Dixon turns down Cal, happy coaching Pittsburgh

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Dixon turns down Cal, happy coaching Pittsburgh
Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue found this 3/29/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]
Multiple sources told ESPN.com that Cal made an attempt to hire Dixon within 24 hours of firing Ben Braun. Dixon told the Bears he wanted to stay at Pitt. [link]

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One Coaching Rumor Down
Published 3/29/2008 by Chas at Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue
Hopefully this will take care of anymore “Dixon will leave for Cal” rumors. Multiple sources told ESPN.com that Cal made an attempt to hire Dixon within 24 hours of firing Ben Braun. Dixon told the Bears he wanted to stay at Pitt. Arizona State also tried to hire Dixon before Herb Sendek took the job in the spring of 2006. There is a perception that Dixon wants to move back to the West Coast because he is from Santa Barbara and his wife is from Hawaii. In truth, he is not looking to get back there as his family thoroughly enjoys living in Pittsburgh. That’s not to say he won’t ...

Lazy Sunday Open Thread
Published 3/30/2008 by Paragon SC <info@conquestchronicles.com> at Conquest Chronicles
... Cal apparently went after Pitt's Jamie Dixon to replace fired hoops coach Ben Braun but Dixon appears to be happy in the steel city and is  uninterested in leaving. The real question is would Cal go after Mike Montgomery as ...

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