Bummed about Buzz
Roy Williams was asked Tuesday about the firing of former Tar Heel Buzz Peterson as Tennessee's coach earlier this week. He responded that Tennessee isn't exactly the best coaching job in the world.
He also has seen reports that missing the NCAA tournament four straight years isn't the only reason Peterson was canned.
"They've got to make their own decisions," Williams said, "but I read in articles it's because of attendance and concessions and souvenir sales. And a basketball coach has to handle his team, he's responsible for making the product good enough to put people in the stands, he has to work with the media and he has to work with the alumni.
"But I really didn’t know that the basketball coach was responsible for how much dadgum popcorn was sold."
Recalling his days as a high school coach, Williams revealed a trick of the concession trade: We used to put more salt in the popcorn to sell more Cokes.
I assume that worked with pretzels, too, causing many a fan to say: "These pretzels are making me thirsty."
Sorry, I can't let the day go by without at least one Seinfeld reference.
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I feel pretty sorry for Buzz. I think he's a great coach who will land a good coaching job soon. Maybe Virginia should give him a call.
Posted on March 17, 2005 2:38 PM
Appalachian State is the place for Buzz. Virginia is not going to hire a Dean Smith disciple. It will be very interesting to see who gets that job.
Posted on March 18, 2005 3:06 PM