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Date Posted: 09:38:32 05/07/03 Wed
Author: NU Hoop Fan
Subject: Larry Eustachy

We've been debating this in the office the last couple of days, would be interesting to see what the regulars on the board think.

Two questions:

1. Would you have fired him for his actions?

2. Would you hire him if you had an opening in your athletic department for a head coach?

My responses:

1. Yep, I would have. Might be hard to recruit in this day and age.

2. If he's gone through rehab, I'd consider it.

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[> Re: Larry Eustachy -- Don't Sweat Rhett, 09:45:06 05/07/03 Wed

Would I fire him? Yes. In college athletics, there is a not-so-fine line when it comes to inappropriate contact with students.

Would I hire him? Depends on the message I want to send at whatever University I'm at. If I want to win at any cost, I'd hire him after he proved himself to be "dry". If I wanted to uphold the head coach as an ambassador to the University, then no, I wouldn't hire him at any cost.

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[> [> Re: Larry Eustachy -- Patch, 10:35:08 05/07/03 Wed

Would I fire him - most definitely - to be honest he,his staff and his teams have had a history of covered up problems and this was just the straw that broke the camel's back. Because of his position I think he felt he was invinceable.

Would "I" hire him to be a Head Coach - NO!! Will he get hired "YES". He'll do some bogus rehab, hook on as an assistant, then become an Associate Head Coach and if he stays out of trouble he'll be a Head Coach.

School's with multi million dollar incomes from hoops have short term memory loss every now and then.

Harrick and the Shark are great examples.

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[> Re: Larry Eustachy -- BUfan2, 13:19:46 05/07/03 Wed

Fire him? If this was the only thing the firing was to be based on, NO. Alcoholism is a disease, and he should be given a chance to get help. If he gets into a program, and it happens again, then I'd fire him.

Hire him? YES, if he proves he is in a program and his behavior changes. I think everyone deserves a second chance -- no one is perfect. If on the other hand, as some have suggested, he runs a dirty program, then NO. But having a disability (addiction to alcohol) alone -- to me -- is not a deal breaker, as long as he is getting help and keeping sober.

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