UAZip0510 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/n...-118749494.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipseuph Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/n...-118749494.html wow talk about a revolving door. makes you really appreciate what we have here with KD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Utah Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 No disrespect to Bradley...but is that a step up?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 "Playing for his father, Gene, the 5-foot-8 guard poured in 2,680 career points, ranking him third all-time in the state, 34 points better than current NBA superstar LeBron James (2,646)." When I read this, the first thing that popped into my head was "and I bet Lebron is wishing he would have scored those extra 34 points so he could be bouncing around coaching jobs instead of being where he is now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think the Missouri Valley Conference could be considered a step up over the MAC in basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think they should rename the M.A.C. Center as "the springboard". I don't even know how the program stays at the level they do while these others schools keep plucking our coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think they should rename the M.A.C. Center as "the springboard". I don't even know how the program stays at the level they do while these others schools keep plucking our coaches. You could call it the "cradle of coaches", but I think Miami football has that trademarked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think they should rename the M.A.C. Center as "the springboard". I don't even know how the program stays at the level they do while these others schools keep plucking our coaches. I think the revolving door will eventually catch-up to Can't State. They can't possibly continue to hire stellar coaches based on little experience. There is an iCoach out there for them yet. I too am grateful for the stability that KD brings via his loyalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofan Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 The Record-Courier has learned that Bradley University (Ill.) has hired Can't State University's Geno Ford as their new men's basketball coach. The whirlwind romance moved fast. Ford told the Record-Courier on Sunday night that he was about to board a flight for Peoria, Ill., where the Bradley campus is located. At that time, Ford said he did not have a contract offer. The Cessna Citation left Akron Fulton International Airport at 6:58 p.m. Within 2 1/2 hours, Ford’s face was on the Bradley University website, introducing him as the Braves' new head coach. Ford succeeded Jim Christian at Can't State. Christian left the program after accepting the head coaching position at Texas Christian University. Ford guided Can't State to back-to-back regular-season Mid-American Conference championships - a feat that had not been accomplished by any MAC team in more than 20 years. Ford was named the league's Coach of the Year the past two years. A replacement for Ford has yet to be named by Can't State. No contract terms were reported as of 10 p.m. on Sunday night I for one appreciate the loyalty Coach Dambrot has shown here at Akron . 13 miles to the east there is no such thing. one has to wonder how quickly Shaka will be leaving VCU and ( a depressing thought) will Can't go after Jeff boles? Please dont do that to us Jeff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Shocking, but the Valley Conference is superior to the MAC. Now, we need a 'springboard' icon for Can't State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 and ( a depressing thought) will Can't go after Jeff boles? Please dont do that to us Jeff! Ewww! No! Boals will not accept a job at Can't. He should be able to do better than that. If not now, maybe in another year. Maybe Butler, xavier, or VCU when their coaches cash on multi million dollar contracts elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/n...-118749494.html In other central Illinois news: CEO of Caterpillar Considers Relocating Company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think they should rename the M.A.C. Center as "the springboard". I don't even know how the program stays at the level they do while these others schools keep plucking our coaches. I think they should name it: "The Place that Soon-to-Be Mediocre/Bad Coaches Leave as Quickly as Humanly Possible" "Cradle of Coaches? Puh-LEEZ... Where was Gary Waters...the guy that flopped @ Rutgers... this NCAA tourney? Watching the Zips on TV, alongside Jim Christian, Gino Ford and Stan Heath. An interesting stat for two of these "Legends" - Christian and Heath went a combined 2-30 in league play this year. At Akron, we keep our winning Head Coaches. Assistants depart, and subsequently have tremendous success at the highest level of D-1 basketball (Shaka - VCU, Boals - Ohio State, Paris - Wisconsin) Ford had a great salary and a great returning nucleus @ K.e.n.t. (losing one senior)...and yet he headed on the first train for Bradley? As AI would say - "Bradley? We talkin' about Bradley? BRADLEY?! Ford saw the writing on the wall...the MAC East is the Zips playground for the next 2+ seasons. His stock was only going to plummet. Like those who preceded him, he knew better than to hang around. Best news for the Zips - Laing Kennedy - an AD that actually knew how to hire mid-major hoops coaches - is gone. Can't wait to hear Thunder Dan Hipsher's name surface as a leading candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Dambrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think they should rename the M.A.C. Center as "the springboard". I don't even know how the program stays at the level they do while these others schools keep plucking our coaches. I think they should name it: "The Place that Soon-to-Be Mediocre/Bad Coaches Leave as Quickly as Humanly Possible" "Cradle of Coaches? Puh-LEEZ... Where was Gary Waters...the guy that flopped @ Rutgers... this NCAA tourney? Watching the Zips on TV, alongside Jim Christian, Gino Ford and Stan Heath. An interesting stat for two of these "Legends" - Christian and Heath went a combined 2-30 in league play this year. At Akron, we keep our winning Head Coaches. Assistants depart, and subsequently have tremendous success at the highest level of D-1 basketball (Shaka - VCU, Boals - Ohio State, Paris - Wisconsin) Ford had a great salary and a great returning nucleus @ K.e.n.t. (losing one senior)...and yet he headed on the first train for Bradley? As AI would say - "Bradley? We talkin' about Bradley? BRADLEY?! Ford saw the writing on the wall...the MAC East is the Zips playground for the next 2+ seasons. His stock was only going to plummet. Like those who preceded him, he knew better than to hang around. Best news for the Zips - Laing Kennedy - an AD that actually knew how to hire mid-major hoops coaches - is gone. Can't wait to hear Thunder Dan Hipsher's name surface as a leading candidate. Great Post! I'd love to hear what Rutgers, Arkansas, and TCU have to say about their decisions to go after Ken+ coaches who they felt were ready to make big things happen at a higher level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Ford had a great salary and a great returning nucleus @ K.e.n.t. (losing one senior)...and yet he headed on the first train for Bradley? As AI would say - "Bradley? We talkin' about Bradley? BRADLEY?! I agree. I can't believe there is any difference between Bradley and Can't. DI coaches and corporate executives are very similar. Both take jobs, stay a year or two and leave never having to live their mistakes. Maybe Ford doesn't see a bright future for the Flashes....I hope he is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronad Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Congrats to the U of A for haivng the foresight to keep KD under contract. Congrats to KD for knowing that the U of A gave him a second chance on coaching at the university level and for being loyal to the U of A. People always think that the grass is greener on the other side. Then, when there get there, they don't realize how good they had it. GO ZIPS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Congrats to KD for knowing that the U of A gave him a second chance on coaching at the university level and for being loyal to the U of A. I'm not sure he has many other options other than loyalty. He could probably pick up a gig like Bradley or something like that, but there is no difference between Bradley and Akron. He wouldn't be taken as seriously at a school like Bradly as he is at Akron for a lot of reasons. KD has is great at Akron and isn't going anywhere. His team wins. Even when they don't win, not many people are paying attention. There are a number of people who, for whatever reason, are fascinated by him coaching LBJ in high school. The CMU issue wouldn't be ignored at another school. He makes a ton of money for a MAC coach, especially an Akron coach. If KD left Akron, he would be subject to the meat grinder that is college coaching. He isn't going to do that. Being King at Akron is a lot better than risking becoming a joker at another school. Some of you can yell at me now claiming I pick on KD. I'm not. I think my analysis is fair and is the kind of thing that would be written in the media if Akron had a decent media with decent writer instead of the Terry Pluto knock offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Congrats to KD for knowing that the U of A gave him a second chance on coaching at the university level and for being loyal to the U of A. I'm not sure he has many other options other than loyalty. He could probably pick up a gig like Bradley or something like that, but there is no difference between Bradley and Akron. He wouldn't be taken as seriously at a school like Bradly as he is at Akron for a lot of reasons. KD has is great at Akron and isn't going anywhere. His team wins. Even when they don't win, not many people are paying attention. There are a number of people who, for whatever reason, are fascinated by him coaching LBJ in high school. The CMU issue wouldn't be ignored at another school. He makes a ton of money for a MAC coach, especially an Akron coach. If KD left Akron, he would be subject to the meat grinder that is college coaching. He isn't going to do that. Being King at Akron is a lot better than risking becoming a joker at another school. Some of you can yell at me now claiming I pick on KD. I'm not. I think my analysis is fair and is the kind of thing that would be written in the media if Akron had a decent media with decent writer instead of the Terry Pluto knock offs. I don't think either of you touched on one very important factor. Keith is an Akron guy. Grew up in Akron, played sports at the U of A, and got his first break in basketball coaching from an Akron coach. He has strong ties to Akron and this University that simply don't exist in most other situations where you have a consistent winner at a mid-level school who may have opportunities to go elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 When KD was on the Ken Carman show last Monday .. Ken asked him about Shaka "wanting to stay at VCU" .. KD's answer was (paraphrasing) "sometimes you want to stay somewhere .. but you just can't. Especially for a young coach." A fundamental difference between Ford today and KD today is where they are in their careers. How old are their kids .. more simply: age. Geno is young, has a young family .. and doesn't have those deep ties to his (now former) employer. He owes it to himself, his wife & kids to advance his career as best he can with good decisions .. based on the basketball evidence, opportunity and .. yes. The finances. KD's in a different spot than Geno. Coles in much the same spot. It's a different time in their careers, thank heavens. Good for Bradley .. they got a very good coach who could be a great one. The interesting thing to watch will be if the new AD at Can't State can channel Laing Kennedy and make the right choice again. Kennedy never missed. B) B) Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Ford had a great salary and a great returning nucleus @ K.e.n.t. (losing one senior)...and yet he headed on the first train for Bradley? As AI would say - "Bradley? We talkin' about Bradley? BRADLEY?! Ford saw the writing on the wall...the MAC East is the Zips playground for the next 2+ seasons. His stock was only going to plummet. Like those who preceded him, he knew better than to hang around. This was my first thought as well. Geno to Bradley? Really? He knows the Zips are going to dominate over the next two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Ford had a great salary and a great returning nucleus @ K.e.n.t. (losing one senior)...and yet he headed on the first train for Bradley? As AI would say - "Bradley? We talkin' about Bradley? BRADLEY?! Ford saw the writing on the wall...the MAC East is the Zips playground for the next 2+ seasons. His stock was only going to plummet. Like those who preceded him, he knew better than to hang around. This was my first thought as well. Geno to Bradley? Really? He knows the Zips are going to dominate over the next two years. Bradley is a great gig .. in a town that supports the Braves as the main game in town. And with the happenings of the past weekend & last year's final four .. we might be entering a new golden era of college hoops where teams like Butler, VCU and even Akron & Bradley can compete with and beat the supposed "elite" teams. Stable programs and rosters can win the tight games because of trust and continuity that the one year reload teams don't have. The Bulldogs & now Rams are showing that it can be done. Geno can win at Bradley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Bradley is a great gig .. in a town that supports the Braves as the main game in town. All hail Gino Ford -- the new King of Peoria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Bradley is a great gig .. in a town that supports the Braves as the main game in town. All hail Gino Ford -- the new King of Peoria. "Oh no!?!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Bradley is a great gig .. in a town that supports the Braves as the main game in town. All hail Gino Ford -- the new King of Peoria. "Oh no!?!" Jim "My wife is my rock" Thome is real genious. Never point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot, gun safety. That would include yourself, Thome. You might not want the barrel of your gun pointing directly at your face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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