DESPITE FLAK ... WHO ELSE IS BETTER COACH?
I have come to the conclusion that Virginia, the state of, lives in an alternate universe when it comes to college athletics. Where else would they celebrate a basketball coach who makes $1.7 million annually… yet has been to three NCAA tournaments in … 19 years? Or, would they hire an Ivy League coach with a losing record … who relies on three-point field goals (33, making 12, in a three-point NIT loss at Ohio State) … which is like watching the NBA … which, frankly, would never be described as an endorsement here? And, they have the nerve to say, “We are committed to athletic excellence.” THEN THERE is the man in charge of the DI program in Charlottesville … where he has built a winner unlike any other … based on defense … not just rolling the ball out on the floor and allowing the players to create one-on-one offense on their own. TONY BENNETT is a coach who … are you ready for this? … actuall...