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No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs: Is TCU second-best in Big 12?
By Rob Dauster
Jamie Dixon, who reached 11 NCAA tournaments in 13 seasons as Pittsburgh’s head coach, was run out of town after the 2015-16 season because he wasn’t good enough.
That’s what happens when you take a historically-downtrodden basketball program and win big for a few seasons. Missing two NCAA tournaments in a five-season stretch becomes a fireable offense.
Since Pitt ran off Dixon, the Panthers have had their come-to-Jesus moment, ending the Kevin Stallings-era after just two years, one of which included a winless ACC season. Dixon, on the other hand, has landed in Fort Worth and turned TCU into a top 25 program.
Seriously.
Read more at https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/10/08/2018-2019-tcu-basketball-preview/