After suffering a devastating play-off defeat at the buzzer, the DirtKing is back and refreshed! I took some time off after our loss last week – bought a new car and took the DirtQueen and the Little DirtBags away for a few days. After lounging by the pool over the weekend, I am now ready
Daily Dirt – 2/13/13
A few things that I’ve heard over the past few days… • It sounds like Old Dominion AD Wood Selig is starting to formulate his plan on a replacement for the recently fired Blaine Taylor. I’ve heard that he will form a search committee this week – sounds like he will not go with a
Daily Dirt – 2/7/13
It’s getting to be that time of year…Blaine Taylor out at ODU on Tuesday, Tim Carter resigns at SC State last night. I’ve got a feeling this is only just the beginning. Here are a few quick hitters for today… • From the ask and you shall receive department…yesterday, I mentioned that Sean Ellis was
BREAKING: Carter resigns at South Carolina State
South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Tim Carter has resigned, effective immediately. Associate head coach Murray Garvin will assume the head coaching duties until further notice. Carter was in his fifth season as Bulldog head coach. The Kansas graduate and former head coach at Texas-San Antonio had his best season during his third campaign
Daily Dirt 2/6/13
A few things that I’ve heard today… • In the aftermath of the Blaine Taylor firing at Old Dominion yesterday comes the news that assistant Jim Corrigan will take over as the interim head coach. Corrigan is a Duke guy who has been an assistant at ODU for the past 19 seasons. His name has
Daily Dirt – 2/5/13
• I appreciate all of the kind words after my Jerry Maguire moment yesterday. I received a ton of emails, tweets, and submissions from our readers. Thanks for your support! • Multiple sources have told me that a deal may be in the works to keep Jim Crews at St. Louis. He was named as
OFFICIAL: Taylor "Terminated" at ODU
We reported earlier that Blaine Taylor was out as the head coach at Old Dominion – it’s now official. According to a statement released by ODU, Taylor has in fact been "terminated" effective immediately. Here is the statement made by ODU AD Dr. Wood Selig: "As the athletic director at Old Dominion University, my primary
BREAKING: Taylor out at Old Dominion
Multiple sources are reporting that Old Dominion head coach Blaine Taylor has been fired. A 3:00 pm press conference has been scheduled for this afternoon. Taylor, who is the winningest head coach in ODU history, has struggled this season. His squad currently sits at 2-20 and has lost 10 straight. More on this as it
HoopDirt’s Mission Statement
I am assuming that everyone has seen the movie Jerry Maguire…the flick where Uber-sports agent Maguire has a breakdown and decides to write a “mission statement.” He is angry about what his business has become and decides that he needs to change it. He goes off the deep-end and comes up with his game changing
HOT: Gibbons resigns at Clayton State
Head men’s basketball coach Gordon Gibbons, Clayton State’s leader in victories and one of the all-time winningest coaches at the NCAA Division II level, announced on Wednesday that he will resign his position as the Laker head coach at season’s end. In his 12th season at Clayton State, Gibbons has a 214-130 record, giving him
Daily Dirt – 1/16/13
First "Daily Dirt" of 2013! Unfortunately, not much good news here… I can confirm that Lorain County Community College head coach Michael Cruz has resigned. Following his resignation, the school decided to cancel the rest of the season – apparently there are too many ineligible players. I have heard that Marty Eggleston has been hired
BREAKING: O’Neill fired at USC
University of Southern California men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill has been relieved of his duties, Trojan athletic director Pat Haden announced today (Jan. 14). Longtime USC assistant coach Bob Cantu will serve as interim head coach while a search for O’Neill’s successor is conducted. "I would like to thank Kevin O’Neill for his four years