1.  At colleges, athletic directors are usually responsible for hiring coaches.

2.  Barbara Hedges is justifiably proud of her record hiring coaches at Washington.

3.  Half the fans were cautious but willing to give Zook a chance, given the track record of athletics director Jeremy Foley when it comes to hiring coaches.

4.  The only problem with hiring good coaches, is keeping them.

5.  In the meantime, El Mundo Deportivo published an unconfirmed report that club chairman Jose Luis Nunez is thinking of hiring Italian coach Fabio Capello to replace Van Gaal.

6.  However he was relegated to a secondary role once again for the World Cup qualifiers as the Saudis penchant for hiring foreign coaches got hold of them once more.