Arkansas Little Rock head coach Chris Beard responds to questions during a news conference as the team prepares for a second-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Denver. Beard has met with Texas Tech about its coaching vacancy, less than two weeks after being named UNLV's coach. UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy issued a statement Thursday, April 14, 2016, saying Beard met with Texas Tech after the school asked permission to speak with him. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Texas Tech basketball is Chris Beard’s idea of a dream job. Has been for some time, which is kind of weird, given that Texas Tech basketball isn’t anyone else’s concept of a dream job.