I must be underestimating how much fun it is to move.

Gash, I love well thought out responses. That shows incredible insight and understanding.

I’m not sure how I’ve lived 56 years without this knowledge. Thank you very much for posting!

Saul is being mentioned by Hoopdirt as a possible replacement at Northern State (SD), a D-2 school whose coach got the North Dakota job that Saul tried to get. How ironic and how confusing to have Northern State in South Dakota.

All I know is I saw a lot of advertising for Black Hills State athletics in the Rapid City/Mt. Rushmore area when visiting a few years ago. Far more than anything I have seen for Ohio athletics.

Best thing for Saul might be to take a year off....travel around the country and watch practices and then try again next year. I really thought he'd consider the assistant route for a year too. Obviously, his last five years as head coach didn't jump off a resume when reviewed by athletic directors. Saul will land on his feet, but he might have to swallow some pride and take the second seat on the bench for a little bit and not the first.

Have to disagree big time on that one. Here was his worst hire:

She was named head coach of the Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team on May 9, 2008. Upon her hiring, she stated: "It is my dream job to coach in the state of Ohio. If you look at my previous coaching experiences, you'll see that I've always positioned myself around this state because it's a great place for women's basketball. Ohio is a great school. I like that it urges student-athletes to excel in the classroom and on the court. It's just a great place and I'm looking forward to becoming part of the Ohio basketball family and the Athens community!" Jim Schaus, Athletic Director of Ohio University, described her hiring as "a winning half-court shot at the buzzer."

On March 10, 2013 Randall was released from the Ohio coaching staff where she held a 5-year record of 50-112. During her 5th year as head coach of the bobcats Semeka Held a record of 6-23 going 1-14 in the Mid American Conference(MAC). Director Schaus stated "I want the program to be aimed in a better direction, time for a fresh start". He has begun a Nationwide immediate search. Along with four others, Randall was released from the women's basketball program at Ohio University.

Alan,
I stand corrected were 2 bad hires. This fact only solidifies his hiring decisions.





GO BOBCATS

I totally forgot about Sylvia Crawley. I feel bad about that; her teams were fun to watch. Jennifer Bushby had the only true buzzer beater I ever saw Ohio make.

Randall was a complete DISASTER. Her student/athletes told me many Horror stories about her and some still carry the psychological after effects of her treatment of them.

Looks like Crawley is on staff at her alma mater - North Carolina.

Northern is a sleeping giant in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Some of the best athletics that you will come across in the Dakotas, Nebraska and Minnesota.

I was disappointed to see this was not Fake Jeff McKinney who wrote this.