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Dino Gaudio has been fired as coach of the Wake Forest University men's basketball team, according to several media reports.
ACC calling Gregg Marshall.
ACC calling Gregg Marshall.
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Someone there must be talking to Stevens. WF job is a great one to have from a very high quality institution. He would be a perfect fit there! Do they have the $$$ for him. Can't imagine who else they have on their radar screen."Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
??” Thomas Jefferson
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Wow. Kind of sudden huh? Didn't he get them to the tournament twice? Were they underachieving somehow with him? Hmm. Weird. I'm not saying he was a great coach or anything, but I am not sure what the expectations are at Wake Forest.Onward and Upward!
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A good friend of mine is in grad school there and said that word around campus is they feel the team underachieved this season (despite WINNNIG a tourney game) and that WF thought they could do better as a coach. Gaudio replaced Skip Prosser after he passed away...and he was never the administration's first choice.Originally posted by BradleyBrave View Post#DunkOnYouComment
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They have four 4-Star kids coming in, one already signed..
and they have had more 4-Star and 5-Star commits than just about anyone over the past few years..
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Calling the decision difficult, Wellman said he met with Gaudio Wednesday afternoon.
"The basis of the decision was our late-season and post-season performances," Wellman said. "We have not performed up to the level that we expect this program to perform.".......
Although Gaudio is 61-31 overall in three seasons and has coached the Deacons to the NCAA Tournament the past two years, Athletics Director Ron Wellman is not satisfied with the way the Deacons have closed the past two seasons.
Gaudio's teams were 16-17 in his three seasons in February and March.Comment
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Hmm...head coaching experience in the ACC, BU with an assistant coach position open.......Return to GloryComment
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Well, I am all about holding people accountable if expectations aren't met. If the administration expected better postseason performances, then someone needs to be held accountable. Accountability is lacking in our society these days.Onward and Upward!
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Few more things then that but that's one. The other is a sense of urgency!Originally posted by BradleyBrave View Post"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
??” Thomas Jefferson
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AD Wellman said Dino was a great guy and graduated his kids but that this was strictly a business decision. They were not happy with the late season flops and VERY poor record in the ACC Tourney and NCAA.Originally posted by BradleyBrave View Post
Personally, I think this is a crock to get rid of a good man who did SO much for your program when it needed his steadying leadership and guidance after Prosser's death. But, Wake has made it clear with this "statement" what they are all about -- $$$$$$$$$. I know they lost my respect and also lost the respect of many loyal Wake Forest fans.Comment
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I was just saying that college basketball is big business and that is how the big time programs treat it. How can you blame Wake for not wanting to continue to pay a guy millions of dollars who isnt meeting expectations? Should the AD be a nice guy and then lose his job when the teams doesnt produce?Can we start winning soon?Comment
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While I think this is a very strange decision to make for what seemed like a good basketball coach and recruiter, and an even better man...it is a business decision.Originally posted by Braves4Life View Post
Before we feel too sorry for Dino, I am sure he will be able to walk away from this situation a millionaire.Get Well Massive Mike! "Once a Brave always a Brave!"Comment
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your comments made me think of this....Originally posted by Lakeview Brave View Post
maybe college basketball is big business, but I guess women's college basketball must be falling apart at the seams...
you'd think the very best team in the nation, the team that pays their coach $1 million and has won about 80 straight games
and two consecutive National Championships with undefeated seasons, would have a little more support and following, right??
The coach, Geno Auriemma joked about the tiny crowd ..."...if you see any of your friends, tell them we won.''..
and the press compared this to when UConn men won the National Championship and 10,000 people showed up...
"I thought there would be more people here...
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell...said it didn't matter how many well-wishers showed up..
Maya Moore didn't care about the size of the crowd.
Some fans have said that the novelty of winning has worn off..
There were no bonfires or impromptu parades
..I was kind of surprised ...I think people feel sometimes they don't even have to watch the women's games because they already know what's going to happen, but this was the national championship.''
Only 175 fans turned out for their celebration rally...
half of whom were the university staff and the players' families...
...and when they held a viewing party in their 10,000+ arena, only about 600 people showed up!
The story even says...
"Some fans have said that the novelty of winning has worn off..."
Is this amazing or what??? Would any of us simply abandon Bradley basketball just because they won too much??
Just because they racked up 78 wins in a row and 2 National Titles??
The UCLA fans sure didn't when they did the same thing a couple decades ago!!Comment
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