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Bradley hires new coach- Geno Ford

Bradley Fans concerned!
When will salvation arrive?
Serenity now!

Congratulations to BU AD and President on finding a new coach for BU worthy of handing the program over to.

"Geno Ford, 'Built for the road ahead (to the Final Four)' "

"Geno Ford, 'Winning is Job #1' "

"Geno Ford has a better idea!"

Cat Racing will have to dump Chevy and get on board backing a Ford!

Welcome to the Hilltop Mr Ford! Good luck to you and your family!

PS all the aforementioned slogans have been copyrighted for future licensing to BU for marketing purposes! With any luck I will be able to afford lower bowl seats inside the baseline and the airfair from PHZ to PIA to watch future BU Games!
 
WHEW FINALLLYYYYYYY LOL. For all the knock on Glasser being dirty behind the scenes, I think she at least needs to be complimented on being determined to find a good coach and raising the salary bar higher than what she gets paid..... Unless she got a raise along with it LOL.

Usually 1st year coaches don't make a huge impact, so i'll let Geno slide this next season, but he better give me some results the season after.

Jason
 
Seems to be a good hire but only time will tell. I hope he blows away all of our expectations.

I would also be impressed if all these Junior members stick around throughout the year. It seems there has been an uptick of new members the last few days.;-)
 
AZ BU Fan said:
Bradley Fans concerned!
When will salvation arrive?
Serenity now!

Congratulations to BU AD and President on finding a new coach for BU worthy of handing the program over to.

"Geno Ford, 'Built for the road ahead (to the Final Four)' "

"Geno Ford, 'Winning is Job #1' "

"Geno Ford has a better idea!"

Cat Racing will have to dump Chevy and get on board backing a Ford!

Welcome to the Hilltop Mr Ford! Good luck to you and your family!

PS all the aforementioned slogans have been copyrighted for future licensing to BU for marketing purposes! With any luck I will be able to afford lower bowl seats inside the baseline and the airfair from PHZ to PIA to watch future BU Games!
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It's going to a lot harder for him to use the Ferrari line with recruits.
 
And here is an old article from ESPN listing coaching trees for some prominent coaches. Geno Ford comes from the Rick Pitino/Herb Sendek/Jim Christian coaching tree, though Ford never worked with either Pitiono or Sendek-
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4862882

Rick Pitino, Louisville; former head coach Boston University, Providence, Kentucky

  • Winston Bennett (asst., Boston Celtics, 1997-98, asst., Kentucky 1995-97, played at Kentucky) Head coach Mid-Continent University; former head coach, Kentucky State
  • Delray Brooks (asst., Kentucky 1992-97, played at Providcence) Former head coach, UT-Pan American
  • Bill Burke (asst., Louisville, 2002-06, asst., Boston University, 1978) Former head coach Loyola
  • Gordon Chiesa (asst. Providence 1985-87) Former head coach, Providence
  • Mick Cronin (asst., Louisville 2001-03) Head coach, Cincinnati; former head coach, Murray State
  • Scott Davenport (asst., Louisville 1996-05) Head coach, Bellarmine
  • Billy Donovan (asst., Kentucky, 1989-94; played at Providence) Head coach, Florida; former head coach Marshall
    • Anthony Grant (asst., Florida 1996-06, asst., Marshall 1994-96) Head coach, Alabama; former head coach, VCU
    • Donnie Jones (asst., Florida 1997-07, asst., Marshall 1994-96) Head coach, Marshall
    • John Pelphrey (asst., Florida, 1997-02, asst., Marshall 1005-96, played at Kentucky) Head coach, Arkansas; former head coach South Alabama
    • Shaka Smart (asst., Florida 2007-08) Head coach, VCU
  • Travis Ford (played at Kentucky) Head coach, Oklahoma State; former head coach UMas, Eastern Kentucky, Campbellsville
  • Stu Jackson (asst., New York Knicks 1987-89, asst., Providence, 1985-87) Former head coach Wisconsin, New York Knicks
  • Sean Kearney (asst., Providence 1986-87) Head coach, Holy Cross
  • John Kuester (asst., Boston University 1981-83) Former head coach George Washington, Boston University
  • Bernadette Mattox (asst., Kentucky 1990-94) Former head coach, Kentucky women's basketball team
  • Marvin Menzies (asst., Louisville 2005-07) Head coach, New Mexico State
  • Jim O'Brien (asst., Boston Celtics 1997-01, asst., Kentucky 1994-97) Head coach, Indiana Pacers; former head coach Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Dayton, played at Kentucky) Head coach, Arkansas; former head coach South Alabama
  • Herb Sendek (asst., Kentucky 1989-93, asst., Providence 1985-89) Head coach, Arizona State; former head coach NC State, Miami (Ohio)
    • Jim Christian (asst, Miami, 1994-96) Head coach, Texas Christian; former head coach, Kent State
    • .....Geno Ford (asst., Kent State 2002-05) Head coach, Kent State
    • Charlie Coles (asst., Miami 1994-96) Head coach, Miami Ohio, former head coach Central Michigan
    • John Groce (asst., NC State 1996-98) Head coach, Ohio University
    • Larry Hunter (asst., NC State, 2001-05) Head coach, Western Carolina; former head coach Ohio University, Wittenberg University
    • .....Geno Ford (asst., Ohio University, 1998-01)
    • Ron Hunter (asst., Miami 1993-94) Head coach IUPUI
    • Thad Matta (asst., Miami 1993-94,) Head coach, Ohio State; former head coach Xavier, Butler
    • .....Todd Lickliter (asst., Butler 2000-01) Head coach, Iowa; former head coach, Butler
    • ..........Brad Stevens (asst., Butler 2001-07) Head coach, Butler
    • ..........John Groce (asst., Ohio State, 2004-08, Butler, 2000-01) Head coach Ohio University
    • ..........Sean Miller (asst., Butler 2001-04) Head coach, Arizona; former head coach Xavier
    • Sean Miller (asst., NC State 1996-00, asst., Miami 1993-95) Head coach, Arizona; former head coach Xavier
    • .....Chris Mack (asst., Xavier 2004-09) Head coach, Xavier
    • Mark Phelps (asst., Arizona State, 2006-08, asst., NC State 2000-06) Head coach, Drake
  • Tubby Smith (asst., Kentucky, 1989-91) Head coach, Minnesota; former head coach Kentucky, Georgia, Tulsa
    • Ron Jirsa (asst., Georgia 1995-97, asst., Tulsa, 1991-94) Former head coach, Georgia and Marshall
  • Reggie Theus (asst., Louisville 2003-05) Former head coach, Sacramento Kings, New Mexico State.
  • Jeff Van Gundy (asst., Providence 1987) Former head coach, New York Knicks
  • Kevin Willard (asst., Louisville 2001-07) Head coach, Iona
  • Ralph Wilard (asst., Louisville, 2009-present, asst., Kentucky 1989-90, asst., New York Knicks, 1987-90) Former head coach Holy Cross, Pittsburgh, Western Kentucky
    • Tom Crean (asst., Western Kentucky 1990-94) Head coach, Indiana; former head coach, Marquette
    • .....Tim Buckley (asst., Marquette, 1999-00, 2006-07). Asst. coach at Indiana; former head coach, Ball State (2000-06)
    • .....Darrin Horn (asst., Marquette, 1999-03) Head coach, South Carolina; former head coach, Western Kentucky
    • .....Tod Kowalczyk (asst., Marquette, 2001-02) Head coach, Wisconsin-Green Bay
    • .....Buzz Williams (asst., Marquette, 2007-08). Head coach, Marquette
    • Darrin Horn (asst., Western Kentucky, 1995-97) Head coach, South Carolina; former head coach, Western Kentucky
  • Sean Woods (played at Kentucky) Head coach, Mississippi Valley State
 
ancona flash said:
How did we miss this guy as a prospect? ..
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ahem.....first, I am not so sure we missed him...we were discussing him before he was hired, but also -- he wasn't hired until after several other candidates came & went....



Da Coach said:
One more tidbit of information- Kent State, despite winning the MAC for the last 2 years, only averaged 3,464 fans per game at home. Coach Ford should be pleasantly surprised with the crowds at the Civic Center.
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....he'll even be thrilled at the crowds at the Renaissance Arena



Da Coach said:
(Senderoff)He was the fall guy. But I suspect he may have been thrown under the bus. He has an impeccable reputation before and since that time...
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..according to the NCAA investigation, Senderoff was definitely (knowingly) involved in many of the impermissible phone calls while he was at IU - but he's learned from it...and won't get caught again
 
tornado said:
ahem.....first, I am not so sure we missed him...we were discussing him before he was hired, but also -- he wasn't hired until after several other candidates came & went....
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According to Dr. Cross this morning, Coach Ford was the ONLY person offered the job as Bradley HC...so there was a lot of misinformation out there.
 
OrangeandBlack74 said:
Seems pretty clear to me...

"We talked with a number of different people throughout this process," Cross told the Journal Star. "But I only offered our head-coaching position to one candidate, Geno Ford. He was one of the coaches I targeted from the beginning."
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Yes sir. It is crystal clear.
 
BradleyJD said:
Yes sir. It is crystal clear.
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since you seem so trusting of the PJS and other media sources......then add this to the mix...FWIW -- personally I think we are playing word games here..
I think everyone knows that Jeter, Sutton, and other got some sort of OFFER but so be it -- Cross is certainly free to say what he wants....


Kirk Wessler said that after several candidates turning Bradley's offer down...
"They’re in the middle of the crossover possibilities and dominoes now..
Two confirmed interviewees, Rob Jeter of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Scott Sutton of Oral Roberts
Bradley has interviewed BYU associate head coach Dave Rice
...Bradley has been
offering a package worth upwards of $750,000 annually."


Then Dave Reynolds said...
" Oral Roberts men's basketball coach interviewed with BU last weekend in Denver and declined an
offer to become the next Bradley coach because he wasn't sure of the fit, according to a source close to the Sutton family"



The Trib reported..
" the Braves top choice, Wisconsin Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter, spurned a big
offer this week and chose to stay with the Panthers"



a Tulsa reported also said...
"Sutton interviewed for that school's (Bradley's) opening last weekend in Denver and rejected an
offer earlier this week."



and this sources says the same...
"Oral Roberts coach Scott Sutton turned down an
offer believed to be worth more than $600,000 last week."
http://www.recordpub.com/news/sports_article/5006094?page=0
 
I don't care who was offered what and turned it down. I think we got someone better than those guys. Maybe it was just meant to work out this way.
 
I'm sure some people will choose to believe whatever they want. I heard the Bradley AD state on radio this morning that Geno Ford was the ONLY person to be offered the job as Bradley HC, and I provided a quote from the paper that says the same thing. This is what I choose to believe...no matter how many links to other "sources" of information are provided.

Now...let's get on with the business at hand! I wish Coach Ford nothing but the best and hope he can get this program to where it deserves to be...at the top of the MVC!! :)
 
Because of the situation, we'll never know who was given the opportunity to coach the Braves. I do fully believe that financial packages were discussed with candidates and that it can be the legal splitting-of-hairs that determine what an offer is... (though verbal offer, to me, would be included in the statement Cross made that no other offers were made)

But we'll never know.

So let's just realize that and keep going on the excitement that we have direction (phone just autocorrected that to "erection" -- glad I caught that!). What I found interesting was Cross's mention that he will be meeting with the assistants and that no assistants place here is set in stone. Hope Willie stays though!
 
tornado said:
I think everyone knows that Jeter, Sutton, and other got some sort of OFFER but so be it -- Cross is certainly free to say what he wants....
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