Ron Turner's Wikipedia page surely got a traffic spike this morning as FIU Golden Panthers fans tried to figure who the hell exactly the team had hired as their new coach.
Yes, after the surprise firing of Mario Cristobal, Athletic Director Pete Garcia has chose Ron Turner, a man with a former stint as the head coach of Illinois and a string of OC and QB coaching gigs in college and the NFL, as the team's new coach.
Twitter is not impressed.
FIU is paying money to an AD who hired Isiah Thomas and is replacing Mario Cristobal with Ron Turner. Can't make that up.
-- Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 4, 2013
"I am the Ron who turns." RT @jasonkirksbn: Maybe FIU didn't hire Ron Turner, but rather "Ron, Turner," the Ron who turns.
-- Holly (@Nastinchka) January 4, 2013
Who is Ron Turner? The other coach in Bad New Bears? WTF? #fiu
-- Better Duck (@Betterduck) January 4, 2013
I would love to hear who Ron Turner actually beat out for the #FIU job. John L. Smith? Joker Phillips? Don Strock again?
-- Jeremy Marks-Peltz (@jmpeltz) January 4, 2013
Brilliant move, FIU. Fire Cristobal after 3-win season. Hire 59-year-old Ron Turner, who won 3 or fewer games in 4 of 8 seasons at Illinois.
-- Matt Brown (@MattBrownSoE) January 4, 2013
For those who don't know, #FIU has Richard Pitino, Rick's son. Kenny Arena (Soccer), Bruce's son. And now Ron Turner, Norv's brother?
-- Igor Mello (@SuperIgor) January 4, 2013
So #FIU fired Mario Cristobal, and hired Ron Turner. Not the other way around. So much for progress.
-- Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) January 4, 2013
Brilliant move, FIU. Fire Cristobal after 3-win season. Hire 59-year-old Ron Turner, who won 3 or fewer games in 4 of 8 seasons at Illinois.
-- Matt Brown (@MattBrownSoE) January 4, 2013
Ron Turner hasn't really coached in 20 some years, since before he came to Champaign, where he didn't coach either.
-- Danielle (@DanielleBloeme) January 4, 2013
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