Daily muck from the DirtKing
When talking about rumors, I always call it "dirt." I got a little tired of that today - so I'm going with the daily "muck" for the title of this blog. I went to thesaurus.com to look up synonyms for dirt - muck seemed pretty descriptive. I thought about using boondoggle or… [ read more » ]
The DirtKing's daily rumors.....
Here's what I've heard so far this morning.....
Richard Pitino has sparked some interest from Wagner. The younger Pitino is currently an assistant at Florida and has served as an assistant on his father's staff at Louisville. Apparently the AD at Wagner is very intrigued by the possibility of…
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FDU officially hires Vetrone
Greg Vetrone has been officially named head basketball coach at Farleigh Dickinson University. Vetrone spent the past season as the interim head coach after taking over for his former boss Tom Green. FDU finished this season at 11-2. They started the season 1-12, but Vetrone guided the Knights… [ read more » ]
Candidates at Hawaii
A number of candidates are beginning to surface at Hawaii. Here are who I've heard as possible replacements for Bob Nash, who was fired yesterday. The job will pay between $185,000 and $400,000 - and can be increased by as much as 25% by the president.
Jarinn Akana - A UH alum (1994), has…
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Today's "Dirt" from The DirtKing
Here's some "dirt" that I heard while working the phones yesterday......
UTEP Head Coach has emerged as the front runner for the DePaul job. It is a major rebuilding job, and Barbee would be a great fit. He's really gotten it going at UTEP -the Miners are 24-5 and on a 14 game win…
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