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Michigan Fires Tommy Amaker

Mar 17, 2007 – 3:57 PM
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Michael David Smith

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Michigan fired head coach Tommy Amaker today, bringing to an end a six-year reign for a coach who cleaned up a troubled program but never got his team to the NCAA Tournament. Amaker's last game was a loss to Florida State in the second round of the NIT.

To most Michigan fans, this decision is long overdue. At Maize n Brew, they're saying, "This could quite possibly be the best day ever." MGoBlog is already promising a coach-hiring blowout on Monday.

Michigan athletic director Bill Martin had a somewhat more subdued reaction saying, "Letting Tommy go was the toughest decision I've had to make in seven years as athletic director."

Amaker is a nice, classy guy in a business where being nice and classy doesn't buy you any job security if you aren't also winning ball games. Amaker's record at Michigan was 109-83 and 43-53 in the Big Ten.

Previously at FanHouse:
Michigan: NIT; Amaker: Out of Work
Go Buckeyes! Michigan Fans Want Tommy Amaker Fired
It's Over for Tommy Amaker
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