University of Massachusetts coach Travis Ford has turned down the Providence coaching job, which leads me to this thought, okay more than one single thought.

Why did Providence fire Tim Welsh without someone(s) in mind to step in?

Why would they offer the job to an alum, Jim Larranaga of George Mason if he was going to turn them down? (If that didn't make sense, why wouldn't they have had him tell them he wasn't interested before turning them down and making them look foolish?)

Why can't they find someone to hire? This is the Big East right. (I mean I'll take the position.)

They've really run the gambit here.

Larranaga? No

Brown's Craig Robinson? No. Another PC alum, he left for Oregon State.

Larry Brown? Fran Fraschilla? Ohio U.'s Tim O'Shea are other names that have been thrown out there.

I guess this means we will go a few more days with the possibility of Siena coach Fran McCaffery and University at Albany coach Will Brown being in the "mix" for this position.