Monday, October 25, 2004
Well Endowed
The New Mexican notes that in the recently released Mountain West Conference Medial Poll, clubs with new coaches topped the charts. UNLV placed first, Utah came in second and Air Force was picked third. Fair enough. These rankings mirror my own. But they remain unusual.Why? Because coaches don't usually quit on teams that have high expectations the following season. Likewise, administrators rarely fire coaches who are expected to direct successful squads. But the Runnin Rebels (Charlie Spoonhour to Lon Kruger), Utes (Rick Majerus to Ray Giacoletti) and Falcons (Joe Scott to Chris Mooney) all brought in new coaches for the 2004-2005 campaign after last year’s floor generals flew the coop.
