Possible new coaches

[FLORIDAGUY]

Rick Neuheisel would be an Orsini type hire.

[MrMustang1965]

Frank Broyles will soon be out of a job. We would have to give him control of the entire university however by making him Grand Ruler of the Empire.

Frank Broyles


Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars films

[smu2004]

Charlie Strong is my number on choice...Todd Dodge number 2

[Mickey]

Charlie Strong is my number on choice

Strong has a losing record as a head coach.

[smu2004]

yeah he's 0-1

[Statler]

Frank Broyles will soon be out of a job. We would have to give him control of the entire university however by making him Grand Ruler of the Empire.

Frank Broyles


Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars films

Hey now....don't drag my boss into this

[Dwan]

We need some body who has been a successful head coach at a major college. A Doherty type hire. The hype and excitment that coach Doh brought to the B-Ball program is what we need. Hiring another OC or IAA coach will do nothing

Terry Bowden (currently lives in Orlando, knows Orsini from his days in Flordia.)
Gary Barnett (hell, he won at Northwestern)
Rick Neuhisel (national name)
Gary Crowton (La Tech and BYU HC, currently OC at LSU)
Jim Donnen
Dirk Kotter (Built the program at Boise State, former ASU coach)
Gibbs

[abezontar]

if we are going to go after a Bowden, we need to go after Bobby, he's got to be getting bored at Florida State.

[RGV Pony]

Don Carthel at West Texas A&M(?).

Took a woeful Buffalo program and instantly turned it around. I do not know how well he could recruit at the Div IA level, however.

Might as well target Lou Holtz. Carthel retired once (from the juggernaut he created out at Blackwater Draw-Eastern New Mexico) only to be coaxed back because WTAMU was close enough to his farm. He won't venture far from west Texas.

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

if we are going to go after a Bowden, we need to go after Bobby, he's got to be getting bored at Florida State.

He's not getting bored at FSU...he's just sitting there like a fat cat earning a paycheck while everyone else does his job.

[RGV Pony]

Whatever happened to Charlie Weatherbie? Once upon a time he was a hot name while coaching Navy, and I thought he was once a finalist at Baylor. Now he wound up at quite possibly the worst D1 job in America (yes worse than SMU)...UL-Monroe.

[SWC2010]

Applewhite- it's time to make the Major a General

[CalallenStang]

What's the name of the coach at Troy?

[RGV Pony]

What's the name of the coach at Troy?

don't know but he's been there for 17 years. Neither he nor Bower would go anywhere but where they are.

[MrMustang1965]

What's the name of the coach at Troy?

don't know but he's been there for 17 years. Neither he nor Bower would go anywhere but where they are.

Larry Blakeney.

1991-present: Head Coach, Troy University

1977-90: Assistant Coach, Auburn University

OL (1977-78), TE/WR (1978-80), WR (1981-90), Offensive play-caller (1986-90)

1969-76: Prep Head Coach

Southern Academy (1970-71), Walker H.S. (1972-74), Vestavia Hills HS (1975-76)


Bowl Experience (7-4-1)

As a player: 1-1

1968 Sun Bowl, def. Arizona 34-10; 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl, lost to Houston 36-7

As a coach: 7-3-1

1982 Tangerine Bowl: def. Boston College 33-26; 1984 Sugar Bowl: def. Michigan 9-7; 1984 Liberty Bowl: def. Arkansas 21-15; 1986 Cotton Bowl: lost to Texas A&M 36-16; 1987 Citrus Bowl: def. Southern Cal 16-7; 1988 Sugar Bowl: tied Syracuse 16-16; 1989 Sugar Bowl: lost to Florida State 13-7; 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl: def. Ohio State 31-14; 1990 Peach Bowl: def. Indiana 27-23; 2004 Silicon Valley Classic: lost to Northern Illinois 34-20; 2006 New Orleans Bowl: def. Rice 41-17.


Honors

1990 Chilton County Auburn Club "Unsung Hero" Award

1999, 2000 Southland Football League Coach of the Year

1999, 2000 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year

2000 Johnny Vaught Lifetime Achievement Award by the All-American Football Foundation

Hall of Fame Inductions (Gordo HS, 1996 and Walker HS, 2001)