Tom Crean Irsay'd Marquette

Card Chronicle: Front Page Posts found this 4/3/2008 on www.crackedsidewalks.com [flag]

In his latest blog, Don Walker of the J-S clues us in to the chain of events as they unfolded yesterday evening . Tom Crean, the beneficiary of a generous, flexible,and accommodating institution, flushed that trust and goodwill down the drain and went "Irsay" on Marquette .........slipping out to Indiana under the cover of night without the decency to discuss his decision in-person with the ... [link]

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What to read while remembering how much you hate mowing the lawn
Published 4/3/2008 by Mike <info@cardchronicle.com> at Card Chronicle: Front Page Posts
... Things are getting a bit ugly in Milwaukee, where news of how Tom Crean Irsay'd Marquette is spreading faster than a baseball cliché in Bloomington. ...

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NCAA Hoops Today found this 4/1/2008 on sports.aol.com

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Posted 4/3/2008 on Inside the Hall | An Indiana basketball blog

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Posted 4/2/2008 on Chuckie Hacks

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Posted 4/2/2008 on Cracked Sidewalks

Marquette confirms that Tom Crean is moving on : Marquette University wishes Tom Crean , his wife Joani and the Crean family the very best as he pursues new professional opportunities. Tom and Joani have been an important part of our Marquette family for the past nine years, devoting countless hours not only to our men's basketball program but to other athletic and community endeavors as ...

Tom Crean.

Posted 4/2/2008 on The Hoosier Report

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Published 4/8/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News

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Indiana Mess: New Coach Tom Crean Is in over His Head

Published 4/5/2008 on Bleacher Report - College Basketball

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Early opt-out at Indiana would cost Crean millions

Published 4/4/2008 on ESPN.com - Men's College Basketball

Under a preliminary deal between Tom Crean and Indiana, Crean would owe $3 million if he resigns in the first three years of an eight-year contract.

Crean would owe Indiana $3m for early opt out of 8-year deal

Published 4/4/2008 on SportingNews.com College Basketball News and Exclusive Analysis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana is serious about keeping new basketball coach Tom Crean.Under a pre...

Crean would owe Indiana $3M if he leaves (AP)

Published 4/4/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News

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Published 4/3/2008 on SportingNews.com College Basketball News and Exclusive Analysis

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Crean knows it will be hard work getting Hoosiers righted

Published 4/3/2008 on SportingNews.com College Basketball News and Exclusive Analysis

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Published 4/3/2008 on FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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