Nice article by Lee in today's World Herald. Includes some historical information with our prior coaching searches, including the reminder of how Nee originally wanted a different job and reminds me of the feeling he had to many when he was here that he was perpetually looking for another job.
http://www.omaha.com/article/201203...ht-separating-fact-fiction-in-nu-coach-search
A lot of good information throughout the article and some of the things that are going on including the search firm being used. This tidbit further into the article about the search after Iba resigned.
Article in link above.
http://www.omaha.com/article/201203...ht-separating-fact-fiction-in-nu-coach-search
It is Day Nine of Nebraska's search for a men's basketball coach, and the silence has grown deafening.
Husker Athletic Director Tom Osborne and Executive Associate A.D. Marc Boehm — four days after firing Doc Sadler — halted comment on the process, leaving a vacuum the size of the World Wide Web.
My, doesn't that lead to the spread of some valuable "information."
Though Osborne, 75, is from the "loose lips sink ships" generation, media blackouts do little but allow rumor and trash to fill the Web and airwaves. Control the message, or it controls you.
Nebraska fans aren't alone in their interest to know the identity of Sadler's successor.
"Who are they going to get?" Kansas coach Bill Self asked when we crossed paths between press conferences at CenturyLink Center.
A lot of good information throughout the article and some of the things that are going on including the search firm being used. This tidbit further into the article about the search after Iba resigned.
In 1986, it took 13 days to replace Moe Iba, who walked off the floor after a first-round NCAA tournament game and handed his resignation to a Nebraska assistant athletic director. Iba was at odds at the time with A.D. Bob Devaney, plus attendance and fan interest were at record lows.
About a week into the search process, Danny Nee of Ohio removed his name from consideration.
Among those still in the candidate pool were Mike Montgomery of Montana, Jim Harrick of Pepperdine, Bob Donewald of Illinois State and Bob Wenzel of Jacksonville.
But Nee, who thought he was getting the Wichita State job, saw that go to Fogler.
So Nee called Devaney, asked to be reconsidered and was hired.
Article in link above.
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