Posts Tagged ‘Billy Donovan’

Not So Fast On Billy Donovan?

Friday, March 27th, 2009

With the University of Kentucky now in need of a head basketball coach, the focus quickly turned to Billy Donovan, with a couple of juicy rumors to boot. Apparently, Florida is on a “not so fast, there” watch as they just released this statement concerning Donovan’s future:
“In response to the rumors circulating about my [...]

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Gillispie Out at Kentucky

Friday, March 27th, 2009

All those rumblings about Billy Gillispie’s tenure at the University of Kentucky came true today as Gillispie was let go — apparently, it wasn’t mutual — after two rocky years in the Commonwealth. While some will want to focus on the apparent inability to satisfy the Kentucky fanbase, the decision, provided you read between [...]

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Billy Donovan Is Really Happy To Be On TV

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Obviously, being on TV is quite agreeable to Florida coach Billy Donovan. It’s either that or someone spiked him with adrenalin, Chev Chelios-style:

Apparently, I’m not the only one who feels this way, either. I’m not sure if Donovan actually blinked while he was on camera because if he did, there would have been [...]

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Billy Donovan Chomps His Team Some More

Monday, March 17th, 2008

If you remember, last week, Florida coach Billy Donovan ripped his team for their poor play down the stretch of the regular season. Apparently, the message didn’t get through. Now we get word that the Gators have been banned from their state-of-the-art practice facility.
I guess that’s the price you pay when [...]

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Billy Donovan Absolutely Rips His Young Team

Friday, March 14th, 2008

When you’ve grown accustomed to wining back-to-back NCAA titles, sub-par seasons, followed by being bounced in the first round of the SEC Tournament, apparently don’t sit well with head coaches. Just ask Billy Donovan and his Florida Gators.
After Alabama had their way with the Gators last night — securing the twice defending [...]

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Taking Shots at Gillispie, UK

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Kicking someone when they are down is usually looked upon with poor taste except when it comes to sports and sports fans. With UK Basketball getting off to an inauspicious 4-4 start, a beginning that includes a current three-game losing streak, a lot of folks are getting in line to take pot shots at [...]

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