Kimble wants Marymount job
Posted: Thursday March 20, 2008 07:06AM ET
As a precocious young adult, Bo Kimble bore the determined face of the Loyola Marymount basketball team in its most triumphant hour. In middle age, he wonders why he couldn't do it again. "I'm so upset about this that I can't even begin to tell you," the former Lions scoring machine said from his home outside Philadelphia, nominating himself to be the school's next coach. "At least twice I've mentioned to the powers that be that I would love the opportunity to get our program back on track. It's just a disgrace that they wouldn't even consider one of their most notable [graduates] at a time when they haven't had one season over .500 in 18 years." Never mind that Kimble, who will turn 41 on April 9, has never coached at the collegiate level -- or any level, for that matter. Or that Loyola Marymount, though rarely a factor in the West Coast Conference race, occasionally finishes above .500.
Bo Kimble, Mike Powell/Getty Images
Comments (16)
Bo, I feel your pain. I can't stand it, either, when I can't even get an interview for a job for which I have little or no qualifications. It's just beyond comprehension.
Trainwreck | 03/20/08, 08:45 AM
Report Offensive CommentLittle high on yourself huh Bo? Did you pick up the phone lefthanded to make that call? I heard thats your "schtick".
Field Marshall Sunny Day | 03/20/08, 09:11 AM
Report Offensive CommentThrow my name in there too. I coached high school girls for 7 years. I'm one up on ya' there, Bo!
1Hawkeye1 wants Vida | 03/20/08, 09:14 AM
Report Offensive CommentI bet I could coach that team left handed!
xxx84xxx | 03/20/08, 10:30 AM
Report Offensive CommentI know how Bo feels....I was just sitting here on my **** the other day thinking that I should be Russia's next president. I am am equally miffed that they did not call me......
THE TRUTH | 03/20/08, 01:34 PM
Report Offensive CommentCome on Loyola.....have a HEART....get it?
THE TRUTH | 03/20/08, 01:35 PM
Report Offensive Commenti wonder if they will collapse under the pressure....
xxx84xxx | 03/20/08, 01:44 PM
Report Offensive CommentWhy not give the man a shot not like the other coaches have done diddly squat with the team the last 10 years or so
cusefan21 | 03/20/08, 01:53 PM
Report Offensive CommentThis emminent decision has my heart all a flutter!
THE TRUTH | 03/20/08, 01:54 PM
Report Offensive Commentor maybe even skip a beat?
xxx84xxx | 03/20/08, 01:58 PM
Report Offensive CommentOn a related note....did you know that Hank's gramma is named:
Lucille Gathers Cheeseboro
You know what happens when you eat too much government cheese!
THE TRUTH | 03/20/08, 02:06 PM
Report Offensive CommentWha wha...I wanna coach....People in hell want icewater, whatcha gonna do?
The Peoples' Chicken | 03/20/08, 03:43 PM
Report Offensive CommentBo Kimble and Hank Gathers put Loyola on the map for a few years. They should at least give him a chance.
timewalker | 03/20/08, 06:59 PM
Report Offensive Commenteasy there Bo, try being an assistant first....
nyyfan | 03/20/08, 08:59 PM
Report Offensive CommentNever hire a duder named Bo. Bo is the name of your wife's third cousin once removed. He works at the local greasy spoon diner making sure your hashbrowns come scattered, smothered, covered.
bluesuedeshoes | 03/20/08, 10:18 PM
Report Offensive CommentBefore there was a Gonzaga, there was LMU. That the University has allowed the basketball program to flounder for nearly 20 years is disgraceful. I have no idea if Bo can coach. However, based on how far the program has fallen, what more damage can he do? At a minimum, I imagine he would be able to attract something better than third rate local talent to come in and wander around on the basketball court for 4 years.
back*slide2 | 03/23/08, 08:56 PM
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