Gillispie to Mayo Clinic

[CalallenStang]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ear ... _blog.html

Gillispie, who told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he felt like he was having a stroke or heart attack, was discharged from a Lubbock hospital last Thursday after a six-day stay. He called 911 Friday and again Monday for undisclosed reasons.

[Digetydog]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/texas-techs-billy-gillispie-seeks-treatment-while-his-program-moves-ahead/2012/09/12/94c97f10-fceb-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_blog.html

Gillispie, who told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he felt like he was having a stroke or heart attack, was discharged from a Lubbock hospital last Thursday after a six-day stay. He called 911 Friday and again Monday for undisclosed reasons.

I know that Lubbock is remote, but it is hard to believe that they can't treat high blood pressure there.

[Treadway21]

This story gets crazier and crazier. Tech sure has had some unusual coaching situations.

[whitwiki]

Can't fire the sick guy...

[Digetydog]

Can't fire the sick guy...

Gotta find him first.

Plus, TT would end up looking like the villan if they fired a guy sick in the Mayo Clinic.

[Pony81]

Yep TTU is getting played like a flute.

BCG knows that after this latest player revolt that he is gone. Moreover, he will never be a D 1 HC ever again. He is finished

Now he will spin the problem as health related and claim compensation for his entire contract due to health issues.

Then he limps along selling insurance somewhere.

[Treadway21]

From AP (on espn app, so can't post a link)
Billy Gillispie told to avoid stress

Associated Press | September 17, 2012

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Billy Gillispie said doctors have ordered him to avoid any stress for 30 days in an effort to bring the Texas Tech basketball coach's blood pressure down.

In a text message sent to The Associated Press on Monday, Gillispie confirmed he'd been treated for kidney problems and abnormal headaches last week at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

The school had no comment on Gillispie, who is currently on indefinite sick leave as Texas Tech gets set to begin practicing Oct. 12.

Gillispie spent four days at the Rochester, Minn., medical facility. That followed an earlier six-day stay at Lubbock's University Medical Center that began Aug. 31, the day Gillispie was to meet with Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt to discuss allegations of mistreatment of players.

A group of players met with Hocutt on Aug. 29.

Ambulances were sent to Gillispie's home twice in a 10-day span. The 52-year-old, entering his second season with the Red Raiders, was taken to the hospital after he called 911 early on Aug. 31, hours before he and Hocutt were to meet. It was not immediately clear who called 911 the evening of Sept. 11, but Gillispie was not taken to the hospital.

Hocutt told Gillispie last week that the coach was no longer to make day-to-day decisions for the basketball program or to engage with it at all so he can focus on his health. Associate head coach Chris Walker is in charge.

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal first reported Gillispie was to avoid stress for 30 days.

Texas Tech went 8-23 last year, winning just one game in Big 12 play.

Gillispie had been out of coaching for two years when he came to Lubbock. He previously was head coach at Kentucky, Texas A&M and UTEP. Kentucky fired him in 2009 after the Wildcats went 40-27 in his two seasons and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 17 years.

[RyanSMU98]

So I guess Tech has to wait 31 days before they fire his butt.

[Treadway21]

I guess he still gets a check while on medical leave. If so it will be awhile before he recovers.

[EastStang]

Good thing the powers that be at SMU knew more about the BCG risks than the rest of us. I just thought he was kind of an ungrateful mercenary. Glad he's Tech's problem and not ours.

[Treadway21]

Per chuck Carlton

@ChuckCarltonDMN: Official Texas Tech release on resignation of Billy Gillispie with Hocutt statement. http://t.co/TTWwsaxX

Resigned for health reasons.

@ChuckCarltonDMN: MT @AaronDickens: AD Hocutt: "Billy has decided to focus on his health and we wish him a full recovery." Gillispie to be paid through April

[Water Pony]

Gillispie has offically resigned:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the ... ncaab.html

[Treadway21]

Gets paid thru April - nice. Will he be back posting here now that he has some time on his hands?

[CalallenStang]

Gets paid thru April - nice. Will he be back posting here now that he has some time on his hands?

That is what I was wondering. Maybe that is his stress release. If so, he needs it.

[WildHorse]

I smell a rat. I hope he's healthy, but I seriously doubt this resignation had anything to do with health.