https://twitter.com/Williams_Justin/status/1380602721884119040?s=19
To be fair, Fickell always looks like heās upset about something. Iām not sure that dude really knows how to smile. I searched Google images and you have to scroll down a bit to come across something that even looks like a smile.
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I hope UC is ready to pay the man for firing him
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Also lets be honest, Cinci is wasting money on these man sport coaches.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
| Year | Sport | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Menās Basketball | Ed Jucker |
| 1962 | Menās Basketball | Ed Jucker |
| 2004 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Lisa Spears |
| 2005 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Lisa Spears |
| 2006 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Lisa Spears |
| 2009 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Lisa Spears |
| 2014 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Kelsey Hamada |
| 2015 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Kelsey Hamada |
| 2017 | Dance (Hip-Hop) | Maureen Housum |
The ladies bring home the trophies!!!
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Any chance they give Kellen a call?
kellen would say noā¦ they are a mess right now
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Cincy about to become irrelevant in both sports
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Archie Miller or Bryce Drew.
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I think Cincy wouldāve been a good job for Shaka. Thereās typically no entitlement at UCā¦most of their kids appear to be hard workers and have a bit of a chip on their shoulder (like all AAC non-Memphis players do).
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on that Fickell text.
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Yeah, but who wants to work at Cincy after this debacle, especially an up-and-comer (not referring to Shaka at this point)? They might end up with some desperate retread like Tubby Smith.
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Someoneā¦a hotshot will take it on. Watch Cincy go bottom dollar on a hotshot from some middlin conference on the great plains.
I canāt imagine them dropping large coins right now.
Either way the conf doesnāt need to wait three years for Cincy to field a tourney team. The conference needs on a strong cincy bball program every year.
For me playing Cincy every year is a reason to like the AAC.
This is an ugly divorce up here. Brannenās attorney is trashing the AD, John Cunningham, and claiming that UC never stuck to conditions of the contract. He alleges that, although Brannenās contract states that he would report directly to Cunningham, the AD put him under the Athletics Departmentās CFO. [Athletics departments have CFOās? Whoāda thunk it?]
All sorts of names are being bandied around to replace Brannen, ranging from former UC players to mostly current D1 head coaches. Archie Millerās name has cropped up prominently. A number of fans want Bryce Drew. Dennis Gates, a Leonard Hamilton protege, now at Cleveland State, may get an interview.
Another name that was tossed out there for consideration by a local sports reporter was none other than Archieās brother, Sean. Nothing spells NCAA bloodhounds like hiring a guy who was wiretapped by the FBI and caught negotiating a payment for DeAndre Ayton.
I doubt that this takes very long. Nearly an entire roster needs to be brought in. Only four players remain after seven entered the portal: Jeremiah Davenport, Mika Adams-Woods, David DeJulius and a freshman forward from Russia, Viktor Lakhin, who spent his first year at UC rehabbing after knee surgery. Itās possible that Tari Eason and/or Mikey Saunders could return from the portal, but there certainly are no guarantees.
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Just out of curiosity, who do you want to be the next HC? I feel like if I were a fan I would be leaning Archie as well. Especially with the success he had at Dayton
Archie, Drew or get really wild and crazy and go hire Nick Van Exel.
Dennis Gates I think is going to be a big time coach at some point. Is he too green at this point for Cincy?
Archie would be my first choice. Heās familiar with coaching in this region and had great success at Dayton.
Unless Van Exel gets his degree, heās ineligible at UC. Another former player whose name has cropped up is Eric Martin, who played for Huggins in the '92 Final 4. Heās been an assistant for Huggs for 15 years, but has never been a head coach at any level.
Iām not a big fan of former players, particularly one who has no D1 head coaching experience. There have been a few exceptions, but the field is littered with favorite sons who came home and failed miserably. During the darkest days of UCās program, back in the '80ās, UC hired Tony Yates, the PG on the 1961-62 national championship teams. He was born here and had been the top recruiter at Illinois when hired here. The results were miserable, including a 3-24 record his first season.
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5 players is scary when you donāt have a coach.
The only thing I see from the Brennan camp that I donāt like is his attorney airing a private message from Fickell to help his client. That is Busch league crap and reeks of desperation. You donāt put a confidante in a precarious spot, especially when he supports you.
You guys are in a position where you need an experienced head coach. The program needs to be turned over a bit, itās not in as good of shape as it was when Mick left.
Itās still better than when Huggins resigned and Andy Kennedy, the interim, was not retained. When Mick came aboard, he had one scholarship player, a transfer from a D2 school that dropped athletics and a walk-on football player. If that wasnāt bad enough, the ragamuffin transfers he brought in had to knock heads with 'Cuse, UConn, UofL and the rest of the Big East.
Well, itās better ā¦ if ā¦ the four players who didnāt bolt to the portal donāt change their minds.
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