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Topic: RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Topic: RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

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Taiwan BC
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/22/2026 4:17:26 AM

I remember when there was talk of Boals being in the running for the Butler job. I was not happy that he was considering cutting and running after his first few years of success. Now, I wish he had.
He doesn't have long to right the ship. More importantly, we're trending in the wrong direction. Is he going to completely overhaul his system? As someone else mentioned before, cut coaches? He's a great guy and a good ambassador for our school. But, we're going the wrong way.
I guess one of the few things working in his favor in the age of NIL is that one-year players are far easier to sign as they can bolt after one year. Not that we can pay for top-tier talent, but still.

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FishBates
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/22/2026 11:30:43 AM

Taiwan BC wrote:

Whiles Searles and Smock (sp?) were decent as role player from smaller colleges, just out of curiosity I looked this morning at the rosters of a number of the most winning mid-majors around the nation right now. Everbody from fiami and Akron to Yale and Belmont. What I found was a total of one player that had been at a juco before playing at D-1 mid-major Eastern Washington and zero D-2 or NAIA alums. That should raise an eyebrow since apparently this staff is looking at a large number of D-2 and/or NAIA guys but that doesn't seem like the recipe that is working for mid-majors who are winning big. It seems like waving the white flag or throwing in the towel. Losing guys off the roster who are d-2 level players and replacing them with new D-2 level players.

Does this really look like a plan to rebuild the program or does it look more like a way to play out the string in an upcoming lame duck season?

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/22/2026 1:34:32 PM

I see many references to 1 more year on Jeff�s contract and a �lame duck season,� but I�m told from a source that I would assume would know, that he actually has 2 years left on his deal. FYI

Mike Coleman
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/22/2026 6:45:09 PM

Yes. In fact I think it's this latest extension that apparently miffed Albin.

Taiwan BC
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/23/2026 9:37:24 AM

I would say my point still stands that, he doesn't have long to right the ship. If things don't get markedly better next year, he'll be out. But, now I have to wonder what kind of record would be good enough? 4th in the MAC? Top 100 ranking in the various ratings? Beating Miami 2X?

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FJC31
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/23/2026 9:57:18 AM

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/23/2026 11:09:59 PM

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

And for those saying this is unreasonable.....it isn't. At some point, progression has to be made from the SaulBall era guys he got to the dance, and his players need to develop. That, and not chase guys who are gonna average 2 points a game at 50k a year.....

ohiocatfan1
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/25/2026 1:51:14 PM

In no way do I expect Ohio to compete at the highest level but I do expect to be able to compete within the conference and of late we're not even doing that. No excuses.

FishBates
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/26/2026 2:11:13 PM

ohiocatfan1 wrote:

In no way do I expect Ohio to compete at the highest level but I do expect to be able to compete within the conference and of late we're not even doing that. No excuses.

Then we should compete for lateral move guys like this one...

13ppg; almost 40% from three; a legit 6-8 forward
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/sam-orme-1.html

Had offers out of H.S. from Toledo, fiami, Butler, etc. But instead our staff is looking at guys from NorthWest Idaho Community Technical College.

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/26/2026 2:35:38 PM

FishBates wrote:

ohiocatfan1 wrote:

In no way do I expect Ohio to compete at the highest level but I do expect to be able to compete within the conference and of late we're not even doing that. No excuses.

I'll bet that the actual portal transfers that we get will bare only a slight resemblance to the speculation on this board based on Twitter follows and the like.

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FishBates
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/26/2026 2:53:21 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

FishBates wrote:

ohiocatfan1 wrote:

In no way do I expect Ohio to compete at the highest level but I do expect to be able to compete within the conference and of late we're not even doing that. No excuses.

I'll bet that the actual portal transfers that we get will bare only a slight resemblance to the speculation on this board based on Twitter follows and the like.

BTW, if you know where Lincoln Memorial is (an I've driven by Harrogate in the Cumberland Gap myself and I had a friend that was a starting center on their basketball team in the late 90's ), you may know of Carson-Newman too in Jefferson City. There was a mention of a 40%+ 20-something ppg guy there with a 4.0gpa who may or may not even be in the portal. The idea of a transfer with a 4.0 was immediately shouted down. That seemed a bit concerning.

FJC31
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/26/2026 3:32:44 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

FishBates wrote:

ohiocatfan1 wrote:

In no way do I expect Ohio to compete at the highest level but I do expect to be able to compete within the conference and of late we're not even doing that. No excuses.

I'll bet that the actual portal transfers that we get will bare only a slight resemblance to the speculation on this board based on Twitter follows and the like.

It's tough to predict. I was pleasantly surprised last April when we brought in Javan. I was expecting a lesser impactful big.

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/26/2026 11:57:11 PM

FishBates wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

FishBates wrote:

ohiocatfan1 wrote:

In no way do I expect Ohio to compete at the highest level but I do expect to be able to compete within the conference and of late we're not even doing that. No excuses.

I'll bet that the actual portal transfers that we get will bare only a slight resemblance to the speculation on this board based on Twitter follows and the like.

I know of Carson-Newman, but I've never seen the campus. A 4.0 transfer with a high BBIQ would be good get. I remember hearing that the Whiz was a very good student.

M.D.W.S.T
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/27/2026 10:17:11 AM

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

That's a low, rational bar. If he cannot improve in those three areas, I have no issues with letting him go. I listed it somewhere around here, but Boals record vs everyone else is like 70%. The glaring weakness is getting hammered consistently by Toledo and Akron. That's a tough hurdle.

The MAC is super stable at the top. Tod. Rob. Groce. Boals. All these teams have had recent success. Is that stability and continuity in a program or luck?

Does Lars see stability as a strength? Or does he want to put his own prints on the basketball program? These guys are always looking for immediate success to line up their next job, so who really knows?

Sometimes it's not about the record, but the direction of the program and the belief in the person. If Boals is our guy, we ride through the lows, because we believe in him, we believe the highs are coming. What does Lars believe? I'm not sure that 20 wins alone will save him, but maybe he believes in Boals.

Last Edited: 3/27/2026 10:22:16 AM by M.D.W.S.T

FJC31
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/27/2026 11:21:30 AM

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

I'm unsure if that bar is too low or not, but it's improvement upon the previous 3 seasons. To your point -- AD's are just as ambitious as coaches. Lars might want to make his own hire to ascend him to a larger job as well sooner than later.

Another poster on here states Boals' contract actually runs through 27, not just 26. Is anyone able to confirm?

I think I'm more surpsied we didn't see a staff shakeup this offseason. Boals has the final say, but he gets a lot of his notes from assistants on the recruiting side of things. A losing season across all levels of sports, usually results in someone as a fall guy. Pressure is on for all involved.

Last Edited: 3/27/2026 11:22:22 AM by FJC31

Bobcat1996
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/27/2026 6:51:02 PM

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

Coach Boals just experienced his first losing season. Last year was not great either. His annual fifth seed performances are not terrible, but not worthy of a top paid salary that the former AD rewarded him. Compare the basketball program to the football program the last few years and it is no comparison. The former AD chose to reward the coach who yearly ends up as a fifth seed.

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/27/2026 8:49:41 PM

FJC31 wrote:

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

I also heard 27 (from someone no longer with the program), but so many people said 26 I assumed maybe it was a team option (aren�t they all).

I�m not all that surprised by the lack of coaching shuffle, by Boals himself at least, but I truly think he views this season as quicksand, an anomaly, and makes me think he wasn�t given any sort of ultimatum as far as next season goes.

Lee - Joined Boals in 2020 from Hargrave.
Barlow - Joined Boals in 2020 from Toledo.
Lamar - On Boals first staff at Stony Brook. Been with him ever since.
Jake - Started with Boals at Stony Brook, moved with Boals to OU.
Crawford - was a team manager under Boals as a student.

Think there is a lot of loyalty in this group. For better or worse.

FJC31
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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/28/2026 8:09:50 AM

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

If in fact the contract does run through 27, that might be why there�s no feeling of a hot seat yet.

Barlow�s tweet for example, no staff shake up. You�re probably right they all think this past season was a blip on the radar. Will be a different story a year from now if the season ends with similar results.

As for the staff; all seem like great guys, but yea, there�s not a lot of diversity as far as backgrounds are concerned. Loyalty is admirable but only if the results support it.

Last Edited: 3/28/2026 8:10:43 AM by FJC31

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/28/2026 11:31:28 AM

FJC31 wrote:

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

Now two .500 seasons in a row. Long blip.

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 3/28/2026 3:29:07 PM

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

FJC31 wrote:

Taiwan BC wrote:

I think he needs to win 20 or more games, make it to MAC semis, and not get swept by top conference rivals. That�s actual improvement.

Disappointing that we are running it back with the same crop of assistants. Yes, the buck stops with Boals, but where have his assistants excelled in recruiting and developing?

Everyone listed here is contributing to the shitcapade that is currently Ohio basketball.

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT #NoMissesAllowed #NoOtherTeamInAmericaFlexesLikeOhio #11Months

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 4/2/2026 10:56:55 AM

#11Months

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT #NoMissesAllowed #NoOtherTeamInAmericaFlexesLikeOhio #11Months

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 4/2/2026 10:37:51 PM

Yep, if this staff doesn�t have players that show a lot of improvement over this year, they�re all gone.

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 4/3/2026 7:31:59 PM

Chicken George wrote:

I see many references to 1 more year on Jeff�s contract and a �lame duck season,� but I�m told from a source that I would assume would know, that he actually has 2 years left on his deal. FYI

You can thank the former female AD for that high pay extension. He has two more seasons thanks to her. I had no problem giving Coach Boals a few more years but to reward him as the top paid mens hoops coach in the league was another one of her huge blunders!

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 4/3/2026 10:47:48 PM

Bobcat1996 wrote:

Chicken George wrote:

I see many references to 1 more year on Jeff�s contract and a �lame duck season,� but I�m told from a source that I would assume would know, that he actually has 2 years left on his deal. FYI

Thanks for one of the most novel and original groundbreaking posts that I�ve ever seen on BA. Truly POY (post of the year) material. You are truly educating the Bobcat masses!

Last Edited: 4/4/2026 9:21:43 AM by OhioCatFan

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RE: Fire Jeff Boals!

Posted: 4/4/2026 9:09:00 AM

Bobcat1996 wrote:

Chicken George wrote:

I see many references to 1 more year on Jeff�s contract and a �lame duck season,� but I�m told from a source that I would assume would know, that he actually has 2 years left on his deal. FYI

Michael, have you ever considered taking this energy into fundraising for the collective instead of writing the same sentence on the internet over and over again?

Maybe therapy would help too.

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