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May 19

What is the Athletic Philosophy of ETSU?

Are the Buccaneers still taking their guidance from the rear? Recently, I received feedback from an East Tennessee State fan who wanted to know why I hadn’t written about the Buccaneers’ Southern Conference men’s golf championship. Frankly, I hadn’t because college golf is not a sport with a…

Etsu Buccaneers

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What is the Athletic Philosophy of ETSU?
What is the Athletic Philosophy of ETSU?
Etsu Buccaneers

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Apr 30

A Tale of Two ETSU Coaches; Steve Brown and George Quarles

Brown has a Super Bowl ring, was the secondary coach during the Salad Days of Bucs football, and is doing some nice things in the USFL. Why didn’t we hear more about him when he was in Johnson City? If one wishes to examine the demise of East…

Steve Brown

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A Tale of Two ETSU Coaches; Steve Brown and George Quarles
A Tale of Two ETSU Coaches; Steve Brown and George Quarles
Steve Brown

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Apr 22

Tyree Robinson Overcomes Suppression to Sign With the Michigan Panthers

He’s the best football player ETSU has had since Gerald Sensabaugh. Yet few recognize him as such, and the reason why is likely also a reason for the Buccaneers’ football and basketball demise. An injustice has been corrected. A wrong has become a right. Tyree Robinson, the best…

Tyree Robinson

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Tyree Robinson Overcomes Suppression to Sign With the Michigan Panthers
Tyree Robinson Overcomes Suppression to Sign With the Michigan Panthers
Tyree Robinson

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Mar 21

Brooks Savage hired as ETSU head men’s basketball coach

The up-and-comer has arrived. But what will he deliver? The reason ETSU Richard Sander was brought back as athletic director was because he has had the Midas touch when it comes to hiring men’s basketball coaches. He’s never hired a men’s basketball coach that didn’t win 20 games…

Brooks Savage

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Brooks Savage hired as ETSU head men’s basketball coach
Brooks Savage hired as ETSU head men’s basketball coach
Brooks Savage

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Mar 16

How’d the Tri-Cities Media Handle the Story of the Year, Namely ETSU Firing Desmond Oliver?

In the Tri-Cities, sports stories generally don’t get bigger than the hiring and firing of an ETSU basketball coach. Here’s how the local media handled it. There is not a more glamorous position in Tri-Cities sports than ETSU men’s basketball coach. So when ETSU fires their men’s basketball…

Etsu Buccaneers

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How’d the Tri-Cities Media Handle the Story of the Year, Namely ETSU Firing Desmond Oliver?
How’d the Tri-Cities Media Handle the Story of the Year, Namely ETSU Firing Desmond Oliver?
Etsu Buccaneers

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Mar 13

Five Basketball Coaches ETSU Will Consider Hiring (and a few more they probably won’t)

Athletic Director Richard Sander historically always hires the best. He’s back now to find the man who will lead the Buccaneers back to prominence. Who will be ETSU’s next men’s basketball coach? Athletic director Richard Sander has a track record of hiring good coaches. He hired Steve Forbes to lead…

College Basketball

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Five Basketball Coaches ETSU Will Consider Hiring (and a few more they probably won’t)
Five Basketball Coaches ETSU Will Consider Hiring (and a few more they probably won’t)
College Basketball

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Mar 10

Desmond Oliver Fired as ETSU Head Men’s Basketball Coach

It simply had to happen It’s refreshing Desmond Oliver is no longer the head coach at ETSU. Refreshing not in that a man has lost his job. But refreshing in that ETSU’s historic demeanor of telling everyone everything is sensational when it isn’t, so prevalent under former athletic directors David…

Desmond Oliver

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Desmond Oliver Fired as ETSU Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Desmond Oliver Fired as ETSU Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Desmond Oliver

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Mar 7

Why ETSU Hasn’t Fired Desmond Oliver . . . At Least Not Yet

Is changing the culture of ETSU men’s basketball more important than winning games? This is the first time in ten years the Buccaneers have lost 20 games in a season. The reason ETSU went 10–22 that year is because two of the best players on the roster, Marcus…

Etsu Basketball

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Why ETSU Hasn’t Fired Desmond Oliver . . . At Least Not Yet
Why ETSU Hasn’t Fired Desmond Oliver . . . At Least Not Yet
Etsu Basketball

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Feb 11

Who You Want To Coach ETSU Is Not Who Should Coach ETSU

UNC-A’s Mike Morrell will be a local favorite to be the Bucs’ new head men’s basketball coach. But he’s not the one Richard Sander should, or likely will, target if and when a coaching change is made. My gut tells me ETSU’s men’s basketball team is going to…

Etsu Buccaneers

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Who You Want To Coach ETSU Is Not Who Should Coach ETSU
Who You Want To Coach ETSU Is Not Who Should Coach ETSU
Etsu Buccaneers

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Feb 5

ETSU Needs To Retire Numbers, Not Jerseys

ETSU is honoring their former players by not honoring them at all. So much of East Tennessee State’s identity is trying to play both sides of the fence. Take, for instance, the way they tried to handle the controversy surrounding the men’s basketball team kneeling for the national…

Etsu Buccaneers

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ETSU Needs To Retire Numbers, Not Jerseys
ETSU Needs To Retire Numbers, Not Jerseys
Etsu Buccaneers

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