During college basketball's crazy season, when coaching transactions occur at a dizzying rate, some hires can knock fans over with a feather.
Or slap them in the face, as some Bulls partisans learned Monday night.
Veteran Akron coach Keith Dambrot, who reportedly turned down an offer to become USF's coach, has accepted a seven-year contract to coach Atlantic 10 doormat Duquesne.
On the surface, the decision -- spurning an American Athletic Conference program for an A-10 cellar dweller -- seems peculiar. But consider the fact Dambrot's father played at Duquesne. Also consider the reported terms of Dambrot's deal.