Lon Kruger, the people’s coach: New OU basketball boss now taking your emails
Search: Pictures Text Other For: Created Published Search only lead paragraph Word root search Use thesaurus Search Tips Switch to Advanced Search Lon Kruger, new University of Oklahoma (OU) Sooner men's college basketball head coach, talks to the media after the team's workout on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Lon Kruger is taking suggestions.
Saying he wants fans feedback on everything, the new Oklahoma basketball coach released his email address Thursday. It’s coachkruger@ou.edu.
“I want fans to know they can reach out and contact me,” Kruger said in a statement. “I want to learn what they want to see in their basketball program. As I stated on Monday, this is a shared partnership where our fans are as big a part of our success as the coaches and players. This is our team.”
Publicizing his email address is one of Kruger’s first step toward fulfilling athletic director Joe Castiglione’s pledge that everything about the men’s basketball program is under review.
“I want to get fans’ thoughts on everything: game experience, ticket pricing, game times and dates, marketing efforts, online presence and expectations for their coach,” Kruger said in a statement. “I don’t know if we can effect everything, but I guarantee you we will evaluate all of it.”
Now if he’ll only promise a weekly reading of his mailbag, we’ll really be in for a treat.
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Really impressed that we have Locke as the coach of the men’s basketball team. This next year, we may even get off The Island.