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PalaceAthena
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 Posted: 03/22/07 8:33 pm ::: Arkansas to name Collen new coach |
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I know I should wait for deanjet to post this (since this is his team and all), but I saw this out there and thought I'd share:
From the AP:
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Arkansas will introduce Louisville’s Tom Collen as its new women’s basketball coach Friday, a school official said.
A person familiar with the hiring process spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the official announcement hadn’t been made yet. The Lady Razorbacks have scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference Friday regarding its women’s basketball coach. |
Also more here:
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/03/22/razorback_central/032307ualbbkb.txt
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Stephen Shirley
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| Posted: 03/23/07 8:05 am ::: Walz has Kentucky roots |
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| Walz grew up in Kentucky, went to college in state and got his first asst coaching job at WKU. The UL job would be something of a homecoming for him. I know the WKU fans speak highly of him.
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ode88
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| Posted: 03/23/07 8:22 am ::: |
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If Jurich hires one of those two assistants he will be on probation within a year. Those are two of the biggest snakes in the buisness.
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24duzitall
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| Posted: 03/23/07 8:51 am ::: |
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| ode88 wrote: |
If Jurich hires one of those two assistants he will be on probation within a year. Those are two of the biggest snakes in the buisness. |
what do you mean by snakes?
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wbbjunkie
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| Posted: 03/23/07 10:36 am ::: |
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| what do you think Arkansas is paying him to go there?
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ode88
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| Posted: 03/23/07 10:53 am ::: |
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| 24duzitall wrote: |
| ode88 wrote: |
If Jurich hires one of those two assistants he will be on probation within a year. Those are two of the biggest snakes in the buisness. |
what do you mean by snakes? |
Cheaters
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Stephen Shirley
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| Posted: 03/23/07 11:06 am ::: Show me the proof |
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| ode88 wrote: |
| 24duzitall wrote: |
| ode88 wrote: |
If Jurich hires one of those two assistants he will be on probation within a year. Those are two of the biggest snakes in the buisness. |
what do you mean by snakes? |
Cheaters |
I love rumor and innuendo. Nothing like an anonymous screen name on a message board to encourage a little libel.
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ode88
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| Posted: 03/23/07 11:15 am ::: |
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| Google them with NCAA sanctions.
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4ever_bball_fan
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| Posted: 03/23/07 11:19 am ::: |
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| Ode88 rules...get used to it.
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fancy_daniel
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| Posted: 03/23/07 12:15 pm ::: |
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| Hmmm. I'm sure they're offering quite a bit to go back home. I think he will have trouble in the SEC. That is one tough conference to get out of.
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Joey Nations
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| Posted: 03/23/07 12:27 pm ::: |
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When did Jeff Walz become a snake? Did someone get kicked out of the Rebounders?_________________ "People kept saying why are you looking at Maryland, why are you even talking to them? Well, look at us now!" - Crystal Langhorne, NCAA Champion
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| Posted: 03/23/07 2:46 pm ::: |
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It's official:
http://www.ladybacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2300&ATCLID=832485
"Tom was a successful head coach at two programs, and his reputation as a recruiter is among the best in the country," Lewis said. "He was an outstanding recruiter here at Arkansas as an assistant, and his success at two other universities recruiting as the head coach only enhanced that reputation."...
"I have always felt that the University of Arkansas has the potential to perform at the national level," Collen said. "We proved that during my tenure here as the recruiting coordinator that resulted in an appearance at the Final Four."...
The national coach of the year in 1999, Collen ranks among the nation’s winningest women’s basketball coaches at the start of the 2006-07 season with a winning percentage of 75.4% to rank 11th among the Division I coaches. Winning his 200th game this past season, Collen achieved that coaching milestone in only his ninth season as a head coach, providing him an average of 23 wins a season.
His 2006-07 Louisville team made history by achieving the first national ranking in school history. Behind the presence of Big East Player of the Year Angel McCoughtry – only the second player in Big East history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding – Collen’s Cardinals closed the season with a school-record 27 wins and came within minutes of reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time ever....
Perhaps the most recognized recruit in Collen’s Arkansas career was future University hall of fame point guard Christy Smith who led the Lady Razorbacks to the 1998 Final Four. However, the recruiting classes during his four years as Arkansas’ recruiting coordinator included Parade All-Americans like Tennille Adams, 1998 NCAA West Regional MVP Sytia Messer and the second all-time three-point shooter in SEC history Wendi Willits. On the court, Collen’s defensive mastery turned Arkansas into a 20-game winner after one season. The Lady Razorbacks posted two post-season appearances during his four years.
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ucbart
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| Posted: 03/23/07 2:56 pm ::: |
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| Have fun Razorbak fans. After watching him this year, his X's and O's coaching ability and in game decisions friggin suck. Angel McCoughtry, as big of a jerk as I think she is, will get a lot better without him coachng her.
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dtsnms
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| Posted: 03/23/07 2:57 pm ::: |
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| ucbart wrote: |
| Have fun Razorbak fans. After watching him this year, his X's and O's coaching ability and in game decisions friggin suck. Angel McCoughtry, as big of a jerk as I think she is, will get a lot better without him coachng her. |
I was partial to his whining in the BE tourney bart, how about you?
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bullsky
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Maryland would be sad to lose him. 
