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BC is 24-58 in ACC play since firing Skinner. I assume their culture is better though?
 
2010-2012 were pretty sad years...we saw Purnell leave Clemson, Gary Williams retire, Hewitt fired from Gtech, and Skinner fired from BC. All really quality coaches.
 
DeaconWalker said:
2010-2012 were pretty sad years...we saw Purnell leave Clemson, Gary Williams retire, Hewitt fired from Gtech, and Skinner fired from BC. All really quality coaches.
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Is there some reason you left Dino Gaudio off this list ?
 
BiffTannen said:
Is there some reason you left Dino Gaudio off this list ?
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Completely forgot about him when listing these to be honest...he wasn't around for nearly as long as the other guys listed.

EDIT: and to be honest I was just listing coaches from other schools anyways.
 
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DeaconWalker said:
2010-2012 were pretty sad years...we saw Purnell leave Clemson, Gary Williams retire, Hewitt fired from Gtech, and Skinner fired from BC. All really quality coaches.
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All were/are great coaches except Hewitt. I know Hewitt made it to a NC game, but he went on to get fired after a short stint with George Mason.
 
Never understood why was he fired.

Danced 7 of his last 10 seasons. 2 Big East Championships. He had a couple down seasons towards the end but it was sandwiched by a tourney appearance.

Brought in some seriously good players that weren't highly touted: Bell, Smith, Dudley, Rice fuuuu
 
Talk about an athletic department that has fucked up their revenue sports worse than us. From firing Jagodzinski to the Donahue hire after canning Skinner. Woof.
 
PaddyWF said:
Never understood why was he fired.

Danced 7 of his last 10 seasons. 2 Big East Championships. He had a couple down seasons towards the end but it was sandwiched by a tourney appearance.

Brought in some seriously good players that weren't highly touted: Bell, Smith, Dudley, Rice fuuuu
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Was talking with someone last night about how Skinner was a solid coach. He probably hit close to the ceiling of what BC basketball can be. I think donor's and AD's often time lose sight of the fact that virtually every power 5 program pours millions into their revenue sports, and there are only so many wins to go around.
 
Add Al Skinner to the list of coaches we could have hired instead of [Redacted]
 
mikedrum4prez said:
Was talking with someone last night about how Skinner was a solid coach. He probably hit close to the ceiling of what BC basketball can be. I think donor's and AD's often time lose sight of the fact that virtually every power 5 program pours millions into their revenue sports, and there are only so many wins to go around.
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Yup, though he probably surpassed ceiling really, considering competition in the old Big East and now the smashed together ACCeast.
 
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Al Skinner vs David Thompson from their ABA days
 
Never understood firing Skinner. Guy always seemed to get much from minimal talent.
 
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