Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis met with the media today. He did not go into details on why offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael was fired after an 18-year run as an assistant with the franchise. Loomis did say the team failed to meet expectations…
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Loomis was asked why Dennis Allen will be back for a third season. Allen has failed to bring the Saints to the playoffs and his record as a head coach in New Orleans is 16-18. Loomis says there have been several hall of fame coaches like Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, Bill Walsh and Bill Belichick that did not have a winning record in their first few seasons as a head coach.

Loomis also shot down a rumor that he was stepping down or his position within the organization was changing.

Louisiana Tech is looking for a new athletics director as Eric Wood is leaving after three plus years for a job with the Ole Miss athletic Department. La Tech president Doctor Jim Henderson will lead the search for a new A-D…
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In basketball action tonight, the LSU Tigers host Ole Miss. Both teams are 2-and-1 in conference play. The Rebels top player is Matthew Murrell who is averaging 17 points a game. Ole Miss is 15-and-1 on the year and they shoot 40-percent from three-point territory, which ranks seventh in the country.

The Ragin Cajuns are at Texas State. The Bobcats are 7-10 overall, 1-and-4 in the Sun Belt.

The Pelicans begin a four game homestand tonight by hosting Charlotte. The Hornets are 8-and-29 on the year.