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Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread- Updates on Page 1

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Armchair_QB, Nov 27, 2011.

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  1. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Mostly because he recruited kids from PA who were rejected by Pitt and Penn State and used his Syracuse background to get some kids from NJ and downstate New York. Good enough for Big East but not ACC.
     
    derwood, Nov 28, 2011
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  2. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    He made UCONN a mediocre school in a mediocre (and that may be generous) conference. Sometimes it just becomes apparent very fast that something isn't going to work. To me, and to many others, this is one of those instances. John Feinstein summed up the case against Edsall pretty well today, I thought. I'm personally at peace with the idea that it's not going to happen. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't happen.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Nov 28, 2011
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  3. ejhayes737

    ejhayes737 Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Anyone think that Mike Leach would do well at Arizona State? Wonder if enough time has passed since the shed incident.
     
    ejhayes737, Nov 28, 2011
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  4. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread


    Because the Big East is a shit can, and it's proven every time one of its "name" coaches leave and go to a better league. Ever since the first ACC raid, This league makes average coaches look better than they really are.

    Since 2004:

    Walt Harris - Credited with "bringing Pitt back from the dead." Left for Stanford and fired after 5-6 and 1-11 seasons that included losses to powerhouse UC-Davis and San Jose State.

    Rich Rodriguez - Credited for WVU's best five year stretch in school history. Went to Michigan and tanked out in three seasons.

    Brian Kelly - Two conference titles in three seasons at Cincinnati. Unbridled mediocrity in two seasons at Notre Dame.

    Edsall - Already documented on this thread.

    the only coaches to leave the Big East in the past 10 years and overachieve has been Mark Dantonio and Petrino, but even Petrino had the bitch up in the NFL.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Nov 28, 2011
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  5. rmanfredi

    rmanfredi Active Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Oregon's offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich was an ASU assistant (he was the QB coach under Koetter). I would suspect he would get some attention. I'm not sure what Kevin Sumlin's contract situation is, but I would expect that he would be a candidate if he's interested.

    This job would make as much sense as the dozen other jobs that "make sense" for Leach that he doesn't wind up being a candidate for.
     
    rmanfredi, Nov 28, 2011
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  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    What's funny is the beat writers for almost any school that has an opening all seem intent on listing Leach as a candidate.

    Curious to see who is likely to replace Slick Rick at UCLA. How hilarious would it be if they beat Oregon and a 7-6 team got to play in the Rose Bowl? I know it's not going to happen, but just another reason why the current system is just a joke.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 28, 2011
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  7. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    The made for tv conference championship games are just as much of a joke.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Nov 28, 2011
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  8. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Want to bet on Neuheisel's replacement?
     
    Sam Mills 51, Nov 28, 2011
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  9. ejhayes737

    ejhayes737 Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Boise's Chris Petersen will likely get a call from UCLA.
     
    ejhayes737, Nov 28, 2011
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  10. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Replacing three gallon sleaze bucket with two gallon sleaze bucket is not much of improvement.
     
    derwood, Nov 28, 2011
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  11. rmanfredi

    rmanfredi Active Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    Especially when you consider how unbalanced conference schedules can become. If Utah would have beaten Colorado, they would have qualified for the championship game with their slate of PAC-12 North games being Washington, Washington State, Cal and Oregon State - no Oregon or Stanford (UCLA and Arizona State each played one of those two, while USC played both).

    FYI - can someone tell me if USC is the PAC-12 South champion or not? Because I keep seeing media references to UCLA being the division champion, but it seems to me that USC is technically the champion, but "unable to play in the PAC-12 title game because of post-season sanctions." That shouldn't preclude them from winning a regular season title, right?
     
    rmanfredi, Nov 28, 2011
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  12. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Re: Running 2011 College Coaching Changes Thread

    The $5 million chump change buyout to Dooley is on top of the $175K A MONTH UT is still paying Fulmer.

    And, no, there's no chance Fulmer returns. There's an entire new UT administration and athletic department since he was there.
     
    TigerVols, Nov 28, 2011
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