Dewar Posted May 19, 2023 Posted May 19, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 1:29 PM, Pete said: Interesting move as Western Illinois jumps from the Summit League to the Ohio Valley. Makes sense financially as the OVC footprint is much more snug... and having been to Macomb, I can venture to guess it won't be nearly as much a bitch for the member schools to get there. Football team is moving from the MVFC to the Ohio Valley as well. They only won four conference games in the last four seasons, so dropping the competition level a little might help.
Cobra Commander Posted May 20, 2023 Posted May 20, 2023 various Coaching News from the last few weeks Coppin State hired Morgan State assistant (and former Coppin State star) Larry Stewart as their head coach Incarnate Word hired Central Michigan assistant Shane Helman
Brian Fowler Posted May 20, 2023 Posted May 20, 2023 45 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: various Coaching News from the last few weeks Coppin State hired Morgan State assistant (and former Coppin State star) Larry Stewart as their head coach Incarnate Word hired Central Michigan assistant Shane Helman Oh man, if I had known cmu had a coach with that name I would've tried everything I could to get people to start calling Sugar Shane Helman.
RIPPA Posted May 24, 2023 Author Posted May 24, 2023 Since they don't really have a football team I will put this here George Washington has finally announced what its new nickname is.... The Revolutionaries I don't know how you trump Commanders as clunkiest name in this town but they did it 1
Pete Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 5 hours ago, RIPPA said: Since they don't really have a football team I will put this here George Washington has finally announced what its new nickname is.... The Revolutionaries I don't know how you trump Commanders as clunkiest name in this town but they did it Trying to think of a team nickname with SIX syllables and drawing a blank. I'm guessing everyone will shorten it to "Revs" and be done with it.
RIPPA Posted June 1, 2023 Author Posted June 1, 2023 POY Purdue's Zach Edey had withdrawn from the NBA draft and will return to play for the Boilermakers this season Others who have withdrawn from the draft Dillion Mitchell - Texas Coleman Hawkins - Illinois Terrence Shannon Jr. - Illinois Reece Beekman - Virginia Arthur Kaluma - Creighton (though he is entering the portal) Johnell Davis - FAU Alijah Martin - FAU 1
Log Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 Great news for my Illini. Now if we can just use all that talent to get past the second round of the tourney...
hammerva Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 Bob Huggins terrible 2023 just got a lot worse as he was arrested on a DUI in of all places Pittsburgh. making homophobic comments might get you a slap on the wrist. But seeing your previous demons resurface is grounds for a firing
Cobra Commander Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 .21 BAC for Huggins. So he didn’t tiptoe over the legal limit, he blew past it. 1
Mister TV Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) Huggins thought he was in Columbus, Ohio. Edited June 17, 2023 by Mister TV 1 1
Cobra Commander Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 Huggins turns 70 before this season starts. It feels like a 70 year old alcoholic doesn't really have a lot of time left as a Power 5 Conference basketball coach. Of course this wouldn't be the first time that Huggins getting a DUI would cause him to get fired over the summer.
Kuetsar Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: .21 BAC for Huggins. So he didn’t tiptoe over the legal limit, he blew past it. That BAC is old enough to drink! Seriously though that's REALLY bad. . . . .close to 3x the legal limit. Edited June 17, 2023 by Kuetsar
Tabe Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 I'd like to think we live in a world where WVU doesn't get to make the decision on whether Huggins coaches next season - because he's behind bars. 1
Cobra Commander Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 i've never known for prosecutions of notable people to move that quickly short of situations like Huggins pleading no contest to a DUI when he was the Cincy HC They might revoke his drivers license and act like that's enough of a punishment for someone who could just do a Billy Martin and get a lackey to drive him around
Mister TV Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said: i've never known for prosecutions of notable people to move that quickly short of situations like Huggins pleading no contest to a DUI when he was the Cincy HC They might revoke his drivers license and act like that's enough of a punishment for someone who could just do a Billy Martin and get a lackey to drive him around He was arrested in a different state than where his license was issued, he’s going to spend a few weeks in the Allegheny County Jail and pay some fines. Huggins was arrested a few blocks from the Taylor Swift concert, he could have easily killed someone. Edited June 17, 2023 by Mister TV 2
Cobra Commander Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 some are hearing that Huggins might resign, but who really knows
Cobra Commander Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 and Bob Huggins is out, which at his age, likely means he's not coaching again
hammerva Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 I just can't think of a coach who had it so easy with moderate level of success and just pissed it all way so damn quickly. The person who really has to be kicking himself is the WVU athletic director Wren Baker. Four months ago all he had to do was worry about how to deal with his football coach who didn't know what he was doing and was insanely overpaid doing it. Now Neal Brown is probably the most stable person in West Virginia sports right now.
Cobra Commander Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 not sure if there's a waiting period of pondering the next hire for a program that just had their head coach resign but... it feels like they'd just go to an assistant for at least the next season, and then open it up in 9 months anyways, Huggins sure did stick around for a long time for someone who didn't make it past the Sweet 16 after Robert Byrd died
Pete Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: not sure if there's a waiting period of pondering the next hire for a program that just had their head coach resign but... it feels like they'd just go to an assistant for at least the next season, and then open it up in 9 months anyways, Huggins sure did stick around for a long time for someone who didn't make it past the Sweet 16 after Robert Byrd died He's a WVU alumni, so that probably bought him a ton of time and goodwill with the poobahs.
RIPPA Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 Penny Hardaway has been suspended 3 games for "recruiting violations and violating head-coach responsibility rules." Quote In September of the recruit's junior year of high school, a Memphis assistant coach conducted an in-home visit with the prospect. Two weeks later, Hardaway also held an in-home visit with the recruit. According to NCAA rules, coaches can only have in-person contact with high school juniors at the prospect's school. The NCAA penalized Hardaway because of his involvement in the violation as well as his failure to monitor his assistant coach's violation and failure to notify the school's compliance department before the visit. The Division I Committee on Infractions panel classified the violations as Level II-mitigated, which resulted in a three-game suspension. Hardaway, a former Memphis and NBA star, previously told the NCAA he was unaware of the rule.
Tabe Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Pete said: I dunno why people are picking on him. HE RAISED MONEY! He's not a drunk with beer cans everywhere - HE COLLECTS CANS FOR RECYCLING. Good lord. Mark Twain was right. Bob's daughter should have remained silent. 1 2
RIPPA Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 Dan Hurley and UCONN have agreed to a new 6 year deal He will be guaranteed almost $33 million Deal runs through the 2028-2029 season
RIPPA Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 Quote Former LSU and current McNeese State men's basketball coach Will Wade was given a two-year show-cause order and a 10-game suspension for three Level I violations, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process announced Thursday. Wade was found to have made impermissible payments to the former fiancée of a player, while also failing to cooperate in an investigation and failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance. LSU football was hit with one Level I violation for failing to monitor a representative of athletics interests, which resulted in impermissible benefits paid to the father of a former player. The football program and men's basketball program each received a Level II violation for failure to monitor. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/37899194/mcneese-st-coach-wade-gets-10-game-suspension
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