September 9th, 9:15 pm: This entry originally posted earlier in the week, but got buried in the UNC scandal coverage. We’re going to bring it back to the top of the blog since we are getting so much traffic from various ACC blogs today. Please don’t miss out on the other big entries we’ve got […]
Coaches
ACC AET Index (2006-2009)
The Age, Experience, & Talent (AET) Index is a quantifiable look at the each ACC team in 5 different categories: (1) Class Size (Percentage of team that are Jr/Sr) (2) Returning Starters (Percentage of starters that are returning from previous year(s)) (3) Returning Lettermen (Percentage of players who have received a Letter) (4) Depth Chart […]
Shocking – Lee Fowler Still Doesn’t Get It
Lodged deep within the N&O’s write-up of the upcoming Wolfpack hoops season (all WTNY, all the time, just like the buffoonish duo of Fowler and Lowe want it) is this little gem from Fowler’s always jabbering mouth: Too many times, loyalty’s a one-way street. Fans want the coach to be loyal to them, but they’re […]
Jacobs: Is succession planning really successful?
The idea of “coaches in waiting” has evolved into prominence within the world of college athletics. The first ‘big’ one that I remember that was both formal and not family driven was in Purdue’s basketball program when Matt Painter was hired to ride shotgun alongside Gene Keady. Since then, the idea has taken root and […]
Agreeing with the Blogosphere
You have probably noticed a little less activity on the front page of the blog in recent days. We encourage you to remember that we are supporting our new message boards with a little more depth and breadth of topics as opposed to diluting the front page of the blog. So, PLEASE help us out […]
NCAA strikes a much needed blow against injustice, SEMOST style
“The NCAA hasn’t busted a single big-time men’s basketball program in nearly two years. It hasn’t nailed a major football program in nearly 15 months. It’s the longest stretch of compliance for the once iron-fisted organization in 46 years and the second longest ever according to an analysis of the NCAA’s major infractions database.” […]
Dienhart: ‘Expect a breakout this fall’
A couple of years ago we highlighted various media exercises where Tom O’Brien was garnering praise and high rankings. It may be worth some of your time to do a little surfing. As you can see from some of the previous links, Tom Dienhart was writing for The Sporting News in the past. Today, Dienhart […]
Virginia fires Leitao as coach
Fox Sports is reporting that Virginia has fired Men’s Head Basketball coach, Dave Leito after four years on the job. Link to Fox article. Of course, Leitao officially ‘resigns’ so that he can receive his more money for going away nicely ($2.1 million). Leitao made the NCAA tournament once in four seasons at Virginia. This […]
ACC Coaches on the Hotseat? Debated (Updated 2:10pm)
One has to wonder what the brain trust at the News and Observer knows that we don’t: “With at least four ACC basketball coaches in some degree of trouble — Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, Maryland’s Gary Williams, N.C. State’s Sidney Lowe and Virginia’s Dave Leaito” — Caulton Tudor, in “Finding The Next Coach” This list […]
It’s Official – Jagodzinski Out at BC
Here’s your link. I suppose once DeFilippo went public with his insane threat, he kind of had to go through with it. For the idiots in BC’s fanbase, it is probably a proud chest-thumping moment. For the rational folks, thoughts of “who would work this Al Davis-like guy?” are in the forefront. We previously discussed […]
