Tag: Fun Belt
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Georgia State
Georgia State Panthers: Dell McGee Why the job was open: Shawn Elliott had a decently successful run with Georgia State, there were some nice bowl wins and massive upset wins along the way. Despite another bowl win this past year, the program started to lose momentum and he left for the exact same job he…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Troy
Troy Trojans: Gerad Parker Why the job was open: Troy is one of the better programs in the Sun Belt. They have great fan investment and the ability to have one of the biggest staff pools in the conference. This program is proud, expects to compete for conference championships and has the resources to do…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: James Madison
James Madison Dukes: Bob Chesney Why the job was open: Curt Cignetti had a ton of success with the JMU program, they transitioned from FCS to FBS during his tenure and immediately established themselves atop the Sun Belt. You could even argue they were the best G5 team in the nation. The Dukes spent a…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: South Alabama
South Alabama Jaguars: Major Applewhite Why the job was open: Kane Wommack found a lot of success with the Jaguars program. He led South Alabama to their best season ever and their first ever bowl win. This is still a young program but it clearly has momentum, still Wommack got the opportunity to reunite with…
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College Basketball Roundup: Final edition
Summit League: Headline: Is this league wide open, or is South Dakota State back on top? The Jackrabbits had a stranglehold over this conference for some time but it was briefly interrupted every other year by an incredible run by Oral Roberts. Alas with Paul Mills gone, the Eagles have faded back to mid pack…
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