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Notre Dame fires Harris, says 'just not the right fit'
Impatient for a winner, Notre Dame fired D.C. Harris as coach Friday after just two years, too many losses and too little appreciation for all the things that come with running college basketball’s 3rd all-time winningest program.
Saying the Fighting Irish deserve a leader who understands “this is not just another coaching job,” athletic director Skip Banhart and president Father Edwin Goldmeir made the unusual decision to dismiss Harris less than two years after he was hired.
“He’s a good basketball coach,” Banhart said. “Sometimes it’s just not the right fit and that’s my responsibility.”
Harris was 44-26 in two years with the Irish, but missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 39 years this past season. It was a rare setback for the 40-year old Harris ...read more.
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Notre Dame lands Harris, aims for a title
SOUTH BEND - It's not every day that a coach two years off a Final Four appearance becomes available, but Notre Dame officials knew what their goal was despite a season that ended in an Elite Eight appearance by 28-year old debutante head coach Jean Jordan, son of athletic director J.G. Jordan, who was fired last week in a scandal that has rocked the school's administration.
Once his father was fired, Jordan's tenure with the school was considered tenuous at best, given his lack of basketball pedigree and the belief the unproven youngster had been given the job in an act of favoritism by his father.
Interim AD Sean Paulitz said he had one guy in mind for the job from the start and made the call immediately after he assumed his posit...read more.
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Collins to Leave Bearcats for Georgia State
Posted By: RonCo
April, 2038
Binghamton, NY - This time a year ago, Binghamton head coach Ron Collins squelched rumors that he was looking for another position by dedicating himself and the Bearcat team to winning the American East and going to the NCAA tournament. They fulfilled that promise by sweeping the AE tournament, and driving into the second round by defeating an SEC team before being upended.
"It was a marvelous season," Collins said at the time. "I'm just thrilled for the kids who have worked so hard." He then ducked questions about his own future.
The administration was quick to bring money to the program, and they kicked off plans to improve the team's training fac...read more.
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2037 Projection: RonCo Conference Power Ranking
Posted By: RonCo
Here's my shot to rank the quality of conferences.
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Conf Teams AvgPwr
Big Ten 11 793.4
Big East 16 729.2
Pacific-10 10 721.7
Mountain West Conference 9 720.0
Atlantic Coast Conference 12 705.6
Southeastern Conference 12 698.2
Conference USA 12 679.1
Missouri Valley Conference 10 679.0
Big 12 12 672.1
Western Athletic Conference &nb...read more.
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2037 Projections: RonCo Top 25
Posted By: RonCo
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Team Conference Power
Michigan State Big Ten 1000
West Virginia Big East 986.2
Tennessee Southeastern Conference 960.9
Boston College Atlantic Coast Conference 948.2
Charlotte Atlantic 10 902.8
St. John's Big East 885
Dayton Atlantic 10 881.9
Indiana Big Ten 878.1
Tulane Conference USA 868.7
Pittsburgh Big East 866.1
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