about the money to Gillispie. No doubt, the first second-tier college in the middle of nowhere with a billionaire booster will be able to scoop him right up from the most storied program in America. Hey, Seth -- sometimes, money isn't the only thing.

Seth is a funny guy. I think also just a few beers short of a six-pack. Or perhaps, he's just missing that plastic thingy that holds it together.

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Davis

So Seth "hears" that P. Pat is going pro? That's all you can give us Seth? How about a source, or at least some kind of affiliation if they prefer to be annoymous? What an outstanding journalistic job done by our "special" friend Seth Davis. Woodward, Bernstein, and now...Davis!

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by TrickyD26 on Mar 26, 2008 8:52 PM EDT 0 recs

Davis

I admit it, I am the guilty party that told Davis that Patterson is going pro :)

I think he may very well be accurate on his reporting that OSU will/is pursuing Gillispie.

It's also true that I pursued Rachel Hunter....

by Ken Howlett on Mar 26, 2008 9:10 PM EDT 0 recs

I am pursuing Santa

I want him to sing at my daughter's 3rd birthday party in May. Money is no object.

Sorry to upset ACC fans but I am hearing that Seth wants the gig at the party.

by wilson452 on Mar 26, 2008 9:17 PM EDT 0 recs

Santa For Sale

Santa and I are intimate friends (not that way), and I often times negotiate on his behalf, since he is consumed with keeping Buddy from crushing all of the other elves.

Let the bidding begin Wilson452.

by Ken Howlett on Mar 26, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh...

I just named my new band:

The T Boone Pickens Project. Nice ring to it.

A BIG FAT HOPE DIAMOND SIZE RING TO IT.

We spend allot of time and money making records that will NEVER EVER BE HITS :-)

by wilson452 on Mar 26, 2008 9:24 PM EDT 0 recs

if this is true.............

.........then you heard it in my posts first a couple of days ago

by bigbluebrh222 on Mar 26, 2008 9:30 PM EDT 0 recs

Sorry

This rumor has been around a long longer than a few days, lol.

by blueninja on Mar 26, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

Another request for edit button

long = lot

by blueninja on Mar 26, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

McDonalds game

Just cut on the TV to take a look at Hopson and some of the other guys tonight. However, my attention has now been grabbed by the AWESOME flat-top the Brandon Jennings is rocking. PLEASE let flat-tops make a comeback!!!

Still not a crook!

by TrickyD26 on Mar 26, 2008 9:50 PM EDT 0 recs

In fairness to Seth Davis

and I just threw up a little saying that, he did end with this:

I have a hard time envisioning either Self or Gillispie leaving their current gigs. It would be a shame if Oklahoma State fired Sutton, who did a very respectable job this season under trying circumstances, all in a careless effort to buy a big-name coach who ends up turning them down.

Still, the fact that he is peddling this is nonsense. Gillispie has said/done nothing to lead me to believe he has any interest in leaving, and in fact on several occasions has stated quite the opposite and that he hopes to stay at UK for a long time.

by piketaylor on Mar 26, 2008 10:17 PM EDT 0 recs

I agree

While Seth Davis is usually a ninny, I don't think he is out of line - or suggesting more than he is - by saying that OSU would be interested in Gillispie. If you were a college president and had a booster that was clearly willing to open his checkbook (see: the new football complex), why WOULDN'T you be interested in trying to hire a coach from a program like Kentucky? Hell, if I were BCG, I'd be insulted if they weren't. Doesn't mean he's leaving, or even considering it from his side. But if someone wants to throw a huge amount of money at you, you have to at least listen, don't you?

Now, if BCG commits some major rules violations and leaves the program in ruins, we can be 100% certain that he will end up at OSU, and will likely have the court named after him, based on prior experience. . .

C! A! T! S! CATS! CATS! CATS!

by NYCCats on Mar 27, 2008 8:36 AM EDT up 0 recs

Hopson

certainly looks good at the McD's game

by yonder24 on Mar 26, 2008 10:20 PM EDT 0 recs

Seth Davs knows of which he speaks...

I know Seth, I was just talking to him this past week at the CBS studios and he assured me that Billy Gillispie would be heading to OK ST.

If you take a look at his predictions:

http://www.BigSethDavishistory.net//bb//predictions.html

2001 predicted 16 out of 16 sweet 16 teams

2002 predicted 15 out of 15 coaching changes

2003 predicted 2 out of 2 teams for title game

2004 predicted 12 out of 12 teams in the big 12

2005 predicted acc is best conference ever

2006 repeat 2005 prediction

2007 predicted seth davis is perfect

2008 j. bilas 4 president

Believe me Seth is happy now, I haven't seen him smile as much as he did while I was having dinner with he and his wife in a long time. It's just unfortunate that Gumble gets the credit for this years predictions when everyone knows Seth recruited those predictions. ;)

Just kiddin 40yr, love ya man!

by wldcatsfreak on Mar 26, 2008 11:54 PM EDT 0 recs

LOL!

by Ken Howlett on Mar 27, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up 0 recs

Hah!

I got a good laugh out of that, always a good way to start the day!

Looking for a rock to wind a piece of string around.

by JLeverenz on Mar 27, 2008 10:16 AM EDT up 0 recs

LOL +1

by blueninja on Mar 27, 2008 12:32 AM EDT 0 recs

Billy Clyde Gilliespie

I know money talks and BS walks, but BCG I don't think is going anywhere anytime soon. He is a darn competitor and will not stop until he wins a National Championship in Ky. I think he will stay around for a long time and probably win at least 3-4 championships, let's say in 12-13 years. And then he will run for Governor and get elected in the state of Ky and all will be well!
Sounds good to me, and I am as smart as the SOB who said he's going to OK St. Naught!

Co Cats!

by Benji on Mar 27, 2008 12:57 AM EDT 0 recs

Don't degrade yourself so.

Your much smarter than the "SOB who said he's going to OK. St." :)

You're right. No way Clyde leaves UK for Stillwater. That would go down as one of the dumbest coaching moves in the history of college basketball...and Clyde ain't no dumbie.

by Ken Howlett on Mar 27, 2008 1:22 AM EDT up 0 recs

Not really being

in the loop with this stuff, I have heard about the memo in lieu of a contract all season, but never really understood what it meant from a negotiation standpoint.

by Byron on Mar 27, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

Davis

I read that article sometime yesterday I think... and didn't get the same outrage from it that Tru seems to have drummed up. I saw it as him reporting the same rumors we've heard for months, but then acknowledging that neither Self nor Gillispie would take the job.

I think this is probably an example of OSU thinking they're a bigger fish in the pond than they really are. (a la Arkansas thinking they could pick any coach they wanted last year)

by chirop1 on Mar 27, 2008 12:43 PM EDT 0 recs

Plastic Thingy

No comment on Seth, but the plastic thingy that holds the six-pack together is a "Zilch". Really, that's what they're called. Now, how's that for a first post!

by jaken on Mar 28, 2008 6:54 AM EDT 0 recs