West Virginia, which hired alumnus Bob Huggins away from Kansas State to replace Beilein, isn’t budging. WVU athletic director Ed Pastilong said Tuesday that the buyout was initiated by Beilein’s side. “That was what made him comfortable,” Pastilong said. “It was his desire … and we were going to go along with it. Everyone has […]
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Scoop & Analysis – How Fowler Flubbed Beilein
So, what happened yesterday to cause two coaches to back away from the NC State job at the same time? Well, we don’t have a clue what happened to Steve Lavin. We know that Lavin had already commenced in detailed and significant discussions with three prominent assistant coaches from three different schools which would have […]
Fowler F&*$#’d; Lavin AND Beilein Say No (9:45pm)
Introduction What a day! Lee Fowler may go down in history to be the only Athletics Director to be foolish enough to allow himself to be publicly turned down by two candidates in the same afternoon. He will definitely be the only AD in history who was a coach on a staff that was so […]
Not Lavin? Beilein? (10:30am Update)
Contrary to The Sporting News‘ report last night, The Winston-Salem Journal reports this morning that NC State may be focusing on West Virginia’s John Beilein: The Sporting News reported that State has offered the job to Steve Lavin, who is an analyst for ESPN and a former coach at UCLA. But sources close to the […]
