Geno Ford is leaving Kent for Bradley!

• Timber

  I wish him the best. Noon press conference Monday. I wonder who will get the job. Will Senderoff get the position? Kent has a nice track record of hiring from within the coaching family.
• FairwoodKing

  Since when is Bradley a better coaching position than Kent?
• dazedconfused

  

  bradley?? money must be a lot better because that seems like at best that this is a lateral move
• queencitybuckeye

  MVC >>> MAC
• Gblock

  geno is a good friend of mine this is a good hire for them. for those of you who never saw him play or heard of him, he was one of the best players ever in ohio.
• Mulva

  

  The MVC is a definite step up from the MAC. It isn't even close.
• killer_ewok

  

  Cambridge's finest....
• SportsAndLady

  

  Fuck Bradley
• dave

  Mulva;727015 wrote:The MVC is a definite step up from the MAC. It isn't even close.

  
  +1
  
  can't believe people actually think differently.
  
  This is like MAC to CUSA in football.
• jordo212000

  

  dazedconfused;726958 wrote:bradley?? money must be a lot better because that seems like at best that this is a lateral move

  
  the bright side is that he gets to leave Kent
• ts1227

  

  dazedconfused;726958 wrote:bradley?? money must be a lot better because that seems like at best that this is a lateral move

  
  A little more than doubled his salary at Kent.
  
  It says a lot for the MAC when Bradley can come in and take the league's best coach that easily.
• Little Danny

  

  FairwoodKing;726956 wrote:Since when is Bradley a better coaching position than Kent?

  
  Not only is the MVC > than the MAC, Bradley IS also a better gig than KSU. Bradley has eight NCAA appearances including a couple final fours and has won the NIT on four occasions (back in the 50s and 60s when the NIT actually mattered).
• sportswizuhrd

  Gblock;726991 wrote:geno is a good friend of mine this is a good hire for them. for those of you who never saw him play or heard of him, he was one of the best players ever in ohio.

  Never saw him play in HS but watched him in college and he coached me at a few OU basketball camps when he was in school. I've been a fan of his since. Best of luck to him.
• Pick6

  

  He has a better chance of making the tournament at Kent, even though Bradley might pay more, has better tradition, etc
• Mike Plant

  sure Bradley has a better tradition, but Kent has been much better the past 15 years or so. No denying that.
  And I don't necessarily agree that he has a better shot making the dance at Kent, since the MAC is and will always be (95 out of 100 times) a one-bid league. This yr is a perfect example.
  The grass isn't always greener (re: Waters, Heath), but the green is the difference.
  As a KSU alum, I'm a little torn between losing good coaches and seeing them get better opportunities.
  
  That said, the Flashes will find a good one, especially with essentially everyone back from a 25-win squad. Personally, I'd like to see Lamont Paris get a shot. After six yrs with Dambrot at Akron (including being his top recruiter) and a year under Bo Ryan this past season, and the fact that he knows the MAC and is an Ohio guy (played at Wooster), I think he's ready. Jeff Boals may go after this one as well.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  BTW whatever happened to Waters?
• Mike Plant

  he failed at Rutgers, then went back to Cleve. St., where he's doing a pretty good job
• gyea36

  I'm confused about people thinking this is a step up....Kent has had a streak of 20 win seasons going for what seems like forever, multiple NIT and NCAA tourney appearances, and the last 3 coaches going to the Big East (Gary Waters) - SEC (Stan Heath) - and Mountain West (Jim Christian). And a quick search of the Kent media guide shows that Kent is 12-8 all time vs the "mighty" missouri valley. My thoughts are this move is just about money...i'm guessing that Bradley wanted to make a splash this year with their coaching hire and rallied up a bunch of money to make it a desirable location, and they can do that more easily than MAC schools since they don't have football to deal with in their budget. Makes sense to try to get them back in the public eye. I'm not buying that Peoria > Kent...c'mon.
• Pick6

  

  Kent also returns the MAC player of the year, in Justin Greene along with everybody else but one senior who really didnt contribute all that much anyways when I watched them 4 or 5 times this season.
  Has to be about the money IMO
• september63

  

  ts1227;727651 wrote:A little more than doubled his salary at Kent.
  
  It says a lot for the MAC when Bradley can come in and take the league's best coach that easily.

  
  Yes it does. Who wouldnt make a move that nearly doubles your salary? No one here, so ppl should never criticize this move by Geno.
• Pick6

  

  september63;728219 wrote:Yes it does. Who wouldnt make a move that nearly doubles your salary? No one here, so ppl should never criticize this move by Geno.

  
  and Kent is retarded for not paying him/offering him more money. Their basketball team is the only team worth 2 shits.
• Timber

  Pick6;728394 wrote:and Kent is retarded for not paying him/offering him more money. Their basketball team is the only team worth 2 shits.

  Of course you mean other than their wrestling, gymnastics, mens and womens golf teams who are all ranked quite well nationally over the years. (just off the top of my head... and Kent has won the all sports award I believe)
• Pick6

  

  Timber;728606 wrote:Of course you mean other than their wrestling, gymnastics, mens and womens golf teams who are all ranked quite well nationally over the years. (just off the top of my head... and Kent has won the all sports award I believe)

  
  bah right they did have a wrestler win a national championship this year if im not mistaken. Im talking sports that actually make the school some decent revenue
• Azubuike24

  

  Does their basketball program make money? A lot of major schools lose money in basketball, despite it's popularity on a national level. I can't imagine Kent State's basketball program really rakes it in do they?
• Pick6

  

  Azubuike24;729047 wrote:Does their basketball program make money? A lot of major schools lose money in basketball, despite it's popularity on a national level. I can't imagine Kent State's basketball program really rakes it in do they?

  
  doubt it. I said revenue, not profit