UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, August 18, 1997
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New faces fill college football coaching slots
By Paul Newberry
Associated Press
Rocke, Leahy, Parseghian, Holtz
.Bob Davie?
Wade, Thomas, Bryant, Stallings ... Mike DuBose?
Who are these guys anyway? How did Davie and DuBose wind up with two of the most prestigious coaching jobs in the country? Why would Notre Dame and Alabama entrust their programs to a couple of rookies when they could have had their pick of established head coaches?
Actually, the Fighting Irish and Crimson Tide aren't alone. Schools around the country have grown weary of recycling the same coaches. Instead, they've shifted their focus to more obscure outposts when it's time for a new man.
Many of this season's first-year coaches cut their teeth as assistants at major universities or in the NFL. Others came through the small-college pipeline, where they gained experience at the top without suffering major-college headaches.
"I'm pretty confident of what I'm getting into," said Davie, who moved up from defensive coordinator to succeed Lou Holtz at Notre Dame. "I've got a pretty firm handle on what they expect."
A new generation of coaches has emerged, so we can bid adieu to well-known figures like Gene Stallings, Johnny Majors, Bill Mallory, Bill Curry, Jim Wacker and Jim Sweeney.
Let's welcome aboard such non-descript names as Tom Holmoe (California), Cam Cameron (Indiana), Hal Mumme (Kentucky), Walt Harris (Pittsburgh) and Tom O'Brien (Boston College).
As for Mr. Munnie, he believes he's ready to match wits with the likes of Steve Spurrier after spending the
last eight seasons as coach at Iowa Wesleyan, an NAIA school, and at NCAA Division II Valdosta State.
"Valdosta is unique," Mumme said, referring to the south Georgia town renowned for its high school football. "They don't think you're successful unless you win in double digits."
There were 24 coaching changes among NCAA Division I-A schools, the most since 1987. Of the new coaches, only four have been at the head of another major-college program.
Glen Mason moved to Minnesota after stints at Kansas and Kent. Joe Tiller shifted from Wyoming to Purdue. Woody Widenhofer, who coached at Missouri from 1985-88, gets a second chance with Vanderblit. And Gary Darnell, the interim coach at Florida for a few games in 1988, was hired by Western Michigan.
Then there are coaches like O'Brien. He was an assistant for 22 years under George Welsh before he got the call from Boston College, which was looking for a fresh start after three mediocre seasons and a betting scandal during the Dan Henning regime.
For all of its tradition, the Big 10 will have a much different look this season because of the revolving door among coaches. Four of its 11 schools changed course after last season, with three choosing to give their head coaching job to men with backgrounds in pro football.
Indiana's Cam Cameron was the quarterback coach for the Washington Redskins for three seasons, while Ron Turner of Illinois served as offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears. Tiller promises a pass-happy offense at Purdue after coaching at Wyoming and with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League
Coaching Changes
Alabama (Gene Stallings):
Mike Dubose
Division I-A Coaching Changes
Arkansas State (John Bobo):
Joe Hollis
Boise State (Pokey Allen):
Houston Nutt
Baylor (Chuck Reedy): Dave Roberts
California (Steve Mariucci):
Tom Holmoe
Boston College (Dan Henning):
Tom O'Brien
Fresno State (Jim Sweeney):
Pat Hill
Illinois (Lou Tepper): Ron Turner
Indiana (Bill Mallory):
Cam Cameron
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Kansas (Glen Mason); Terry Allen
Kentucky (Bill Curry); Hal Mumen
Maryland (Mark Duffner):
Bon Wanderson
Maryland (Mark Duffner):
Ron Vanderlinden
Minnesota (Jim Wacker):
Glen Mason
New Mexico State (Jim Hess): Tony Samuel
Notre Dame (Lou Holtz): Bob Davie Oregon State (Jerry Pettibone): Mike Riley
Pittsburgh (Johnny Majors):
Walt Harris
Purdue (Jim Collette): Joe Tiller
San Jose State (John Ralston):
Dave Baldwin
Southern Methodist (Tom
Rossley): Mike Cavan
Tulane (Buddy Teeveens)
Tommy Bowden
Vanderbilt (Rod Dowhower):
Woody Widenhofer
Western Michigan (Al Molde):
Gary Darnell
Wymowing (Joe Tiller): Dana Dim
Wyoming (Joe Tiller): Dana Dimet
Source: The Associated Press
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This season will probably be the last for the Bulls as we know them. Regardless, the Bulls' stranglehold on the NBA will probably come to an end after they "repeat the
The Bulls franchise was worth somewhere between $13 million and $17 million when Jordan was drafted by Chicago in 1984. Now the Bulls are worth about $150 million, according to people who know more than I do.
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until Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson go their separate ways.
New semester, same old routine.
But before this semester starts
Thursday, I'd like to have one final
look at the summer that was before
we roll with the new.
New semester, same old routine.
For starters, no team other than the Chicago Bulls will win an NBA title
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I cannot remember anything from series-clinching game six against the Utah Jazz. But I vividly remember Jordan at the postgame press conference answering questions about the team's future.
During the summer I became a WNBA groupie, tracking the Los Angeles Sparks across the country to follow my hardcourt queen — former Kansas guard Tamecka Dixon.
While a groupie on one of ESPN's commercials was searching for a dominant center with good passing skills, I was looking for someone different. I wanted someone who could shoot the lights out, play smothering defense and a playground style of basketball that the league needed.
You should agree with me about this unless you're coached by Roy Williams.
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"There's no guarantee in rebuilding," Jordan said. "The Cubs have been rebuilding for 42 years. I just want this franchise to show loyalty and respect to the people who helped build all this."
WHY WORRY ABOUT THE MESS ON MASS WHEN JOHNNY'S HAS IT ALL.
Amen.
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If only Tyson's life could be as simple as that game. Maybe he would be at peace with himself and those who encounter him. Apparently he's not, so instead of becoming a boxing great, he might have to settle for the role of a tragic hero who could never escape his past.
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All right, I admit that I never was a groupie. But I did follow the Sparks to see how good Dixon was compared to some of the world's best female basketball players, past and present.
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