OVCExtra Podcast

Episodes

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   OVCExtra No. 49 - Dave Loos

   OVC Hall of Famer Dave Loos, former Austin Peay coach, is the winningest men's basketball coach in OVC history. Loos, a four-time OVC Coach of the Year, was the Govs head coach from 1990 through 2017 and finished his career with 421 victories, including 257 in league play. Overall he won 502…

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   Feb 15, 2023
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   OVCExtra No. 48 - Ron English (Part 2)

   This is part two of the conversation with Ron English, who was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2011, is a former OVC associate commissioner who now serves as the Director of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Ron served the OVC for 15 years (1992-2007) and at one time he was...

   Jan 31, 2023
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   OVCExtra No. 47 - Ron English (Part 1)

   Ron English, who was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2011, is a former OVC associate commissioner who now serves as the Director of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Ron served the OVC for 15 years (1992-2007) and at one time he was the longest tenured staff member in OVC...

   Jan 18, 2023
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   OVCExtra No. 46 - Jerry Carpenter

   Jerry Carpenter has been associated with UT Martin for nearly 60 years, first as a student, then manager of the campus bookstore, then later then head men's golf coach and now in retirement, volunteer assistant golf coach. He has also worked on the football chain gang and basketball table crew…

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   Nov 9, 2022
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   OVCExtra No. 45 - Dr. Jon Steinbrecher

   Dr. Jon Steinbrecher served as the Commissioner of the OVC from 2003-09 before moving to the Mid-American Conference. At the OVC he negotiated a television deal that included putting the first basketball games on ESPNU (the first league to do so), helped the OVC secure the hosting rights to the...

   Oct 5, 2022
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   OVCExtra No. 44 - Van Compton

   Van is in her 35th year as head volleyball coach at Little Rock and has won more than 600 career matches, which ranks 15th nationally among Division I head coaches. She also spent two years as the women's basketball coach for the Trojans. Prior to Little Rock joining the OVC, she led the Trojans…

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   Sep 21, 2022
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   OVCExtra No. 43 - Dan Beebe (Part 2)

   This is Part 2 of our conversation with Dan Beebe; check out episode 42 to hear the first part of the podcast. Beebe served as OVC Commissioner from 1989-2003 before moving on to the Big 12 Conference. During his time at the OVC, Beebe served as chair for the I-AA Governance Committee and as a...

   Sep 7, 2022
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   OVCExtra No. 42 - Dan Beebe (Part 1)

   Dan Beebe served as OVC Commissioner from 1989-2003 before moving on to the Big 12 Conference. During his time at the OVC, Beebe served as chair for the I-AA Governance Committee and as a member on the NCAA Division I Management Council. He also helped negotiate a multi-year television deal and...

   Aug 17, 2022
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   OVCExtra No. 41 - Cindy Gannon

   Cindy Gannon, the former Southeast Missouri volleyball coach and administrator, became the 93rd member of the OVC Hall of Fame in June 2022. She served Southeast Missouri for over 30 years, including 16 seasons as head volleyball coach (1989-2004) and additional 14 years as the department’s…

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   Aug 3, 2022
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    OVCExtra No. 40 - Jim Delany (Part 2)

    This is Part 2 of our conversation with Jim Delany; check out episode 39 for the first part. Jim Delany served as OVC Commissioner from 1979-89 before taking over as Commissioner at the Big Ten, where he served 31 years until his retirement in 2020. During his time at the OVC he saw National...

    Jul 20, 2022