The searchers included current Grand Valley coach Matt Mitchell, who was a defensive coach when Finnerty played, as well as former Lakers coach Chuck Martin, now offensive coordinator at Notre Dame.
But here is the interesting thing: the decision about which candidate will become the new head coach may well have been made even before the old coach was officially let go.
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This vexes Jack Rowell, the England coach, as well as Fran Cotton, the coach of the British Lions--a team of the best players from the British Isles, which will tour South Africa later this year.
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But with England's batting unit functioning so well, Pakistan coach Waqar Younis thinks the final is too close to call.
This well-traveled coach learned some new lessons every step of the way.
In the fallout, the university fired long-time president Graham Spanier as well as football coach Joe Paterno -- who died this month at age 85.
They were all bigger than life, literally and figuratively, in their heydays -- from towering, 6-foot-9 inch Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden to the "Big Tuna, " the moniker given to legendary and well-traveled coach Bill Parcells.
"I didn't think we showed up not to play well, " Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.
"We played well, " interim coach Carlesimo said after the Nets' 106-89 win over the visiting Bulls.
However, well-paid Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez and his staff did none of those things.
"We didn't do much of anything very well, " Nuggets coach George Karl lamented.
"I thought we played really well, really well, " Rangers coach John Tortorella said.
And while certainly there is a risk analysis for the institution, there are risks for the coach as well.
"When it's as wet as this, ball retention is very important and we did that very well, " said coach Gordon Tietjens.
So he is a great salesperson as well as a great coach.
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"For 60 minutes, we played really well, " Rangers coach John Tortorella said.
He is expected to have a reduced role next season with Ulster who may well recruit another local coach to fill the void.
"They shot the ball extremely well, " Wizards coach Randy Wittman said.
The veteran coach is well known for maintaining an even keel but in Tuesday's press conference he lost his cool when asked about Antonio Cassano's continued absence from the squad.
From these facts, I surmise that (1) Gene Chizik knows defensive football and can coach it well when he has the right players but (2) his ability to recruit and lead an entire football team is highly suspect.
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"You could see early on that he was tracking things well, " Sabres interim coach Ron Rolston said.
Coach also performed well in the online market as well, where sales in that channel posted double-digit gains.
These include some of the well known retail names like Coach, Under Armour, and Lululemon.
"I think we've got a good enough resume, but I haven't followed it to know it well enough, " Villanova coach Jay Wright said.
And for Syracuse, well, it's coach Jim Boeheim's 2-3 zone defense.
In that way, I feel fortunate his high school has a decent program with a good, nice coach that competes well ( finishing 16th in its state), and is notable for its sizable number of female players.
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