Decided to take the DirtQueen, and all of the Little DirtBags to Montreal for school vacation week. The wireless is already up and running here in the “City of Saints” – I will post as much as possible as I herd these knuckleheads around this city. Kids already want to hit the pool (indoors – it’s only 7ºc here right
Sunday Dirt – 4/19/15
A couple things that I’ve heard while monitoring the Bucknell situation (Bucknell Dirt)… From a great source…sounds like Omaha assistant Randall Herbst will join Linc Darner’s new staff at UMGB. Herbst has been at UNO for the past four seasons. Before that, he was the head coach at the University of Mary (ND) – he
Bucknell Dirt…
I have heard from multiple sources that Randolph-Macon head coach Nathan Davis is now the leader at Bucknell. One source who has gone so far to say that the team has already been told that Davis is the choice. Davis was an assistant at Bucknell for five seasons in the mid-90’s under Pat Flannery. He
Daily Dirt II – 4/17/15
Friday afternoon dirt… It sounds like former St. Louis head coach Brad Soderberg is in the mix to replace Ritchie McKay on Tony Bennett’s staff at Virginia. Soderberg was the head coach at St. Louis from 2002-2007 (80-74). He is currently the head coach at Lindenwood (MO) where he has won 128 games in his
Daily Dirt – 4/17/15
A few quick hitters as we roll into the weekend… Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino will bump up DBO Nate Pomeday to assistant coach. He will replace Dan McHale who became the head coach at Eastern Kentucky last week. Pomeday joined Pitino’s staff last summer after a six year stint as an assistant at Oregon
NAIA DIRT: Graceland (IA) Hires Wright as New Head Coach
I have confirmed through a great source that Graceland University (IA) has chosen Chris Wright as their new head basketball coach. Wright spent this past season as an assistant at Arkansas Tech. Before that, he spent four seasons as the head coach at Fresno Pacific where he compiled a 67-52 record. He was also an assistant
Daily Dirt – 4/16/15
A few things that I’ve heard so far today… I have heard from a great source that VMI assistants Daniel Willis and Ryan Mattocks will be headed to The Citadel with Duggar Baucom. Willis has been with Baucom for the past ten seasons – eight at VMI, and two Tusculum. Mattocks joined the VMI staff
DII Dirt: UMary Finalists
I have heard that there are three finalists for the DII University of Mary (ND) job. The job opened when Jevin Budde resigned back on February 28th. Word on the street is that on-campus interviews are now complete and a decision could be made any day. It sounds like the final three are: Matt Fletcher
HOT RUMOR: Miami’s Huger in the mix at Bowling Green
Multiple sources including ESPN and The Toledo Blade are now reporting that Miami assistant Michael Huger will be the choice to replace Chris Jans at Bowling Green. Huger is a 1994 BGSU alum who has been at Miami with Jim Larranaga for the past three seasons. Huger also spent four seasons with Larranaga at George
Daily Dirt III – 4/15/15
Phone blowing up today – Round III of the “Daily Dirt”…. I have heard that Lafayette assistant John O’Connor is in the mix with the vacant women’s job at Lafayette. The former head coach at Holy Family (PA) has been at Lafayette since 2012. He also worked at Lafayette from 2001-04 before landing on Paul
Daily Dirt II – 4/15/15
Shaping up to be a busy day – here’s DD Round 2… I can confirm that Western Illinois associate head coach Wade Hokenson has left the program. He had been at WIU since 2008, and served as the acting head coach for a bit last spring after Jim Molinari resigned. He was retained for the 2014-15 season
Daily Dirt – 4/15/15
Just following up on a few tings… I reported last week that the finalists at DII Simon Fraser were Nate Philippe and Virgil Hill (DII Dirt – 4/6/15). I can now confirm that Virgil Hill will be the choice. Hill was most recently the head coach at the Collingwood School in Canada. He is a Simon Fraser