Lots of people are thinking that Fickell is just going to stick around until Tressel retires and take over for him. He's gotten a lot of offers and obviously wants to wait for the "right" job.Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinWolv
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Lots of people are thinking that Fickell is just going to stick around until Tressel retires and take over for him. He's gotten a lot of offers and obviously wants to wait for the "right" job.Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinWolv
When will Tressel retire? Next year would be nice.
Probably whenever Michigan beats us again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
Should be at least a decade or more, then. ;)
Just wait until Jim Harbaugh is announced as coach on January 4th! He won't be making a ton of excuses OR playing Josh Groban all night long.
Tress, while a very good coach, is also a benefactor of a poor decade of UM football that doesn't have direction. Carr's attitude and approach to recruiting and football changed after getting embarrassed by TENN in the 2001 (I think it was 2001) bowl game. UM's defensive recruiting went to shit around that timeframe and never really got better, only to get very poor under RR. The lack of a good DC has been a problem for years at UM and only highlighted by RR's refusal to allow them to do their job the way they want and lack of focus on defensive recruiting, as the defensive side of the ball was dangerously thin when RR got into town, and he made it worse.
Austin: Agreed on all points. Both the 90s (for Ohio State, under Cooper) and the 00s (for Michigan under Carr and RR) had their ebbs and flows because of differences in how the teams managed their personnel. The current state under RR, particularly the defense, is probably the most egregious example of this, but Ohio State had some utter disappointments under Cooper as well. Not to the overall level of recent Michigan, but in terms of the rivalry, certainly.
I get my Christmas interrupted with rumors that Tressel is out at Ohio State from a nobody blogger out of chicago. AD Gene Smith says rumors are unfounded. *sigh* anyway, back to this eggnog....
I was told a few days ago by "a source close to the situation" that Texas is going to get Boise's OC. Dunno if he's under contract or if he'd have to get the title of Assistant HC or what. Just thought I'd pass it along. I have no idea if this will happen or not, but the person who said it has intimate knowledge of UT's dealings.
Tom Dienhart: The more coaches I talk to, the more I hear Rich Rodriguez may be a target for the Maryland job.
No way he'll take that job because he's scared to have to play WVU again.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdj
Scared?Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
ROFLQuote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
RichRod might be in a spot where it's better to go to a school that wants him versus getting fired and then sitting out a year (or more). Mike Leach may be quirkier, but IMO is a better coach than Rodriguez and it looks like he will need to resurrect his career via the OC route. Going to Maryland would keep him at a BCS program. Rich also has Josh Groban to help raise him up, should he get fired.
Zzzzzziiiiiinnngggg!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cdj
Yeah ... okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
On that note ... why the hell do you guys have an annual home-and-home against Maryland?
I'll have to disagree about Leach. I think Rich Rod is the better coach. Rich Rod built WVU up to a top notch program while Leach has had one good year. Sure Leach would win 8 games but his schedule guaranteed him 4 wins ooc and how much better can you get when you are recruiting in Texas. The fact Texas high schools all run pass based spread offenses also made Texas Tech the ideal spot for him. Plus he's always angling for a better job like Petrino. I think he may struggle in his next coaching gig.
Both Rich Rod and Leach run very specific systems so they may take a little longer to be successful.
I disagree with this last part... I think Leach would have a much easier time converting an offense than RichRod would. With Leach's offense, you need a passing quarterback, pretty much every school tries to recruit those. With RichRod's, you HAVE to have a Denard Robinson or a Pat White which are obviously much harder to find.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
That is probably true. A good dual-threat QB is harder to find than a passing QB.
I mean, all you have to do is look at the offensive success East Carolina had this year (the fact that they're shooting themselves in the foot against Maryland nonwithstanding) for an example of how easy it is for Texas Tech's offense to be employed at a school. Bring five former TTU coaches to ECU ... best offense in school history. Done.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylan...rginia_rivalryQuote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
Gotta spout my Rich Rod hate man. Gotta hate.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
Weird ... somehow I hadn't noticed WVU / Maryland being annual opponents. Don't know how I missed that.
<------ this guy in the same boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
I had no clue either.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
It's because it's Maryland. Nobody cares. And for some reason they think they are relevant enough to force out a coach who has been very successful there. Your school thought turtles were a good mascot.
As CDJ said...their AD went to the Steve Pederson school of AD'ingQuote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
Not exactly the best school you could go to.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
I would be really surprised if Harbaugh isn't named the Michigan coach shortly after he's done coaching his bowl game. Look out sweater vest!
Sounds like we'll see Leach on the sidelines next year....
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5972553
Especially since he's gotten an offer already. Over 95% chance that it has occurred according to multiple evidence connect-the-dot trails, from college circles to NFL circles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
Regardless, it has also been stated that regardless if he goes to UM or goes to NFL, don't plan on him being at Stanford next year as has been discussed already with the Luck family.
I'm pretty sure both Luck and Harbaugh are going bye bye...I have a feeling Harbaugh wants to go to the NFL though. San Francisco....
Have heard the NFL sentiment has been attributed to him, but he's never stated as such, whereas he has told people that being UM's head coach is a desired position.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Don't know until he acts, considering the NFL has a LOT more money to throw at him than UM does.
The ball in his court is what I've heard, simple as that.
RR will be retained if Harbaugh doesn't take the offer, as a plan for that has been underway to be as successful as possible as well. Subtle hints have been noticeable over the course of the season, so we'll see if the lessons are learned by RR if he is retained. And those lessons extend past RR to the whole athletic department, former players who were outspoken previously, and so on.
Plus he wouldn't have to move as far.
Would personally rather see Brady Hoke at Michigan, but would not be surprised at all to see Harbaugh. I'd rather see Harbaugh stick around Stanford and see what he can do there. Plus I think the transition from RR to Hoke would be easier, schematically.
Well pull a U-turn on Luck:
A Stanford source told Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer on Thursday: "If Andrew Luck had to make his decision today as to whether he would stay or go to the NFL, he'd say he was staying in school."
A combination that his family is well off as it is and that he enjoys playing college ball...don't be surprised he stays now...I figured if Harbaugh goes he would go, but now this makes it sounds like regardless he would probably lean towards staying for his senior season.
Influential money at UM would not be happy about that, although the question has been asked across the country of such groups, along with other questions for feedback on Jimmy and others.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
So Charlie Weiss is leaving the NFL again to become the OC at Florida....hmmmm. I guess he likes the college game better to coach?
Oh, I think it's infinetly more likely that Harbaugh is in Ann Arbor than Palo Alto next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinWolv
I'm just saying for my money, as a fan of the game (not talking as an Ohio State fan, just a CFB fan), I'm more interested in Harbaugh at Stanford and Hoke at Michigan.
It makes no sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
I guess Todd Haley has heard nothing of the sort about Weiss.
I'm not following why you view that so far.Quote:
I'm just saying for my money, as a fan of the game (not talking as an Ohio State fan, just a CFB fan), I'm more interested in Harbaugh at Stanford and Hoke at Michigan.