Why some people call them lOSUr (cont'd)
Source: Holder interviews UMass' Ford (Daily Oklahoman)
STILLWATER — Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder has interviewed Massachusetts coach Travis Ford, a source has confirmed.
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Holder also interviewed Southern Illinois coach Mike Lowery, who turned down the Cowboys.
Travis Ford accepts job as OSU men's basketball coach (Andrea Cohen, Daily Oklahoman)
STILLWATER — Travis Ford has accepted the job as Oklahoma State's next basketball coach, several sources confirmed Wednesday evening.
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Ford, 38, just completed his third season at UMass. The Minutemen went 25-11 this season and played in the championship game of the NIT. From 2000-2005 Ford coached at Eastern Kentucky, where he compiled a 61-80 record. In eight years as a Division-I coach, Ford's record is 123-115.
Nothing against Ford, but his teams seem to compete for the NIT, and his career win percentage (51.6%) isn't as good as Sean Sutton's (57.3%). Hard to see why you push the Suttons out... for that. Well, except for the whims of the possibly-demented millionaire in charge of lOSUr athletics these days.
Oh, and those Boone Pickens millions that were going to secure Bill Self? Apparently, the allure wasn't even enough to secure the coach from Southern Illinois. Ouch!
That's some athletics department that Pickens and his lackey AD are running there in Stillwater.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 04/16/08 20:45 | Sports | Technorati
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Considering some of his donations to political organizations as of late, do you think certain conservatives (like Brent Bozell) might want to be a little wary of ol' Boone Pickens?
Posted by Brad S @ 10:05 on 04/17/08
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