Texas Tech poaches UNLV's new Head Coach

[VU2014]

I thought we had a rough week losing Bryce, but UNLV... Their newly hired head coach Chris Beard leaves for another job after ONE week!!! I would be infuriated if I were a UNLV fan, player or administrator. What a low class individual. You proclaim your excitement and gratitude a week earlier to only to leave them for Texas Tech. Such a sleaze move by Chris Beard and the Texas Tech athletic department.

I'm all for coaches reaching for getting a raise and leaving for better opportunities in most cases but this is classless. If I'm a recruit and I see this and Chris Beard give you a call I would hang up the phone.

"UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy made the announcement in a statement issued at 11:11 a.m.

"This unprecedented move is extremely disappointing to the President (Len Jessup) and I, for our program and to our fans," Kunzer-Murphy said. "Our search process allowed us to develop a deep pool of qualified candidates, from which we will select a great coach who really wants to be here and who will honor his commitments in leading the Runnin' Rebels.""

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15210975/chris-beard-coach-texas-tech-red-raiders-less-week-accepting-unlv-job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGgWlll7CA8

[IndyValpo]

For those who do not know, this guy worked at Texas Tech under the world's biggest hypocrite Bob Knight. He learned from the master.....

[VU2014]

Bob Knight has his flaws and keeps a mean grudge, but the guy was a hell of a coach and stayed with Indiana for 30 years. I just have such a hard to time having any respect for chris beard.

[Kyle321n]

Alright so now we're going to lose Lottich to UNLV right?

[valpotx]

It also has to do with UNLV's board only approving his hire 9-4.  That was made public to him in a press conference.  I wouldn't want to work somewhere where almost 33% of your 'bosses' didn't want you. 

[StlVUFan]

And his family lives in Lubbock, right?

Either Gary Parrish or Andy Glockner was on twitter today defending the guy.