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Coaching Projections
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 4:44 pmby Water Pony
Early line:
Urban Meyer to Notre Dame
Tyrone Willingham to Washington
Norm Chow to Stanford
Mike Leach/Brewster to Illinois
? to Florida
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:08 pmby Dooby
Dan Patrick speculated Butch Davis to Florida.
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:23 pmby MrMustang1965
Mike Leach will stay in Lubbock. Bet the bank.
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:31 pmby DallasDiehard
What makes you say "bet the bank" on Leach staying in Lubbock?
If Urban Meyer doesn't end up in South Bend, how long until Dennis Franchionne calls a moving company?
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:08 pmby EastStang
Dennis knows better than to head for ND. He has a good gig in Gig Em land. Right now ND is a tough place to coach. Meyer could pull it off. Petrino is another name being tossed about for Florida. Hawkins would be perfect for the Washington job.
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:08 pmby EmeraldCityPony
Dan Hawkins to Stanford
Jeff Tedford to Washington
Urban Meyers to Florida
Johnny Rock to Notre Dame
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:48 pmby Water Pony
Tedford to Washington is a modest move-up from Cal, so it is hard to see the appeal, despite U Of W tradition.
And can't see Hawkins, the Zen Master of Boise, in Palo Alto.
And Urban Meyer to Florida is as risky as going to ND; so why not go for the hardest, but most rewarding coaching job in the country, ND.
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 10:10 pmby EmeraldCityPony
And JR?
Posted:
Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:29 pmby PK
JR? I'm sure we can find him a PEE WEE league team somewhere that needs his assistance.
Posted:
Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:44 amby Water Pony
Media rumors in Florida have Ron Zook going to Illinois. I understand he is a hell of a recruiter, who won't have the shadow of Steve Spurrier over him with his next job.
Posted:
Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:02 amby Water Pony
2004 I-A Coaching Changes as of December 1, 2004
Team: 2004 Coach / 2005 Coach
BYU: Gary Crowton
East Carolina: John Thompson
Florida: Ron Zook
Illinois: Ron Turner
Indiana: Gary DiNardo
Mississippi: David Cutcliffe
New Mexico State: Tony Samuel
Notre Dame: Tyrone Willingham
Ohio: Brian Knorr
San Jose State: Fitz Hill
South Carolina: Lou Holtz / Steve Spurrier
Stanford: Buddy Teevens
UNLV: John Robinson
Utah State: Mick Dennehy
Washington: Keith Gilbertson
Western Michigan: Gary Darnell
Posted:
Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:14 amby EastStang
Boy the rumor mill is getting pretty thick. Leach to Illinois? BYU might axe their coach? Petrino not looking, but being courted? Neuheisel to UNLV? Hawkins going to Washington? Man, the off season in college football is getting as entertaining as the regular season. I think its pretty much a lock that ND gets Meyer if they want him. Other than that, who knows?
Lots of excellent unemployed coaches out there:
Zook
Fassell
Chow
Davis
Willingham
Neuheisel
Under-employed coaches
Petrino
Hawkins
Meyer
600 lb. gorillas who might see greener pastures
Mack Brown
Stoops
Saban
Posted:
Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:33 amby DallasDiehard
We all jumped on Slick Rick for his "indescretions" while recruiting at Colorado and Washington, but little was said when he was cleared of all charges by UW a few months ago.
Would Notre Dame take a flyer on Neuheisel? I imagine with the vapor trails of the O'Leary cloud still in the air, they'd look elsewhere.
Posted:
Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:06 pmby EastStang
I doubt ND, but would UNLV? In a heart beat.
Posted:
Wed Dec 01, 2004 3:45 pmby Water Pony
UPDATE:
The Mormons/Cougars of BYU let Gary Crowton go today