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How long has Tubby Tarkanian been the manager of the Vigilantes?
Was he named for the UNLV basketball coach?
Do managers in the IBA usually only ever manage one team? Or do they get fired and hired somewhere else?

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Originally Posted by Dark Horse (Post 4417541)

Tubby is in his 6th year at the helm of the V's.
Yes, I gave him the last name of the UNLV basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian… I like Armenian names... long ago and far away when EC was in his teens Stanford had an All-American quarterback named Gary Kerkorian... he went on to have a mediocre NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts... he was third string to the great Johnny Unitas... I think he is the first Armenian name I ever encountered in sports.

Tubby was a big catcher, so that's why he has that nickname... 5'8" and 230 pounds... fairly good catcher for 16 years... modest career numbers... was really good early in his career... had good power.

I have a good answer as to why the managers don't go to other teams when they get fired... it is a way of life in Islandia to be born, live and die in the same town... it's a cultural thing... players don't move to to other teams for the same reason... also EC is sometimes lazy and doesn't like to change the managers much... I also forget to do it... however, lately I have been getting the longtime skippers to gracefully retire... the Islandian fans are very loyal to hometown boys... so you don't have a lot of change... the fans tolerate many years of mediocrity... also some teams are owned by families and they don't fire their relatives... Rocky Rapids and the Noland family... Kentwood and the Hankins family.

Tubby Tarkanian's Managerial Record.

He was the Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year in 2058.

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Part of me enjoys seeing that almost every RU team picked to win their division is a solid 5 games back so far. Minus Volusia. Of course, that 5 games back rings true to usual RU West favorite Middlefield. Can't pick them all I guess. Then again, they are 3-1 in the TU. Maybe they have a preference for one league over the other...

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Originally Posted by SuperHappyTime (Post 4418599)

Never notice a preference for one league over the other in OOTPB... the Tycobbian Union is way ahead 40-18 in All-Star Games, but the Pro Cups are fairly even... TU has a 30-28 advantage in Pro Cups over the Ruthlandian Union.

Down through the history of the IPA, various teams have had 10-year runs of dominating a division, but no team has dominated the Pro Cup.

As you can see, Middlefield has had three good runs... especially from 2045 to 2056... looking at their roster in '59 tells me the glory days are gone for awhile... the Roosters have to rebuild to get back in contention.

IPA Playoff History

TYCOBBIAN UNION 30 PRO CUPS
RUTHLANDIAN UNION 28 PRO CUPS

Sadly, only 30 of the 64 teams have ever won the Pro Cup trophy.

Turon 4
North Hills 4
Valmara 4

Tuckanarra 3
Southport 3
Middlefield 3
Waleska 3
Rolling Hills 3
Far Mountain 3
Crystal Lake 3

South Fork 2
Eastshore 2
Midway 2
Wynnamac 2
Red Bluff 2

Sugar Valley 1
Taranto 1
Volusia 1
Oxford 1
Ranford 1
Rocky Rapids 1
San Alejo 1
Sligo 1
Blue Lake 1
Colfax 1
Elnora 1
Hartsdale 1
High Mesa 1
Kenwood 1
Arlon 1

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