commercialappeal.com - 11/9/2009
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Team went to five bowls under West, but struggled this year to a 2-7 record.
everydayshouldbesaturday.com - 11/9/2009
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everydayshouldbesaturday.com —
Tommy West fired at Memphis , but never
fear Tiger fans, we have your replacement: National title...
rings! A perfectly smooth bald head that can be used in a pinch as a whiteboard during meetings to save money on office supplies! 24 or so points of offense guaranteed per game, including the ...
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TOMMY WEST FIRED HEY HERE’S YOUR NEW COACH
myfoxmemphis.com - 11/9/2009
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myfoxmemphis.com —
Tigers head coach Tommy West held a fiery
speech Monday at a University of Memphis press conference...
announcing that he had been fired. VIDEO | Tommy West, RC Johnson Unedited
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Tommy West Fired as Tigers Coach
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Coaching silly season begins in earnest
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
... has been officially thrown overboard a sinking football program, with Tommy West being told this morning that he has been fired as Memphis' head coach . West was informed of the decision by athletic director R.C. Johnson , the Memphis Commercial Appeal is reporting. A press conference is scheduled for any minute now to publicly announce the firing. West is in his ninth season with the Tigers, and, at 2--7, is on his way to his worst season at Memphis since 2006's 2-10 record. All told, West's record at the school stands at 47-51. The 55-year-old coach had led Memphis to ...
The Heads are Rolling: West, Elson are '09's first coaching casualties
Dr. Saturday —
... on the home front, it was beginning to look like only a matter of time before Memphis relieved itself of the Tommy West era. And off a woeful, 56-28 loss Saturday at Tennessee, the local Commercial-Appeal reports West officially became the season's first head-coaching head to roll this morning: ...
Tuberville, Bowden headline Memphis rumor mill
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
... , the two biggest names on the early speculation front are former Auburn coaches -- Tommy Tuberville and current Div. II North Alabama coach Terry Bowden . Another Auburn coach -- this one a current one -- is being linked to the opening by ESPN as well -- offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn . LSU assistant Larry Porter , a former Memphis running back, is also a name being mentioned in connection to the job by the website. The Memphis Commercial Appeal mentions, among others, Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong . According to ...
COACHING CAROUSEL
Block-C —
... after just one year at the same position at Syracuse. Guess he can go run the bubble screen to his heart’s delight in NCAA 10. - Former Clemson head coach Tommy West was let go at Memphis earlier this season. - Outside of those with ACC ties, Charlie Weis ...
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Just Like We Told You: West Out at Memphis
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It started with a pathetic attempt at humor and it ends with Tommy West losing his job. Memphis fired coach Tommy West two days after losing 56-28 to Tennessee. The Vols played motivated all game and Lane Kiffin used everything from an onside kick to a halfback pass to make his point. ...
Memphis Tigers' search for new football coach narrows to two
commercialappeal.com 11/23/2009 — The search for the next University of Memphis football coach is moving at an accelerated pace as the regular season winds to a close and it appears the race to replace Tommy West is down to two candidates: Washington Redskins defensive assistant Jerry ...
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rivals.yahoo.com 11/19/2009 — The University of Memphis refused on Wednesday to release the NCAA’s response to its appeal of a ruling that vacated the 2007-08 men’s basketball season. Memphis’s legal counsel Sheryl Lipman said they can’t produce the document because they didn’t ...
Redskins DB coach looking like a Memphis fit
collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com 11/25/2009 — With the list whittled down to two late last week, it's looking more and more likely that Washington Redskins defensive back coach Jerry Gray will be named the new head coach at Memphis in very short order, multiple media outlets...
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