conquestchronicles.com - 6/22/2009
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So we have had almost 48 hours to digest the news that Kevin O'Neill will be our next basketball coach.
Like it or not...
It is obviously still too early to know what the ramifications will be with hire but as I said over the weekend the wasteland that is USC basketball was not going to get ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/23/2009
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Mike Garrett and Kevin O’Neill were the main
attractions at Monday's news conference introducing USC's new basketball...
coach. O’Neill, the coach, was charming. Garrett, the athletic director who hired him was, uh… Garrett. "I really felt elated about ...
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USC's Mike Garrett says his record speaks for itself; agreed
dailynews.com - 6/21/2009
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USC BASKETBALL: AD Garrett chooses well-traveled coach after
others reject job. USC hired former Arizona coach Kevin...
O'Neill on Saturday to run its withering basketball program after another attempt to lure Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon failed. ...
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No consolation: USC hires O'Neill to replace Floyd - LA ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/21/2009
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Trojan fans hope to eat their tweets, but
their initial reaction to Kevin O'Neill's hire as USC's...
new men's basketball coach seems to be less than enthusiastic. You can find a sample of comments below. O'Neill has a 30-year track...
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USC hires Kevin O'Neill; fans don't seem thrilled
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Maize n Brew —
... The Kevin O'Neill era starts today... and Conquest Chronicles really doesn't know what to say. Well they kinda have an idea, as CC thinks that ...
Extra Onions: Everybody hates Kevin O'Neill
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is Goodman's), but I think it is great. O'Neill is really known for two
things: he is a disciplinarian, and he is a tireless worker. For a
program like USC, that is basically starting over from scratch (yes,
you are starting from scratch when Lil' Bow Wow Lil' Mama Lil' Romeo
has a chance to start) with the dark cloud of the NCAA hanging over
their head, what you need is someone who will take control of the
program. And that is exactly what USC hopes O'Neill will do." ...
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conquestchronicles.com 6/24/2009 — You have to give Kevin O'Neill credit. He knows this is going to be a tough situation but he isn't going show his cards if he is worried.
He is going to put the best spin on it as possible and shoot for the moon .
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USC hires former Arizona interim coach Kevin O'Neill
ballinisahabit.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — USC could not have expected much out of their coaching search. Coaching in the shadow of Pete Carroll's football program and waging recruiting wars with cross-town rival UCLA is not an enviable task. Now throw into the mix the an NCAA investigation ...
Awkward: Kevin O'Neill knows he wasn't USC's first choice
rivals.yahoo.com 6/23/2009 — OK, so Kevin O'Neill wasn't USC's first choice. As a matter of fact he
wasn't even mentioned until the 11th hour, when, all of a sudden, free
of the usual preliminary "sourced" reports that have two sides "closing
in on a deal," ...
In Mike Garrett's eyes Kevin O'Neill was the only viable option
conquestchronicles.com 6/22/2009 — I wrote yesterday that SC fans needed to come to grips that with the fact that USC basketball is not a an elite program that will not attract elite coaches. Of course, USC will be mocked because we didn't get our 1st, 2nd or even 3rd choice.
Those ...
The Kevin O'Neill Thing Is Too Good To Be True
bruinsnation.com 6/24/2009 — The whole Kevin O'Neill story is going to be the gift that keeps on giving for UCLA fans.
One minute we were worried that SC would hire Ben Howland's best friend, and the next they hired one of the least liked people in the sport of basketball.
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Extra Onions: Everybody hates Kevin O'Neill
rivals.yahoo.com 6/23/2009 — Extra Onions
is a round up of college hoops stuff from around the 'Webs. As always, email or follow me on Twitter to send along links I should see. The big story in college hoops remains yesterday's hiring of Kevin
O'Neill at USC. This is half ...
New home, new strategy for O'Neill
stadiumdrives.com 7/13/2009 —
The Louisville Courier-Journal announced yesterday that Kevin O'Neill, the new basketball coach at USC, has landed his first verbal commitment in Curtis Washington, of Elizabethtown , KY.
The offer from USC was Washington's first.
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