Of course, nothing is a done deal in today’s crazy coaches market. But, the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting: Navy coach Paul Johnson has an agreement in principle to become the next head football coach at Georgia Tech, two people close to the hiring process told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday morning. But as has been […]
Coaches
Andy Katz Article On Calipari Coming to NC State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The vote had been taken. It was unanimous. John Calipari was leaving. He was going to accept the NC State job. Every assistant on the private jet flying through the spring night in 2006 from Memphis to Raleigh had his hand up. Assistant John Robic, who had been with Calipari at UMass, […]
Basketball Coaching Tenure
This article that focused on the average tenure of college basketball coaches ran a couple of weeks ago. ACC coaches have an average tenure of 7.6 seasons at their respective schools, the most of any of the major conferences. Three have held the same job for 10 or more years –Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski (27), Maryland’s […]
Football Coaches: Where are they now?
If the balance of the recent posts on SFN are any indication, football seems to be evolving more into the mainstream consciousness right now. This makes the timing perfect for the N&O’s quick assessment of what happened to Chuck Amato and John Bunting’s former football staffs at State and Carolina, respectively. Great stuff here. I […]
Kentucky Gets First Rejection
Based on the standard the media last year during the NC State Coaching search, Kentucky has now been turned down by its first ‘candidate’ for its open coaching position. Pitino Says No Pitino said Monday that while he enjoyed his eight years with the Wildcats, he’s happy coaching Louisville and wouldn’t consider returning to the […]
Dave Sez: Best NCAA Tournament Coaches
Great work by Dave Sez regarding the Best NCAA Tournament coaches of all-time. (Link) We are going to link entry this under “Basketball Resources” on the right hand side of the blog in the event that you ever need to refer to it. If you haven’t/don’t surf our resources on the right side of the […]
Murphy: “The consultant did the work”
Love it. Read into it what you will…but Murphy’s comments are pretty spot on. This is from ACC Sports Journal’s website: “(The NCSU football search) was done professionally, and it was done quietly. The consultant did the work, Lee (Fowler) kept it quiet, and no one was tracking my airplane on the internet. … I […]
ESPN.com Article On Coaches Getting Fired
Established college football coaches often don’t go gently into the good night of dismissal. Not only have the big boys crossed the $2 million-a-season salary threshold, but their attorneys have learned how to structure their contracts so the university must pay through the roof if fickle boosters try running them off campus. If he’s fired, […]
Neinas in the News
A fantastic piece on Chuck Neinas and the general concept of hiring ‘search firms’ in college athletics from USA Today. The president of Neinas Sports Services in Boulder, Colo., has handled six coaching searches this season alone. He’s leading the hunt to fill vacancies at Alabama and Louisiana Tech. He recently has completed four coaching […]
NC State’s Coaching Salaries
It is mandatory that you read this link before proceeding with the remainder of this entry. NC State hired new coaches for our two most prominent sports this year. With this said, we thought that it would be worthwhile to share information and links to the compensation structures for both Sidney Lowe and Tom O’Brien. […]
