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[RedOctober3829]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 40s40 seconds ago
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon is headed to his alma mater, TCU, sources told ESPN.

Dartmouth has fired Paul Cormier.

Stony Brook coach Steve Pikiell has taken the Rutgers job.

 

[tims4wins]

Was Dixon fired or did he leave on his own volition?

Seems to me like if he had left Pitt 4-5 years ago he could have done a LOT better than TCU

 

[Clears Cleaver]

Mick Cronin to UNLV? He's evidently working on the buyout now. Seems lateral move and maybe a signal Cincy is not headed to B12 (or that B12 is not expanding anytime soon)

 

[MillarTime]

Was Dixon fired or did he leave on his own volition?

Seems to me like if he had left Pitt 4-5 years ago he could have done a LOT better than TCU

Agreed. Unfortunately, in the past 4-5 years, the Pitt program has plateaued and road to becoming an elite program again has gotten significantly harder with the ACC move. I know TCU is his alma mater, but going to a bottom feeding B12 schools feels like a terrible move. Perhaps he was going to be canned?

 

[Drocca]

I understand why he wanted to try to give it a go in the Conference, but keep in mind that the step up from the mid-major old BE is significant. He's probably more suited to a lower tier school, particularly in light of his unacceptable NCAA tournament showing this year (yes, in other conferences they would be handing out raises and awards for making the Big Dance but to lose in the first round, or, for that matter, the first weekend, makes you an anamoly in the Conference).

 

[twothousandone]

I know TCU is his alma mater, but going to a bottom feeding B12 schools feels like a terrible move. Perhaps he was going to be canned?

If he agrees with you (how could he not?) and his contract wasn't up, AND he didn't think he was going to be fired (can Pitt really expect more than a tournament appearance?) maybe the money is the same, expectations are slightly lower, and the term is slightly extended?

He can be a hero at TCU. His days of being a hero at Pitt have passed.

 

[canderson]

This thread is going to make me very, very sad within the next two weeks.

 

[canderson]

Was Dixon fired or did he leave on his own volition?

Seems to me like if he had left Pitt 4-5 years ago he could have done a LOT better than TCU

A friend is a big Pitt fan and says Dixon felt underappreciated by the admin, i.e. didn't provide upgrades he had been seeking and stuff

 

[DukeSox]

Plus he may rather live in Dallas than...Pittsburgh.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Steve Pederson, the AD who hired Dixon 13 years ago was fired last spring and replaced by Scott Barnes, an ex-college basketball player, who surely preferred to bring his own guy in knowing that Dixon and Pederson were always going to be linked together.

This isn't Dixon's first rodeo he knew what was going on and was proactive rather than reactive. It was likely as simple as this.

 

[canderson]

FUCK

Brad Underwood has just called a press conference called for 8:15 p.m.

I guess I'm going to have to be a OSU basketball fan. @RingoOSU this will be hard.

 

[RedOctober3829]

BREAKING: Stephen F. Austin’s Brad Underwood has agreed to become Oklahoma State’s next head coach, @CBSSports has learned. Story coming.

On top of what canderson said.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Larry Shyatt retires at Wyoming and is replaced by assistant Allen Edwards.

 

[RingoOSU]

FUCK

Brad Underwood has just called a press conference called for 8:15 p.m.

I guess I'm going to have to be a OSU basketball fan. @RingoOSU
this will be hard.

heh, it ain't for the weak of heart.

 

[benhogan]

Was Dixon fired or did he leave on his own volition?

Seems to me like if he had left Pitt 4-5 years ago he could have done a LOT better than TCU

YES!!!!

Jamie Dixon absolutely owned Syracuse (15-6 and 3-0 this season).

Thrilled to see him go.

 

[LeftyTG]

Plus he may rather live in Dallas than...Pittsburgh.

TCU is in Fort Worth.

 

[DJnVa]

No link, but WKU's coach of 8 years has resigned following the suspension of 3 of his players.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

No link, but WKU's coach of 8 years has resigned following the suspension of 3 of his players.

Slight nitpick but whoever this coach is he was only there for 3 years maybe 4. A buddy of mine had that job until he was fired 3-4 years ago.

 

[DukeSox]

TCU is in Fort Worth.

I didn't realize the head coach has to live on campus like undergrads do.

 

[DJnVa]

Slight nitpick but whoever this coach is he was only there for 3 years maybe 4. A buddy of mine had that job until he was fired 3-4 years ago.

You're right of course. He had been with the program 8 years, not all as head coach.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

You're right of course. He had been with the program 8 years, not all as head coach.

That makes sense. The only reason I mentioned it is because I knew of the situation prior.

 

[RingoOSU]

TCU is in Fort Worth.

You could easily work in Fort Worth and live in Dallas. Why, I don't know, but still...

 

[RedOctober3829]

My source told me that the Jon Rothstein tweet about Marshall going to Rutgers is false.

According to HoopDirt, UCF will be hiring Johnny Dawkins as it's next head coach.

 

[DJnVa]

According to HoopDirt, UCF will be hiring Johnny Dawkins as it's next head coach.

Yeah, but will he live in Fort Worth or Dallas?

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Yeah, but will he live in Fort Worth or Dallas?

This is silly......clearly Johnny will reside in the Florida Keys.

 

[moretsyndrome]

I understand why he wanted to try to give it a go in the Conference, but keep in mind that the step up from the mid-major old BE is significant. He's probably more suited to a lower tier school, particularly in light of his unacceptable NCAA tournament showing this year (yes, in other conferences they would be handing out raises and awards for making the Big Dance but to lose in the first round, or, for that matter, the first weekend, makes you an anamoly in the Conference).

I just accidentally reread this and my life has changed forever. The Conference? I love it. I mean, I don't love the conference. I don't drive a needlessly large SUV, have immovable hair, tuck all of my golf shirts into my khakis or listen to music that is a little Rock and a little Country but ultimately neither, as is the way of seemingly all fans of the ACC - sorry, the Conference.

But, I LOVE the act of calling it the Conference. It's so stupidly wonderful. I hope this catches on. I hope this can happen.

 

[DukeSox]

ACCweet16

to be followed after Friday by the...

EliteACC

 

[HomeRunBaker]

This has been one hell of an NCAACC basketball season.

 

[tims4wins]

Great chance of back to back NCAACC champs

 

[DukeSox]

What is it right now? like 7 of the last 15 NCAA champs are from the Conference? Something wild like that.

 

[tims4wins]

2001 Duke
2002 Maryland
2005 NC
2009 NC
2010 Duke
2015 Duke

Did I miss one

edit: 2013 Louisville

 

[moretsyndrome]

It's like the Conference is playing one game, and the rest of the world is playing another: bACCetball.

 

[Dan Murfman]

2001 Duke
2002 Maryland
2005 NC
2009 NC
2010 Duke
2015 Duke

Did I miss one

edit: 2013 Louisville

You can't count Louisville and Maryland. One or the other

 

[tims4wins]

You're right, they didn't join until 2014

 

[Drocca]

We have no trouble admitting the SEC is the football powerhouse, but some folks are skittish when it comes to respecting the Conference, which is bizarre to me.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 4s4 seconds ago
Stanford is expected to hire UAB coach Jerod Haase, barring a last-minute snag in negotiations, source told ESPN.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Geoff Grammer ‏@GeoffGrammer 24m24 minutes ago
So, UNLV AD now saying on @ESPNLasVegas that Cronin verbally agreed to a deal and then never called back when he went home to Cincy.

 

[BillWarDamnEagleJay]

You're right, they didn't join until 2014

So delete Maryland, count Louisville and add Syracuse (2003) = 7 of past 15 national champions are currently in the ACC. 50/50 chance that it'll be 8 of 16. Bringing it back on topic, 3 of the current ACC coaches have >= 750 wins with a 4th likely to reach that level next season (Pitino).

 

[RedOctober3829]

Kevin Stallings to Pitt. Not sure why Pitt hired him as he couldn't do much with Vandy in a much easier conference than the ACC.

 

[RedOctober3829]

An oddity of this hire: Pitt player Sheldon Jeter left Vanderbilt and eventually landed at Pitt. But Stallings blocked the move and Jeter had to go to JC first for a year before ending up at Pitt.

 

[Humphrey]

Getting players into Vandy is difficult vis-a-vis the rest of the SEC...Stallings did a good job there; maybe he got tired of that part of the equation.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Getting players into Vandy is difficult vis-a-vis the rest of the SEC...Stallings did a good job there; maybe he got tired of that part of the equation.

He barely made the tournament with two 1st round picks in his starting lineup. I think he's a good coach, but he underachieved.

 

[canderson]

My poor Pitt fan friend, he's apoplectic over this hire.

SFA is looking hard at A&M's top assistant. It will be him or their current assistant.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

An oddity of this hire: Pitt player Sheldon Jeter left Vanderbilt and eventually landed at Pitt. But Stallings blocked the move and Jeter had to go to JC first for a year before ending up at Pitt.

This is an awesomely awkward situation for Jeter and Stallings.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 7s7 seconds ago
Santa Clara has hired Herb Sendek, sources told ESPN.

 

[canderson]

SFA is going to hire A&M's top assistant and recruiting guru Kyle Keller, announcement coming very soon.

Keller has coached at Kansas and Oklahoma State. He was scheduled to be on th OSU flight that crashed in 2001. He changed planes at the last minute. He almost quit coaching after it.

I'm excited, hopefully he can build on what Underwood has going.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Donyell Marshall is expected to be named the Central CT head coach.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Bryce Drew is the new coach at Vanderbilt.
http://hoopdirt.com/breaking-bryce-drew-to-vanderbilt/

 

[Freddy Linn]

The University of Portland hired all-time great guy and ex-Blazer Terry Porter as their new coach.

Link

 

[Dan Murfman]

From the women's side. Tyler Summitt son of Pat Summitt is out at La Tech after getting one of his players pregnant.

http://www.swishappeal.com/2016/4/7/11389990/tyler-summitt-impregnates-former-player