Category: coaching changes
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
It had already been announced that Steve Alford would sign a 10-year contract extension at New Mexico when news broke that he was leaving for UCLA. Alford hadn't yet signed the new deal, but it left those in Albuquerque obviously shocked. Alford, who played at Indiana for Bob Knight, understands ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
There never seemed to be a question of whether Bobby Petrino would coach college football again, but rather exactly where he would land. We learned to start the week that Petrino, the embattled former coach at Arkansas, will take over at Western Kentucky, where is grateful to get another opportunity.
Bobby ...
Posted in College Football | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 10th, 2012
Sonny Dykes has made a name for himself as an offensive guru on the college football coaching stage, and he was rewarded when he was named the head coach for the Cal Bears. Dykes went 22-15 in three seasons at Louisiana Tech and earned the honor of WAC Coach of ...
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
It didn't take Bruce Weber long to find a new home. In fact, it sounds like he had his pick of the litter. The Illinois coach was fired immediately after his team bowed out of the Big Ten tournament last month, but he says calls starting heating up about new ...
Posted in College Basketball, Kansas State Wildcats | No Comments »
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Shaka Smart decided not to take the job at Illinois and Brad Stevens wasn't even ready to say that he was contacted by the folks with the Fighting Illini. After a bit of a process and much public debate about whether or not the job was still considered an elite-level ...
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012
College basketball storylines this week are rightfully being dominated by the Final Four which pits Kentucky and Louisville and two other prestigious programs. That doesn't mean the rest of the basketball world simply stops and waits for the final weekend of the season to come and go.
Head coach Frank Martin ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
If Jerry West has his way, the Golden State Warriors will be a smart, but risk-taking team. The NBA Hall of Famer joined the Warriors this week as a member of their executive board, but insists he's not just going to be some name on a list of board members.
Rather, ...
Posted in Golden State Warriors, NBA | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The strange coaching search at the University of Miami finally came to an end on Friday. You know, the one that started with the mysterious hiring away of Frank Haith by Missouri and then involved several folks publicly turning down the offer, while Kansas State coach Frank Martin basically publicly ...
Posted in College Basketball, Miami Hurricanes | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 1st, 2011
I'll admit, I haven't listened to enough of Matt Painter, so perhaps this is how he always sounds. But, now that he has tested the waters in considering a move to Missouri, something about the whole thing still smells a little fishy to me -- especially after listening to the ...
Posted in College Basketball, Missouri Tigers, Purdue Boilermakers | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
When Colorado hired Dan Hawkins as its football coach after the 2005 season, he was the hottest name on the block for programs looking for a new coach. Over the past few seasons, he's simply had the hottest seat. And after getting fired on Tuesday, Hawkins has no seat at ...
Posted in College Football, Colorado Buffaloes | 2 Comments »
