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Spiraling Down The Coaching Abyss

We remember, a few years ago, when Roy Williams (the coach, not the pizza delivery boy) left Kansas to coach North Carolina. That led to a cascade of coaching changes, with Bill Self at Kansas, Bruce Weber at Illinois and Chris Lowery at Southern Illinois. Four quality coaches, four quality programs. But it doesn't always turn out that way. More »

4:10 PM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By Leitch
7,088 views, 26 comments

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Our Pick For The Worst Football Coach

We've already made fun of Norv Turned today, but, you know, at least he has shown some aptitude as an offensive coordinator in several different locals. If he weren't coaching the Chargers right now, we might not even be thinking about him — even praising him. But there's no excuse for Dave Wannstedt, who continues to prove on a daily basis that he might be one of the worst, most overrated coaches of the last 10 years. More »

5:10 PM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Leitch
13,712 views, 47 comments

Latest by Walker Told Me I Have AIDS: I give a shit about Pitt... and more people would if Wanny weren't killing the program. ...and to think, they actually had mustache-themed parties on campus before his first game as Pitt's head coach back in 2005. more »

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That's Not How Personal Training Typically Works

The Arena Football League is full of happy success stories. Kurt Warner. That weird video game that's oddly fun to play. Jon Bon Jovi. And now, to add to the list, the high school coaching adventures of Tom Porras, a former AFL quarterback. He was fired last week as track coach (and "personal trainer") at an Arizona high school for a certain incident involving a 17-year-old girl and a "massage," and, not surprisingly, that firing has now led to an indictment. The details: More »

1:45 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Leitch
5,083 views, 201 comments

Latest by Sports-Pun: "I'm beginning to think this guy's coming on to me.." Ba dum chh /wicked late more »