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2010 Coaching Carousel: More teams hand out pinkslips
It's that season, where schools look upon others going to the postseason with green envy and make a move to try and revitalize their program, chopping off the public head. Here is our update on the coaches on the hot seat; many of these coaching changes were expected by us and by the coaches...
College Basketball Coaches on the Hot Seat - 2010
It's that time again - I can tell from the searches that are leading to this blog - to start talking about the college basketball coaches on the hot seat. Many of the coaches on this list were pretty much on the hot seat from the beginning of the year. And some who should be on the hot seat are no...
Coaching Carousel 2010: Auburn Hires Tony Barbee
In what will likely be the only coaching change in the SEC this season, the Auburn Tigers have hired Tony Barbee to replace the recently dismissed (and quickly hired by the East Carolina Pirates) Jeff Lebo. Barbee comes to the Plains after coaching the UTEP Miners for four years. UTEP is his only...
The Dig: 3.26.10
The NCAA Championship is winding down, spring is upon us, and teams across the C-USA landscape are searching for new basketball coaches. Let's take a look around! UTEP MINERS Curry or Meger? Miner Quarterback Trevor Vittatoe's suspension has left UTEP with limited signal callers as spring gets...
Coaching Carousel 2010: Jeff Lebo to ECU and Dave Odom a Candidate at Charlotte
The season isn't yet over, but the coaching carousel in our neck of the woods is already turning quickly. The East Carolina Pirates have hired recently dismissed Auburn Tigers coach Jeff Lebo and the Charlotte 49ers are reportedly interested in former Gamecocks coach Dave Odom. The Pirates have to...
Coaching Search Cloaked In Secrecy
Like him or not, you've got to give credit to Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs. He keeps his cards close to the vest when conducting a coaching search. Just as Gene Chizik seemingly came out of left field to be Auburn's new football coach, a week into the basketball search, the direction Auburn...
Who's On Deck?
Friday's firing of Auburn basketball coach Jeff Lebo barely made headlines across the world of college basketball. And that perhaps sums up best while it was inevitable that Auburn was going to make a change. Kudos to athletic director Jay Jacobs for not making Lebo sweat out the weekend and listen...
Jacobs Explains Decision To Terminate Lebo
Below is a copy of an email sent out this evening by Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs concerning today's termination of men's basketball coach Jeff Lebo... Dear Auburn Family, As most of you know by now, Coach Jeff Lebo will not return as head basketball coach at Auburn University. I met with...
Lebo Death Watch Begins... Now!
What is it with Jeff Lebo and Auburn fans? By every measurable category, he's been a complete disaster as head basketball coach. From the moment he walked in the door and most of his new players walked out the other, Lebo has slowly been dying on the vine. Yet, despite going 35-60 in SEC play over...
Can Auburn Be Competitive In Basketball Long-Term?
A few weeks back following Auburn's basketball win over Alabama, a friend of mine, who happens to be an Alabama graduate, was walking back to my car with me when we got into a discussion about the state of college basketball at both schools. I wondered aloud why both universities have never been...
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