Jeff Long
Jeff Long
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Certainly, I don't think it puts us at a (recruiting) disadvantage.
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You can rest assured that his salary is in line with where he has brought the program in the Big East and nationally. We've provided him with a good salary, one that is competitive in the Big East and one that shows we're happy to have him as our head coach.
airwaves answer coach dramatic hard hear human newspapers someplace time yes
That was much more dramatic in the newspapers and on the airwaves than it was in real life. Was I concerned? That's hard to say a yes or no answer to. I am human and you hear things from different places. But at no time did I ever feel like he was going to coach someplace else.
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Jamie has proven he was the right person for our head coaching position three years ago and continues to be the right person today.
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Fans worried about this program serving as a steppingstone for coaches need not think that any more. This proves it's different than it used to be. I don't think it's a steppingstone anymore.
confident east retain six spot strongest
We feel very confident the Big East will retain its spot in the BCS, ... We feel we are one of the six strongest conferences in the country. We may be sixth, but we're sixth.
numbers performing satisfied work
We're pleased, but we have more work to do. When you get into the numbers and you see where we stand, we're not satisfied with where we're performing in that regard. It's a work-in-progress.
tough
To us, Bo was just this lovable, great, hard-nosed tough coach,
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Very few schools meet the Title IX criteria on proportionality.