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Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN Bill Self Talks About Staying at Kansas
Slam Dunk Central —
Bill Self Says Thanks, But No Thanks
Intentional Foul —
Let’s say you are the coach of a school that just won their first National Championship in 20 years and all of a sudden, the world is completely at your feet. So much so, your coachless alma mater — in this case, Oklahoma State — is willing to turn over the keys to Fort Knox in order to get your services. What do you do?
Do you take the money and run or do you stay at the program you just took the top of the college basketball world? Well, if you are Bill Self, you tell T. Boone Pickens to keep his money and that you are staying in Lawrence, Kansas.
Let’s take a look at what Coach Self had to say, courtesy of ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE BASKETBALL - Self will stay as Kansas coach
msn.foxsports.com 4/10/2008 — Bill Self is staying in Lawrence.
The Kansas head coach said he will sign an extension that will keep him with the Jayhawks, ending speculation that he would leave for Oklahoma State.
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Bill Self Turns Down Oklahoma State Money, Will Stay at Kansas
sports.aol.com 4/10/2008 — The deep pockets of T. Boone Pickens and the desire to return to his alma mater weren't enough to convince Bill Self to leave the school where he's won the national championship. Self, whose Kansas Jayhawks won the national championship on Monday, ...
Okie Lite Can't Buy Native Son
brahsome.com 4/11/2008 — Bill Self has announced that even T. Boone Pickens’ money isn’t reason enough to live in Jokelahoma. The coach of the 2008 National Champion Jayhawks spoke with Okie Lite officials on Wednesday regarding their vacant coaching position, then met with KU officials and decided no amount of money is worth moving to Mobilehoma. . .and it’s hard to find anyone to disagree with him.
