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Tulsa's success makes Kragthorpe a hot commodity

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Tulsa University sports fans know a good coach when they see one. They're also achingly familiar with the sight of a good coach's back as he walks away. Nolan Richardson coached there before leading Arkansas to a national basketball title. Tubby Smith coached there before winning a ring at Kentucky. Bill Self coached there before moving on to Illinois and then Kansas. So a school known as a basketball steppingstone is doing what it can to become a football destination for Steve Kragthorpe, ...

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