Ernie Kent fired at Oregon

Dr.Pepper · Mar 7, 2010

Thought I'd pass it along! First casualty of the 2010 NCAA season. Oregon obviously looking to cut ties as quickly as possible with this one ...

Sooner they get him out the door, sooner they can quickly snatch up the first big-named coach who loses in the first round of the tourney.

Anyone got names that don't begin with Mark and end with Few?

A sad but inevitable outcome to what's become a horrific 3-year long, every 4 year event for Duck basketball. He'll coach through the end of Pac-10 Tourney, and that will be it. All over Oregon news at this hour.

News broke during the last Pac-10 ever at Mac Court vs WSU tonight.

mightyminnow · Mar 7, 2010

wow. no way Few goes. risk/reward not near worth it

Dr.Pepper · Mar 7, 2010

+ New arena
+ Nike
+ Millions more than he makes at Gonzaga
+ he's an Oregon alum
+ Pac-10 basketball
+ northwest

Find me a better job opening amongst the college basketball landscape right now.

mightyminnow · Mar 7, 2010

don't getme wrong, no better opportunity anywhere ever for Few. But Few could never be fired from Zigzagville unlike the all time winningest Duck.

mightyminnow · Mar 7, 2010

report says ernie fired on the 20th feb. makes perfect sense. gets smoked at home, gets fired same day and team responds by wining the next two on the road.

chick'sfridge · Mar 7, 2010

I'll take a stab, that Mike Dunlap will be the next Duck coach. They paid him $400 K for this season. He won 2 NCAA championships at Metro State, has been a D-1, West Coast assistant at USC, Arizona, & Loyola Marymount. He also was a pro coach in Australia & has NBA assistant experience. He is politically connected and has turned down several Head coaching jobs in the past.