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Early this afternoon Ball State University faculty and administrators received a letter from President Jo Ann Gora highlighting, above all else, Indiana’s imminent middle finger to higher education funding. What this means to the university who just lost its head football coach?
No more new hires! Gora writes:
In the short term, we are announcing a hiring [...]
ESPN is reporting, already, that Stan Parrish will be named as the new head coach of Ball State. This seems odd on a number of levels. First, when Tracy Roller left Ball State one of the first things we heard from Ball State to diffuse the immediate cry of ‘promote Lisa McDonald’ was that all [...]
It can now be considered official. Brady Hoke has left Ball State University for San Diego State University. Jo Ann Gora, via e-mail, confirmed as much earlier today, and The Star Press has Tom Collins on the record saying that Hoke has resigned as head football coach.
Today alumni from across the nation e-mailed Jo Ann [...]
UPDATE: Brady is gone.
This, more than anything, will reinforce Ball State’s image as a second class institution that you only go to until you can get someplace better.
The administration has been trying to change this image forever. That has been one of Ball State President Jo Ann Gora’s goals that she’s been working on for [...]
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After an amazing regular season Ball State football head coach Brady Hoke was invited to give the famous Top Ten segment of the Late Show. The category of course being “Top Ten Highlights of the Ball State Cardinals Football Season”. Letterman enjoyed and presented Hoke with a dozen roses at the end of the segment.
10. [...]