While a few big-name coaches may surface at the conclusion of the regular season, the list of current candidates is unimpressive.

Snyder did something that few in the league thought he could, which was lure a big-name coach to the team.

Typical big-name coach, distancing himself from a potential mess, one he helped create.

So renting Parcells for a year would be the price of doing business with big-name former coaches deemed to have special input.

April is for recruiting and then there is a relatively calm period until a big-name coach begins giving clinics or conducting camp during the summer.

So has just about every big-name coach.

Three big-name coaches in a big city that is used to big-time success - in every sport.

And, if the Knicks go for a big-name coach for next season, he said, "This organization has been very good to me."

He did a superb job under difficult circumstances, and hiring a big-name coach to replace him is no guarantee for success.

As Schwartzwalder later put it, "The alumni wanted a big-name coach.