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Stan Joplin Fired By Toledo
By Matt Sussman | Mar 16, 2008 | Filed Under Basketball
This just broke about a half hour ago. After 12 years of being Toledo’s colorful yet inconsistently successful basketball coach, the Rockets have parted ways with Stan Joplin.
There will probably be further details coming out, but initial reactions are basically those of shock. The timing is about as goofy as one could expect, even coming off an 11-19 season. Most of those losses can be attributed to a brutal nonconference road schedule and the mysterious exile of Kashif Payne. But those with firing authority felt otherwise.
I’m definitely going to miss Joplin patrolling the sidelines for the Toledo Rockets, and the excitement I had for next year’s team suddenly has a confusing flavor to it. ◼ Toledo Blade
Tags: college basketball, stan joplin, toledo
Unless they announce at tomorrow’s press conference that Stan is Client #9 in a local prostitute sting operation, UT has really screwed the pooch!!
This is an absolutely horrible decision! I will be writing a letter to the Athletic Director. My family and friends have strongly enjoyed the entire coaching staff and seasons that Stan n’ company have provided. Very dissapointed! I have been a UT student for 4 years, and a few other members of my family have attended UT as well. We are all EXTREMELY dissapointed in this POOR decision!! Whoever pulled the trigger, should be fired from their job. HORRIBLE, JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!
WHAT????
I always figured UT coaches had a deal similar to the Ohio State football coach (beat BG and we’ll let you stay). Even I, being of an admittedly weak sports constitution, can see this is a major fruckup*. If they hadn’t already torn the seats out of Savage Hall, rioters would be ripping them out and setting fire to them in frustration and puzzlement over this decision.
*Yes, I had to add a letter to the traditional F-bomb to describe how horrible a move this is.
Man, it’s hard out there for a pimp!
I actually agree with the decision. I’m sorry, but after 12 years, I think an NCAA tournament appearance at SOME point is not unreasonable.
Also not unreasonable: an NIT win or two.
There is more expected from UT and there should be. I therefore applaud the decision, and I hope UT will find someone more able to help them reach the NCAA tournament goal.
My only problem: does the UT AD know who that coach is? NIU’s AD didn’t.