INDIANAPOLIS – College basketball coaches such as Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and N.C. State’s Herb Sendek have been talking for years about expanding the NCAA tournament.
Kennel Delivers Annual Communique To The Masses
Cue the laugh track, here comes Bob Kennel’s annual communique. __________________________________________________________________ Open Letter to Chancellor James Oblinger 23 March 2006 Subject: NC State’s “Institutional Control†Dear Chancellor Oblinger, NC State is a Great University, and you are doing an excellent job building upon the strengths of previous Chancellors and taking us even further. Sincere thanks […]
Tom Burleson Won’t Back Down
There have been rumors on the web that Sendek called Burleson after his last interview on 1090 to complain. Also rumors have been floated that he will no longer receive comp tickets to NC State basketball. Today would have been the perfect outlet for Burleson to back down from his comments on March 16th. No […]
The Oklahoman: “Folks on Tobacco Road speculate Sendek is part of OU’s coaching searchâ€
The Oklahoman has mentioned Herb Sendek as a potential candidate for the OU Job. You have to register to read the story. Coaching candidates List of potential candidates to replace Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson: Top choices Tubby Smith (Kentucky): Yes, it’s a step down professionally. But Tubby said he enjoyed coaching at Tulsa and has […]
Former WPC Staffer Buzzy Correll Update
Buzzy Correll who was at the WolfPack Club for 10 years is now the executive director of the George Mason University Patriot Club. Nice read on Buzzy in the Hickory Record. Who would ever had to guess that Buzzy would have to go to George Mason to beat UNC and go to the Final Four […]
Kelvin Sampson To Indiana
Shocker. Indiana is going to hire Kelvin Sampson. It is amazing that someone of Sampson’s stature “would want to coach” at Indiana, since they fired a coach who went to the NCAA Tournament this season, and had made a Final Four. I guess we can be thankful that they didn’t hire John Calipari.
Sendek’s Focus vs Recent Hires
Mick Cronin hired at Cincinnati. From CBS Sportsline “I’m here to win,” Mike Anderson hired at Missouri. From Kansas City Star: “My goal is to win the national championship,â€? Anderson said. “I want to win the big one. I can get it done here. I can get it done.â€? Anderson — the first black coach […]
So What Is Your Take on Football This Year
Chuck Amato held a press conferenceon Friday. I didn’t see anything very newsworthy. The Greensboro News & Record says that “Stone lodged atop quarterback depth chart“, but who else would it be? The following is a link to NC State’s 2006 Football Schedule and a previous conversation. Have you made any observations during spring practice […]
Tudor: State is Fine with Sendek Being Good, Not Great
We will leave the comments to Tudor, as he continues to hit home runs related to the Herb Sendek situation at NC State. Today’s beauty is akin to Tom Sorenesen’s piece last week that was discussed here. If you haven’t seen Tudor’s previous gem from a couple of weeks ago, click here. The prevailing question […]
Katz: Jamie Dixon agrees to extension to stay at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s Jamie Dixon has agreed to an extension with the school, a University of Pittsburgh spokesperson told ESPN.com. Dixon and AD Jeff Long have been negotiating since the Panthers lost to Bradley in the NCAA Tournament last week.
