Looks Like Keno Is Gone From Drake

[PantherFan]

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2008/04/15/news/breaking_news/doc48048720f0ac4594536216.txt

[Panther789]

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http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2...4594536216.txt

Wow! I thought he would be there at least one more year, but I guess its not suprising people would come knocking.

If this is true, who gets the Drake job? Anybody have details about an assistant who could be in line?

[Matt Trump]

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If it happens, Drake will be the ultimate fart in a skillet...

[Matt Trump]

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Larry Cotlar was saying this morning that Keno wasn't at the State House yesterday when Drake was honored. The Providence A.D. was absent from their basketball banquet as well.

[DrewDog]

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Providence Journal has a good article this morning

http://www.projo.com/pc/content/sp_bkc_pc15_04-15-08_H99PBM1_v25.38f9569.html

[Purple Reign]

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Wow! I thought he would be there at least one more year, but I guess its not suprising people would come knocking.

If this is true, who gets the Drake job? Anybody have details about an assistant who could be in line?

I know an assistant who could ready? DD @ Creighton.

[Panther789]

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For those that thought Keno would stay...I'm curious as to when you think his stock would be higher than right now? They're not going to win 28 games again next season.

I dont know if you are referring to me or not, but I agree with you completely.

I guess I thought that jobs were filling fast enough that Drake would be safe for now. Looks like that isn't the case.

[06panther10]

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If he ever wanted to leave, he had to do it now.

[PurpleCatFan]

KCCI in Des Moines has confirmed Keno is gone

It looks as if Keno has reached an agreement with Providence to become their new head coach.

The official announcement will be later this afternoon.

[Newsbreaker]

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Keno's deal is 7 years, 1 million per. He gets to go coach in a major conference, make 7 million dollars, and if he fails, he can go back to a mid-major, live on what they pay, and have set up his family financially in ways he never could have otherwise.

He faced a real uphill climb yet in Des Moines, just like he does in RI. You can make that climb for 250k a year, or for a million per. That's not much of a decision...especially when success at Drake might lead to a job barely much better than this one no matter what happens.

[GonzoCat]

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If you don't have any confidence in your abilities as a coach and feel you just got lucky and had a season that is not representative of what your career will be like, then you should jump at the first offer that comes along offering big bucks, whether the program is a step up or not other than $$$$$$$$.

Personally I think Keno will be sacrificing what he could achieve long term by jumping at the quick bucks, just as I felt our previous coach did, but it's none of my concern.

[Matt Trump]

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If you don't have any confidence in your abilities as a coach and feel you just got lucky and had a season that is not representative of what your career will be like, then you should jump at the first offer that comes along offering big bucks, whether the program is a step up or not other than $$$$$$$$.

Personally I think Keno will be sacrificing what he could achieve long term by jumping at the quick bucks, just as I felt our previous coach did, but it's none of my concern.

To be fair, Keno had 1 great season and jumped right away. Mac stuck around for 3 good seasons and probably had many other offers during that time. Mac was able to stay in a familiar place while Keno is stepping into a different world and getting a lot more money.

[GonzoCat]

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Yes, but in both cases they stepped into bad programs which pay a lot more money, but likely will keep them from ever getting to a big time program or achieving success on a national level.

After failing to win big at a mediocre program in a power conference you can always take your millions and go lay on the beach I guess. That doesn't sound too bad.

[Panther789]

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If you don't have any confidence in your abilities as a coach and feel you just got lucky and had a season that is not representative of what your career will be like, then you should jump at the first offer that comes along offering big bucks, whether the program is a step up or not other than $$$$$$$$.

Personally I think Keno will be sacrificing what he could achieve long term by jumping at the quick bucks, just as I felt our previous coach did, but it's none of my concern.

Its not like Kentucky would have been calling if he had stayed at Drake 2 more years.

Certainly, neither ISU nor Providece are basketball power houses, but ISU has had its fair share of success over the past 10-15 years.

As for Providence, they were in the tournament as recently as 03-04. They won 15 games last season and lose only 1 senior (who scored less than 2 points a game).

Finally, its worth noting, that despite being mediocre, their previous head coach remained with the school for 10 years.

[06panther10]

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I would not say that Iowa State and Providence are "bad" jobs. I know Providence has had some success in the past and Iowa State has a pretty decent basketball tradition. And quite frankly, those jobs are better than UNI and Drake at this point. Why not make a LOT more money doing the same thing there? I would have a hard time turning that down. I like what Panther789 said, "its not as if Kentucky will be calling if he stays at Drake for a few more years". And that is true, if Keno was just planned on using Drake as a stepping stone to an elite job, why not make Providence that stepping stone, where he could make alot more money?