A couple of points about these discussions: 1. More than a few people who cover college basketball for a living have called Nagy an excellent hire. ...

Yes, very classy comments from Nagy. Impressive that he is not tone-deaf about the fan base's emotional state.

Still to be determined how he fares in putting together a staff and recruiting high-character players who fit in on and off the court, but I did get t...

Among other participants in the Saluki coaching search sweepstakes, I have seen Jerrod Calhoun linked to Utah State. But it looks like Tod Kowalczyk o...

Same questions I'd ask. Recommend emailing them to the reporters from the Southern Illinoisan and DE, although I don't know if that will help.

Some interesting trivia about the Nagy family. It's already been noted that his father, Dick, was a longtime assistant to Lou Henson at Illinois. Hens...

That program was in disarray after the previous coach was fired and about half the roster jumped ship, but Nagy restored order quickly and had Wright ...

This is one damn fine hire. In fact, I thought of Nagy at the beginning of this coaching search, but didn't suggest him as a possible candidate becaus...

I'm glad this is over if for no other reason than it gives those who have been spewing vitriol and hatred over the past few weeks an opportunity to po...

A lot of her comedy schtick has involved passing gas, so if she disagrees with officials' calls she could just let one rip in their general direction.

Outsiders (such as coaching candidates) who have read this and other posts over the past 12-16 hours regarding the AD, the chancellor, Mullins' "cruel...

I have looked up the Illinois guys (the numbers are a matter of public record at state schools) and they both appear to be around $500K, maybe a bit m...

One more post, and then it's time to go to bed in preparation for a morning dentist appointment -- yuck! (Some might say a trip to the dentist is more...

Among head coaches from smaller conferences, two good options are Eric Henderson at South Dakota State and Alan Huss at High Point. Unless we've alrea...

Lots of assistants out there are good candidates. Krabbenhoft (did he officially turn SIU down?) would be fine. Same with JR Blount of Iowa State, and...