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THE
LEFT
COLUMN
Coaching
June 2010
UCLA AD Guerrero having a ball in Omaha
A Q & A session by the Los Angeles Daily News describes a man who is brimming to win the CWS for his storied program.
Los Angeles Daily News, 6-27-10
Decoding Jim Harbaugh, master of cryptic recruiting tweets
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author credits a cagey coach for adapting new communications vehicles. Andy Staples, SI.com, 6-28-10
Love and Basketball: John Wooden as Coach
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author probes some unique slants of John Wooden’s mastery of coaching. Pat Dobel, Point of the Game.com, 6-10-10
Coach Wooden's Wizardry...Less Magical in Today's College Basketball World?
Clips Guest Commentary
Considering the economics of college basketball today, our guest author posits that Coach Wooden would have set all the coaching records he achieved. Patrick Rishe, Forbes Magazine, 6-7-10
Rank 'Em: Greatest Coaches
Sometimes it’s fun (or futile) to rank unrankable things. Here’s your chance. ESPN SportsNation, 6-7-10
May 2010
Broken Promises?
Many college athletes have had their scholarships revoked in favor of talented incoming recruits. Bellingham Herald, 5-24-10
Where Can Lane Kiffin Spend the Money He Hasn't Earned?
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author employs his signature straightforward style to call attention to the wacky,
er,
excessive compensation of a basically untested head coach. Clay Travis, FanHouse, 5-20-10
Asst FB Coach salaries continue big increases
Florida assistant football coaches will earn $2.66 million in base salary in 2010. USA Today, 5-18-10
College coaches finding ways to monitor athletes' social networking activity
The chances of a social networking blunder are greater now than ever, simply because more college athletes are using sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Alex Ruppenthal, Columbia Missourian, 5-20-10
Salary insanity makes playoffs a pipe dream
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author argues that college football needs to move closer to being college rather than pro. Ron Morris, The State, 5-9-10
Waking a Sleeping Giant
Clips Eyewitness Report
Rutgers University sits smack dab in the middle of the richest concentration of high school basketball talent in the country, and new coach Mike Rice has promised to recruit magnificently. By Clips Editor Nick Infante
No reason to update Calipari's contract
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author discusses the “stay-pay” proactivity necessary to retain mega coaches. John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader, 5-5-10
Denver is a long way from New Jersey
Located 2000 miles distant from the hotbed of US lacrosse, Denver LAX has gotten very competitive nonetheless. New York Times, 5-2-10
A Dangerous New Drug
A new synthetic drug (known as K2, King Krypto and Spice) is causing concern throughout college athletics. theledger.com, 4-30-10
April 2010
The worst coaching hires of the decade (non-Kiffin edition)
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author has compiled a list of the inept, over the hill, burnt out, ineffective and/or overpaid coaches of our era. Matt Hinton, Yahoo! Sports.com, 4-13-10
Coach changes rock the New York City area
The New York Times counts 13 D1 schools in the “New York City area,” and men’s basketball coaches will be changed in 8 of them. New York Times, 4-9-10
Severance Is Causing Big Financial Problems
Certain college basketball coaches will still make huge amounts of money even after being fired, or finding a new job and it’s hurting the smaller schools trying to make a name for themselves. Bloomberg News, 4-6-10
Coaches’ rising salaries stretch budgets
One of the biggest growing line items in athletics budgets are coaches’ salaries, and the trend is not abating. USA Today, 4-2-10
Cinderella Men
A case is made herein that today’s opportunistic basketball coaches are the real Cinderellas of the sport. Inside Higher Ed, 4-7-10
The Ten Most Overpaid Coaches in College Football
The basketball season is over, so it must be football season already? Let the grousing begin . . . . Bleacher Report, 4-7-10
Final Four Likability Index
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author shifts the evaluation of the Final Four teams from the objectivity of on-court analysis to the frivolity of off-court perceptions. Pat Forde, ESPN.com, 3-30-10
March 2010
Urban Meyer outburst shows how far beat reporters have fallen
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author makes the case that football coaches are increasingly able to dictate the coverage they receive from the media. Paul Finebaum, Mobile Press Register, 3-30-10
Unfinished Business
Back in the pro game after an extremely successful run at USC, Pete Carroll is determined to re-write his NFL legacy. New York Times, 3-22-10
Coach Dismal Falls On The Sword
Clips Commentary
The Clips editor understands well the yawning gulf between playing proficiency and coaching proficiency. But fatherhood makes strange coaches of us all. Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 3-25-10
In March, Survival of the Fastest
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author frames the age-old tortoise vs. hare argument against the furious battles leading to the Final Four. Darren Everson, Wall Street Journal, 3-25-10
Improving His Game
Social media has helped John Calipari stay ahead of the pack. New York Times 3-23-10
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