Army Football Makes a Change

ARMY ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL COACHING CHANGE
National Search for New Coach to Begin Immediately

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson announced Friday that Stan Brock will not return as West Point’s head football coach.

“I’d like to thank Stan for his hard work and dedication to the Army football program the past five years and wish him and his family well in the future,” Anderson said. “Stan and his family have been valued members of our athletic program and have made a significant impact in the West Point community.”

Brock was notified of the decision on Friday, six days after Army completed its season with a 34-0 loss to Navy. In two years at the Black Knights’ helm, Brock compiled a 6-18 coaching record (.250).

“I support the Athletic Director’s decision,” said Lt. Gen. Buster Hagenbeck, West Point Superintendent. “This was not a hasty or emotional decision, and Stan has been a great member of our community, but winning is particularly important to the military academy and to an Army at war. There is no substitute for victory.”

Anderson stated that a national search for Brock’s replacement will begin immediately.

“We have a search committee and will seek the advice and counsel of Academy leadership during the search process,” Anderson added. “We will not have a timetable to hire a new coach. It is more important to find the right person to lead this football program, however time is of the essence and we will move as quickly as possible. “

“Winning is very important to everyone associated with the Army football program. We will find an individual that provides our cadet-athletes with the best opportunity for success both on and off the football field. Our stated goal is to deliver a winning product that wins the Commander in Chief’s Trophy and earns postseason bowl bids, a program of which graduates, soldiers and fans around the world can be proud.”

That was the official press release we received from Army.

The CMSB will be at this afternoon’s media teleconference with AD Kevin Anderson and hopes to provide you with audio upon it’s conclusion.

Army/Navy Coverage-The Tuesday Stan Brock Press Conference

The weekly Stan Brock press conference is now ready to listen to (below). Army vs. Navy Saturday at Noon eastern kicks off the Central Maine Sports Blog’s marathon live blog on Saturday. (11:45 am est until after the final snap of Cincinnati/Hawaii, which starts at 11:30 pm est)

This Week on The Central Maine Sports Blog

Things are going to be a bit more national this week, as I am planning on some coverage of the Army/Navy game (I am also planning on a live blog next Saturday that will start with Army/Navy and end with Hawaii/Cincy. No I have no life. Thanks for asking though.)

We will have the Army teleconference with head coach Stan Brock tomorrow afternoon. We are working on getting a former player from both Army and Navy to talk about the rivalry and what it means to each side.

There will be some more things coming this week as well and as always we will have your local sports links and Big East coverage.

Expos Appreciation Update

Most of the interviews for Montreal Expos Appreciation are now posted, just waiting on Bill Lee from last night and the anthology will be complete. They are available at the top of the page, enjoy!

Also in case you missed it earlier in the week, 3 of the Monday Big XII press conferences are up (Bo Pelini, Dan Hawkins, and Mike Sherman), Army Head Coach Stan Brock’s weekly press conference, UMaine Defensive Tackle Raibonne Charles, and Tulane Head Coach Bob Toledo are also up, those are in the Talkshoe widget on the right hand side labeled “just the interviews”. Enjoy!

Army Football Coverage This Week

So far this week I have posted the weekly press conferences of Army coach Stan Brock and Texas A+M coach Mike Sherman, both of which are at the top this page and available in the red Talkshoe player. Army and Texas A+M play Saturday at 12:30 pm est, and the game is on Versus. I am working on getting an Army player on this week, I will keep you posted.

This Week’s Stan Brock Press Conference

This week’s press conference with Army head coach Stan Brock is up in the “Sports Vortex Interviews” widget (the red one). Got to ask two questions in this one. Enjoy.

Army Head Coach Stan Brock

Army Head Coach Stan brock was kind enough to join me this afternoon and talk about Army football and the upcoming game against Temple. You can listen to it above at the top of the page in the red Sports Vortex widget, click on “select a past episode” and the interview will be labeled accordingly.