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Accused stalker dribbled off the court. Coach?
Posted by Fired Fred on August 15, 2007 4:45 PM
I wanted to write about this yesterday but my router died a painful heat death. Let that be a lesson, just because something has been marked as an open box return by an electronics retailer (that Lucas says I can't name under any circumstances) doesn't mean the scumbag who returned it didn't slip a busted unit through the returns desk and take the cash.
Even with that, I'm still better off than ex-Florida A&M hoops coach Mike Gillespie. Meandering Mike was accused of stalking back in May. The U decided they didn't want to spend the fall with a coach who might be in court more often than on the court...
Gillespie has been on paid administrative leave since May 30, five days after he was arrested by Tallahassee police and charged with one count of misdemeanor stalking.It gets better.
"This employment action is in the best interest of the men's basketball program and the university," Ammons wrote in the Aug. 13 letter.
Mike Jr just happens to be one of Dad's assistant coaches. He wants his Dad's old job...
"(Townsend) said he was unsure in which direction the administration was going, but that it was his hope that Avery and I could still be a part of the program," Gillespie Jr. told the Tallahassee Democrat by phone Tuesday evening.I don't need to be a hardcore sports book dude to know a sucker bet when I see one. When the U finds a new coach, that guy will fire Junior and everyone else the former coach hired about three milliseconds after he signs a contract.
"I told him it was my desire to be named interim coach for the remainder of the season. I thought Avery and I deserved that chance. We recruited these guys and helped lead them to a championship."
I can suggest a place where they can search for a basketball coach job. They're going to need the love and support Simply Hired can give them in their time of need.