With a fantastic 387 votes cast in one of our closest polls ever, Beaver Nation voted in favor of Oregon State parting ways with head men’s basketball coach Wayne Tinkle by a 54% (209 votes) to a 46% (178 votes) margin.
The vote was a tightly contested one and with good reason. It’s been noted that Tinkle was one of five Beavers coaches ever to bring the team to the NCAA Tournament and that things haven’t been all that bad under the sixth-year head coach. However, the frustration of the team’s fan base has seemingly seemed to grow with the team’s regular inconsistencies and a lack of direction of the program overall.