2010 Runway to the Fashionable 4

March 31, 2010

It’s almost that time again. The 2010 Runway to the Fashionable 4 is about ready to kick off. The Conference Champions have already been announced and the at-large bids to the Fashion Tournament will be passed out shortly.

The 2010 NCAA and NIT Tournaments have provided me the opportunity to do a lot of additional scouting.

And I must say that the coaches were really styling in the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Buzz Peterson (Appalachian State) is a regal as they come, but Buzz parts with the sport coat before the first media timeout. Still he figures to be in the tournament.

Dan Altman (Creighton) is another “no jacket” coach, but Dana also pulls it off nicely. It’s impressive that he is so intense and yet his shirt remains so neatly pressed.

Jim Larranaga (George Mason) looks very Presidential. The buttoned-up look is quite the contrast from Buzz and Dana. He’s very sharp!

Kermit Davis (Middle Tennessee) has managed to recruit some great threads to Murfreesboro, TN. Kermit is styling when he is lounging at home.

Bob Thomason (Pacific) is the West Coast’s version of Larranaga. A Thomason-Larranaga (or a Larranaga-Thomason) ticket would get a lot of votes. Like Coach L, he is a class act also.

Cuonzo Martin (Missouri State) is an up and comer. In only his second season he has turned around the fortunes of the Bears. He has bright future on the court and maybe on the catwalk.

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March 1, 2010

Hello and welcome to the 2010 Runway to the Fashionable 4. I am excited to be a part of CollegeInsider.com’s Fashion Madness. The lovely Jill Montgomery will be working on some stylistic features, the debonair Seth Greenberg will provide the commentary and I will be tasked with picking the winners on the catwalk. It should be a lot of fun!

Last year Louisville’s Rick Pitino claimed the title of America’s most stylish. Hard to believe that it was Coach Pitino’s first-ever fashion crown. Is anybody more regal on the sidelines? Maybe Villanova’s Jay Wright would have something to say about that and there is no question that Coach Greenberg has an opinion.

I think I need to work on a list of College Basketball’s best-dressed follicle challenged coaches. Maybe a list of the most stylish non-division I coaches. And perhaps even a list of the most dapper members of the media. Are there any? Just kidding.

I want your input so be sure to visit me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/fashionable4