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Kerry Rupp replaces Bill Evans as Assistant MBB Coach

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Welcome Kerry Rupp to the Griz Basketball team. He has been selected to serve as an assistant coach. He is replacing Bill Evans. Press release to come soon.
 
This is the Hawaii announcement reference -

http://www.warriorinsider.com/2012/05/rupp-accepts-new-job-as-assistant-coach-at-montana/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
Here is the gogriz announcement

http://www.gogriz.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/050712aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
chris said:
Welcome Kerry Rupp to the Griz Basketball team. He has been selected to serve as an assistant coach. He is replacing Bill Evans. Press release to come soon.
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Any Adolf Rupp bloodlines? :thumb: I sure hope so.
 
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GREAT hire! Anytime you can get a guy who has been a DI head coach, it's a huge plus. Some coaches won't hire former head guys due to ego issues, different philosophies, etc. Tinks understands he doesn't have all the answers, and that two minds are greater than one. I really respect that about him.

Welcome to Griz nation, Coach Rupp!
 
I agree that this is a great hire, but part of me wonders if Rupp agreed to take this job with the understanding that he would soon become head coach (if/when Tinkle moves on).
 
Rupp is a solid coach and did a good job here at Utah. When Majerus had heart surgury he ran the team and was well liked by the players. This is a very good get for the griz. The griz basketball program is starting to get noticed on the bigger stage. Now get more fans to attend. Do away with that winter session where for the most part there are no students for about a month that should bring some more fans to the game.
 
Posting on this board is akin to standing in front of a firing squad. The only difference is in front of the firing squad your one and done. I prefer the old days when the talk was actually about the subject post. Now a lot of posters get off message and it turns into a gang war.
 
bobaloo said:
Posting on this board is akin to standing in front of a firing squad. The only difference is in front of the firing squad your one and done. I prefer the old days when the talk was actually about the subject post. Now a lot of posters get off message and it turns into a gang war.
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Sadly, true.

The BB board is better, though.
 
Swedish Griz said:
I agree that this is a great hire, but part of me wonders if Rupp agreed to take this job with the understanding that he would soon become head coach (if/when Tinkle moves on).
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Well, if that is the case, I like it..if not, UM still hit the jackpot....more than likely this guy will help raise the visibility of Montana nationally with his connections to Hawaii and elsewhere, he might just be the one to get UM those coveted invites to holiday tourney games that Tinks wishes we could have again.....this is a win win...refreshingly so.
 
Swedish Griz said:
I agree that this is a great hire, but part of me wonders if Rupp agreed to take this job with the understanding that he would soon become head coach (if/when Tinkle moves on).
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I seriously doubt it. First of all, there is no AD in place and that in and of itself is enough to know that no deal was made with Rupp. When Tinks leaves a lot of his staff will follow suit. He may end up a candidate, but there was no "deal" for him to come here. Let's face it, he was a HC that got canned, just like Bill Evans was and Tinkle looks to have made another good hire.
 
Rupp was not Tinkles 1st choice, he had another former HC lined up to take Evans spot back in March, but all the drama inside the UM's AD he was unable to get him approved for hire by UM's administration because of well publicized past issues
 
WSUnPurple said:
Rupp was not Tinkles 1st choice, he had another former HC lined up to take Evans spot back in March, but all the drama inside the UM's AD he was unable to get him approved for hire by UM's administration because of well publicized past issues
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Really....you're going to post this and then......................................................
 
Nice pick up by Tinkle. Rupp is a great guy. I had a couple of buddies play for him when he was the head coach at East High in SLC.
 
Grizbacker1 said:
Swedish Griz said:
I agree that this is a great hire, but part of me wonders if Rupp agreed to take this job with the understanding that he would soon become head coach (if/when Tinkle moves on).
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I seriously doubt it. First of all, there is no AD in place and that in and of itself is enough to know that no deal was made with Rupp. When Tinks leaves a lot of his staff will follow suit. He may end up a candidate, but there was no "deal" for him to come here. Let's face it, he was a HC that got canned, just like Bill Evans was and Tinkle looks to have made another good hire.
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This^^^^^
 
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