Scummiest Coaches

[JMM28]

How can you leave Steve Alford off that list? Intimidating a rape victim in order to save a player at Iowa certainly qualifies him. The fact that he acts like some bible thumper makes him even worse.

If not for the ridiculous new division names/logo, Hawkeye sports would be the #1 joke of the BigTen!

Alford was a scummy coach, and it is finally coming out that apparently ol Kirk Ferentz is as well.

[SFP]

I would probably exclude Pitino and Calhoun.

Calhoun? He's been known to buy his players and poach players that have made verbal commitments. He's a pure cheater even before his assistance became the fall guys.

[tornado]

... Larry Eustachy..

Larry Eustachy in the news again...with a little behavior that will be familiar to dogsrus!!

Larry went ballistic in a game his team was losing at Marshall by 30 points, 95-65...
he was T'ed up a couple times then had to be literally dragged off the court by cops....
"Eustachy, almost continuously agitated from ..1:53 into the game
...Eustachy went after Mathis, bumping into fellow official Hal Lusk two or three times. That triggered technical No. 2 and an ejection.
But Eustachy wasn't going off quietly. A Marshall official helped escort him, and then Eagles forward Gary Flowers tried to diffuse the situation.
An MU police officer arrived, with several other MU officials.
Firing repeated "F-bombs" across the floor, Eustachy kept at it with police several minutes after entering the tunnel to the visitors' locker room.
He was not arrested. "You've got good policemen on campus," Eustachy joked. "They make sure they get you places.
As he departed, he cracked, "Don't worry about me tonight - I'm more protected than Obama." (police escort)

http://sundaygazettemail.com/Sports/201101082232

http://www.sunherald.com/2011/01/12/2772298/southern-miss-coach-apologizes.html#

and for your perusal...here's yet another list of the
"25 Sketchiest Programs in Hoops History"..and all the favorites are on it...Eustachy, Pearl, Sampson, Quin Snyder, Tim Floyd,
Harrick, Tark, Bliss, CCNY, AND John Calipari makes the list THREE TIMES...
at #20, #14, and #3

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/565336-college-basketball-the-25-sketchiest-programs-in-hoops-history

[tornado]

Larry Eustachy's So. Miss guys beat terribly overranked UCF last night, and you'd think Larry had just won the Superbowl..

As the game ended, Larry raced full throttle to center court to celebrate like a college student as the fans in the stands rushed the court (seriously -- they rushed the court after beating Central Florida - who is 1-2 in CUSA - in a mid-season game )..
when security cleared the floor, Larry & the players went up into the stands to continue to celebrate..

[Bravesfan]

Larry Eustachy's So. Miss guys beat terribly overranked UCF last night, and you'd think Larry had just won the Superbowl..

As the game ended, Larry raced full throttle to center court to celebrate like a college student as the fans in the stands rushed the court (seriously -- they rushed the court after beating Central Florida - who is 1-2 in CUSA - in a mid-season game )..
when security cleared the floor, Larry & the players went up into the stands to continue to celebrate..

That guy is the biggest tool in college sports, bar none! Coaches like Pitino, Calipari, Sampson and others similar to them would all be considered close behind, but Eustachy takes the cake.

Some great stuff on that website. I didn't even realize half the garbage that these coaches pull! And I can't even believe that most of them are still gainfully employed!

[AZ BU Fan]

Best Coaches currently in the NCAA who aren't scumbags?

Coach K
Roy Williams
Izzo
???

[Da Coach]

Best Coaches currently in the NCAA who aren't scumbags?

Coach K
Dean Smith
Izzo
???

Is Dean Smith still coaching somewhere? I missed that.

[AZ BU Fan]

What ever do you mean DC?

[Braves4Life]

Lute Olsen calls out Calipari

http://college-basketball-blog.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/27112014

"....former Arizona Coach Lute Olson called John Calipari "very unprofessional" for his decision to take kids who had originally committed to Memphis with him to his new job at Kentucky."

[tornado]

Using that logic, then Altman's a scumbag for taking kids to Oregon that had committed to Creighton and McDermott likewise for stealing that Doug What's-his-name from UNI!
The list of other coaches who have taken players with them to their new jobs is long and illustrious...and include Bruce Pearl, Tom Crean, Bob Huggins, and Kelvin Sampson..so I guess we've got the right title for this topic..

[tornado]

Uh oh -- a little controversy for John Calipari --
he was caught in last night's broadcast in the loss to Alabama uttering a few foul words on the air...in fact a really profanity-laced tirade in the face of one of his players.....
...calling his freshman, Terrence Jones, a "selfish mother fu****"...

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Kentucky-coach-John-Calipari-apologizes-for-obscenity-laced-tirade-011911

http://www.allkyhoops.com/2011/01/wow-john-calipari-said-dirty-word.html

I wonder would he have apologized if the rant had NOT been caught on air??

[tornado]

"25 Sketchiest Programs in Hoops History"..and all the favorites are on it...Eustachy, Pearl, Sampson, Quin Snyder...

well - just like Pearl & Sampson - Quin Snyder has made it all the way back....

new head coach, Utah Jazz

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--jazz-reach-deal-to-hire-quin-snyder-as-coach-221114354.html

[tornado]

Bruce Pearl is never one to shy away from publicity or controversy..

now he's telling people he ran a clean program at Tennessee when we know 100% for certain that he did not..

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/29/bruce-pearl-on-his-time-at-tennessee-i-ran-a-clean-program/

He also says "If you win, there’s always another job" - even if you cheat or get fired
..btw - he did land some decent talent at Auburn and sold a lot more tickets even for year-1. His record was 15-20 with a 4-14 SEC record...

[tornado]

Here is John Calipari's recruiting philosophy straight from...John Calipari

"....I am the type of guy who can come in at the last minute and take any player I want from you.
You can spend your whole life recruiting a kid and at the end of the day, if I want him, I??™ll get him.
If we want him, we??™ll get him. Don??™t ever get that confused. Be appreciative every time I don??™t come in and get your guy.
Don??™t accuse me of cheating when I do.
.... just understand ....It??™s just that I??™m me, and we??™re Kentucky and we can come in and get that kid whenever we want.???

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2015-08-12/john-calipari-rumors-gary-parrish-radio-show-recruiting-kentucky

[Chico]

Just telling it like it is. Would be nice to be able to do that.