coaching-search Stories - Arizona Desert Swarm
Steve Lavin: the coaching solution or the question for St. John's
Strong rumors have it that former UCLA coach Steve Lavin may be the next St. John's coach. He didn't do enough for the UCLA Bruins fans, and has been out of the coaching game for 7 years (with the exception of some clinics), but his teams did get to the NCAA Tournament, and he did recruit a number...
St. John's vs DePaul: 5 Questions with Chicago College Basketball
For what may be the final time this basketball season (we'll look into doing a 5 questions before the Big East conference tournament game, but that would be one fast turnaround), this blog will exchange questions with John from Chicago Now's Chicago College Basketball blog. Both the DePaul Blue...
Coaching Rumors & Changes: Arizona Wildcats Make A Move
The Arizona Wildcats appear to have found their new offensive coordinator. The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that head coach Mike Stoops has hired former BYU Cougars O.C. Robert Anae. This is a solid hire. Anae has a background in the Mike Leach style of offense that Arizona runs, and is...
Coaching rumors and changes for Arizona Wildcats.
Former Arizona Wildcatsco-offensive coordinator Bill Bedenbaugh has accepted a position as offensive line coach with the West Virginia Mountaineers. This adds to Arizona head coach Mike Stoops' to-do list this off-season. Already, coach Stoops needs to find a replacement defensive backs coach,...
Jim Boylen has interviewed for the Iowa job
FOX Sports is reporting that Utah head coach Jim Boylen has interviewed for the Iowa job. It's a move that suggests he's at least interested in the program and if an offer is made, might just be on his way out of Salt Lake City. Of course, I still find it hard to believe the Hawkeyes would want a...
How Do You Keep a Kentucky Fan in Suspense?
(Explanation here, with the whole series here.)
Rejected
Xavier's Sean Miller rejected Arizona's 7 year $14M contract on Sunday. Next up: Jim Boylen from Utah. (Don't come weak to the coaching job. You come strong or don't come at all)
The Coach's Response and Looking Forward
Well, we have now heard Gillispie's side of the story, and it is pretty much what we would expect. I think the Big Blue Nation universally agrees that Gillispie did a good job, perhaps even the best job of his career, handling that media availability. He was no-nonsense, was as blunt and honest...
Gillispie's Demise as UK Basketball Coach: My First Take
As I write this, I am listening to Mitch Barnhart and Lee Todd talk about the firing of Billy Gillispie and have reached the conclusion that this parting not only wasn't amicable, this relationship has been badly dysfunctional for some time. This was an ugly scene worthy of a soap-opera. Based on...
The Lane Kiffin Effect: Recruit-O-Matic 6000
During the coaching transition, we Vols fans were quite entertaining to the casual people-watcher. Yet the fans weren't the only ones who were dealing with unknown quantities in their decisions. The current class of football recruits also had to resolve the coaching changes in their minds in...
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