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Cross fired at UTA!??

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Um, what? Why?
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Only conclusion is this is something unrelated to basketball, or rules trouble. In twelve years he built UTA into a really good mid major program. The school’s only NCAA appearance (2008), two NIT appearances (2012 & 2017) and he was 72-30 in the past three seasons including an appearance in this year’s Sun Belt championship game. Plus, last off-season I heard New Mexico was really interested in him.
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If this is for basketball reasons UTA sure has delusions of grandeur
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DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:If this is for basketball reasons UTA sure has delusions of grandeur
They have had more success than Maverick football in recent years.
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And an amazing basketball facility.
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Reading the article published by the DMN it appears that it was simply the idiot AD wanting to bring in his own guy.

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/colleg ... cott-cross
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Wow. That's bad.
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There's ambitious and then there's stupid...

But congratulations to the team that signs Scott Cross as their new head coach.

I hope that Jim Baker is saving his money; his next job is gonna be a pay cut.
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This just seems crazy and destined to backfire.
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Can we exchange coaches?
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deucetz wrote:Can we exchange coaches?
Really? Wow...
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RI Stang wrote:
deucetz wrote:Can we exchange coaches?
Really? Wow...
Scott on staff (under Jank) for a year or two would be nice
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I like what you're thinking 94. Not a bad idea plus some nice pub for providing safe harbor for a wrongly-fired coach.
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Player or two we could use? Whats the transfer rule if a coach is fired?

also maybe a recruiter? They have done a nice job there with much less to sell.
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