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Coaching rumors and hires
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:06 pm
by Adelpiero
shocked Bowers got canned, he has done a hell of a job at Southern Miss. He brought some credibility to the program.
Rumor: Jimmy Johnson in talks with Arkansas about head coaching job. buwahahahahaha ok, it could happen, but why would he leave his easy gig and Florida pad on beach for Fayetteville?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:11 pm
by RumpleForeskin
Art Briles is interviewing with Baylor. If he gets the job, then would it be rediculous for me to think that Fran or Gailey would consider taking the UofH job?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:29 pm
by Frank Beamer's growth
Heard Billy Callahan is a being considered for Arkansas. What idiot would hire him.....oh yeah I remember.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:33 pm
by Danimal
Out of all the firings I'd say Bower's has the most likelihood of blowing-up in the university's faces. He is a good coach.
Johnson to Ark? Haven't heard that rumor yet but I guess I can see it. If he still has a coaching-itch he better scratch it soon. Johnson would play well down there. Only trouble is how long would he stay? Recruits want to commit to a guy they expect to be there when they are seniors.
Rumor-mill has Ark basically offering the job to Pelini last weekend, Ark's AD wanted Bo back when he was hiring for Pitt but got outvoted cuz folks wanted Wannstadt. Why folks assumed Wannstadt would be good is beyond me. If anything his time in the NFL proved he isn't a HC. Pelini has gotten some mention for Ga Tech too.
The three known interviewees for Neb so-far are Pelini, Gill, and Grobe. Others getting a decent amount of speculation are Kelly, Paul Johnson, and Chris Peterson in that order.
Interesting to see Ol Miss snatch-up Nutt with the quickness.
Lane Kiffin or Bobby Petrino returning to the college-game has gotten some speculation. I think Lane would be more likely than Petrino. Who really wants to work for Al Davis?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:44 pm
by Moby Dick
heard that the announcement for the Nebraska job is today at 4pm?
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:47 pm
by Danimal
There was speculation due to a players' meeting a 4:00 today. But the "official" line is that is just an end-of-the-season meeting for the players to vote mvp's, discuss the end-of-the-season dinner, winter-conditioning, and such.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:50 pm
by Shoalzie
Two local rumors I heard on the radio...
Michigan assistant Fred Jackson mentioned as a candidate for the Duke job...poor bastard.
Michigan interviewed Mike DeBord and will be interviewing Ron English...hopefully both were just courtesy interviews.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:55 pm
by Goober McTuber
Excellent article by Pat Forde on this subject. Includes feedback on KC BBQ at the end.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/ ... d=tab1pos1
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:10 pm
by SoCalTrjn
Chris Peterson to be next football coach at UCLA
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:40 pm
by L45B
^ That would be a bad move for him, IMO. There are better jobs with better offers.
Wouldn't be surprised if Neuweasel gets a sniff of Westwood.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:58 pm
by SoCalTrjn
yeah, its only the school with the best athletic department in the nation, as much as it pains me to say. nobody else has reached 100 national titles
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:02 pm
by Adelpiero
UCLA would be a great gig for a midmajor coach trying to find his final destination, they have the facilities, and demo to get the kids in state.
they would be able to squeeze out Cal and be #2 in state in recruiting. find some out of staters who want to go out west, and bam, u have a top10-20 program yearly
Re: Coaching rumors and hires
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:05 pm
by Terry in Crapchester
Adelpiero wrote:Rumor: Jimmy Johnson in talks with Arkansas about head coaching job. buwahahahahaha ok, it could happen, but why would he leave his easy gig and Florida pad on beach for Fayetteville?
Intriguing. Johnson played college football at Arkansas and might relish a return to his alma mater for that reason. OTOH, he's 64, and almost two decades removed from his most recent college coaching gig. Plus, he has a much cushier job right now, as you mentioned.
I wouldn't hold my breath, but stranger things have happened.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:21 pm
by Danimal
I know Neuweasel used to coach the enemy but I think WSU would be smart to look at him. Otherwise I'd look at a nonBCS-HC like Mendenhall(tough get), Briles, Graham from Tulsa, or (showing my bias) Gill.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:36 pm
by Adelpiero
Leach and Chow are front runners for UCLA job.
Both interested, only thing that will save Carl, is beating USC
man would that suck UCLA fan, another year of mediocrity
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:47 pm
by Dinsdale
Adelpiero wrote:they would be able to squeeze out Cal and be #2 in state in recruiting.
More like #3. Their neighbors-to-the-north trump everyone in california in recruiting besides USC.
And I very much doubt any PAC team is going to offer Weasel a coaching job ever again. First off, he started pointing fingers at every coach in the conference accusing them of recruiting violations, which was a really weak attempt to hide his own. For another, most ADs aren't
that retarded -- dude's left his last two programs in complete shambles. I could see where Wazzu would have a soft spot for him, since he launched Wazzu into several years' worth of being the top program in the state, and made Wazzu and Oregon's recruiting in the Seattle area a piece of cake... but you'd have to be an idiot to hire the guy... something about "fool me once, shame on you -- fool me twice..."
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:49 pm
by Dinsdale
Oh, I hear Stan Brock might go to Army...
Wait, he already did last year... and no one noticed.
Dude is a dick-btw.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:59 pm
by Jimmy Medalions
Chow as a head coach is a trainwreck in the making. I hope for his sake he sticks w/ his current role at Tennessee because that's his highest and best use.
UCLA is a terrible football job. The school, funded by the state, has already made a huge commitment to fund their basketball program. Dorrell was a budget hire at the time and there are no signs that UCLA is prepared to pay big money for a big name coach. If I was Peterson I would wait for a bigger payday.
Slickie Rickie would be lucky to get the Wazzu job, let alone a more significant program in the Pac. Guy has been damaged goods everywhere he goes.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:07 am
by L45B
I would think Mike Price back to the Palouse is a gimme.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:14 am
by Jimmy Medalions
Should be.
For a while, rumor had it Steve Sarkesian was gonna get the job.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:19 am
by The Seer
Jimmy Medalions wrote:Chow as a head coach is a trainwreck in the making. I hope for his sake he sticks w/ his current role at Tennessee because that's his highest and best use.
UCLA is a terrible football job. The school, funded by the state, has already made a huge commitment to fund their basketball program. Dorrell was a budget hire at the time and there are no signs that UCLA is prepared to pay big money for a big name coach.
Also, UCLA insists on maintaining strict entrance requirements that dwarf even Kal. The
campus is in a high rent neighborhood so the cost of living vs. the compensation is not a good equation. The only hope is that inspite of the Dorrell debacle, the school set attendance records this year at the Rose Bowl, so maybe that will get the attention of regents and alumni that may realize football is a revenue maker.
UCLA could land a decent name due to the high profile, being in SoCal, recruiting haven, etc... but not the locale to make a career (then again, what school is other than Hawaii?)
Since your 1st paragraph was spot, just added for detail...
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:09 am
by Dinsdale
Jimmy Medalions wrote:For a while, rumor had it Steve Sarkesian was gonna get the job.
The Seer wrote:Jimmy Medalions wrote:but not the locale to make a career (then again, what school is other than Hawaii?)
And therein lies the rub with Wazzu -- what decent coach is going to want to make a long-term home in the shothole that is Eastern Washington?
Then, you've got to try and hopefully recruit some African American kids to live in the Racism Capital of the USA.
Good luck with that.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:18 pm
by Jimmy Medalions
I agree Dins. Wazzu would be a two-year stop for Sark before he moves on to a legitimate program. I think he's got a bright career in front of him. He just needs a couple years with the HC title on his resume before he makes a big splash.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:29 pm
by Felix
SoCalTrjn wrote:Chris Peterson to be next football coach at UCLA
I can assure you that's not going to happen.....
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:57 pm
by Adelpiero
briles to Baylor
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:58 am
by Q, West Coast Style
Dinsdale wrote:
Racism Capital of the USA.
Not since the Aryan Nation lost their Hayden Lake compound in a lawsuit brough by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Actually, WSU the first Pac-10 school to hire a black coach in a major sport (Ravelling). AND the student body president one year I was there was African American (But he got his presidency stripped for bad grades . . . true fact.)
And Oh yeah, the curent UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, Elson Floyd, is an African American.
But I know I know, it's rural so it must be a racist shithole. Dins, Dins, Dins, I expect that from a SoCal but a fellow ULer?
Back to the coaching rumor, my sources tell me the favorites are Eastern Washington coach Paul Wulff (former WSU player) and Dave Christensen, Mizzou Assistant head coach and o coord (Washington ties). It's still wide open, though.
PS Dins: Tony Bennett was contacted by Michigan brass after last season about the Wolverine hoops gig but chose to stay in the Racist Shithole.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:00 am
by Danimal
OU-OC Kevin Sumlin and Turner Gill are supposed to be getting some mention for the Wazzou-job.
Neb likely won't be naming anyone til next week. Neb has permission to talk to Kelly but he has denied contact(for what that is worth). Mich seems to be targeting Miles now, supposed to interview after Tenn-game. Neb and Kelly would be wise to make this happen. Paul Johnson is rumored to be interviewing for the job after the Army game.
Duke is supposed to be jocking Paul Johnson hard.
Some big name are coming up for Arkansas potentials, Tuberville and Lane Kiffin. I've also read that Mike Leach might get a look.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:20 am
by King Crimson
Danimal wrote:OU-OC Kevin Sumlin and Turner Gill are supposed to be getting some mention for the Wazzou-job.
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also talk of Sumlin to A&M as OC. He splits the OC duties at OU with Kevin Wilson (who calls the plays).
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:22 am
by RumpleForeskin
Adelpiero wrote:briles to Baylor
As a UH grad, I hate to see him go but I knew this was just a stepping stone for his dream job. Baylor is a great fit for him considering his legacy at the nearby high school when he coached Stephenville to two state titles. He knows the area well and should be able to recruit better that his predecesors.
As for UofH, I really hope they don't try and hire a name. See Clyde Drexler. No, no, they are better off doing what they did when they hired Briles. Go find a decent assistant from a moderately sucessful program with a lot of ambition and similar offensive strategies as Briles and plug him into an already good system. Not much change should equate to more 8-4 ro maybe even 9-3 seasons. I'll take it.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:56 am
by Adelpiero
And Oh yeah, the curent UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, Elson Floyd, is an African American
good luck with that fuckin tard
If he didnt have the dirt on other MU board memebers, he would of been shit canned years before he left
god riddence to him and that dumb cunt of a wife he has.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:58 am
by Q, West Coast Style
Adelpiero wrote:And Oh yeah, the curent UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, Elson Floyd, is an African American
good luck with that fuckin tard
If he didnt have the dirt on other MU board memebers, he would of been shit canned years before he left
god riddence to him and that dumb cunt of a wife he has.
Didn't his wife party with and let some "troubled youth" drive their car . . . or something like that?
Not a fan of "E-Flo" I take it?
By the way, if he blackmailed major state university board members into keeping his job, his status in my book just went WAY UP!
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:22 am
by Adelpiero
Q, West Coast Style wrote:Adelpiero wrote:And Oh yeah, the curent UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, Elson Floyd, is an African American
good luck with that fuckin tard
If he didnt have the dirt on other MU board memebers, he would of been shit canned years before he left
god riddence to him and that dumb cunt of a wife he has.
Didn't his wife party with and let some "troubled youth" drive their car . . . or something like that?
Not a fan of "E-Flo" I take it?
By the way, if he blackmailed major state university board members into keeping his job, his status in my book just went WAY UP!
his wife was the tard caught on tapes, while the MU players who's name we dont use was in prison, talking shit about staying away from white girls, they trouble, and other racist shit. Plus, he was a horrible president, he had to have some dirt, or they were afraid he'd play this if he was fired:
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:34 pm
by Killian
I've heard Sam might be very pissed and JSC might be happy.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:41 pm
by MuchoBulls
Georgia Tech is interviewing UConn's Randy Edsall
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:53 pm
by orcinus
Killian wrote:I've heard Sam might be very pissed and JSC might be happy.
I think you'd see two cities burn to the ground if that were to actually happen. Homer boards claim to have flight iteneraries for Saban, though, so you can't rule anything out at this point. Apparently, he's not the choice of the decision-maker but has a strong alumni group backing a possible return (which is being blocked, of course, by another alumni group that would sooner gargle broken glass 24/7 than see this happen).
If you place any stock at all in the homer boards (bwahahahas are locked and loaded), an offer is pending based on the result of this political struggle, and Saban is extremely receptive to the possibility.
Of course, eyewitnesses also have pegged Jimmy Johnson in B.A., so who knows what's going to shake out in the end.
Bless our collection of homer boards ... much amusement.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:08 pm
by Sky
Adelpiero wrote:
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BWHAAA, love the Race Card.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:11 am
by WolverineSteve
So you're saying that the SEC is incestuous? Whodathunk?
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:48 am
by Screw_Michigan
elson floyd was the best thing to ever happen to western michigan. we had our peak enrollment during his term and he was fully commited to athletics and the continued growth as the mac's premier school (second to miami and ohio).
while his c--t wife and rickey paulding were disgusting, i'll take the short term of floyd over the disasterous term of prez judy bailey we had. god help if she ever becomes president of YOUR alma mater. kiss your football budget and olympic budget goodbye.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:53 am
by K2BAD
Adelpiero wrote:And Oh yeah, the curent UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, Elson Floyd, is an African American
good luck with that fuckin tard
If he didnt have the dirt on other MU board memebers, he would of been shit canned years before he left
god riddence to him and that dumb cunt of a wife he has.
Ya'll will have your ass handed to you on a platter tonight mofo. Mizzery fans sure crawl out from the wood work.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:30 pm
by King Crimson
we'll see who Bo hires as OC at NU. this "back to the past" thing is dangerous.
Pelini may be an up and comer, but i think it's a little weird for NU to go for the guy after one year coaching in Lincoln based on the idea that he "get's it" about the NU family.
smarter people than me have said, you can't go home again.
Barney Cotton did a good job that year too!