Crean to Indiana in 12 hours

I thought they are part of a big scandal, but I could be mistaken. Yeah, I have heard of them and they do seem to be the guys behind the guy.

There are all sorts of stupid coaching searches going on right now.

Too many to count.

But the most delusional and disorganized belongs to DePaul.

"They don't have any idea what they're doing," an industry source told CBSSports.com, then went on to explain how athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto really did think she could lure UCLA's Ben Howland or Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon, common sense be damned. Overtures to both coaches were predictably rejected. The time wasted might've prevented DePaul from already having a coach in place.

True story: DePaul officials were told weeks ago that Tony Barbee was interested in replacing Jerry Wainwright, and that he'd be willing to talk with the Big East school as soon as his fourth season at UTEP concluded. It concluded March 18 with a loss to Butler. So it stood to reason that Barbee would get a call March 19, maybe March 20. But the call didn't come. Why? "DePaul was working off some dream list," the source said. "Phil Jackson was probably on it."

Meanwhile, Auburn called Barbee.

He interviewed with school officials last Tuesday.

And guess who called Barbee 24 hours after that?

"DePaul finally reached out and told Tony they wanted to meet him last Friday, but by then, Auburn had already offered $1.5 million a year, and he couldn't turn that down," the source said. "What happens if he tries to hold off Auburn to interview with DePaul, and then he doesn't get DePaul and Auburn moves on? He couldn't risk that. He had to take Auburn."

BOSTON -- Al Skinner is out as the Boston College basketball coach, ending a 13-year tenure in which he led the Eagles to more wins than anyone else in school history -- many of them in front of lackluster home crowds who never embraced the program.



Athletic director Gene DeFilippo said Skinner's departure was by mutual agreement, but it had all the markings of a firing: Skinner will be paid for the remaining three years on his contract, and DeFilippo discussed at length the teams' shortcomings while referring to the move as "my decision."

No one wants to work for the Woman with 3 names. That is the real problem.

Jean L-P must have taken lessons from the Bears on how to hire.

Got a prediction, SHARK?

I'm going with Al Skinner, former head coach of the Bostonian College Golden Eagles.

Pittsburgh coach Dixon gets contract extension
March 31, 2010 2:15 PM | No Comments | UPDATED STORY
Tribune News Services

Scratch another name from the list of potential DePaul coaches: Pittsburgh has signed Jamie Dixon to a contract extension.

Dixon was already signed through the 2015-16 season, at a salary of about $1.6 million per season.

Dixon's record of 188-54 in seven seasons -- an average of nearly 27 victories per season -- is one of the best in NCA history for any coach at that period of his career. The Panthers have made the NCAA tournament every season under Dixon.

Dixon's extension was announced a day after football coach Dave Wannstedt signed a two-year extension through 2014.

I think Billy is too DUI-y.

Per the ginger haired "genius", Reggie Theus is interviewing with the Demons on Thursday.


Rush Street Reggie is back!