Tony Barbee has taken himself out of the running for the UMass job, so that should make Derek Kellogg the frontrunner.
And hereās good piece from Matt Vautour with his thoughts on Ford leaving for OK Stateā¦
DailyHampshireGazette.com: Thoughts on Ford
BTW, I pretty much agree with Vautour ā Ford made the right decision. He just needs a course in PR! 
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Finally, couldnāt resist linking this:
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somehow this song got stuck in my head tuesday nightā¦how the heck did that happenā¦
Oh by the way it is now back in my head and you are to blame
[QUOTE=UMass13;315135]There used to be 10 āmajor confrenceā in the college basketball now there are 6. I am not saying we were not a bubble teams, but we had 6 straight wins before we lost to you guys. Dayton had an RPI in the 30ās and crushed Big East tourny champ Pitt. If a BCS team had there numbers they would be in. Last year Air Force had an RPI of 30 and was 22-8. Stanford was 18-12 wiht an RPI of 65. Both lost in the opening rounds of their confrence tournys. Stanford got an at large bid and Airforce did not. Oh, by the way not only did they have a better record and RPI, Air Force beat Stanford at Stanford 79-45!!! So Oregon and Stanford lost to ranked teamsā¦so what they lost. Two years ago Missouri State was 20-8 with an RPI of 21. If any BCS team didnāt get an at large bid with those numbers they would call for an investigation. You honestly are trying to tell me this thing isnāt slanted. The BCS boys donāt mind a George Mason, Davidson, or Butler making a nice tourney run. But 6 or 7 of those teams making runs is a threat to them. The A10 and CUSA were true power confrences just a few years ago. But with all the confrenceās realigning the power has shifted. My plan to fix this is a topic for another time. I remember when you guys joined the A10, many on this board were worried about Charlotte losing itās prominace. Confrence USA only got 1 bid this year, either way your either in the BCS club or out. Right now were on the outside looking inā¦[/QUOTE]
Dayton was sub-.500 once Chris Wright went down and they didnāt get him back by the end of the season. There is more to it than just RPI. Do BCS teams get preferential treatment over non-BCS teams? Yes, I competely agree that it happens every year. UMass had an RPI near St. Joeās and Temple, 11 and 12 seeds who both won multiple games in the A10 tournament. I agree with your point about BCS teams getting special treatment, but I donāt think UMass this year is a good example to build your case.
Travi$ Fraud pulls the rug out on UMass. Ford accepts head coaching job at Oklahoma State less than a week after he agrees to stay in Amherst. Ford quotes, 4/10/2008: "This is the right place for me." "I'm 100% committed to this." "I want to be able to coach those guys." "I didn't want to lead my players in the wrong direction. . . I wanted to be able to, when I talked to them, give them the final: this is what I'm doing, this is it."All coaches say that crap. They all talk about how happy they are then bolt for a better job first chance they get. Lutz preached that garbage for years, then did everything but paint his face orange while trying to get the Vols job.UMass forced to begin search for new head coach for 3rd time in 7 years.
This is from the UMass board. We are very unhappy about the 180 this guy pulled.
Like us, you are what you are. Iām sure plenty of capable canidates will apply for that quality job. You will be fine.
All coaches say that crap. They all talk about how happy they are then bolt for a better job first chance they get. Lutz preached that garbage for years, then did everything but paint his face orange while trying to get the Vols job.Like us, you are what you are. Iām sure plenty of capable canidates will apply for that quality job. You will be fine.
Itās true.
And Iām really not sure what OSU was thinking when they interviewed Travis Ford, let alone hire him. I meanā¦given their storied program, and given their high expectations, they brought in this guy? I wish him the best of luck, but what has he done in the NCAA tournament. Sillyness.
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And Iām really not sure what OSU was thinking when they interviewed Travis Ford, let alone hire him. I meanā¦given their storied program, and given their high expectations, they brought in this guy? I wish him the best of luck, but what has he done in the NCAA tournament. Sillyness.[/QUOTE]
I would have really liked to see his team this year make the dance, I think he had the right pieces to make a nice run. But youāre right, OSU paid a lot of money based on potential.
Thought UMass would have already announced that Derek Kellogg is the next coach. Seems like a no-brainer with Tony Barbee staying put at UTEP. Hmmmā¦
'Bout timeā¦
ESPN.com: Source: Former UMass player Kellogg to coach Minutemen
Now, whether or not Derek Kellogg can convince David Gibbs to honor his NLI remains to be seen.
I read somewhere that Calipari told Barbee to take himself out of the running for the job.
According to this from the Boston Globe, UMass did contact Bob McKillopā¦
Boston.com: UMass to name Kellogg menās basketball coach
Also reading rumors that former Pepperdine coach Vance Walberg ā creator of the Dribble Drive Motion Offense employed by the Memphis Tigers ā will be named an assistant at UMass.