So the reason you hire the interim HC is that you fell very strongly that retention of the roster is vital. (m)

I wonder if Bjork would have known the Okpara & Gayle were both leaving if he would make the same decision? I’m not saying he wouldn’t or shouldn’t, but the question seems relevant.

If the portal additions are better than the portal losses, I think the decision still was the right one.

Follow Ups:

• Imagine good players might want to play with an experienced head coach? * - MBQ [10:33:04 04/22/24]
• You need to change ur ozone to ‘PERPETUAL BLACK CLOUD’. Ur no expert- just wait * - BigOH [09:06:57 04/22/24]
• OSU negotiated only a 65% payout if they dump him ($1.65 mil a year), so not hard to pull trigger if it came to that. * - MBQ [13:36:06 04/21/24]
  • Wow. Thats crazy low. Zero leverage will do that. * - buckeyecurt [14:59:53 04/21/24]
• If that was a major part of the calculus I feel like we messed this up. * - SaltLakeCity Buck [13:21:35 04/21/24]
• Aw geez, I thought you were talking about Harbaugh ...... * - TellMe [12:19:13 04/21/24]
  • Hiring Sherrone Moore will go down as the worst decision in a scUM history that includes Hoke. * - buckeyecurt [12:22:22 04/21/24]
    • Rodriguez was worse! * - Dr. Buckeye [14:22:18 04/21/24]
• They knew bringing in Bradshaw could have this result. Im sure they are ok with it. Bradshaw has lottery pick potential. * - Tatum [11:57:34 04/21/24]
  • went from a top 5 prospect out of hs to a top 40 portal guy * - woodhaze [12:05:57 04/21/24]
    • He came off a broken foot so he lost a bunch of develop time * - Potsy's PIMPS [12:16:55 04/21/24]
      • missed 7 games at the start of the season - played a bunch the 1st half of the seaon - played little the 2nd half * - woodhaze [12:24:52 04/21/24]
• LOL, you were defending the Gayle for Meechie swap two short weeks ago.* - Buck Soup [11:38:13 04/21/24]
  • I still do. I didn’t say we’re doomed. I simply asked a question. * - buckeyecurt [11:41:00 04/21/24]
    • Yep, thats what your comment meant. * - TellMe [12:20:11 04/21/24]
      • Dude, chill. Why is the Deibler thing so personal for you? * - buckeyecurt [12:39:54 04/21/24]
• Very upset? Diebler did an amazing job with the same players that lost a lot of m - ysubuckfan [11:26:02 04/21/24]
  • First off, didn’t criticize the hire. But let’s not act like this isn’t big business. (m) - buckeyecurt [11:37:09 04/21/24]
    • You were sideways from day one and still trying to make a mess ..... we get it. * - TellMe [12:21:40 04/21/24]
      • You've got to be related to the Diebler family * - hmd [11:31:51 04/22/24]
      • Hi Mrs. Deibler. * - buckeyecurt [12:26:17 04/21/24]
• Okpara is not a big ten Center and Gayle was too inconsistent. Its gonna take Deibler a bit to undo Holtmanns - Walt Grace [11:16:52 04/21/24]
  • Agree 100 percent holtman put the program in the grave * - LUVDABUCKS [12:03:37 04/21/24]
  • Okpara was developing into a really good player. OSU did the heavy lifting... - Brutus [11:39:00 04/21/24]
    • Maybe if he plays somewhere other than the big ten. I dont see it though. * - Walt Grace [11:51:43 04/21/24]
      • is the big ten loaded with centers? * - woodhaze [11:56:27 04/21/24]
        • Not really. And he still couldnt dominate against small forwards. Then look at how he got schooled against Danja - Walt Grace [12:52:05 04/21/24]
  • Roddy was a little inconsistent, but did average 14 points per game. * - DaytonBuck [11:20:49 04/21/24]
• Did Bjork ever say that? I don't remember him saying keeping the team together was a reason to hire Jake * - Potsy's PIMPS [11:12:01 04/21/24]
  • he wouldnt say that publicly * - woodhaze [11:21:37 04/21/24]
    • Right, because it's not a reason to hire Jake * - Potsy's PIMPS [11:50:35 04/21/24]
      • seems to be part of the reason * - woodhaze [11:56:58 04/21/24]
        • Yep, you can make it seem any way you wish ... yours always have that trend. * - TellMe [12:23:49 04/21/24]
• Imagine good players might want to play with an experienced head coach? * - MBQ [11:06:10 04/21/24]
  • Holtman had years of experience that experienced bad results * - LUVDABUCKS [12:04:43 04/21/24]
  • I think Bjork will have a historically short leash because of his inexperience. Win early or fail fast. * - buckeyecurt [11:12:13 04/21/24]
    • "Think" ... I think not. But then every silver lining has a cloud. * - TellMe [12:25:59 04/21/24]
• Felix and Gayle are nice players but hardly guys you hold a program hostage for. You hire Jake to build - Nickbuck [10:55:58 04/21/24]
  • thought a big reason diebler got the job was that he would keep the main 4 - half are now gone * - woodhaze [10:57:20 04/21/24]
    • There you go again "thinking" * - TellMe [12:27:19 04/21/24]
• I have some of the same questions. - Miami Valley [10:55:32 04/21/24]
• Hopefully he was hired for something more than expected year 1 roster retention * - Brutus [10:54:18 04/21/24]
  • It’s why I was chosen. Its more common than people think with Interim to FullTime hires. * - Marcus Freeman [10:55:31 04/21/24]
    • which is why hopefully his hire was about more than just 1 year roster retention * - Brutus [14:47:23 04/21/24]
    • Freeman’s situation was completely different. Notre Dame was near the end of a successful season, their coach left and - Nashville [11:51:07 04/21/24]
      • his hire had a lot to do with his recruiting and what looked to be their best class in ages - late flips and they (m) - woodhaze [12:28:13 04/21/24]
        • That was part of it for sure.* - Nashville [12:56:45 04/21/24]
    • It’s short-sighted enough in football. Really bad idea in basketball IMO * - Mr.C [11:05:25 04/21/24]