Tubby Smith has transferred to many different programs throughout the years, so this is perhaps is a bit hypocritical. Smith, after being fired as Gophers coach, took over at Texas Tech and stayed for three years before hopping over to Memphis.
From Tubby’s rant:
“Kids have a lot options nowadays,” Smith says as if it’s a bad thing. “With the new NCAA regulations, guys can transfer when they want. I’ve been in this business a long time, never seen anything like it. 800 Division I players transferred last season. Over 800! C’mon. Teach them how to quit. That’s what we’re doing.”
Tubby Smith had a must-listen rant on college basketball today, citing 800+ transfers last year.
"We're teaching them how to quit."
When Smith said he called his dad wanting to transfer from High Point, he told him to stay there or join the Army.@LocalMemphis pic.twitter.com/ywfJDJbLaZ
— Clayton Collier (@Local24Clayton) March 4, 2018
“Somebody needs to tell them you made a commitment. Stick to it,” Smith said later. “But it doesn’t happen that way. They have a lot of people in their ear. That’s the way life is.”
This from a coach who left jobs to pursue other opportunities, yet it’s not okay for students to do the same. Wait, wha? Tubby is a journeyman coach, he should understand the need to move on.
